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Posted by DrGlass on Wed Jan 5th at 10:32pm 2005

This project needs its own topic, to help cut down on confusion. habboi and I are in charge of this project.

Here is how it will work out.

First we will need a team of people who want to make this map. If you want to contribute e-mail me at drglass@gmail.com. In the e-mail people include:

Name
Location
how much you want to contribute (i.e. small, medium, large)
A little about yourself and your mapping experiance (noob or guru, your all invited)

Once we know how many people we be in on this I will layout that map. Basicaly I will outline each area with a brush and add the connections. Each person will then be sent their area of the map. It will work out like this.

You will be limited to the size of your "box" and you will have to some how connect your "mini map" to the "door" (the door will be more like a large hole, this is the only thing you will share with the other "mini maps")

we will work out a system for naming entities and how many props each person will be able to use.

If any one can help with some web space, that would be great.



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Posted by Joe-Bob on Thu Jan 6th at 1:49am 2005

I'm interested, I'll send an e-mail once I get my client and server working together...




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Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Jan 6th at 2:18am 2005

And we can make it any style we want inside? How will we know whose is whose? Anyway, Count me in. My section will be in the style of a castle. [addsig]



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Posted by rs6 on Thu Jan 6th at 2:37am 2005

ill help, but im still very noob. so il do something small.



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Posted by DrGlass on Thu Jan 6th at 6:17am 2005

be sure to send me an e-mail.

The fact that everyone will do somthing diffrent is what makes this cool.

Think about running through city 17, and jumping down a man hole only to fall onto the roof of a castle! then walking through a door into a cave. Then from there you climb a ladder into a house on the beach.

once I find the hl1 community map you can fire it up and see.




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Posted by Junkyard God on Thu Jan 6th at 9:20am 2005

i can get ya about like 6 mb webspace, should be enough for all that maps and a litle primitive site i guess might be able to get you 10 if needed

only need to figuere out how to set up a ftp account for you

[addsig]



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Posted by Forceflow on Thu Jan 6th at 10:07am 2005

I could design a simple site.
[addsig]



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Posted by Paladin on Thu Jan 6th at 10:25am 2005

I'm definatly with you. Already sent the e-mail. I'm very curious on how it will work out. I already like what twhl did, it was kinda funny when you left a blocky and texture overscaled map and entered a highly detailed room with contrastful lightning etc. This looks like it's gonna be real fun.




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Posted by habboi on Thu Jan 6th at 4:26pm 2005

Yes you can count me in too

Ok it seems a lot of people are interested

When shall we begin?

[addsig]



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Posted by DrGlass on Thu Jan 6th at 8:44pm 2005

SO far there are only about 4 people mapping and 2 people helping with web space. My goal is 10 mappers. I was hoping to draw talent from snarkpit, so I'll give it a few more days then head over to valve-erc and see if I can pick up a few people.

If you know anyone who would be intrested please send them my way.

thanks everyone.

[edit] also I want to wait till after the valve map contest is over, and people have gotten back into the rythem of school.




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Posted by Dred_furst on Thu Jan 6th at 10:32pm 2005

I would like to help, Small map, location, UK. GMT times apply
[addsig]



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Posted by Agent Smith on Thu Jan 6th at 11:40pm 2005

I don't mean to rain on your parade guys, but maybe it isn't such a great idea. I've noticed that only about half of you have ever actually finished a map, with the other half still in the process. Perhaps you'd be better of waiting till you've at least finished an individual map each, because its gonna be a hell of a lot easier than the group project your proposing. Then, once you've had that experience you can try something like this. Just remember the Snarkpit crew map, with its team of experienced mappers. It still hasn't been finished or released.



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Posted by Leperous on Thu Jan 6th at 11:48pm 2005

In a way I agree, but also I think this could be a great way for people new(ish) to mapping to learn new things As long as you don't call it "snarkpit_map" or something though!





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Posted by BlisTer on Fri Jan 7th at 12:10am 2005

? quoting Leperous
In a way I agree, but also I think this could be a great way for people new(ish) to mapping to learn new things As long as you don't call it "snarkpit_map" or something though!

idem dito. every experience is another step in the learning curve. some rooms might turn out quite nice&promising

[addsig]



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Posted by habboi on Fri Jan 7th at 3:51pm 2005

I get your point 'Agent Smith' but thats the beauty of it because all you have to do is make one area (small, medium or large). Me and Dr Glass will then construct it together so they wont have to, unless they wish to. [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Jan 7th at 4:37pm 2005

Dr. Glass and I will then construct it together

old habits die hard don't they habboi?

[addsig]



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Posted by habboi on Fri Jan 7th at 5:04pm 2005

Yes certainly 'Orph' and your welcome to help us anytime! [addsig]



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Posted by DrGlass on Fri Jan 7th at 6:13pm 2005

I for one have made many maps, but I have only finished a few.

I would agree that this dosn't look like it would work, but when you are faced with only creating a small room or section of a map it is quite easy. Look at all the 50% done maps out there, if you took a piece of all of them and tied them together they would make a full map.

As long as the layout of the map is made correctly and the mappers dont deviate from the rules this should work out fine.

Here is the section I did for the ill fated DM4 map project (the map turned out to be far too large) I think that any mapper could make something of that size. It was only a few hallways around a large court yard.

I also agree that this will be a great learning tool, becuase there will be noobs working next to people who know what they are doing.





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