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Posted by ReNo on Sat Mar 19th at 1:21am 2005

Some of you will no doubt have noticed that the contest winners have been announced in the steam update news! They aren't released yet, but you can see some screenshots for the time being. No pit members unfortunately, but some cool looking stuff in there. Powerhouse in particular is looking really hot
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Posted by rs6 on Sat Mar 19th at 1:24am 2005

where'd you find pics? [addsig]



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Posted by ReNo on Sat Mar 19th at 1:28am 2005

On the steam update news I'm not talking about on their website, but the news that sometimes pops up when you restart steam. It will no doubt appear on their website soon enough as well though.
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Posted by rs6 on Sat Mar 19th at 1:29am 2005

i didn't get pics on my update [addsig]



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Posted by satchmo on Sat Mar 19th at 1:37am 2005

Screenshots: http://www.steampowered.com/Steam/Marketing/Mar18.2005/

I was right, Europeans dominated, but the ultimate winner is American. I wonder whether there was some bias in judging.

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Posted by Trapt on Sat Mar 19th at 1:43am 2005

I'm upset about the fact that a city map won, and all 3 look like they have similar themes. I was hoping they would go for something different.

Bad luck to all the SnarkPitters who missed out. I dare say maps like Hydro and Rebar missed out because of performance related issues. Or perhaps the winners were just better maps. Time will tell I suppose. We can't know for sure until we play it. [addsig]



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Posted by French Toast on Sat Mar 19th at 1:46am 2005

I think the honorable mention one looks nice because it provides a contrast to the broken down and destroyed factories that pollute Half-Life 2/DM/CS [addsig]



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Posted by satchmo on Sat Mar 19th at 1:49am 2005

Yeah, dm_avalon has an unique look, but it somehow appears awkward (the architecture).

Nothing innovative about the winner or the runner-up. I thought point_spotlight is overused in dm_powerhouse. Judging from the screenshots alone, dm_resistance potentially has the best gameplay.

But it's only fair to judge these maps after we've played them. I can't wait to get my hands on them.

And I am curious that whether any of these winners belong to any online mapping community. And I am surprised that I haven't heard anything about any of these maps earlier.

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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Mar 19th at 1:55am 2005

? quoting satchmo
Yeah, dm_avalon has an unique look, but it somehow appears awkward (the architecture).

hey wait a moment, i have seen this map someplace.. but dammit, i cannot remember where..

since i do not visit many sites, /me wonders, was it here?

its gonna bug me till i remember.

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Posted by ReNo on Sat Mar 19th at 1:55am 2005

Avalon is made by 3d_mike of CS mapping fame, and dm_underpass was made by Kamikaze from Mapcore and....I dunno where else. As for the other two? Well Resistance was posted up either here or Mapcore, I forget. Powerhouse is entirely new to me.
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Posted by satchmo on Sat Mar 19th at 1:56am 2005

More screenshots for dm_underpass (http://www.lanmaniax.com/maps/html/hldm2_underpass.htm). Looks pretty awesome. And this map appears pretty huge.

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Posted by Trapt on Sat Mar 19th at 1:58am 2005

I saw Underpass on MapCore back last year sometime.

Reno and I were discussing the overuse of spotlights in dm_powerhouse just before in IRC. We all think alike, it seems.

(12:44:26) (+Trapt) There are too many lighting effects in Powerhouse, IMO.
(12:44:44) (+Trapt) Dunno, it just doesn't look.... right. :/
(12:45:14) (+[ReNo]) i was about to say the same thing actually trapt, he has kinda whored the spotlight effect
(12:45:26) (+[ReNo]) looses is charm when its on EVERY light in the scene

We are not in a proper position to judge the maps up until we have played them properly.

VALVe gave us no mention about when they were to be released. I suppose that's how they like it, since they'll be under no pressure to release them on time. [addsig]



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Posted by satchmo on Sat Mar 19th at 2:06am 2005

? quote:
they'll be under no pressure to release them on time.

At least we found out in March (instead of April).

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Posted by Trapt on Sat Mar 19th at 2:09am 2005

Good point there.

I find much better when they give us a date. It kind of gives you a feeling of excitement as the date approaches. But as they did it completely randomly, it was a bit of a disappointment, how it happened. [addsig]



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Posted by satchmo on Sat Mar 19th at 2:11am 2005

After looking through the additional screenshots for dm_underpass, I think I agree with the Valve judges. This map does look pretty incredible, for it's size and realism, plus the variation in themes. [addsig]



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Posted by Trapt on Sat Mar 19th at 2:15am 2005

Whilst I do agree the map looks very nice, I find the indoor areas to be a bit boring in terms of texturing and lighting. The outdoor areas are lovely though, and are as realistic as you will get in the Source engine. [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Mar 19th at 2:15am 2005

? quoting Orpheus
? quoting satchmo
Yeah, dm_avalon has an unique look, but it somehow appears awkward (the architecture).

hey wait a moment, i have seen this map someplace.. but dammit, i cannot remember where..

since i do not visit many sites, /me wonders, was it here?

its gonna bug me till i remember.

well i'll be god damned, I SAW IT ON MY OWN PC.

i have it, and fragged in it

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Posted by French Toast on Sat Mar 19th at 2:17am 2005

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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Mar 19th at 3:33am 2005

? quoting French Toast
Don't you hate it when that happens?

yup :/

my biggest concern, they chose looks over playability.

as i said, i played avalon, it played like s**t. looked sweet, but played horrible. still i have only a beta so it could very well have been tweaked.

valve however, doesn't have the best track record IMO. at least, they do not chose maps i would chose. quite frankly, many prefer the same maps i do so i can imagine i am not alone in my thinking.

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Posted by Gwil on Sat Mar 19th at 3:46am 2005

Avalon wasn't chosen It was an honourable mention
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