The 2015 Summer 72hr Mapping Contest!

[Zed]

Eugh, it better not be a low-hanging map!

 

[Zloykotara]

is it necessary to stream my map progress?

 

[Crash]

Nope! Not at all.

 

[Zloykotara]

So I can start mapping at July 31 and publish my map after 72hrs, right?

 

[The Little Ace]

[*]Dishonoured

Yeah , you wrote that wrong , its Dishonored [No hate pls]

 

[Berry]

So I can start mapping at July 31 and publish my map after 72hrs, right?

You begin mapping at the listed time on the original post of the thread, and end at the time next to it. If you're confused yet, there will be group announcements sent out for both so you know when to start.

 

[worMatty]

Everyone please, please please thank Commodore Bluth for his MASSIVE donation of games to the prize pool. It was so many games, I gave it its own section on the prize pool.

Crikey. Get him to post in here so we can give thanks.

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

I'm debating about starting my mpl_doublehelix now or waiting for the contest and doing it then

Now Pros:
I can start making it right away while I'm motivated
Now Cons:
I can't do the contest

Wait for contest pros:
I can actually participate in one of these things
Wait for the contest cons:
Not sure if I can do the 72 hours straight - I'm on call and may get called into work
The mpl_ coding is complicated to work with - making the map straight forward - coding it....well...

 

[Lain]

Do it when the contest is on. So much playtesting to go around.

 

[MaccyF]

The mpl_ coding is complicated to work with - making the map straight forward - coding it....well...

It was my understanding that the gamemode logic could be done in advance, If people can use A Boojum Snark's Gametype Library, I don't see why you couldn't do your own for a mode not featured.

 

[Fruity Snacks]

Yeah , you wrote that wrong , its Dishonored [No hate pls]

None-american spelling of Honour.

You'll notice that I spell favourite, colour and armour with u's too.

 

[Vincent]

We resolved this in chat but I felt the need to post for anyone curious:

12:03 PM - CurrentlyFapping: are you allowed to participate in the 72hr more than once
12:04 PM - Turbo Lover: You can have two entries, I think
12:04 PM - CurrentlyFapping: Might do that.
12:04 PM - chin: should kick people being negative about themselves then too
12:04 PM - Berry✰: I think vince means participating multiple times on different occasions
12:04 PM - Berry✰: ie on an early one, then on the actual one
12:04 PM - Alias disconnected.
12:04 PM - CurrentlyFapping: yeah
12:05 PM - CurrentlyFapping: different map entirely
12:05 PM - Turbo Lover: I think that should be allowed, I also think the two entries limit should still be in place
12:05 PM - CurrentlyFapping: just going again
12:05 PM - [UEAK]Crash: you should ask in the thread, fapping
12:05 PM - CurrentlyFapping: Alrighty
12:05 PM - [UEAK]Crash: I'm not sure on that one
12:05 PM - Turbo Lover: Speaking of 72hr
12:05 PM - Berry✰: if it is then I wanna do that
12:05 PM - Turbo Lover: I need to like, go over my plans again
12:05 PM - [UEAK]Crash: leaning towards probably not, but I can't really think of a good reason as to why not
12:05 PM - ido : we do have a 2 entry limit
12:05 PM - ido : so i dont see the harm
12:05 PM - [UEAK]Crash: oh yeah ido is here
12:05 PM - CurrentlyFapping: oh ido is here
12:05 PM - ido : damn right i am
12:05 PM - Berry✰: so hang on ido we can do it in one of the early ones and the real one?
12:05 PM - ido :

12:05 PM - ido : i dont see why not

tl'dr: You can participate twice; so long as it's a different map on your second go around.

 

[Idolon]

I've updated the FAQ in the main post with details about participating multiple times.

 

[worMatty]

Well crikey, that is rather interesting. I wish I had thought to ask about that sooner.

 

[The Little Ace]

Due to a very recent change in my program I am forced to participate in the 24-27 July time period in the mapping contest .

 

[Kraken]

I'll propably participate in july 24th.

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

Ok - thanks for the coding clarification - you guys might be getting a 4 payload map for the contest

 

[Turbo Lover]

If we're streaming on Twitch, should we set the game that we're streaming to Team Fortress 2 or Game Development?

Keep in mind, Twitch take action against channels that stream the wrong game for what the channel's listing says if you do it for any length of time.

And for what it's worth Game Development usually has more viewers than Team Fortress 2 on Twitch.

Personally I'm streaming under Game Dev, but what do you guys think?

 

[Seba]

IMO game dev

 

[Fruity Snacks]

As someone who has streamed on the Game Dev channel more than anything else, I definitely think Game Dev owuld be better.