Major Mapping Contest #4

[shdw.puppet]

@Tapp, I cant tell you where to find a heat map, but there are demos of turbine (broken post update unfortunately) and I can always just hop on a vent and show you guys how a team moves around turbine or any other standard comp map.

 

[honorum646]

Small problem... The package of poster I downloaded seems to only include two novint posters... Unless I'm missing something. >.<

Edit: I also found some of the TF2Maps.net posters.

 

[NightHawK]

I have a feelin' that i kinda wanna do this.

 

[rawrl337]

TOTAL LOL!!! yesterday i started on a map and today im already in its alpha stage XD. i came here to see if the name was taken and to start a tread. what luck a ctf map contest!!! OMGWTFBBQ!

its like 1:50am (pst) so im claiming my map name!

ctf_warehouse. thread coming soon when i get the alpha stage in better development

 

[jylhis]

I have a question:
I'm going to make a map to the "Major Mapping Contest #4" and I don't know is it legal to have a control point in map. The control point is made to open one door in the map. The goal would still be CTF. Is it legal?

 

[grazr]

I believe this was already covered.. yes it is legal as long as it does not score points. The HUD should also be CTF.

P.S. "Warehouse" has been used for like a million maps.

 

[Nutomic]

I have a question:
I'm going to make a map to the "Major Mapping Contest #4" and I don't know is it legal to have a control point in map. The control point is made to open one door in the map. The goal would still be CTF. Is it legal?

I think yes, as long as the goal is still to cap flags in any way, and if the cp doesnt have any direct affect on the scoring.

 

[rawrl337]

well i checked the database here and it doesnt show up in the server list but i just googled its there :/ well im still claiming it for the contest.

 

[YM]

well i checked the database here and it doesnt show up in the server list but i just googled its there :/ well im still claiming it for the contest.

If a name is already taken, as warehouse has been. you should choose another out of A) courtesy and B) identical map names cause problems for downloaders.

 

[grazr]

A search on the forum reveals a koth_warehouse and a prop hunt mode map 'warehouse' as well.

Even if a map uses another mode, one should be careful not to duplicate the maps name as it causes recognition issues, as well as what YM said. For a map can have multiple modes applied to it. koth_sawmill and ctf_sawmill for example, are th same map. koth_warehouse, and your ctf_warehouse are different.

 

[honorum646]

Ok... So I feel like my post has gone completely ignored. I asked for help with the competition, and I got no response.
Is there a problem with the poster pack, or am I just looking in the wrong spot?

 

[YM]

Ok... So I feel like my post has gone completely ignored. I asked for help with the competition, and I got no response.
Is there a problem with the poster pack, or am I just looking in the wrong spot?

Rules

• Map must include this content: At least 4 posters or models for the Novint sponsor in clear sight (i.e. gameplay areas, not the spawn room) and any 1 of the fine TF2M posters. I realize there are only 4 Novint items right now and you might feel a little limited. More will be available in the near future. If you wish to make your own, please send me (YM) a PM so I can confirm them. All the premade content you need can be found here

Everything you needed to know is (and always was) right in the first post. Make sure you read it well!

 

[honorum646]

No.
It wasn't.

Next time you tell me to read it well, please consider what I had originally posted.

I explained quite clearly that I only have TWO of the FOUR needed novint posters from the above mentioned "package". I'm wondering if there was a problem with the folder or if I'm not looking for the right names.

The two posters I have under "novint" are the "Falcon Soda!" one and the "Novint Farm Supplies".

 

[grazr]

It doesn't say there are 4 posters, but that you should include 4 items novint related in your map. That could mean the same poster placed 4 times in your map. Or 4 of the novint spytech console's. Or 1 of each of the posters and both the models.

 

[honorum646]

OH! I get it now.. and I'm sorry for being rude there YM, but your post didn't actually explain anything.

Thanks guys, I'll be trying to finish up my map before the contest ends.. >.< But i've got exams starting...

 

[YM]

Exams for three months???

 

[Dragonstorm24]

:O my alpha is so close yet so far away from being done, school is killing my right now (have mid terms coming next week) but I'm hoping to get it out this weekend,
the name right now is ctf_backswamp

 

[honorum646]

No I meant that I might have some troubles with keeping up, seeing as i'm inexperienced and busy with exams.

 

[Dragonstorm24]

just saw the new update

-snip-

Community requests

Added new options for the Invade CTF game mode flag. Default is 1
0 : No neutral time
1 : Flag goes neutral in 30 seconds (current behavior)
2 : Flag goes neutral in 1/2 the return time
Added scoring choice for the Invade CTF game mode. Default is 0
0 : Increment score (current behavior)
1 : Increment capture count
Added new inputs to item_teamflag
ForceDrop : Force the flag to be dropped if it's being carried by a player
ForceReset : Force the flag to be dropped if it's being carried by a player, then reset the flag to its original location
SetReturnTime : Set the length of time (in seconds) before a dropped flag returns to base
Added new output to item_teamflag
OnTouchSameTeam : Sent when the flag is touched by a player on the same team



thank you VALVe :thumbup:

 

[Ezekel]

so small question:

are multiple entries allowed? since i've managed to get the bulk of my map completed in only 2 days, and i actually had a completely different map layout in mind for this initially (which i put on hold cos it'd need a lot of custom content, and i wasn't sure if it'd be doable in a time limit).

if multiple entries are not allowed, can we still submit additional maps for competitive play, with the reservation that the additional maps cannot be given a prizewinning position?
afterall, the sort of attention (i.e. having it pop up on many pub server rotations for a month or so simply for being in the competition's submission list) and feedback a map gets in the major contests are both invaluable assets.