I'm not saying I need a break, I'm just asking if people would like to just not have contests for a few month period. So they could work on their own stuff, without the pressure or distraction of a contest
Contest idea thread!
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I think with the wide variety of mappers we have here, there's always going to be some interested in being part of a contest.
That said, it probably couldn't hurt to go awhile without them. If only to make sure that when a contest does happen, it can get more hype.
That said, it probably couldn't hurt to go awhile without them. If only to make sure that when a contest does happen, it can get more hype.
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Going along with what I said in Berry's thread about basic spawn room design, I think it'd be neat to have a little mini-contest where each entrant design spawn rooms for blu in a payload map. Maybe we could make a basic layout that does not include blu spawn rooms, or use an orphaned payload map, and then have each entrant design the blu spawn room for it. Like I said in the post on Berry's thread, blu spawn rooms for payload are often interesting, big, and full of props to create some things for players to do during the setup time. So this contest could be judged on how fun and interesting the spawn room is to be in during setup, and how functional it is feeding into our predefined layout.
I dunno, I think it may be fun.
I dunno, I think it may be fun.
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Okay... regardless of everything that has been posted lately, I'm going to share my idea now because reasons.
The premise is simple: Edit a map. It doesn't even necessarily have to be official, it just has to be well-known. For example, some guy could go and make cp_orange_pro or something like that.
The premise is simple: Edit a map. It doesn't even necessarily have to be official, it just has to be well-known. For example, some guy could go and make cp_orange_pro or something like that.
Berry had the suggestion of a Halloween mini-detailing contest. I think that would be neat. 
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Berry had the suggestion of a Halloween mini-detailing contest. I think that would be neat.
Agreed.
There's detailing a map in the h'ween theme (Manor, Eyeduct).
Then there's making a map h'ween themed (Harvest Event).
The first is better
Then there's making a map h'ween themed (Harvest Event).
The first is better
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There's detailing a map in the h'ween theme (Manor, Eyeduct).
Then there's making a map h'ween themed (Harvest Event).
The first is better
I don't get it.
What is different between eyeaduct and harvest?
One had a theme that's h'ween.
The other one is just a normal theme, with the h'ween mask (pun not intended)
The other one is just a normal theme, with the h'ween mask (pun not intended)
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Oh I guess I worded that poorly. I meant that there are 2 things that we could do:
1: that we re-detail a map in halloween assets, and
2: that we make a small detail map (like the mini detailing contest) in a halloween style.
I think the second one would probably be a better idea since multiple people might all choose the same map to detail.
1: that we re-detail a map in halloween assets, and
2: that we make a small detail map (like the mini detailing contest) in a halloween style.
I think the second one would probably be a better idea since multiple people might all choose the same map to detail.
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Ok, I get you Frozen, but I didn't know harvest was originally made halloween themed, I thought it was farmland and when a halloween update came Valve made it halloween.
@Puxorb I actually prefer the 1st idea, because that way maps will be playable, which is IMO better. Maybe the contest rules should include something like "you can't take a map that's being re-themed by someone else", and then you will have to post your map selection in the contest thread.
There are plenty of official maps, and most of them are good. Besides, in the last contest (1oth contest stage 2) there where only 7 maps, made by 6 people. There are more arena maps than that!
@Puxorb I actually prefer the 1st idea, because that way maps will be playable, which is IMO better. Maybe the contest rules should include something like "you can't take a map that's being re-themed by someone else", and then you will have to post your map selection in the contest thread.
There are plenty of official maps, and most of them are good. Besides, in the last contest (1oth contest stage 2) there where only 7 maps, made by 6 people. There are more arena maps than that!
The main issue on that is that people want to detail a map that they know works well gameplay wise. You dont want to detail a bad map as then it never gets played.
If the results of phase1 were known at the beginning of phase2 im sure more maps would have been detailed. But thats talking after the contest. Im sure that the next contest in the same way with such gap will go alot better.
And even with redetailing a map, if its a valve map i actualy would call it a little bit of a waste (as then valve maps get even more attention, which they dont need compared to custom maps). There are many custom maps which to me actualy deserve more attention. And if the mapper is willing to submit their map for such contest then that actualy could be far more interesting to promote those maps.
New idea: have a contest with only one rule: only lighting you can have is from a light_environment
I like this idea, it would encourage creative building design or no buildings in your map at all.
I dont think it would deliver good maps. maps with many large outdoor areas already provide issues by being too minisentry friendly. And the indoor parts are often good to break up some sections. It at most could work for a detail contest.
But i still like the idea of a 'just lighting' contest. It shows a specific skill, and maybe we could even go further:
For that i have an idea that could be supporting: A fullbright detailing contest. Just show off your quality brushwork and detailing. No light allowed - in fact, you at most could enforce a night setting using some of the props for night maps (which are simply dark). Light props in this case can only be used as placeholders for lights.
The winning map (or a randomly picked one) then could be used for the lighting contest. This at least would allow normal light entities to be used. And if its good brushwork it could still give quite some good lighting options. The only exception to entities is that you are allowed to move lights.
Redetail a map that originaly was just halloween also is an option Skullcove for example is such map that originaly was only in halloween theme.
Its basicly just a theme conversion contest. And it can work in both ways.
But i still like the idea of a 'just lighting' contest. It shows a specific skill, and maybe we could even go further:
For that i have an idea that could be supporting: A fullbright detailing contest. Just show off your quality brushwork and detailing. No light allowed - in fact, you at most could enforce a night setting using some of the props for night maps (which are simply dark). Light props in this case can only be used as placeholders for lights.
The winning map (or a randomly picked one) then could be used for the lighting contest. This at least would allow normal light entities to be used. And if its good brushwork it could still give quite some good lighting options. The only exception to entities is that you are allowed to move lights.
A bit late since i commented on this thread already after this post... but:
Redetail a map that originaly was just halloween also is an option
Skullcove for example is such map that originaly was only in halloween theme.Its basicly just a theme conversion contest. And it can work in both ways.
