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

[Grim Tuesday]

How do you add bots to the map? I mean, the ones that move. Is that possible?

Do you mean for playtesting?
Put these into the console, in sequence:

sv_cheats 1
nav_generate
(the map will reload)
tf_bot_add (#)


If your talking about those silly ones in thunder mt, then just decompile the VMF, and copy them.

Nine, I would like to note that adding a prop like the dump truck, or the hydro barrier in a gameplay area would be considered a major change.

Question: Is making skill-jumps/rocket jump ledges considered major changes?

 

[Flame]

who cares. make your map. quit talking about it

 

[Swordz]

Do you mean for playtesting?
Put these into the console, in sequence:

sv_cheats 1
nav_generate
(the map will reload)
tf_bot_add (#)


If your talking about those silly ones in thunder mt, then just decompile the VMF, and copy them.

Nine, I would like to note that adding a prop like the dump truck, or the hydro barrier in a gameplay area would be considered a major change.

Question: Is making skill-jumps/rocket jump ledges considered major changes?

I was talking about the ones that play with you. Worked, thanks

 

[cornontheCoD]

who cares. make your map. quit talking about it

I think people are worried that they would be immediately disqualified if they made any changes to gameplay, no matter how good the detailing is. I know I was. Now that it's cleared up, I can relax a little.

 

[Boylee]

who cares. make your map. quit talking about it

:lol:
We might as well remove these forums then, people can just upload maps to fpsbanana instead , and NOT TALK ABOUT THEM.

 

[Terr]

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.

Is this "from the source" and expresses Valve's corporate culture? Because it's not unknown for people "further along the assembly line" for software etc. to give some pushback in terms of design.

 

[The Political Gamer]

THE BASIC GAMEFLOW MUST BE THE SAME. FEEL FREE TO MOVE THINGS AROUND, LOWER ROOFS, AND ADD/REMOVE MINOR COVER. THE MAP MUST BE RECOGNIZABLE. THE RULES ARE A LOT MORE LENIENT THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE.

That is all.

Also this: http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?p=180687#post180687

 

[Snacks]

I just kind of expected rules that would be clearer based on the amount of time this has been in the works.

 

[rawr901]

Where is the download ...

 

[owly-oop]

When the contest is over, will the top10 entries be ranked? I don't like thiscontest so much, because everyone's (except the winner) work will go to waste. The lease that could be done is acknowledgment of the other good entries existing. Atleast in the other contests if you didn't win, you had a map people could still play.

 

[JoshuaC]

Finally played the map today. Ugh, all my complaints feel justified. It's gonna take a talented mapper to dig this trash pile out of the sewer and make it decent.

 

[Baraleth]

Who made the custom sky box textures with the swamp theme cause I would like to use sky_night_03 inside me map.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

All swamp theme material is free for use in the contest.

 

[Baraleth]

I know that we can't change the layout but can we change the brushes that define the outer boundries such as the skybox brushes?

 

[The Political Gamer]

I think this is already DQ'd... http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=14312

 

[ethankarnopp]

I just got done speaking to Acumen and he and I are offering our services to anyone that needs some custom models done. For a frame of reference here's our past two collabs


tractor:
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=10971

electrogun:
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=11146

PM me if interested!

 

[grazr]

I might be interested in a larger model of the skybox hay barrel. Should i just make a request thread in the model sub forum and expect you to take a peek?

 

[ethankarnopp]

We made a thread in the request forum, anyone that is interested take note of the criterium and suggest accordingly!

http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?p=181559

Cheers!

 

[Swordz]

The map is full of glitches lol. you can put sticky bombs at the setup doors and the right door on the blu spawn doesn't open if two people touches it at the same time (if you're playing with bots you're screwed because they will not move haha)

 

[Lizard]

(if you're playing with bots you're screwed because they will not move haha)

tupe nav_generate in console ...