The Terrain Mapping Contest

[Gustavo6046]

And that's why terrain is not a good theme for a contest.

[memsys]

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

And that is supposed to mean what exactly?

[Red_Fist]

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

And that is supposed to mean what exactly?

(a joke) Exactly ? your rant earlier, I feel your pain, well at least you tried.

[Tyr]

I gave it a try to participate to this contest but i fucking hate terrains in ued. It's okay in 2k4 and so on but it's hard to create good looking terrains with the given tools and limitations. After the 6th crash because of vertex editing on tesselated cubes i had no motivation anymore.

[EvilGrins]

Next contest: LEGO maps!

[memsys]

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

And that is supposed to mean what exactly?

(a joke) Exactly ? your rant earlier, I feel your pain, well at least you tried.

Thought i'd poke you back

Sometimes cool ideas can't be done (well) in this rather old engine it sucks but oh well.

[Red_Fist]

Next contest: LEGO maps!

You know, that is a good plan, send out the texture packs and things, prepare so we all have them.

Legos are selling, so your idea is not far fetched at all. I remember playing that David M map way back, but a contest to make Lego's look good, and might not be a bad idea.. hmm.
We need SP maps now, I hope, LegoSP

[Hellkeeper]

I really don't see a contest with SP going.
Lego theme is also a weird: you're forcing the theme (which means pretty much all maps will look alike) and it's a theme which screams "CUBES".

[Tyr]

idk much about the contests in the past, but i would like to see a "build a ut2k4 map in 99" or something like spacemaps contest without ground like hyper blast or phobos.

[EvilGrins]

You know, that is a good plan, send out the texture packs and things, prepare so we all have them.

Just go from the source · http://tinyurl.com/zbuoegk

[papercoffee]

Ok ...little help needed!!

I imported in MyLevel one of Creavions mega huge textures just a stone wall texture ...and it was the wrong one ...the right texture is there too now, but when ever I try to delete the other texture out of the MyLevel pack (hit rebuild the whole map) I can't save the map ...UEd crashes.
This texture was used only on one polygon and afterwards replaced with the right one. It's not used in my map any more.

Soooo, I do remember there is a trick to get rid of MyLevel textures... but I can't remember how.

[Renegade]

I really don't see a contest with SP going.
Lego theme is also a weird: you're forcing the theme (which means pretty much all maps will look alike) and it's a theme which screams "CUBES".

You know, that is a good plan, send out the texture packs and things, prepare so we all have them.

Just go from the source · http://tinyurl.com/zbuoegk

Hellkeeper, if you look at the 3 maps Evil linked to, you can see that, while they all use Lego textures, they're very different visually. A forced texture set encourages creativity rather than stifles it. It's a challenge to create something new and different using a limited range of textures. There will be cubes, yes, but that also puts forward another challenge: How can I use a bunch of cubes to create something that's still varied and visually pleasing?

The theme is forced, but it allows for a cohesive map-pack where maps will have a thread of similarity, but still be markedly different (again, look at the maps that were linked). It's always interesting to see how different mappers take on the same theme.

I'm all for Lego Terrain is a menace.

This texture was used only on one polygon and afterwards replaced with the right one. It's not used in my map any more.

Soooo, I do remember there is a trick to get rid of MyLevel textures... but I can't remember how.

texture cull. Just type texture cull in the cmd bar to get rid of textures that are on unseen surfaces that are no longer being used on visible surfaces.

[papercoffee]

Didn't work...

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Ok it worked suddenly ...

[Hellkeeper]

I'm all for Lego Terrain is a menace.

Still not convinced by the Lego theme. I'd prefer something along the lines of Tyr's suggestion. More freedom, more diversity.

[papercoffee]

idk much about the contests in the past, but i would like to see a "build a ut2k4 map in 99" or something like spacemaps contest without ground like hyper blast or phobos.

^This

Still not convinced by the Lego theme. I'd prefer something along the lines of Tyr's suggestion. More freedom, more diversity.

and ^This

@Tyr
We had "remake/mix default maps and add X-mas theme" and "48 hours speed mapping" and the "512kb limit" contests ...all of them were fun and produced some good new maps.
This time it was a bigger bite than all could swallow... but the contest is not over. SHOW SOME MAPS!!
I can show some progress today at evening. I took a them I like and can make. (all my other maps exploded or got too big for me to finish )

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Some screens of the pre alpha
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