The Terrain Mapping Contest

[Whitey]

the batch will be used maybe just by me..

It's apart of my map....Assuming i don't run into any problems before the 15th (which i usually do when ever trying to make terrain maps.

[Dr.Flay]

Yeah, terrain is probably the toughest challenge, and if we had been thinking forward we should have removed it as an option.
Perhaps we can call this collection "The Lands That Time Forgot" map-pack

[Hellkeeper]

Bad timing, very hard map type, short time-period with several added delays for confusion... I had bad feelings about this as soon as terrain was chosen for the constraint. Next time, along with other guidelines, I'd suggest a launch date in the beginning of autumn or the end of summer.

[memsys]

Bad timing, very hard map type, short time-period with several added delays for confusion... I had bad feelings about this as soon as terrain was chosen for the constraint. Next time, along with other guidelines, I'd suggest a launch date in the beginning of autumn or the end of summer.

^ This! So much this.
I don't blame anyone (shit happens) but the next contest better not be this much of a disaster.

[UnrealGGecko]

Bad timing, very hard map type, short time-period with several added delays for confusion... I had bad feelings about this as soon as terrain was chosen for the constraint. Next time, along with other guidelines, I'd suggest a launch date in the beginning of autumn or the end of summer.

^ This! So much this.
I don't blame anyone (shit happens) but the next contest better not be this much of a disaster.

Really sorry about this, looks like I failed on organising this contest. You're right about this completely. It took a lot of time just to get the theme going and by the time we finalised the rules it was late November.
Damnit, everytime I try to be helpful I often f*** it up somehow.


PS: KingJosh sent me his final build of his submission with the batch (added link to the 1st post). Thanks again, KJ!

[Hellkeeper]

Really sorry about this, looks like I failed on organising this contest. You're right about this completely. It took a lot of time just to get the theme going and by the time we finalised the rules it was late November.
Damnit, everytime I try to be helpful I often f*** it up somehow.

It's literally nobody's fault. Honestly, I think the biggest problem is the theme, not the time. At least that's why I did not participate, even though I launched the idea of a new contest this year. But wasn't the theme chosen by vote? Then I'd say you have no hand in the problem.
The 2014 contest was nice because its rule made it so that maps would be small and simple, and this meant that maps would be quick to build, so a short time was not a problem and anyone could participate.
This year's theme demands great efforts and a lot of time, so the original limit was too short and many people didn't even try to attend.
We'll do something better next time, don't worry, this is not the end of the world, there are still plenty of map to be made!

[Spectra]

the batch will be used maybe just by me..

Even, I am using it too, hoping for no errors.

[papercoffee]

Sorry ...I was a little bit grump yesterday.

[EvilGrins]

Sorry ...I was a little bit grump yesterday.

You just need a hug!

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[papercoffee]

Sorry ...I was a little bit grump yesterday.

You just need a hug!

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[memsys]

Really sorry about this, looks like I failed on organising this contest. You're right about this completely. It took a lot of time just to get the theme going and by the time we finalised the rules it was late November.
Damnit, everytime I try to be helpful I often f*** it up somehow.

I don't think anyone blames you for the contest being a mess (I certainly don't). Sometimes things just go kinda wrong time after time trough no fault of your own. When shit hits the fan there is not much you can do other then try to clean it up as best as you can. In this case there it not really anything you can do to fix it.
On the bright side, it's a great learning experience! Next time you organize a contest you know what do avoid just knowing that will make things run a LOT smoother.

[Red_Fist]

"I don't think anyone blames you for the contest" ahem, and your map was.....

Terrain is even messy in ut2004 and Unreal2 with all the tools. I think the way to do it is use lightmaps or some external program for UT99. at least with that you can add or subtract from a known layout.

I made a maze map that filled the complete grid for ut2004 using terrain, I got a picture of a maze, like the ones you do in puzzle books. I still have that maybe. but I had to add vehicals and things, edit the edges, was HUGE !!

The only terrain map I ever made was my DM-3pole2k4
http://www.mapraider.com/maps/unreal-to ... M-3Pole2k4

That was a lightmap I imported and edited the terrain, still a bit funky looking

[Hellkeeper]

I only read your post diagonally, but I think you mean "heightmap", not "lightmap".

[Gustavo6046]

me thinks...

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Erm... caham, I learnt C++ and I found out it's pretty similiar to UnrealScript. I would like to know how to export models animated in Blender to UT99 without losing the animation frames... because I can't find how to animate them!

Anyway, despite the lack of maps, at least we had some good maps, right? (except for mine, of course...)

[Red_Fist]

I only read your post diagonally, but I think you mean "heightmap", not "lightmap".

ah, yes, that's it.