Ezekel
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ouch... well i still aim to submit a day or 2 early, but i'm sure i'm not the only one who has exams on that week when the deadline hits, just saying.
TF2Maps.net Mapping Contest #6: (A)Symmetry CP
- Thread starter Ravidge
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ouch... well i still aim to submit a day or 2 early, but i'm sure i'm not the only one who has exams on that week when the deadline hits, just saying.
MoonHitler
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I hadn't only just started when I posted that; I just thought I ought to say what I was working on.
Moose
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It would be nice to get some extra time, a lot of the entries are a bit behind right now.
I don't think it's fair to say we should get extra time because the entries are behind, that's not right at all, since total it's a 4 month deal--that's a lot of time.
Now delaying the deadline by a few days/1 week so we can all play portal 2 for a while, that I both like and think is fair. I won't even pretend that P2 isn't going to suck my life away.
Now delaying the deadline by a few days/1 week so we can all play portal 2 for a while, that I both like and think is fair. I won't even pretend that P2 isn't going to suck my life away.
Dragonstorm24
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- Nov 16, 2009
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Just wait until the fall when Mass Effect 3, Skyrim, and Battlefield 3 come out, there won't be another contest for a while after that.
Btw, probably not going to finish my entry because I am really busy right now.
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If all the entries are behind, nobody's handicapped! and those who have worked harder get more benefit! Like, you know, they should.
It might be worth mentioning whether people get the 24 hour grace period for things like accidently compiling with clip visgroups off or what ever. This has been a standard thing in previous contests so people might assume it's the case here as well.
Ezekel
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whilst i kinda agree with the sentiments (also the hatless update messed with my time managements a lil too, cos i was relying on some testing at the start of this week that didn't happen), the fact is that all of this got taken into account at the start of the contest, which is why it's 4 months not 3.
portal2 will still be there in june, tf2 cp contest won't.
anyway, fingers crossed - it'll be moot point and we'll all still manage to crunch time our way out of this.
it's not impossible. but i'm guessing you have other things to do in that time too - exams perhaps, or a job, i dunno?
also it'll be hard to get it adequately tested. - but either way, i'd like to see what you can pull out in that time, if only out of curiousity. i recommend a single stage map with 2 or 3 points, and a simple well defined theme (e.g. gorge/hydro or dustbowl/badlands/rush - and don't use a weather effect)
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well, my last final is the 7th, and I'll be hone from the 9th til ~20th, then I have to go back to school to start my research, so ~15 days I'll have to block out, test, detail and finalize...
Yea, I'll stick with what I got. I'll pick up the next one. I assume that there will be something for the summer.
Yea, I'll stick with what I got. I'll pick up the next one. I assume that there will be something for the summer.
Hopefully there will be, as then i could have enough time to actually enter one of these contest. :thumbup:
I would like to remind people that I'm still looking for judges.
To volunteer, send me a PM with a couple of lines explaining why I shouldn't banish you to the public voting category.
We rather have too many applicants than too few, so if you're on the edge and can't decide, I encourage you to just send one in and see what happens. You can always pull out if you want to, there are no binding contracts!
Being a judge means you are required to rate all the participating maps, and motivate your scoring with a short write-up on each entry.
(for more information on what judging entails, read the OP).
It's also a great way to contribute to the community as a whole!
Thank you.
To volunteer, send me a PM with a couple of lines explaining why I shouldn't banish you to the public voting category.
We rather have too many applicants than too few, so if you're on the edge and can't decide, I encourage you to just send one in and see what happens. You can always pull out if you want to, there are no binding contracts!
Being a judge means you are required to rate all the participating maps, and motivate your scoring with a short write-up on each entry.
(for more information on what judging entails, read the OP).
It's also a great way to contribute to the community as a whole!
Thank you.
Doctor Paprika
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- Apr 24, 2011
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As a grad student, I have a two week window in which I have nothing to do for either school or work, and - because I am insane - I have decided to try and make a map for this contest in that time frame.
Yes, make a full map in two weeks.
Now, my question for the more experienced mappers is this: is there any way to expedite the alpha/beta testing? What is the shortest amount of time I could possibly accomplish it in?
I am very confident in my map design, concept, and ability to actually put it all together quickly, but I do not want to skip too much play-testing and submit it with some glaring oversight.
Yes, make a full map in two weeks.
Now, my question for the more experienced mappers is this: is there any way to expedite the alpha/beta testing? What is the shortest amount of time I could possibly accomplish it in?
I am very confident in my map design, concept, and ability to actually put it all together quickly, but I do not want to skip too much play-testing and submit it with some glaring oversight.