The 2015 Summer 72hr Mapping Contest!

Uncuepa · Jul 8, 2015

I will be streaming (hopefully) most of the first half! I don't want to time shift, it's just that the comp spills over into monday and tuesday and those are the days I am at school the most. Aw well, I'll just have to break out my classic map quick superpower!

http://www.twitch.tv/uncuepa

Kube · Jul 8, 2015

Testing out my waiting screen (WiP):

Don't worry, I made sure to check for usage rights when I searched on Google Images.

Edit: I was thinking of adding the title of the stream into the triangle, what do you all think?

Turbo Lover · Jul 8, 2015

http://twitch.tv/turbolover004

Streamin' for (literal?) days.

Uncuepa · Jul 8, 2015

is there a size limit on prefabs we want to use? I have a barn prefab which I might use that is of decent size but is basically just walls.

Idolon · Jul 8, 2015

If it's part of your layout, don't use it. Prefabs should be limited to things that you'd find multiple times in a map (lighting setups, stairs, etc) or are part of making your gamemode function.

14bit · Jul 9, 2015

Hey! I'll be joining for the July 10-13 slot! And I'll be streaming here: http://www.twitch.tv/132435az

14bit · Jul 9, 2015

Quick question: will we be getting a countdown clock on the site this year? If so, will it be for all of the weekends of the contest or just the main one? Just wondering.

Geit · Jul 9, 2015

So, there's a new countdown for this 72hr contest - it's much larger so it should look a little nicer when it's scaled about in your streams, it's also slightly more customizable than the old one.

It looks like this:

Some steps

Download & Install & Setup OBS
Install this plugin for OBS: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/clr-browser-source-plugin.22/ using the guide here: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/how-to-install-obs-plugins.4912/
Start OBS
Right click your sources section and press Add->CLR Browser
Name it whatever you like and click OK
The URL is http://magic.geit.co.uk/countdown/new_cd , width 320 and height 150 -- all other settings are as normal (http://geit.uk/uploads/HJup2U.png )
Click OK
Click Preview Scene - done!
You can press "Edit Scene" to modify its position, scale and clipping.

Here are some of the customization options available, these work by appending to the URL's Query String (these are case sensitive!):

noaudio stops audio from playing
targetTime changes the time the countdown is counting down to. Use the following values for the alternate weekends:
- 13th July - 1436814000
- 20th July - 1437418800
- 27th July - 1438023600
TVImage - A Link to an image to use as the TV background
TVColor - The background color of the TV, set to transparent if you'd like to put something dynamic under the screen in your stream.
transform - Advanced, this uses CSS transforms to allow you to change the size, rotation and shape of the countdown. You can use any of the values here: http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_transform.asp - for example "transform=rotate(-10deg) translate(0, 50px)" gives the clock a slight rotation. You will need to modify the height/width to make this fit.

Example link: http://magic.geit.uk/countdown/new_...ttp://geit.uk/uploads/tv_bg.png&TVColor=black

Idolon · Jul 9, 2015

14bit said:
Quick question: will we be getting a countdown clock on the site this year? If so, will it be for all of the weekends of the contest or just the main one? Just wondering.

The proper site countdown will only be up for the "real deal," so to speak. Here's a countdown for this weekend's alternate time:

Time converter at worldtimebuddy.com

I've also added this to the original post for convenience.

Penguin · Jul 10, 2015

why isn't mvm allowed?

tyler · Jul 10, 2015

Probably because we lack the capability to test MVM maps? Just a guess

iiboharz · Jul 10, 2015

tyler said:
Probably because we lack the capability to test MVM maps? Just a guess

MVM has been allowed in past i think. I assume it's because MVM maps take ages to test and there's a limit of 6 players who can test at a time so it's kinda difficult.

Lovres · Jul 10, 2015

Is there a specific thread were supposed to upload our maps?
or this time do we just post our maps in the contest entries of the download section

Fantaboi · Jul 10, 2015

RichardNixon said:
Is there a specific thread were supposed to upload our maps?
or this time do we just post our maps in the contest entries of the download section

During the contest, an upload thread is made

cookiesurvival · Jul 10, 2015

I always wondered, how do you know if someone actually put 72 hours into their work? Like they could have just made a map at their disposal and posted it right on the day its due.

TyeZenneth · Jul 10, 2015

cookiesurvival said:
I always wondered, how do you know if someone actually put 72 hours into their work? Like they could have just made a map at their disposal and posted it right on the day its due.

They totally could, but then they'd be a jerk and a cheater and they'd probably get called out for it because it's kind of obvious when that is the case.

chemelia · Jul 10, 2015

Adding yet another item to the prize pool, if it's not too late:

9427A2DC4F9829F32DB1682E4C08C67E95A8AE06

TyeZenneth · Jul 10, 2015

Well, now I'm definitely entering.

MaccyF · Jul 10, 2015

The winner of that mini-gun had better not trade it away - that's a pretty awesome prize

Idolon · Jul 10, 2015

iiboharz said:
MVM has been allowed in past i think. I assume it's because MVM maps take ages to test and there's a limit of 6 players who can test at a time so it's kinda difficult.

Exactly this. MvM maps can't fit into a rotation with the other maps in the contest, and they also take a much longer time to test. There's nothing stopping you from making an MvM map in ths 72 hours, but it won't get judged.

cookiesurvival said:
I always wondered, how do you know if someone actually put 72 hours into their work? Like they could have just made a map at their disposal and posted it right on the day its due.

There's nothing we can do to prevent this. However, they wont be able to get any playtesting (from us) until the 72 hour period starts, so they're just about on a level playing field regardless. Granted, there are other communities that run playtests on TF2 maps, but I'd like to think that if someone tried to cheat the system that way, that someone from that community would spill the beans.

Ynders said:
Adding yet another item to the prize pool, if it's not too late:

-snipperoo-

It's never too late. Thanks!

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