***Mapping Contest #8 Capture point***

Pink_Panther

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For anyone who thinks opening ALL the entries is too much hard work (You lazy bums):You have a week to do it, say there are 20 entries, at 5 minutes per entry it works at 100 minutes total, and that spread over the 7 days allowed for voting thats about 15 minutes per day. Nice and manageable.

Hell, I spend 9 hours evaluating and writing down responses the last contests 28 entries. well worth the time spent. If i can sit my lazy butt in front of the computer to do that, than anyone can spend 3 or 4 hours looking through them. You probably sit that long working on maps and watching tv.

Besides, if you actually look through a map for 10 min and just pick things out that are good and bad, you end up learning more in a couple hours than you can learn in hammer making your own maps. Ask yourself: how was that constructed? why is that there? what causes that to happen? is there a better way to do that?
 

RavenStryker

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I totally feel ya on that one, I've been working on mine non-stop for the past 2 days and it's came really really far and I want to ask opinions but I dont' want to give away anything. :p
 

YM

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I totally feel ya on that one, I've been working on mine non-stop for the past 2 days and it's came really really far and I want to ask opinions but I dont' want to give away anything. :p

You can give screenshots to a few people to get opinions if you wish, just don't go overboard :p
 

pl

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You can give screenshots to a few people to get opinions if you wish, just don't go overboard :p

Oh really? That's good as I think I'm a little stuck on mine. You should mention that info in your first post as people might know this :p
 

RavenStryker

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I doubt it cause there isn't even a submission thread made yet. =(
 

YM

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I doubt it cause there isn't even a submission thread made yet. =(

With the ammount of posts you've made in this thread I would have thought you'd have at least read the first post...

Rules:

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  • Everything must be finished and submitted in a PM to me before Monday 20th April

In your PM submission:
  • A link to your .bsp, and .vmf if you wish, in one compressed archive. Please use an upload site other than tf2maps.net (preferably something like filebeam that doesn't have a queue to download).
  • You should provide only one screenshot of your map, taken at the best gfx quality your pc can handle, no HUD elements or player models either.
 

RavenStryker

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With the ammount of posts you've made in this thread I would have thought you'd have at least read the first post...

/Harsh... Lol

I did miss that, or forgot it one of the two... xD
 

Void

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Just wondering if, after the contest is over, I would be able to turn my entry into a CTF map?
 

cornontheCoD

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What should I do about the sealing off of the section? I currently plan on just having dev textures where the entry to the other parts of the map would go, but I don't want people to think I didn't finish. If I use a texture that works, it's weird, because it's right next to a complicated displacement, so I would have a flat rock texture right next to the displacement. Should I just leave it empty, and have it opening to the skybox?
 

YM

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@void - yes

@cotc you can do what you like to seal it, I'd suggest cordon if you dont want to seal it properly
 

uma plata

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Just for fun, here's a pic from the 2nd build of my entry:

cap20000.jpg


I'm on the 3rd build. Blocked out a new design. The layout for this one wasn't something I felt would work in a full map (too flat and boring). The gas station awnings may make an appearance somewhere though

Hopefully sharing this screenie will be kosher;)

I learned a lot about vertex errors...

Inspiration:
66map.jpg

263281230c.jpg

palmspringsgasstation.jpg
 

Pink_Panther

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love the gas station roof!

Since you put a teaser in, I guess I will.

cap_point_pinkpanther.jpg


Yep, shows nothing and shows a whole lot at the same time. :)
 

Pink_Panther

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^.- *raises eyebrow*

In...teresting...

Perfect...confusion is good. Didnt want to break the rule about posting pics of the contest entry. If you have been in my map, the pic makes sense...otherwise its meaningless.
 

Void

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Yeah boiiii.

Anywho, might just make the CTF map rather than make it for the contest. I have lots of other things to do, but might enter the contest over spring break... which just started.

Hurm.

Things left to do:
- Finish the sky for pl_cumulus
- Finish up layout sketches for secret CTF map
- Get Riverside into Alpha 1
- Not get any sleep on any of this