The 48 Hour Map making Contest

[water_Knight]

I was goign to do 24 but not meny peopel could do it.

Credits to septimus for the idea.

Basicly you have 48 hours to make a map.

The Theam Will be a simple CTF. (can be a cinamatic about a CTF)

 

[Gilles]

We just had a speed mapping contest.

 

[Septimus]

24 hour mapping contest? We called it lightning mapping contest? lol..

 

[water_Knight]

yea i would do a 24 hour one but what is the cance of peopel finding it.

 

[ike_ike]

Would massively disadvantage some people depending on time zone, and occupation.

 

[Restor]

It is wrong to have no theme,

1.No theme is wrong as it is, i.e. can you compare two total different types of maps?
2.If someone finds this contest for example, 7 hour later than it began, he has disadvantage, solution is simple, set the start of contest few days before it starts, people will know when they should reserve their time at the PC, and at the start, tell the theme. So everybody will have the same time and same chances and noone can prepare before it really starts.

 

[water_Knight]

Fine i will update the first post

 

[Septimus]

1.No theme is wrong as it is, i.e. can you compare two total different types of maps?

Because there is a extremely limited amount of time, that is why there is no theme. Just like speed mapping contest does.

2.If someone finds this contest for example, 7 hour later than it began, he has disadvantage, solution is simple, set the start of contest few days before it starts, people will know when they should reserve their time at the PC, and at the start, tell the theme. So everybody will have the same time and same chances and noone can prepare before it really starts.

That is what we are doing at this moment. We now currently discuss if this contest could be approve or not. If it does, we would show the gmt time started and end.

 

[Gilles]

It is wrong to have no theme,

1.No theme is wrong as it is, i.e. can you compare two total different types of maps?
2.If someone finds this contest for example, 7 hour later than it began, he has disadvantage, solution is simple, set the start of contest few days before it starts, people will know when they should reserve their time at the PC, and at the start, tell the theme. So everybody will have the same time and same chances and noone can prepare before it really starts.

1. Yes you can.
2. We could have an announcement on the front page for the date the contest starts.

 

[Nbah]

I think we should first sign up the all the people who participate in the contest, and after all the people are signed they are notified of the beginning date and time. Like for instance's everyones signed up and We announce that the contest shall begin in 4 hours or something like that.

 

[water_Knight]

Yes we should......

then if it gets "approved" we can announce it.

 

[Paladon]

24/48 hours are not enough.
The Speed Mapping Contest is alright, but shorter contests are better Mini-Contests in the Map Developement forum.

 

[Gilles]

24/48 hours are not enough.
The Speed Mapping Contest is alright, but shorter contests are better Mini-Contests in the Map Developement forum.

qft.

 

[water_Knight]

qft??

 

[~Void~]

Would massively disadvantage some people depending on time zone, and occupation.

A 48 hour one? Not really... we could schedule it in advance.

 

[LordDz]

qft??

Quote for the win.

 

[CMarket]

This is a really lame idea, but w/e. I'm probably going to be right by saying that when there won't be enough submissions the contest's deadline will be moved to the next day or possibly the day after that, after which it'll be very similar to the speed mapping contest.

I mean, if you want to make a good map and have only two days you can't really make it. Two days, that's like 6-8 hours at the PC max and that's not enough for a good map. 24 hours is an even lamer idea. What can you make in 3 hours? Nothing good.

 

[PurplePoot]

To those saying 48 hours is not enough: ever heard of the TDG Mapathon?

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But yes, this is pretty blah.

 

[CMarket]

To those saying 48 hours is not enough: ever heard of the TDG Mapathon?

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But yes, this is pretty blah.

Poot, if you're talking about the weekly contests hosted by CHUNK and the gang you have to remember that when those were held there were better mappers among the community that could actually pull it off. Now 99% of w3 mappers either make an above-average map with a team or work on it for over a year.

 

[Billy2]

Can i join? But please pm me when it starts and does it have to be a cinematic cant it be a game?

 

[Gilles]

Quote for the win.

That's not what qtf means.
It's 'quote for truth'.

 

[Just_Spectating]

I dare you to host this

It will be in the history books as the most fail contest ever.

Lets see at least 3 submissions

 

[water_Knight]

thats what she said

 

[CMarket]

thats what she said

That makes no sense WHATSOEVER!

 

[ArcticInferno]

That makes no sense WHATSOEVER!

Second.

 

[Kwah]

What we need are more mini-contests. Weekly or Bi-weekly.