Mapping Contest thread
02/07/2014 18:28Originally posted by SadPuppyThanks 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.
Of course the setup will work flawlessly if someone will do a demo on the map, but on a public server players will abuse, just to get the first place or a place in top15.
Here's a scenario... I start the timer, write /pause and wait until someone opens the door... You should keep in mind that only 1% of who will play the map would attempt to make a record on it. Rest of them would play on a public server and as soon as they see that the guy that is on the first place in top15 finished the map in 10 sec, they will want to know how, and the normal route will be obsolete.
This I can personally relate to kz_fairy_island. I played many times this map only with the sc, and just about after a year i made a run on the normal path just to see the map :)
Is just your personal choice if you want to make a map for 3-4 player or hundreds of players.
02/07/2014 18:35I want to make maps for players, not for children who want to see their name on a list when they don't deserve it. It's not a SC, it's just abuse of the plugins. Just remove the top15 and such on the servers and problem is gone.
02/07/2014 18:58(edited 02/07/2014 18:59)@ Spider1 - Actually our streamer tIdAL_WaVE came up with a cool idea and I quote :
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So I was reading the mapping challenge, which I think is a great idea. I was wondering how it will be judged. Who's judging it? What are the guidelines for judgement? etc.
I do have an idea where we load the maps on a XJ server lock it down with a password and who ever is judging the map comes in the server and have it streamed while people play the maps and we discuss what we like about them live for the people to see. We haven't really touched streaming since the weekly cups have been gone. But maybe it would be a good idea to do this. [/blockquote]
So there could be 2-3-4 players on a server testing the contest maps while tIdAL_WaVE and ( maybe one or two more guys ? ) commenting.
02/07/2014 19:26Very nice idea tIdAL :D hope you guys can make this because is really cool..just do decide and announce the people when will happen so they can watch
Is really good idea cant wait to hear tIdAL's voice again:D mby see him and his cat again :P
02/07/2014 22:44bunnyjumps.. sounds so oldschoolish =D
your maps look sweet, keep going
03/07/2014 13:31Originally posted by suerk789)^
wow dude! That is unusual, it looks pretty cool
03/07/2014 13:34That looks pretty nice suerk789)^. I initially made deathrun_baw with similar black and white textures, but many many people complained that they hurt their eyes, so i was forced to use "normal" textures...
I hope yours overcomes this aspect...
oh... just now i m thinking this problemvv
03/07/2014 20:25Not my cup of tea....to me that looks horrible =(
03/07/2014 20:28Originally posted by SadPuppyNot my cup of tea....to me that looks horrible =(
Agree.. only 2-3 textures
03/07/2014 23:26i say it's different, and different is good. But it depends on the jumps if the map is actually good or not.
03/07/2014 23:49Oh Mister Keo :D
Tell us about your map:P did you start?if yes how is going,as you want till now?:D tell us something if you visit this thread and you are in the contest :}
trail run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWfLCzD4QXs
could admin let me upload fixed file?
i was founded error....
thx
04/07/2014 14:50Why the hell did you submitted the map so soon, since the deadline is on 8 August?
In game the map doesn't look that impressive as in the pics... Also is a pretty crowded room and confusing, from what i saw you had a couple of times when you didn't knew where to go, imagine what it would be for someone who plays the map for the first time.
Also since the map is so crowded, make sure you test intensively for shortcuts... Also it has a few unbalanced jumps from what i could tell.
Originally posted by FuZzy1Why the hell did you submitted the map so soon, since the deadline is on 8 August?
In game the map doesn't look that impressive as in the pics... Also is a pretty crowded room and confusing, from what i saw you had a couple of times when you didn't knew where to go, imagine what it would be for someone who plays the map for the first time.
Also since the map is so crowded, make sure you test intensively for shortcuts... Also it has a few unbalanced jumps from what i could tell.
oh... thx for advice
but i know where to go just show the way to go to.
i go to deal with crowded problem
the unbalanced jumps i just fixed
04/07/2014 16:17(edited 04/07/2014 17:55)I need some help with env_fade... It seems that if a player triggers it it affects all the players on the server. Is there any way to make it affect only who triggers it?
L.E.
I found now that "Activator Only" flag is needed :) Is that true, because i don't have a server to test it... Also i've seen this used on some maps and it affected the whole server.
04/07/2014 17:37its just a commonly problem on goldsrc not everything works in mp as it should work.
e.g Activator Only should mean only the person who triggered it.
04/07/2014 18:02You confused me even further :) So it works or not in mp? If it doesn't work i'll just use a trigger_once, and it will work properly on lan...
04/07/2014 18:31suerk789)^ you can upload the latest version. use _FIXED at the end of the file.
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