Solo Mapping Competition #3

[phoenixfire]

I'm also under pressure with finishing the last chapter - but, hell no .. an extension would screw up my schedule.
Furthermore there are about 4 days left.

11 days as of today? No way.

If you are under pressure with finishing then how the fuck would it screw up your schedule... plus you could spread out your schedule or finish earlier then everybody else and just wait?

 

[Kingz]

I have the feeling that defacto want's to rush this as he knows Ardnived and i are his top competition and he wants us to rush our maps and spoil them?

I seriously can't see what is wrong in 1 week extension, or how could i bother anyone.

EDIT:

Also i got complex puzzles/traps in my map, i don't want to simplify them just because you will finish in the next 4 days.

 

[Sephalo]

I have the feeling that defacto want's to rush this as he knows Ardnived and i are his top competition and he wants us to rush our maps and spoil them?

I seriously can't see what is wrong in 1 week extension, or how could i bother anyone.

EDIT:

Also i got complex puzzles/traps in my map, i don't want to simplify them just because you will finish in the next 4 days.

Well the thing is. When you're actually doing a good job on planning and you are working like a madman to complete something knowing you will succeed in making the deadline, I understand it won't be cool to have a 7 day extension then. Because you did everything fine and the others well.. didn't work hard enough or had their reasons for that but still.. You did a better job then the rest on the time schedule, and it's always uncool when others then get extra time while you are the only one doing something like the rules say.
I remember this from back at school when you worked hard for an assignment and got a quite nice mark for it, and people handing it in 7 days after the deadline get exactly the same mark... I was one of those people handing in after the deadline, but still I felt sorry for the others

EDIT: Maybe a 7 day extension works fine if people making use of the extension miss some judge points on making the 1st deadline. Let's say 21/100 points are for making the deadline, and for every day later you hand your work in you will miss 3 points?

EDIT: And about the competition part.. I wouldn't be so sure about that. I've seen RaiN's map and I had to say I liked it pretty much. And I doubt no others have surprising stuff apart from you, Ardnived and RaiN.

 

[Kingz]

That is lame man, i CAN make it in 4 days, but the map will lack in some content i wanted to add.

Correct me if i am wrong but couldn't he also do some nice polishing in those extra 7 days?

Because you did everything fine and the others well.. didn't work hard enough or had their reasons for that but still..

You do realize DeFacto made a Point Click map, while me and Ardnived are making an RPG map?

His job was at least 2-3 times easier.

 

[De.Facto]

His job was at least 2-3 times easier.

I won't cut that cake, mate.

There's not a single day left for me cuzz I don't have ANY possibility to keep working on the map after the 16th of February.

As mentioned, my schedule for this is tight.

 

[RaiN.]

Hell I started working 10 days before the deadline on my map for this contest and I'm not bitching. Why do you guys do it? 1 month and a half is like more then enough to get a map with more then 1hour of gameplay. I got that 1 hour of gameplay after 2 days of work(tho i then decided to ease things up so now its not that long but im workin on it)

 

[Sheephunter]

Since i redesigned the starting area and replaced a LOT of textures, here is what the start area looks like now, also some parts are intentionally blackened.

Though it is gonna be close i think i will be able to finish it by 15th.

And yes i do have permission to use all those resources.

dude... how did you get those textures omg.. i know its from D3w but how did you get em.

 

[De.Facto]

Hell I started working 10 days before the deadline on my map for this contest and I'm not bitching. Why do you guys do it? 1 month and a half is like more then enough to get a map with more then 1hour of gameplay. I got that 1 hour of gameplay after 2 days of work(tho i then decided to ease things up so now its not that long but im workin on it)

That's it.

 

[phoenixfire]

dude... how did you get those textures omg.. i know its from D3w but how did you get em.

What the hell is D3w?

 

[Ardnived]

Hell I started working 10 days before the deadline on my map for this contest and I'm not bitching. Why do you guys do it? 1 month and a half is like more then enough to get a map with more then 1hour of gameplay. I got that 1 hour of gameplay after 2 days of work(tho i then decided to ease things up so now its not that long but im workin on it)

Hey. We aren't all ultra fast mapping machines.

I don't know how much quality you are shooting for but I find it hard to imagine something particularly good in that time, unless you spend a lot of time in a day. Personally I have school.


@De.Facto
Why can't you further polish it after the 16th?


@nuuh
Diablo 3 Warcraft

 

[De.Facto]

@De.Facto
Why can't you further polish it after the 16th?

I have to finish a dissertation about The Essence of Utopia.. and a lot of other stuff. February is an important month for me, y'know? (;

.. but let's see what the judges say.

 

[VergilThazaar]

I have to finish a dissertation about The Essence of Utopia.. and a lot of other stuff. February is an important month for me, y'know? (;

.. but let's see what the judges say.

You probably CAN push your schedule for a week, the thing is that you don't want to!

 

[De.Facto]

You probably CAN push your shedule for a week, the thing is that you don't want to!

Dude .. I won't argue with you about my schedule. ;D

 

[Syleona]

An extension on the deadline is fine for me, as people have said. I mainly proposed an extension as some of the contestants stopped working because they might have thought I left.

Some say to have extension, some say don't. It's quite much 50/50 so I can't really decide. :/

I say, It's fine either way. Final polishing is always good...

Please state CLEARLY in your next post if you are fine in an extension (or you need it), or not. According to the straight answers here, I will extend it if it's really needed. It will tighten my schedule with the tutoring, but I'm fine with it.

 

[phoenixfire]

From what I have read, 2-3 are against it, 3-5 are for it/neutral

 

[Syleona]

Yea, kinda. Still unclear as some are fully neutral, some not. So it's quite much equal - kinda. So please be clear :/

 

[Ardnived]

I want an extension.

I can get something out by the 15th, but I need the extension to make something good.

 

[VergilThazaar]

I NEED an extension.

For I stopped working 'cause I thought you left. (pressure can make you vulnerable)

 

[Equal]

I DONT WANT extension.

Deadline is deadline, finish til then or die ^^.

 

[X-OMG-X]

Kinda neutral. But extra time are always nice. Might make some more finish their maps in time.

 

[Kingz]

I WANT AN EXTENSION.


All who don't want to, you are free to submit your sumbissions on 15th, i won't object, lol.

 

[Amigurumi]

Neutral

well, I only have to do the final room, some story, and polishing.
I don't have anything against more time, but also I could finish it in time.

 

[w3mapmaker]

work in progress

I'm neutral about extensions.

I like it when deadlines stay as originally published, but I *might* be able to get my second entry finished too in time for an extended deadline. So whatever.

Anyway, I'll have at least one entry. The entry that I'm finishing off right now is called "City Under Siege". It's about a death knight that invaded a city and killed five of the ten resident heroes leaving their souls to mysteriously drift away. The remaining five escaped, but became separated, and you only begin with one to control. So the main quest is to find the other four and then work together to defeat the death knight. A unique element of the map is that the five heroes can switch to their deceased counterparts at any time using their souls.

There's two main dungeons with several rooms and traps and riddles to be solved. There's also other areas in between that can only be accessed with sufficient experience. The hero(es) gain experience by training in the city combat arena by fighting increasing difficult enemies.

For now, I've uploaded four editor screenshots to show work in progress:
1) Starting area.
2) One of the heroes that needs to be rescued from a dragon after completing a puzzle to find him.
3) A waterway that connects unlockable areas that the player needs to figure out how to cross.
4) One of many traps with trolls hiding behind rocks.

As an aside, I think this competition idea is really cool. Especially judging by the huge number of posts in this topic. Maybe this could motivate another RPG-like contest in the future that allows single-player maps?

 

[VergilThazaar]

@w3mapmaker
Sorry to say that, but all the WIP's look like outdoors.

 

[Tleno]

@w3mapmaker
Sorry to say that, but all the WIP's look like outdoors.

Thats true, but it still has riddles/traps, so it might suit.

 

[w3mapmaker]

@w3mapmaker
Sorry to say that, but all the WIP's look like outdoors.

The dalaran tileset is obviously bright. But there's still plenty of dungeon-like content and so forth.

The only way to make a map truly indoors is to add a roof, and most submissions will probably fail this.

 

[Softmints]

I want an extension.

...is everyone who has voted an active contestant?

 

[De.Facto]

I don't want an extension.

Ok fine. Just in case, if you'll extend this - not for another week, please.
I think 2 or 3 days are more than enough. (;

 

[Amigurumi]

well I think for those who need an extension, 2-3 days wouldn't be enough.

 

[Kingz]

De.Facto please let the votes decide.

If there is a majority of votes for an extension it will be for 7 days.

Not to sound rude but i don't care if that mix's up your time arrangement, extension won't and shouldn't be affected by your opinion, that is an individual opinion.

 

[Syleona]

All right. As I see, there is a need for an extension.

The deadline is now 21st of February. FINAL DEADLINE. Can't extend more as the 1 month needs to be done and I also need to finalize tutoring experience and document it before my own deadline for handling over stuff is ended.

 

[phoenixfire]

Wouldn't that be a 6 day extension and not a week extension?

 

[De.Facto]

All right. As I see, there is a need for an extension.

The deadline is now 21st of February. FINAL DEADLINE. Can't extend more as the 1 month needs to be done and I also need to finalize tutoring experience and document it before my own deadline for handling over stuff is ended.

One more question. How will the tutoring look like?
The winner and the tutor are speaking via Teamspeak / QIP / ICQ ect with each other?

I don't have any idea 'bout this.

 

[RaiN.]

Wouldn't that be a 6 day extension and not a week extension?

Dude...I mean srsly duuuude....

 

[Syleona]

@De.Facto

I will provide documents, shots and similar. Share desktop often via Skype and use different ways to communicate.

 

[Kingz]

Extension!

Have fun enjoying it, i ensure you i am gonna.

 

[Amigurumi]

@De.Facto

I will provide documents, shots and similar. Share desktop often via Skype and use different ways to communicate.

well, I'm german, and it's sometimes hard for me to understand spoken english.
so are you going to talk with the contest winner, or just sending him stuff,
so that he/she can look at it (and chatting)?

 

[X-OMG-X]

I personally think that the communication have to be chosen by the winner himself.
Some people may have problems with speaking english.
And other people prefer speaking.

 

[Syleona]

Most of the tutoring will be documented. So that the winner can get back to the material any time later in the future as well. Also, I HAVE to do it this way as it's what I am going to do. I want to get on doing tutoring books and dvd's on the side of my work.

But I am open to a wide range of communications of course.

 

[De.Facto]

Mh .. time for a little break .. and a WiP.

We're located in Arcadia. This will be one of our first quests in that cave. The mad crow just stolen the blacksmith's hammer. Now you've to get it back!

 

[phoenixfire]

Mh .. time for a little break .. and a WiP.

We're located in Arcadia. This will be one of our first quests in that cave. The mad crow just stolen the blacksmith's hammer. Now you've to get it back!

Let me guess. WE SNIPE IT DOWN!

Nice terrain, and I like the idea, good luck reformatting your schedule!

Oh yea and one more thing... whats with the little black square in the back?

 

[De.Facto]

Let me guess. WE SNIPE IT DOWN!

Nice terrain, and I like the idea, good luck reformatting your schedule!

Oh yea and one more thing... whats with the little black square in the back?

Mh, yes. Bad angle. In the front there's a thievish magpie. In the back - a black hole - symbolizing a rat-hole. ;P

 

[RED BARON]

Mh, yes. Bad angle. In the front there's a thievish magpie. In the back - a black hole - symbolizing a rat-hole. ;P

So I assume its not supposed to be square? But instead more irregular shaped so it looks like a cave entrance?

 

[Marcelo Hossomi]

I cannot submit my map at the current deadline D:
I'll be moving to another city and I'll be without internet for some weeks...

Well, never mind ^^
I don't want to cause more trouble with deadlines and my submission surely won't be a great loss xD

 

[Kingz]

The deadline has been extended so feel free to submit it till the 21st february.

 

[Eccho]

Thats nice, how many participants is going for this full end?

 

[Marcelo Hossomi]

I meant, 21st Frebruary is impossible to me xD

 

[Syleona]

Well, we will see once final entries are put up. Then, they will be added to the entries list.

 

[Sheephunter]

I wana see more screen shots!

and mabye some maps to

 

[real138]

ill be sure to play all of the maps. ill try to give all of them a review also but they might be a little truncated due to school and sports.