Ok Snarkpit is really quiet at the mo. so I've been thinking.
It has been almost a year since the last competition was pondered, Orpheus does need to do some more reviewing, and non of ye olde mappers seem to be mapping much.
What does everyone say to a 2004 mapping contest? And any ideas on a theme if yes?
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I voted number 2 simply because when you click the link to the mapping contest the page inst up yet
I would like a mapping contest again. I know last time we debated on the idea of joint mappers making a HL domination style map.
Personally, thats still my idea and I like it.
*elbows Orph* Maybe you outh to get re-aquintaded with VHE now
I'd like a new contest and a joint effort would suit me well as i've just got a new job and everything is quite hectic at the moment (what with moving into my own place etc).
In fact - i'd be tempted to offer to work with Orpheus, and hopefully patch a few gaps in the bridges we broke a while back
A mapping contest would be nice, but with some entirely new, never before tried theme... (Which probably excludes "UBRE SCI_FI!!!1" and "ALINE INFESTAOINT!!")
Just a thought, we pick a photo of a "real world" place, put it up before hand, and incorporate this into a proper DM level. That would really be a challenge , both in finding a good pic and bulding a good playable DM level.
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In fact - i'd be tempted to offer to work with Orpheus, and hopefully patch a few gaps in the bridges we broke a while back |
no bridges were broken adam, i was in a serious funk then is all..
i still hold to my beliefs, but also acknowledge that many share yours as well.
my one point now though for you to think on is this.. i do not recall what we disagreed on, so that alone should tell you two things, forgiven and forgotten.
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how about, we take an existing map, such as..... snarkpit, and we improve it, alter it, retexture it....
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[addsig]The last contest was certainly a good one - i'd more or less dropped out of mapping bar a few maps I'd been working on for ages for FLF, and the contest gave me a big boost in terms of creativity and ideas.
Without that competition, I think i'd still be doing the occasional industry/warehouse map and not a lot else.
In terms of variety though, I do think a different theme should be chosen this time round. I haven't a clue what though! Nothing too large-scale though! Some nice small arenas wouldn't go amiss
The Black Mesa Challenge:
Take a part of the 'mesa we all know so well, and re-do it as a multiplayer map. No decompiling allowed. Just think of the possibilities...
dm_hazardcourse
ts_surfacetension
cs_lambdalabs
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I've already done what Wilsons saying. And Fraggards idea of taking a picture and turning it into a map is almost identical to the last contest with the concept art...
I stand by Renos version of my pairing up idea or the atmospheric idea.
[addsig]complexity must be limited guys.. its late, no one wants to dedicate massive effort into a map this late in the game.
with my inability to do MM's, i shy away from horror types..
i am sure others might for vastly different reasons, but i bet they still share my concerns.
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If it needs to be complex then it needs to be!
Another good idea would be to create a map in a limited space. A certain restricting grid size that is uber small.
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