Alright folks, it's coming to that time of the year again, the time when everyone is asking, "What would you do for a Klondike bar?"
Me? I'd host a 72hr mapping contest again for a Klondike bar. That's what I'd do.
So if you could answer these questions and discuss your thoughts on things, that would be wonderful.
What MONTH is the best one for this contest to occur?
Do you want to restrict it to a certain gamemode (ie, all KoTH or All 5CP)
Would you want to use rules from the previous contest? (seen below)
If not, what rules would you suggest?
Would you be interested in Streaming your work? (If yes, how long per day?)
What would YOU do for a Klondike Bar?
Previous contest Rules (72hr contest #2)
RULES
- Respect the time limit! You may NOT start making your map in Hammer in ANY way shape or form before it starts. We cannot effectively restrict this, but take this into consideration; This contest is meant to challenge your skills at working effectively and quickly coming up with good solutions. If you cheat, you're only demonstrating your own lousyness to yourself. That doesn't feel good.
- You MUST have the map done and submitted before the time runs out. This is very important, because there is no "grace period". Done means done.
- Any physical size and mode is allowed.
- You cannot use an already-started map or assets from it. However, you can begin sketching out a layout and planning before the contest begins (this is recommended if you want to make a large map). If you have an old vmf lying around that you want to use, you'll have to remake it from scratch.
- Maps must be able to spawn 32 players (16 per team).
- Any amount of detail is allowed. However, it's a good idea to concentrate on gameplay and making sure everything works in time for the deadline.
- No collaborations are allowed!
- Custom content is allowed, but only if it's made entirely by yourself using your own resources OR it's made by someone else who has already made it available to the public. However, please remember that very large file sizes are unnecessary and very annoying to download, so keep your map small by avoiding too much custom content.
- You are allowed to use A Boojum Snark's resource library and other such packs and prefabs, such as the lighting library.
- New this year: You can test with other players. However, there will be no scheduled testing event for these contest maps before it ends.
- Your submission MUST follow this naming convention: <gamemode>_<nickname>_72 (You don't have to use your full forum name, but make sure it's recognisable as your map. For instance, I would name mine cp_frozen_72). For multiple entries (or if your map last year had the same name), append a number at the end of it (i.e. cp_frozen_72_2).
Last year we had a lot of maps that did not follow this convention. That won't be tolerated this year.- You may submit as many entries as you want, but you'll have to judge for yourself whether this is wise.y.
You can discuss/ask questions here.
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