Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
- BlaGK
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Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
Monthly Map Contest
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The Idea is to introduce a certain theme that either limits your options or generates unique mapping situations in order to achieve a greater variety and quality of maps. There will be a given theme every new month and certain criterias, which submitted maps have to fulfill.
Example:
Theme: Weapon Master
- use shotgun + grenade + laser + hammer in at least 2 parts. (ninja would be a bonus)
If you would have a map that fits the criteria, you would send it to me and I will distribute it amongst a jury of players. I would need volunteers for judging the maps so we can represent multiple opinions. I already have some players who are of different skill level and like different styles.
Reasons to submit a map:
- The Right to brag if you win
- Getting Quality feedback on your maps
- Forcing yourself to go out of your comfort zone to build a map
My Question to the ddnet community is now:
Are you interested in a contest of this kind?
If the feedback is good enough, we can start next month already.
Oh, and I'm open for any suggestions.
hosted by BlaGK
The Idea is to introduce a certain theme that either limits your options or generates unique mapping situations in order to achieve a greater variety and quality of maps. There will be a given theme every new month and certain criterias, which submitted maps have to fulfill.
Example:
Theme: Weapon Master
- use shotgun + grenade + laser + hammer in at least 2 parts. (ninja would be a bonus)
If you would have a map that fits the criteria, you would send it to me and I will distribute it amongst a jury of players. I would need volunteers for judging the maps so we can represent multiple opinions. I already have some players who are of different skill level and like different styles.
Reasons to submit a map:
- The Right to brag if you win
- Getting Quality feedback on your maps
- Forcing yourself to go out of your comfort zone to build a map
My Question to the ddnet community is now:
Are you interested in a contest of this kind?
If the feedback is good enough, we can start next month already.
Oh, and I'm open for any suggestions.
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Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
This would work best if we could make a server for testing and playing the maps maybe a sub server in ddnet in then we vote for "contest maps" and after the victory is decided it moves to the appropriate category i would love to play maps like this it bring a few new ideas into mapping great idea
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Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
I think you shouldn't make that every month.
The map quality and the feedback quality will be much better, if you make it not every month, but every 3 months. Some mappers (including me) need more than 1 month for a map.
Im not really sure if the Theme thingy will work out,
yes there are a good few themes, but after a few contests, you will have rather bad themes like "jetpack and superjump and endless hook" and everybody will do the similar parts with these features.
The map quality and the feedback quality will be much better, if you make it not every month, but every 3 months. Some mappers (including me) need more than 1 month for a map.
Im not really sure if the Theme thingy will work out,
yes there are a good few themes, but after a few contests, you will have rather bad themes like "jetpack and superjump and endless hook" and everybody will do the similar parts with these features.
Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
i like it
for themes you could also do smth design related
for themes you could also do smth design related
- hi_leute_gll
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Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
Have to agree with Welf here...
Forcing mappers to create maps within 1 month is the total opposite of achieving "a greater variety and quality of maps".
Anyway this "thing" could turn out well in a lower frequency - with the requirement someone keeps it active.
Forcing mappers to create maps within 1 month is the total opposite of achieving "a greater variety and quality of maps".
Anyway this "thing" could turn out well in a lower frequency - with the requirement someone keeps it active.
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Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
Not the biggest fan of this sry
- BlaGK
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Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
Sure thing, we can expand the mapping-time to 2 or 3 Months. That's why I posted the concept here.
The themes can vary a lot. They can be vague, strict and maybe something you wouldn't think of. If we do it quartely (every 3. Month) I won't run out of themes for a good time.
You seem to be underestimating my creativity. :pbut after a few contests, you will have rather bad themes
The themes can vary a lot. They can be vague, strict and maybe something you wouldn't think of. If we do it quartely (every 3. Month) I won't run out of themes for a good time.
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Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
Imo it would be better if it would be a contest for an event map like a tourna
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Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
the problem is rather that we don't know if we have an admin who hosts a tournament,
whatever, we can do it like that if possible
whatever, we can do it like that if possible
- timakro
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Re: Monthly Map Contest - Yes or No?
I suggest a theme: The map should be playable and still be fun upside down, i.e. the map repeats once turned upside down
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