Seven_dc's Forum Damage 1024^3 mapping competition 2004

(seven_dc) #1

Seven_dc’s Forum Damage 1024^3 mapping competition 2004

Hi, If you have noted from previous posts here it is a small mapping combo for enemy territory. This combo is over. Thx for all.

Official info for the maps can be viewed from the MindLink’s pages
http://www.tectonicshift.de/contest/index.html

Download:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/seven/temp/et/1024Comp_final.zip

Map Source:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/seven/temp/et/1024source.zip

Images:

Ascent by [TFA]Violator

Bazaar by detoeni

ctf_bunker by Red*Uk

chapel by Mindlink

Claustrophobia by Go-Gerbil

Kadesh by Joops Sloop

Thecave by Seven_dc

Rules :

  • Playable on W:ET
  • Max. 1024?? in gtkradiant
  • Filesize max 4mb (pk3 size)
  • The map must include source (.map) file
  • The map must follow naming issued in this forum
    example. The textures must be in textures/mapname
  • Map must have somekind of objective.
  • The map must support LMS gamemode
  • The map must have at least 8 spawns for each team
  • The map must be overall acceptable quality, no missing textures, models. No scripting errors.
  • The winner is decided as a vote on forum damages forum: Level Design for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.
  • The competition is held only if 3 (three) or more maps is contributed.
  • The contributed maps that are agreed into competetion are gathered together into one pk3 and distributed free of charge.
    -The source (.map) files are distributed in separate package.
  • The main combo coordinator (Seven_dc) check the maps so that they are valid for the competition. You can appeal here (damage forum) if you think you are miss threaded and Go-Gerbil will kick my ass :slight_smile:
    -The coordinator helds right to change any of these rules as he sees fit.

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(joop sloop) #2

2 things:

  1. one week? isn’t that a bit short?
  2. the “template” to get started on this can be found here: http://et.everyonelookbusy.net/1024x3_template.rar

Oh and count me in. I’ll try to get something playable into that short time & space :slight_smile:

(Fusen) #3

Playable on RTCW:ET

W:ET *

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(TWIXMIX) #4

That’s a pretty small map don’t yah think?

(G0-Gerbil) #5
  1. one week? isn’t that a bit short?

I think he means he’ll announce the deadline a week from now - this week long period is to see who is interested :slight_smile:

(hhhmmmmm) #6

Sounds cool i’ll try and throw something together :slight_smile:

[Edit: me should read proper :P]

(Cartman) #7

hehe copy&paste @seven_dc
it’s the same in this threa

we have only 4MB rules because a magazine “PCAction” has released our Maps on a CD

:wink:

(G0-Gerbil) #8

Odd having a 4 mb limit given they were for a CD!
Were they expecting 200 entries or something? :slight_smile:

(Cartman) #9

hehe no we had 7 entries :frowning:

but great maps
The founder was “Frapoint”.
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(seven_dc) #10

Ok nice to have you on board joop sloop. Yeah I meant to announce the deadline when week has passed just like go-gerbil said.

@ fusen… ok I fix it lol

@TWIXMIX

The thing that the map is small makes it challenging and pretty fast to create, so everyone gets to have change…And the 4 mb limit i think sould be on if you consider the fysical size of the map and that if all maps are put together it would not create a very huge download.

BTW I was thinking that only the best about 8 should get into the final .pk3, because it would grow huge if there is lot of contributions…

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(G0-Gerbil) #11

Well, putting them into a poll would be easy - can you set up polls here so that people can vote, say, 4 times?
IE they vote for their favourite 4 etc?
If you are making it the ‘best’ bunch, I’d also obviously still have some way of including the rest, possibly a ‘best’ pk3 and the ‘rest’ pk3, I think people should still be able to have their map distributed somehow if they make the effort to enter since it’s only fair.

(seven_dc) #12

Ok. that is a good point. Well anyone else for a challenge?

we got so far the following people in the competition:

  • Me, Seven_dc
  • Go-Gerbil
  • Joops Sloop

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(Detoeni) #13

mmmm, if I can keep me map under 4MB, I’ll give it a go.
:smiley:

(seven_dc) #14

Hmm… maybe if the map is excelent quality we could consider an exception.

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(G0-Gerbil) #15

Kinda nullifies the point of having rules :confused:
Detoeni will manage it once he realises what a tiny area the map takes up :wink:
FWIW if you have spare space left after building your map, you can always take up the spare space by increasing the lightmap resolution until you hit the limit - I really expect the file size to not be a problem unless you go custom texture crazy.

(seven_dc) #16

Ok… we are strick with our rules… sorry for slipping Go-Gerbil :slight_smile:
Yes I think that it is very hard to hit the 4 mb limit with just .bsp and script,shader stuff… the textures and lightmaps are those that eat the final pk3 size.

Woot now we have a competiton. 4 mappers allready.

  • Me, Seven_dc
  • Go-Gerbil
  • Joops Sloop
  • Detoeni

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(hhhmmmmm) #17

I have a question does 1024 mean for all or just playable area?? Like could i build building out side that, just for pure look’s sake, or a sky box even ?
If i’m counted as a mapper then u have 5 btw :wink:

(seven_dc) #18

Welcome aboard hhhmmmmm… It is all the area. There should not be anything outside this parameter in radiant. I just created terrain into my map and realized this is very limited area. very challenging indeed… and fun!

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(Irrelevant) #19

Yeah, are we allowed a skybox outside our map? I have some really neato skybox ideas. :cool:
Maybe allow a 32x32 skybox, or something small like that. Otherwise you’ll have people performing voodoo with hint brushes to fit their skybox inside some dead space within their map.

Either way, count me in. This looks like fun.

[edit in resp. to Fidel: Good point. And if someone wants the 1024³, they’re welcome to voodoo all they want. :chef: ]

(fidel castro) #20

keeping the map in the 1024 rule and having a skybox is no problem.
take a look at most of the fragpoint 1024 maps. :bump:

fidel