TF2Maps.net 72hr Summer Mapping Contest, June 27th, 2014

[flamez]

Good luck everyone! Map hard!

You can sleep when you're deeeaaad!



I remember messing it up the first time and having to restart it, probably took me 45 minutes to an hour total to get it out the door when I was done mapping. So probably 15 minutes compiles or so with all the bells and whistles in VBCT.

I had to work Monday this past contest too, Friday when it started, as well. It was fun.

Yeah I'm in the office now, thankfully I have my laptop so I can work on the map here then get home in an hour or so and start my real mapping. I scanned my layout into my phone so I'm rushing through the groundwork and walls quickly.

 

[Grizzly Berry]

Good luck to everyone participating! I'll be in the chat and watching streams in the evenings. Excited to see what everyone comes up with!

 

[SSX]

I'm streaming, I need to be added to the list.

http://www.twitch.tv/shadowslasher11x

 

[TMP]

NOTE TO ANYONE STREAMING:

If you find that your stream is cutting off during compiles, set the processor priority of your streaming software (such as OBS) to above normal or high. This will prevent it from not being able to render the video for streaming. This will make your compiles slower, however.

 

[LeSwordfish]

I will be online the normal amount over the weekend, but my partner is visiting so I might only have one eye on the screen. If you need an event announced, PM me on steam.

 

[Headhunter09]

You are exactly right. I hate the idea of aliens in TF2. I will not be participating.

The style of TF2 meshes perfectly with bad 50's scifi movies; no idea what you are talking about.

 

[MegapiemanPHD]

The style of TF2 meshes perfectly with bad 50's scifi movies; no idea what you are talking about.

Agreed. It fits pretty well.

 

[puxorb]

The style of TF2 meshes perfectly with bad 50's scifi movies; no idea what you are talking about.

The style matches perfectly, yes. I also happen to love old scifi movies. However it does not fit the TF2 narrative and the theme itself is quite restrictive. There are not many ways one can interpret an "alien attack". A lot of these maps are going to be copy+paste.

I also feel that aliens are just another dumb gimmicky idea. An attempt to be "original". I hate that instead of exploring all the possibilities that the original style of TF2 can provide, we just add more stupid shit to the game. I never really liked mvm for this reason, and I do not care at all about the bread items. I would feel guilty about adding something into the game that I completely disagree with.

 

[MegapiemanPHD]

Anyway, here's a in progress screen that asks the age old question, who parked that there?

Also I've been livestreaming my work on the map so far
http://www.twitch.tv/megapiemanphd

 

[NoodleCollie]

Got a stream - it was posted in chat last night but didn't make its way here I don't think. http://twitch.tv/x6herbius

 

[Fruity Snacks]

You said not to include it because you were having issues, so I removed it.

 

[NoodleCollie]

Ah OK. I was on my laptop last night and it was being dumb, but my desktop's behaving today.

 

[YM]

Reminder: Tweeting pictures with the hashtag #72hr gets you retweets from me. I can't spam up my feed with my own pictures, so the least I can do is retweet all yours. Tweeting is way cooler than twtiching. (If that wasn't a verb for twitch streaming, it is now)

 

[Fruity Snacks]

Reminder: Tweeting pictures with the hashtag #72hr gets you retweets from me. I can't spam up my feed with my own pictures, so the least I can do is retweet all yours. Tweeting is way cooler than twtiching. (If that wasn't a verb for twitch streaming, it is now)

Same goes from me. If you tweet @TF2Maps also, we can retweet those.

 

[ZeSpice]

Can we use this models? Won't that brake this rule?

No collaborations are allowed!

 

[YM]

Can we use this models? This will not brake this rule?

Read the very next rule:

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 very annoying to download, so keep your map small by avoiding too much custom content.

 

[ZeSpice]

Oh, yes, thank you.
Okay, this is nice. =)

 

[xomp]

Can't wait to see what you guys crank out from this. I plan on hosting all of them on my server once the contest is over.

 

[Psy]

It's awesome that you guys are still hosting these competitions.

 

[MegapiemanPHD]

I made a video update...thing...about my map to help get feedback on it so I know what to fix and improve upon as progress is made. Please let me know what you think, any and all feedback is welcome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEN1LEXT55w&feature=youtu.be