Detail Mini-Contest 2014

[RubbishyUser]

I think it's funny how last month we were all crying about how the tf2maps community couldn't give proper feedback and now we're crying about Valve failed to give proper feedback. It might just be a thing that people have trouble doing.

Anyway, back on topic people. grazr, hadn't it always been 4000x4000 or did Aly change it for this contest?

 

[seth]

It was previously 2048x2048.

 

[Ælement]

Any size limits on the 3d skybox?

 

[Kube]

The 3D skybox has to be within the normal bounds of the contest (4096 x 4096 HU), but since there is no limit on height, you can place the skybox over or under the rest of the map.

 

[Vel0city]

I see people uploading WIPs so I thought why not do it too. It's obviously far from finished, but I think I'm on the right path. I think I did well as a first time mapper.
Since image is not viewable here for some reason, click link to Steam Screenshots.


Oh, and question: is HDR compiling necessary?

 

[HQDefault]

I see people uploading WIPs so I thought why not do it too. It's obviously far from finished, but I think I'm on the right path. I think I did well as a first time mapper.

Oh, and question: is HDR compiling necessary?

Probably :|

 

[Vel0city]

Probably :|

Why the :| face? I don't mind it, it's just something to take into consideration with the final compile so I know it will take a bit longer.

 

[HQDefault]

Why the :| face? I don't mind it, it's just something to take into consideration with the final compile so I know it will take a bit longer.

I think it's best you put in HDR. Even if it is unnecessary, some of these mappers have a REALLY keen eye. It will hurt your score.

 

[HQDefault]

Also, for my second entry, would I call it detail2014_hqdefault_2?

 

[Lampenpam]

Where can I upload my entry?

 

[Freyja]

Ah yes I need to do that. Thanks for reminding me. I'll put it up in a little bit.

 

[takabuschik]

Do we need to prove that it's 4096*4096? like, a hammer screenshot or something?

 

[Freyja]

No, it's kind of a trust thing that you respect basically the only restriction the contest has.

 

[Vel0city]

Any size limits on the file size? I'm already at 20 MB (I hate you blurry shadows, everybody bloody hates you), before lightmap optimization (doing this for myself just to get rid of the long compile times), before packing custom stuff and compressing (not that it's much custom content) it to a .bz2 file.

 

[Freyja]

No there is no limit on filesize

 

[Vel0city]

So when will the voting thread be up? Right after the submission period is over?

 

[radarhead]

I thought the deadline was Jan 1?

Well, there goes my sub.

 

[HQDefault]

I thought the deadline was Jan 1?

Well, there goes my sub.

I'll look at it anyway.

You can always upload it to the SFM steam workshop.

 

[Fruity Snacks]

I thought the deadline was Jan 1?

Well, there goes my sub.

Jan 1st, UTC+8 ... AKA, midnight Australia time.

 

[Idolon]

I thought the deadline was Jan 1?

Well, there goes my sub.

Aly and I had a (rather heated) discussion about the deadline last night. While I can definitely sympathize with you for being caught off guard by the timing, in the future, make sure to figure out when the deadline is in your timezone well in advance.

For people who host contests in the future, keep in mind that listing a particular day as a deadline leads people to anticipate the contest finishing on that actual day (regardless of timezone). In the instance of this contest, for example, Dec 31st 23:59 would've been a better end time, as the contest would end on Dec 31st regardless of your timezone.

No offense to Aly, of course - nobody anticipated the deadline being an issue until it became a very immediate issue. At least now we know!

EDIT: Also you should totally extend the deadline by another day or something! I know you're upset about people complaining even thought it's technically their fault, but I also know there's a lot of people upset wasting all the effort they put into their maps, and this can still be fixed.