Map Development Mini-Contest #2 [Theme]

[bounty hunter2]

Hello, to everyone who is reading this, this is a topic meant for everyone, and everyone is allowed to propose themes, but especially people who plan to participate in this contest and are map modders.

What is this contest, you must be asking yourself now:

Well, almost two years ago, when a lot of you, including me weren't active or didn't even register here, a contest called Map Development Mini-Contest #1 was held. It was quite popular, and the idea was quite simple, yet successful:

"Each contestant must create their own unique tower defense based on a template map given."

You can check the original thread here.

So here we are again, two years after it, we decided to pull up another contest. What we want you to do is to propose and discuss themes for the contest, we had some ideas thought up:

• Maze
• AoS
• Defense
• TD

What do you think the best idea is and why? Feel free to post, but please keep the thread clean. Thanks.

 

[M4stah]

AoS will defenitly be intresting and a lot of ''newer'' users might have a chance. Maybe we should aim this contest at newer WE users, inctead of our advanced JASS-ers having a huge advantage.

 

[PurplePoot]

Keep in mind when suggesting themes that they should be feasible for a relatively small-scale contest; we don't want any major projects.

Oh, and it should also be doable off of a template.

 

[Paladon]

Mini-Games.

 

[bounty hunter2]

AoS is something I would aim for, how about a 1v1 one way AoS. There aren't a lot of those.

I think Mini-Games is a to vast therm and would be to chaotic (Too many random maps.)

 

[Paladon]

AoS is probably the most time taking option you could've choosen.

 

[Ken Christopher]

In my opinion, AoS would need much time to make it. My suggestion would go for
Defense
Small-scale map with defense will not take much time I think.

 

[bounty hunter2]

AoS is probably the most time taking option you could've choosen.

If you have a AoS for two people it's not that much of time.

Defense is a okay theme too.

 

[Trillium]

what will the template include, in either case? terrain only/some base triggers/smth else?

PS: a 1v1 AoS sounds interesting

 

[Ken Christopher]

The defense is castle defense or hero defense?

 

[bounty hunter2]

I was thinking on castle defense. You can suggest hero defense if you wish.

 

[Ken Christopher]

I was thinking on castle defense. You can suggest hero defense if you wish.

Yeah, if it so, I suggest CASTLE DEFENSE, same with your thought

 

[~Void~]

I'm going to go ahead and vote for TD or Defense. AoS's take a lot of time, work and balance to make well, and we've already done mini-contests.

 

[Eccho]

How about Puzzle or Arcade?

 

[Paladon]

Just take any kind of "small" map type in the theme's position.
It would be quite a bad idea to revive the contest's idea with a "big" map type, just like AoS which actually needs at least 2-3 heroes per player, each with 4-5 spells, resulting in less submissions.

TD or something mini-game related (puzzle, etc as well), is the only issue i can advice you to choose.

 

[Bwathke]

TD's are very easy to make buuuuuuuuuut they take awhile to amke the custom units I say castle defense that sounds more fun and easier

 

[Zack1996]

How about one of those Pudgewars like maps where everyone controls the same hero with skills that require some good timing and skill to use properly. That would be fun
It would also be rather simple to create, even if you are new (I believe it should be :S)

 

[Jokunen]

Wouldn't that give an edge to the more experienced triggerers who would be able to make much better spells and such, my proposal would be a small TD or TW.

 

[Argus]

I'd vote for some sort of Defence. What is the diffrence between an Hero Defence and a Castle Defence, anyway?

 

[~Void~]

Not much, and it would be nice if we got to choose what kind of hero defense we want to do.

 

[Ken Christopher]

Yea, I agree with what ~Void~ says. It gives more variety to participants to choice. =)

 

[M4stah]

I'd defenitly say a hero defence now. You dont need real advanced trigger/JASS spells there to make a good map

 

[Eccho]

Hero defense seems alright for me as well, even though I would prefer a "fresh genre"
It will be harder to come up with the originality here.

 

[Zack1996]

Why not an altered melee? Probably the kind of map which requires almost no trigger knowledge (just edit the standard units, buildings, heroes, upgrades etc)

Altered melees can also turnout really well for those with good triggering knowledge but those without it can also make awesome altered melees. Some warcraft 3 abilities has more values than Blizzard actually uses. *hint*
I was playing some altered melees from a contest from wc3c and they were rather fun, here's the submissions if anyone feels like playing them:
LINK!

Altered melee FTW~!
BTW, I'm amazed by how much using an MPQ to store info compresses the files, its almost as effective as compressing it in a .zip 0_0.

 

[PurplePoot]

We've already had techtree contests, if that's what you mean.

 

[noob134]

each type of map gives a someone a better chance to win, but i have a few questions, what would be the time limit, would there be more than 1 person able to work on a project. I would like a defence though, i think its seems to be customizable if that is a word.

 

[PurplePoot]

Defence seems to be the popular choice.

Anyhow, generally these are limited to solo (well, the other one could have teams but only one person got the prize) and the time limit was one month.

 

[Eccho]

Is there an award icon for this one? Just curious

 

[Linaze]

Nope, not for mini-contests.

 

[bounty hunter2]

Actually yes, there is.

 

[Septimus]

Too bad it isn't cinematic contest...

Based on difficulty and balance, I would vote for maze.

 

[Eccho]

yeah, I liked maze too.

Linaze, I asked since poot actually has an award from the #1 one of this contest.

 

[JansiGX]

maze doesn't sound very fun if everyone will be given same template even if makers are creative.
AoS may not be best chose for map in 1 month. Not like it's impossible but I think not many contestants could make it on time.
TD is always fun and can be creative.
Hero defense is always fun and not hard to make. even with basic abilities.

I think hero defense is a good chose.

 

[Linaze]

Well, we really need post count and reputation award icons, as well as coolest avatar award... nope, we don't.
Having like 4 awards nowadays isn't as epic as it should be, as the awards are given via the smallest of contests. Also, what differs a mini-map contest from an arena map contest when both give practically the same award?

 

[bounty hunter2]

This is actually a contest like any other, it just has the adjectives "Map Development Mini".

I think the theme will be hero defense.

 

[Argus]

Great! When do you suppose it will begin?

 

[Slaydon]

How about a team project campaign? that would be awesome, and no, its not meant that i do this because of Oblivion, but i thougth it could be cool :d

 

[bounty hunter2]

Slaydon, please do read the first post:

"Each contestant must create their own xxx map based on a template map given."

 

[Slaydon]

ohh, sorry, didnt read much of your post, maybe shoulde have done that

 

[~Void~]

Templates are gay. D;

 

[bounty hunter2]

Well that's the point of the contest, actually.

 

[JansiGX]

Those 3 TDs from first contest are very different in everything except monster path.
So what this template suppose to be?

 

[Eccho]

When is this baby up and running bounty?

 

[bounty hunter2]

Tomorrow I hope. I wanted to put it yesterday but I was doing some other stuff.

 

[Eccho]

Wellwell, dont wait too long So the theme is sure to be "defense" now then?

 

[bounty hunter2]

Hero defense, yep. I need to make the test map aswell, post it at ML, get it approved there etc.

 

[busterkomo]

Why is a template even necessary? Shouldn't we let users select the map size themselves?

 

[bounty hunter2]

I think that the point of the contest is that all users make a map based on a template. I'm not sure, but I'm almost 100% on it.

 

[BlinkforFear]

hhhmmm i would have liked to see an altered type of risk map... but i guess there might not be a big variety of maps. make sure you pick a good template make it broad so that the maps arent all alike.

Edit: can we get that template anytime soon?

 

[Bob27]

Any update on when this contest is going to be hosted?