TF2Maps.net Mapping Contest #5: The Art Pass Contest

[Tekku]

/me starts to bug zpq when's the next contest

Anyways looking forward to see all those awesome details we're getting.

 

[NovaSilisko]

As a non-mapper all this contest means to me is that you guys won't be producing as many maps for me to test. So I encourage you all to ignore this contest.

I also encourage you all to be as selfish as I am and ignore, and also try your best. Its excellent to have this kind of opportunity.

You can test stonewall with me!

 

[DaBeatzProject]

I just really hope the map plays better than it looks like it does.

There is the problem. Seriously, how can you say 'THE LAYOUT IS HORRIBLE' when you haven't even PLAYED the map. (they were more than an hour on both US and EU server, and you can always play the map with bots).

And if you don't want your work associated with something bad, don't enter the contest.

 

[Dark]

there are 2 bad sightliness that i found in playing, i hope removing those will be a welcomed edit

 

[FaTony]

Looking through hammer I found that valve already started some detailing. Will Valve submit their contest entry? I would love to see it finished.

 

[Jimmy]

Looking through hammer I found that valve already started some detailing. Will Valve submit their contest entry? I would love to see it finished.

To start with it was semi-detailed. Zpq then helped to un-detail it for the contest, after he stole it from corey peters(see comic)

 

[FaTony]

Poor Corey then. I wish to see what he did/will do with that.

 

[Acumen]

sometimes i think we're a bunch of fellow germans complaining about everything
where the answer was already posted, "don't like it, don't compete in it"
i think this is a brilliant possibility for lots of great entries, also for the novice mappers.

but people should be forced to open threads only when they have pictures already. sucks to browse through threads with only 3 out of 10 having actual progress to share
*germanmode over*

 

[Swordz]

Do we need to add those area portal things for optimization? I can't learn how to do it.

 

[Freyja]

It would be preffered.

 

[Nitram]

Anyone else bothered about that house (in func_detail) next to blue spawn which is not on grid? :thumbdown:

 

[The Political Gamer]

If it were a big complex building I would complain, but its not.

 

[Nutomic]

Quick question:

Would this be considered okay, or does it change gameplay too much already? (the selected brush)

 

[l33tz0rx]

In my eyes, all you did was add an unaccessible ledge, so I don't think so, Nutomic

 

[re1wind]

I'm definitely joining this.

 

[mantari]

One thing about being a level designer is to work with what you've been given, not to bitch and moan because YOU don't like it. Valve's detailing team doesn't complain because the layout team does something they dislike, they work with it and adapt.

This explains far more than you may, at first, realize.

 

[zpqrei]

This explains far more than you may, at first, realize.

I beg to differ. This is not have Valve do things. They do it like we do

 

[Géza!]

Holy shit. A contest where I may have the slightest of chance?

Considering how the part of mapping I'm good enough at is visuals... Will be good practice, definitely.

 

[DJive]

Anyone else bothered about that house (in func_detail) next to blue spawn which is not on grid? :thumbdown:

LOL that was the first thing i noticed and was like "Grrrrrrrrrr"

 

[Trotim]

There is the problem. Seriously, how can you say 'THE LAYOUT IS HORRIBLE' when you haven't even PLAYED the map. (they were more than an hour on both US and EU server, and you can always play the map with bots).

And if you don't want your work associated with something bad, don't enter the contest.

Well unfortunately those hours of playtesting further reinforced the fact the layout isn't all that great. :S