Solo Mapping Competition #3

[real138]

anyone know how those happen and how to fix them? i got them also in my map.

 

[Tleno]

anyone know how those happen and how to fix them? i got them also in my map.

Hmmm... I think they are possible to get rid only by getting rid of all cliffs... but I'm not sure...

 

[Amigurumi]

anyone know how those happen and how to fix them? i got them also in my map.

lol, I think the contest is there to show you all the bugs of the we

well, don't know how to fix it, but maybe try those ideas:
- select lower cliffs tool, and play around with it
- select higher cliffs tool, and after it the lower cliffs tool
- copy the terrain of a flat ground, and paste it to the point, where the
bug ist

hope it helps you

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well I've removed them, adjust the cliff levels up of the entire map (should be under advanced), but yeah water is really screwed up right now for me, it still limits water to a certain level. I guess I'll have to rely on the UTM water model (Which is going to be a pain, since my maps gonna take ALOT of water).

If anyone can make said water pillar model that would be of much awesomeness and also be of huge use to mwah, so someone please make something like that (One with water rushing down, one with water rushing up and perhapes the same with fire would be sweet also).

I worked out camera and controls for my map. The controls will be keyboard controlled, and the camera will be a mix of 3rd person and fixed location (in some rooms the camera will be locked to give you a good view while in others it will be free and move with you)

 

[Amigurumi]

maybe try to copy your terrain (go into the terrain layer, and use seelection (like you where selecting units in the unit layer) and select your terrain) and then paste it into a
new map... maybe there is a bug with your map data, which only can be fixed with
a new map.

 

[X-OMG-X]

Well I started my work, but I'm running into some odd errors with Water height that I've never seen before (yeah, those are free standing water "pillars" that stand even after I remove the ground under them.

Thats because you chosen a bad terrain height :/
You have chosen 0 or 1, right?

 

[YourNameHere]

Thats because you chosen a bad terrain height :/
You have chosen 0 or 1, right?

I guess he left it at the default 2, which is still too low.

 

[Tleno]

I ussually set to 7 when I create new map... altrough it mostly depends on the type of map you're making...

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Thats because you chosen a bad terrain height :/
You have chosen 0 or 1, right?

I started with the default, but this is an error I've never encountered before


Edit: Actually I copied and pasted the UTM then changed the tileset and started working on the terrain up until this point (As in I didn't create a whole new map, so this error may plague other people who are using the UTM):

 

[Kingz]

Heh i just wanted to show you guys which characters you will be able to control in my map.

I attached their icons in this post, hope you like the picks i made

 

[Catch_ya]

doh! i also had a demon hunter hero in my map :/ ill find a new one

 

[Kwah]

I wouldn't worry too much about using the same unit. It's not a big deal and shouldn't really affect judging (I'm guessing. )

 

[Syleona]

It will certainly not affect judging if you use the same unit like someone else, so don't worry.

 

[krisserz]

Wow! I got what is this contest about!!
And I think I`d join, cause I have one idea.
But does it really have to take 1hr?

 

[RED BARON]

But does it really have to take 1hr?

Well if it takes an hour for you to complete then it should fulfill the criteria, although others might be able to do it faster. (And she wrote; around 60 minutes). So somewhere around that, which really ain't that much considering its a puzzle and trap map.

 

[krisserz]

Well if it takes an hour for you to complete then it should fulfill the criteria, although others might be able to do it faster. (And she wrote; around 60 minutes). So somewhere around that, which really ain't that much considering its a puzzle and trap map.

I meant this

Map length is to be decided yet. Most likely around 60 minutes of playtime

 

[Ardnived]

I think I will definitely try to make something for this

 

[RED BARON]

I started with the default, but this is an error I've never encountered before

Well for me its only an error that occurs when I get a map where someone else have used Blizzard cliff's. Then I get it a some points when I use raise/low tools and similar. Annoying as hell it is.. Therefor I use models to get the water with if I need some height on it.

 

[Slaydon]

heh, idea: Make an hallway with two regions, and the 1 set to -1 and the 2nd sets +1, and if its 100 it gets to another place if 0 it gets to the other place xD, that will lenghten the gameplay

 

[RED BARON]

Heh, idea: Make an hallway with two regions, and the 1 set to -1 and the 2nd sets +1, and if its 100 it gets to another place if 0 it gets to the other place xD, that will lengthen the gameplay

Lolz - it could also make the player be bored out of life itself.

 

[Amigurumi]

you can't see how long you would take for the map, because you know all the secrets...

 

[Catch_ya]

It will certainly not affect judging if you use the same unit like someone else, so don't worry.

oh well good to know

 

[Slaydon]

Lolz - it could also make the player be bored out of life itself.

ofcourse, but then the map would do as it is meant to in this contest, doesnt say anything on how boring it is xP

 

[RED BARON]

Of course, but then the map would do as it is meant to in this contest, doesn't say anything on how boring it is xP

Yep, but then again if the judges die of boredom then you kinda can't win

Well since the map can be up to 15mb and thereby naturally will be a single player map, will a campaign setting be allowed? Not that I am going to need it.

 

[Catch_ya]

i wondered about that too..

 

[Amigurumi]

I don't think so, else it would be mentioned?

 

[Catch_ya]

yea but they didnt mentoy we couldnt.. im have no plans with it but maybe someone have

 

[RED BARON]

I don't think so, else it would be mentioned?

But when one talks about 15 Mb maps, some might naturally include campaigns into that.. Well lets her what the judge/creator says.

 

[X-OMG-X]

Work in Progress:

This is my map after 3 hours of work. I used most of the time on finding models and made the concept/story.

 

[Syleona]

Em. It's a solo mapping contest. It's generally obvious that it's about 1 single map.

 

[Gladius_Tito]

Is 60 minutes the maximum or minimum? If it's maximum, I'm going to seriously have to size it down...

 

[real138]

owned
looks nice X-OMG-X but the first one looks really monotone.

 

[Syleona]

60 minutes are a minimum, and approximate. Making it longer is allowed as long as you don't stretch it out too long and get everything boring. Even then, you are allowed to do it if you wish, but it might get you negative points

 

[Catch_ya]

i dont know how patient you and the other judges are.. Because my map can be really hard.. so its about using your head to figure out how to get further

 

[RED BARON]

Em. It's a solo mapping contest. It's generally obvious that it's about 1 single map.

The solo part of the name would normally refer to the fact that it is only one person making the map. But okay, I only asked to get it straight as it weren't mentioned.

 

[Freyleyes]

I am In!

 

[Crazed_seal2]

Here are some of my WIPS

WIPS

Yes i know i used cliffs...

 

[Syleona]

I'm a very patient person for traps/puzzles, etc However, making a map too hard intentionally, and seemly imposible for solving withouth proper information provided ahead, is to be avoided.

Under that, I mean, keep in mind that not everyone knows what You, the creator know. Like that the key is in the 200th barrel in the row 5000 in a huge list, etc.

Making it hard is good, I don't say it should be easy, but be reasonable and balanced.


@Crazed_seal2

Loving the shots so far.

 

[Dark.Revenant]

I will not be participating, because I do not feel that I would have much to learn from these lectures (some of it I would already know, some of it I would probably have a different opinion on) when compared to most of the other participants.

Nonetheless, I am an extremely veteran coder when it comes to WarCraft III and know my way around all forms of JASS and GUI triggering. I volunteer to be the auxiliary judge for this contest.

 

[Aesthetics]

I volunteered but I didn't get a reply. :\

 

[Kingz]

No one except a really good member of the hive with great knowledge of JASS should be in the judging.

But i guess it isn't my call

 

[Syleona]

Guys, please have patience. I am not going to pick someone random, but the best person who volunteers. As the map deadline is still very very far, I do not wish to hurry with the decision. I hope you understand me.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well I would think it should be of a file size thats convenient for download. If it takes the judge an hour to download your 15mb map (on some slow connection) I think you'll be disqualified fast (lol, dling the map is the fast trap, THE TEST OF PATIENCE)

 

[real138]

can we add observers to the game? id like to add a few observer slot for other judges.

 

[Gladius_Tito]

I've got some new screenshots. My first one is updated.
The SS with the really bright light is the first thing you'll see when you wake up after falling.

 

[Gladius_Tito]

I've updated my first post and added 3 new screenshots. The screenshot with the bright light is the first thing you'll see when you wake up.

 

[RED BARON]

I've updated my first post and added 3 new screenshots. The screenshot with the bright light is the first thing you'll see when you wake up.

Good idea and nice way of executing that effect.

 

[phoenixfire]

God damn people already stole all 3 of my ideas... guess its back to thinking...

EDIT: Alright I got my ideas. My plot for this game is futuristic. The strange world of Sernalis is inhabited by human-like creatures. The main character, a Canabalatian, or the main race on Sernalis, is told by his parents that he is special. Little did they know, they were right. Now the main character, Richard Mardris, is all grown up. He has narcissistic mind and seeks revenge. Can you unravel his minds dark thoughts? Can you figure out why he seeks revenge? Will you make the world fo Sernalis, and possibly, even more bow down to you? Or will you find the cure for your madness and spare Sernalis your wrath? And most importantly... can you do all this with the heavy goons, cops, and agents after you?

Other Information: Muliple Endings, Game Modes, and unlockable characters other then Richard Mardris. ( Can I make several Endings and Game Modes, each being about an hour long, or will they just be ignored by the judges?)

 

[Linaze]

I suggest not saying your idea if you don't want it stolen.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well If your first to put up the idea, you pretty much have proof that you came up with it before the other person (not that you did, but you sort of claimed "dibs" through this). It works both ways, put it up and someone may jack it, dont put it up and you may unknowingly make the same exact thing as another person.


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K worked on the terrain a little. I don't feel like redoing all this so I'm just going to have to deal with my water dilemma, I can always use water doodads.

I haven't really got much more in the way of a story but, you are Char, a Green Dragon and some way or another you have stumbled upon some lost ruins and can't simply fly out (you feel in from the ceiling, I think that'll work). So basically the whole point is to escape the ruins.

The games going to based on puzzles, so I'm going to try and make combat a minimal part of the map, if any at all. You control via the keyboard. The camera will be both fixed and moving, in some rooms it will remain fixed in place to get you the best possible view while in others the camera will follow your movements.

As for how the ruins work out, I want to try and achieve something close to The Legend Of Zelda, tasking to player to conquer the dungeon by moving through rooms and often trying to obtain a key to continue on. Whether or not I include some sort of boss battle is undecided right now, since I want to keep the focus on puzzles.

Heres some pics of the first room (the only one I have so far)