Mapping Contest thread
01/07/2014 19:23Hey there, since nobody made this thread, here it is...
Working alone is a bit boring and the motivation goes away pretty fast... So share here what you've done so far, do you even started the map? What theme you choose? Will it be easy/hard? etc...
I myself was struck by a spree of motivation, and I already made about half of the map... I just need to make a few rooms and then the boring and long search for bugs and sc's begins... I made a hard map and the result is surprisingly good for now, so i'm tempted to make a easy version of it as well :)
Really awesome FuZzy1!
I like this idea actually. Some might think it will give away too much and maybe mappers will copy someone elses ideas, but even if all the mappers pick the same theme, the outcome will be so different in all cases.
01/07/2014 20:17Well of course nobody has to give details about what they are making, just what's their progress, or if they look for fresh ideas someone will gladly help.
Is nice to know you are not the only one who's mapping, because i doubt that all of the mappers that entered the contest will also submit a map...
01/07/2014 20:50yea Spider1 suggested it in comments, im glad you created this thread. We should make this thread "sticky"
SHARE SMTH FROM YOUR WORK TO TEASE US :p
Yeah share some screens or stuff, very interesting to watch, gl to all mappers ._.
01/07/2014 22:38Nice a thread about contest:D Fuzzy hope you get your motivation back because you are not the only1 working,i started too and im sure almost every1 will deliver their map :D
I have made till now enough to know the route[somehow:P] i have place the start and stop button to have an ideea where/around what will place the jumps:D.
The theme i choose is ofc mountain/nature :P Its a easy map..didnt saw it like hard map because i have somekind of a big room where will be alot of jumps so its not nice to fall after you jumped a nice amount of them:)
random dont think some1 will post a screenshoot what could take a little "piece " from the surprise when is done and uploaded for contest:P
01/07/2014 23:58I only have one empty room :D
02/07/2014 01:22I started making some map called kz_experience ,
which will include bhops/lj/ and all kinds of jumps..
but since its ramadan fasting month i dont think ill hjave to time to complete it ,so my plan would be something else.
02/07/2014 11:11[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jXCWWxg.jpg[/IMG]
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Welcome aboard the Substation Theta, aka the Unicorn!
You are supposed to collect all the 20+ coins (as seen in pic 4)
and then return to that container to hit the exit switch to open
the underwater door...and swim through to the end.
It will be a nice party with lots of water, music and jumps!
Also some bunnyjumps and surfs. Party is on =)
02/07/2014 12:26Look pretty interesting, but i think you need to work on the lighting...
The coin collect thing sounds nice, but how will that work on a public server? Won't players abuse this and skip large areas of the map?
something different. im looking forward to playing it. and i dont think abusing in public is that big problem.
02/07/2014 14:17Wip ss.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4cw9f80bcw9u9c/Screenshot%202014-07-02%2015.14.20.png
02/07/2014 16:03https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24255207/bhop_teaser2.JPG WIP
02/07/2014 16:08I like it Kicius
02/07/2014 16:09great great great ! cant wait to play these maps.
02/07/2014 16:43Originally posted by FuZzy1Look pretty interesting, but i think you need to work on the lighting...
The coin collect thing sounds nice, but how will that work on a public server? Won't players abuse this and skip large areas of the map?
What's wrong with the lighting? o.o
Abuse? It becomes more of a collective gathering effort then =)
The jumps are still there. And the map is devided into color coded
sections, and each section can be jumped individually regardless of
the coins being left or already collected. The exit door won't open
until all coins have been collected though.
02/07/2014 16:45Very nice SadPuppy sounds very interesting the coins game :P :D
Daza with a bhop map :D very cool man :P
And Kicius with a tall building right there hehe :P
02/07/2014 17:16Originally posted by SadPuppyWhat's wrong with the lighting? o.o
The exit door won't open
until all coins have been collected though.
The lightning looks random... In the same room there is a bright area and the opposite part is almost dark... And in the room with the coins there is no physical light source, and there is a ugly white spot on the wall, made by the light. Is not really a big deal... i just given you some suggestions...
So, if i beat the map once, than the door would be opened and I can skip most of the map?
02/07/2014 17:30Thanks for the input. I haven't thought much about the container at all, I'll fix something. If you beat the map (as in collect the coins) the exit button will be active. The door itself will close after a few seconds. But yeah, a player wouldn't have to jump anything if he just wanted to go to the exit after that. But he couldn't reset the timer either so what would he gain? Cheating him/herself is pointless. Restarting the round resets everything ofcourse.
02/07/2014 17:50PU9maker,i was thinking->what about xj having 1 or 2 good player for testing the maps for sc's?
XJ having[just as example] you and DeathClaw as testers,and when a mapper is not sure about his map for the contest he can send to you guys and after you say if was found something then he can subbmit his final version without any worries :) Ofc none can see everything but most of the things will be excluded..there are alot of things what an experienced player can check around and exclude as scs :)
I dont know,would be great if xj could have 1 jumper like this so he can check only for big sc's when a mapper in the contest wants an extra eye :)
I was thinking at this because i saw SadPuppy saying about doors and complicated paths...and as we seen in some maps jumpers can find some genius way of tricking these things:)
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