Solo Mapping Competition #3

[Evil_Redneck]

I would have joined this if i had known earlier; just saw it today. No way I could finish in 5 days if I started now. Ill try to play everyones map when this ends and leave a review.

 

[real138]

no entries yet?

OFFTOPIC: Rednecks dont have computers i know i live in florida. well at least the real rednecks the wannabes just wear redneck stuff.

 

[Kingz]

I could post another WIP to keep you interested if you want to

But my entry is going to be submited on 21st, since it is still gonna be tight, i am having 2 exams this week.

 

[real138]

ha sure more WIP the more the merrier but dont give anything away one giving screenshot and that might be -5 minutes from your time

 

[Kingz]

I was more thinking some pic's of stuff that is in the enviroment, i surely won't reveal the puzzle locations.

 

[Amigurumi]

well, call me lazy, but I'm not very up for mapping atm.
I think I'm going to make the last room in 1-2 days, and then I stop working on it.
I'm also not very happy about my map, because I hadn't enought time for my
second one, which would have been better.
It's just not my map theme...
I'll finish it, it's only a matter of honor now :3

 

[Ardnived]

ARrrgh

The stupid Windows XP volume of my computer (I run XP through Boot Camp on my MacBook Pro), has decided that now would be the perfect time to just go ahead and collapse on me for no apparent reason.

The problem is I have been using JNGP to make my map, which does not run on Mac. And with my map still incomplete I think you can see my dilemma


I will continue to try and repair it in time for me to at least make it so that you can complete the game. But unfortunately I cannot find my Installation Disc and as such it is unlikely I will be able to do so.

If I am unable to get it ready in time I will still submit the map even in it's incomplete form, but no doubt it will lose. :|

 

[VergilThazaar]

@Ardnived

- Sorry to hear that, you could use a cybercafe that has warcraft and keeps open the hard drive so you can use the World Editor. You know, configure the options, download JNGP and stuff like that. Might be uncomfortable and "Not Home" but if it's the only way...

 

[Kingz]

Such a thrill this competition has become

I am hoping that my bossfights won't suck much, and i am merging all the puzzles into a whole for all the characters because some of the puzzles are too good to get passed by. There will still be some variety when playing the 3 classes as well some hidden stuff that can only be done with those classes but almost all the areas are now merged.

 

[Eccho]

Cool, I love easter eggs in games

 

[Kingz]

Btw the map will be over 4,5 MB when i am done with the terrain/triggers.

And then if i find some good music expect it to be even larger.

EDIT:

I am now officially confused by a puzzle i am developing myself :3

Gonna draw some diagrams to make it easier for meh

 

[VergilThazaar]

[...] I am now officially confused by a puzzle i am developing myself :3

Gonna draw some diagrams to make it easier for meh

LoL!!! Never expected to hear that from anyone!

- Anyway, I'm working like hell on my entry, but I got a lot of "Bug-Finding" issues. MapMaking about 10 hours a day now... hope to finish the things I want.

...and I heard someone's been waiting for WIP's! Well there ya go:

This is still an Intro WIP, I'm not showing anything further than what I've already shown.

 

[real138]

nice vergil but may i suggest a fence to the field of wheat or whatever thats growing there. you almost never see one without a fence otherwise could easily walk about and trample it.

 

[Kingz]

@VergilThazaar

Just to make sure, that is the begining area?

Since the rest must be indoors/enclosed, not outside, that is the theme afterall.

 

[VergilThazaar]

@real138
- I think of them walking through the wheats, not on them.

@Kingz
- I am well aware of that and yes this is the Intro. The rest (and most) of the gameplay is indoors.

 

[real138]

ok was just trying to give some advice.

 

[Ardnived]

@Ardnived

- Sorry to hear that, you could use a cybercafe that has warcraft and keeps open the hard drive so you can use the World Editor. You know, configure the options, download JNGP and stuff like that. Might be uncomfortable and "Not Home" but if it's the only way...

I've never seen an Internet Cafe near my house. People just use the public library computers if they need to use the internet, but I don't think you can really do much else on those.

But in anycase between school, homework, and applying to scholarships and university I have little enough time to map let alone find some other location to do it. Well we'll see what happens.

 

[Marcelo Hossomi]

So I'll have to submite mine right now...
Nothing so amazing but it was funny to make this xD

Map is attached along with some final screenshots...
Map stll had a bug. I'm gonna post it again later...

(See page 75 post #1489 for map)

Thanks ^^

(Note: the screenshots are in the inverse order: the beginning of the game is the last picture...)

 

[VergilThazaar]

ok was just trying to give some advice.

Thank you, I am sorry if my post showed aggressiveness, I always welcome ANY help/criticism/advice. I just replied in haste, that's all.

 

[real138]

ha its ok i do that also when im in a rush or just plain cranky from lack of sleep.

 

[Darkness-4ever]

I've never seen an Internet Cafe near my house. People just use the public library computers if they need to use the internet, but I don't think you can really do much else on those.

But in anycase between school, homework, and applying to scholarships and university I have little enough time to map let alone find some other location to do it. Well we'll see what happens.

As long as you have the cd key and internet access you can just get the WC3 installation client from Blizzard's website.

 

[Kingz]

I doubt they will let him use a library computer to download Warcraft 3

Could be possible though, you never know...

 

[phoenixfire]

Kingz, ever heard of secrecy?

 

[Kwah]

Get back on the topic of the maps you're making, not libraries. Final warning.

 

[Ardnived]

As long as you have the cd key and internet access you can just get the WC3 installation client from Blizzard's website.

I know, Kingz has it right though

 

[Kingz]

@Marcelo Hossomi

I finished your map, a decent puzzle map i must say.

However some of the parts weren't hard as they were frustrating i won't say which because that would be a spoiler.

Took me 30-40 minutes to finish mostly because of some long searches for the items that took 5 minutes each.

All in all nice map though the lore is somewhat short and missing.

 

[real138]

i was having trouble with the map(gameplay) but i was tired so i left it for today. i hope to finish it today.

 

[Kingz]

Here is the last WIP(The terrain ain't final) i am gonna submit before i upload my map on the 21st:

 

[syltman]

Here is the last WIP(The terrain ain't final) i am gonna submit before i upload my map on the 21st:

Dude, that multiboard was creative!

edit: What I ment was that he used some stuff from the orc UI and then CNP it to the multiboard

 

[Avator]

It's a custom UI, smart-ass...

 

[RaiN.]

It's a custom UI, smart-ass...

No shit, Sherlock ?
He was just stating his opinion on it, smart-ass.

Anyway the WiP is looking nice. Spookeh.

 

[Mechanical Man]

Kingz, why are you hiding the interface?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Because obviously, that's the hot stuff
He changed the multiboard as well, as you can see. Edit: syltman already mentioned it

 

[Amigurumi]

p0rnz...

well no
looks quite nice... and you said you aren't good at terraining... liar...

well, I wish I would have worked harder on my map... D:

 

[real138]

dang looks really nice kingz(if terraining isnt your forte cant wait to see some of the triggerred stuff @_@)

@marcel: btw i couldnt find a use for one of the items

SPOILER DONT READ

the book of the dead. for the spirit incantation how iwouldi iu it onthe bloody alter? cuz ive tried it on everything and its not working and neither are any of the other items. im completely strough the whole place like 3-4 times at least.

 

[Kingz]

@real138

spoiler

after you hit the lever with the mallet found in the box(second search of the box) you go and pickup the book of the dead. Then if you haven't already, kill that night elf sentry and put the body, the urn and the book on the altar. A spirit should emerge now...

@Others

I am hiding my UI because i want so, why the hell not?

Also i suck at terraining.

 

[Amigurumi]

Also i suck at terraining.

liar.
Your terrain is better than mine.
Well okay, mine is not my best work, but I also have some very good terrains,
and yours is quite good, because of the use of doodads, textures and so on.

 

[Syleona]

First entry arrived

 

[Softmints]

I figure it's about time for a WIP.

Spoliered for hugeness...

Now how are we going to push that button...

 

[real138]

Review

Full Review

Creative Level Design: 25/30
I think each level was nicely thought out and implemented.
Most everything had a reason to be there. Many doodads where there
I think to distract the user from the items to pick up. there were many
possibilities. What i would have liked is that there were 2 different
views to some areas as it was difficult to view some things in the corner.

Unique Ideas: 18/20
Never in my life have i seen a map in warcraft III like this point
and click. Very creative i have to give it a almost perfect score.
You could have though added different characteristics for each
character in the story as it would add to replayability. and
some more interest. Each character follow it differently.

Defined Artistic Style: 12/20
The style wasn't very different than others who where in the contest. Same
old ruined area which led to some dungeon that had a special item or relic.
But i did like how you developed it ad stuck to it.

Lore: 7/10
There was a story to it but I think there should have a bit more
backround knowledge about each character. Maybe different
characteristics and story lines for each?
The ending was a bit suprising and disappointing but it does leave
room for a sequel.

Gameplay: 14/20
The game got frustrating at some points it wasn't at all hard just
as there was almost no hints or such. i think you could have added
hint system like you can have 2 hints at any point and it will
generate a hint based on where you are. Also i think you could have
implemented some extras along the way like side-quests for rewards
such as bonus items and extra hints. Overall pretty good but only
fun once or twice.

Total Points: 76/100

[BOX]Rating: 3.5/5[/BOX]

If you have any questions about the review just ask
ill gladly answer and try to explain. if you think i've missed something
in the map or have misinterpreted something please do message me.

Thank You,
Real138

 

[Syleona]

A bit stuck at the moment will probably figure it out soon, it's just a bot confusing for the time being...

spoiler

can't find a way to kill off that night elven sentry... I assume that would be the sacrifice to the altar

 

[Softmints]

Answer to Syleona's being stuck...

There's a dagger stuck in one of the tables.

Saving/loading it will bug the game, so make sure you finish it in one run!

 

[Syleona]

Aaaand. Stuck again. :/ Either it's a bug, or I'm just too tired to think today :S
I actually figured that out myself Softmints, but thanks for the tip anyway

Hmm

When I touch the rune in the spirit world, the 3 guardians appear and the circles of powers disappear. I run around and kill them all off with their own missiles, and they spawn those little spirits. Okay, that's all fine so far, but once all three are dead I don't know what to do... Is the circle of power supposed to come back? Overall, the battle is quite a nice idea, but I'm just lost what to do after it...

I've also killed myself with the small spirits to find an alternate solution, but now the circle of power to go to the rune area is gone too...

Bug?

 

[Marcelo Hossomi]

@ real138
I agree with your review... I really felt like I could have done more with the characters and the lore. However I have no more time now xD
Thanks for your review

I TOTALLY agree about replayability xDD

@ Syleona
Yes, it's a bug. I still have time to fix that =x

@ All
EDIT: If anyone knows who's the author of the stairs model I used (I took it from Diablo III Warcraft while it was open source), I'd be glad to put his/her name in the credits.
It's a good model

EDIT#2: I'm resubmitting my map now. I hope all bugs are fixed...
I won't be able to change it after today as I'm gonna travel and be without a decent computer (that is, with Warcraft) for weeks...
Good luck to the rest of the contestants
(Kingz's terrain is F. AWESOME)

 

[FunkyDude44]

They upped the deadline??? Crap i've been spending the last few days feeling sorry for myslef! Must map make for my life!

 

[Freyleyes]

I am almost done with my map, just need to add some more traps /puzzles and finish the last boss fight.

Good Luck to all still participating.

 

[real138]

ha ya marcelo good thing for you replayability doesnt affect your score or so syleona told me. ya such a short time it was good. and i forgot to mention that it took me about 50 minutes because of looking for what to do next on some parts frustrating. and ya i forgot to mention that save bug. but doing it all again is no problem as you know where everything is.

 

[Amigurumi]

I'm now not sure if I manage to finish mine, because I was working on my model...
and tomorrow, I'm by my friend, two days... and then the deadline is over.

So I have to work today, the whole day... dunno if I manage it. I hope so.

 

[real138]

gl to amigurumi i have faith in you. have some red bull or monster

 

[Kingz]

I just want tell you guys a little teaser, it is the final skill used by 1st boss and the name is *drums* : "Thousand Dagger Agony"