***Unofficial 72 hours mapping mini contest***

[lana]

What's often forgotten is that detail is gameplay in Team Fortress 2. Giving buildings duller textures, for example, makes them seem less useful than buildings with brighter textures, forcing players in the right direction.

 

[Geal]

I just mean this is pretty much a contest to see who can make the best a1, and a1s usually aren't graded on looks - at least, not very much.

 

[TerabyteST]

Well surely it helps to be detailed, right? Like the difference between an orange map and one with moderate detail (not necessarilly good detail vs. spectacular detail).

It really shouldn't, but yes, the best looking it is the better. But still, people should vote based on their gameplay experience only. Not aesthetics.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

I dare someone to make a TC map in 72 hours.

 

[lana]

It really shouldn't, but yes, the best looking it is the better. But still, people should vote based on their gameplay experience only. Not aesthetics.

I beg to differ. You can't mandate that users only examine gameplay, because aesthetics will be the majority of what they think about later.

 

[Dr. Spud]

I've never used Ustream before, but now I'm having fun-times broadcasting mapping.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dr-spud-s-embowafa-cast

 

[Taffy]

you need detail to some extent so that people can tell the differance between door, floor and walls, or the red team side of the map and the blue team... but i dont plan to use much more that this... im rubbish at detailing anyway though

 

[Grim Tuesday]

I've never used Ustream before, but now I'm having fun-times broadcasting mapping.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dr-spud-s-embowafa-cast

I shall watch how the masters work!

 

[YM]

I dare someone to make a TC map in 72 hours.

If this contest was at a more sensible time I'd take that challenge, I'd also livestream the entire thing.

 

[Zwiffle]

I beg to differ. You can't mandate that users only examine gameplay, because aesthetics will be the majority of what they think about later.

Detail serves the sole purpose of providing eye candy - if you put hazard strips around a capture point that's not detail because it serves a useful gameplay purpose. If you add red/blue arrows indicating direction that's not detail because it serves a similar purpose the hazard strip did.

Detail would be something like a smoke stack on a roof, but even then if it drew the player's attention towards and important gameplay space (something like 'This way to the middle cap point!') it could be argued that it's not detail either.

I think "aesthetics will be the majority of what they think about later." is a pretty short-sighted statement to make, considering probably everyone who participates in this contest are in it for the gameplay primarily.

 

[Tekku]

Um, is it allowed to use swamp pack props? or?

 

[YM]

Um, is it allowed to use swamp pack props? or?

The rules are incredibly clear.

Custom content is allowed, but only made entirely by yourself using your own resources, Valve's content or if is available to the public as of now (Made by someone else).

 

[Omnomnick]

I'm going to enter this contest!

http://www.livestream.com/omnomnick?t=639406

Feel free to watch. I'll be making a single stage payload short map.

 

[TerabyteST]

Detail serves the sole purpose of providing eye candy - if you put hazard strips around a capture point that's not detail because it serves a useful gameplay purpose. If you add red/blue arrows indicating direction that's not detail because it serves a similar purpose the hazard strip did.

Detail would be something like a smoke stack on a roof, but even then if it drew the player's attention towards and important gameplay space (something like 'This way to the middle cap point!') it could be argued that it's not detail either.

I think "aesthetics will be the majority of what they think about later." is a pretty short-sighted statement to make, considering probably everyone who participates in this contest are in it for the gameplay primarily.

This is exactly the point of the contest. Details aimed to gameplay are important.

 

[Ida]

Here is my livestream if anyone wants to watch. I'll be streaming every minute of my mapping!

http://www.livestream.com/themuffinmanshow

 

[BearGoesWild]

Seems it is popular to broadcast your mapping so here goes my noobieness

http://www.livestream.com/BearGoesWild

 

[AgeNt_]

and me too lol http://www.livestream.com/agentnick?t=841938

 

[absurdistof]

Maybe later you guys will get a chance to peek. Just kidding, livestream is a joke on my computer :S It says "you have serious hardware problems", even though I don't and I think it has something to do with my resolution, but I'm just making a picture of it anyways.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

I love how so many people are making new gamemodes for this contest!
Me, Im going plain straigt arena.

 

[Ezekel]

aww dang... this thing's happening now?

well g'luck to you guys.