[ValkoVer]

Solitary, on 06 May 2010 - 09:14 PM, said:

We create our own themes? I thought there was going to be one universal theme.

Me too , i have no idea what i can make.







Winter theme?

[RS|Rocket]

Pretty sure the theme will be told to us by Delirium. Though technically shouldn't it have started by now?

EDIT*: Oh wait, I worked the time out backwards xD, it's tomorrow it starts =P

This post has been edited by Rocket: 06 May 2010 - 10:46 PM

[Delirium]

The theme which will be announced will go into the topic description, which will allow people to know which competition it was for.

so when 5 competitions have been done there will be heaps of threads BUT in the topic description there will be the theme which the map was made for. see Muff!e Example here http://forums.urbant...ng-competition/

Once I announce the theme, "TBA" will become the theme eg. "winter" (Note: thats not the theme this month)

And YES there will be one universal theme, its just put in the topic description to make it easier to find rather than in the topic name

[GlaD-Solitary]

I can't wait :)

[ValkoVer]

Hmm, maybe winner will choose theme for next competition?

Btw, i've uploaded one screenshot in my topic hehe

[Delirium]

thats a nice idea Valk

[[T]BludShoT]

Hey del, for the 2nd mapping competition I think you should consider a new format for threads. As a spectator of this competition, the wall of "[WIP] 9 Day Level Design" threads.. well it doesn't make much sense.

Also the way the contest was announced is kind of weird, how you just edited a first post of an existing thread (people can get lost then, and it does seem there was some confusion).

What if the format for following competitions was something like:

[C2] Your Scene Name Here


[C2] Paris Sidestreet
[C2] New York Alley

etc.

Just a thought, there may be even better ways. (Or you may love the current format :p )

[|it|Genesis]

^what he said

[Wily Duck]

Some of the previous contest maps are in permanent rotation on servers. They have withstood the test of time and remained great. The naming convention you have put forth does seem weird as bludshot said, which doesn't bode well with contest map naming. Not saying I'm against the convention but I'd much rather call my map ut4_whatever than ut4_path_to_this_quarter_map. Example: rename ut4_asylum in your format, from the contest it was made, and see how its name loses appeal and artistic freedom.

Perhaps I should reread your recurring contest rules, because there seems to be some fuzzy edges. Few things are worse for a contest mapper than being confused as to the rules midgame.

This is a good time for a map contest. Best of luck to everyone! Do something great!

[Muffie]

from what i understand were not making maps were just putting tons of detail into a scene.