Posts by KungFuSquirrel

Thanks everyone for participating and voting in the latest challenge! The poll just closed and the results are in... Here are the winners:

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FIRST PLACE:

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Thanks again to everyone who entered and voted, and we'll see you with another challenge as soon as people feel up to it again (probably 4-8 weeks). Also, I'm interested in any feedback you have on this challenge. Was the new voting an improvement? If you didn't submit an entry, what prevented you from doing so? Did we leave enough time between challenges? Was the Twitter feed useful? I've re-purposed the thread we used to settle upon this challenge into a general MapCore Challenge discussion, so drop your thoughts and any suggestions for future challenges here: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=15883&start=30

Toss it in the pool with the rest viewtopic.php?f=23&t=15883&start=30 (I think it sounds neat)

I've extended the voting deadline by another 24 hours to give everyone a chance to better use the weekend for any remaining level playthroughs. The poll will close at ~10:45PM CDT on Sunday

Greetings!

Hopefully you've all had time to look over our submissions for the Cube Challenge. We had 8 entries spanning 6 games and 3 engines. Now, it's time to vote!

This is the only vote we'll be holding, so take into account all aspects of the level - layout, gameplay, visuals, creativity, style, etc. You may vote for up to THREE entries. The level with the highest number of votes will be crowned our winner, with the top three being highlighted in the results.

Here, once again, are the submissions:

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Quote from ReNo

Superb quality all around it would seem! I'll definitely be trying out all the ones I can, which I think just rules out Andrew's... sorry mate

No hard feelings! That's why I included the video. Bafflingly, despite Prey keys being valid to activate on Steam (after their digital distribution platform fell through), you apparently can't actually buy it there

I'll start poking through everyone's entries tonight. I'll probably open up voting for Friday and Saturday, so you've got most of the week and part of the weekend to check things out and make your picks.

In other news, the challenge is NOW CLOSED!

Check out the submissions and give them a shot! I'll be opening a voting thread later this week. Right now I'm thinking the thread will have a single vote that allows you to vote for up to 3 entries, which should hopefully fix some of the voting problems from last time. Sound good?

I didn't want to put the video in the submission thread, so enjoy this here:

KFSDM1024: BENDER

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That's really distinctive look, well done!

Also, welcome to MapCore! Glad to see some new faces pop up from the challenges

Quote from Furyo

If there ever was a game that didn't need a sequel, it is Prey Portal.

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If there ever was a game that didn't need a sequel, it is Prey BioShock.

"interesting" cover aside, one of the tidbits I've heard mentioned about this still leaves me with high hopes if they can pull it off.

Quote from dux

Andrew starts up prey on steam and look what happens!

Yeah, this was totally all me :science:

Not that there were many, but Prey was the best game on the Doom III tech (though Brink might technically take that mantle since it's still an evolution of that engine). Absolutely worth playing if you haven't. Can't wait for this one.

I've still got a loooong ways to go But hey, gravity!

I've got a looooong ways to go yet; wrapping my head around the gravity has been time consuming - as was last month's milestone at work! This'll be tight

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My goal is to have playable space on all 6 of the border edges of the cube... I've got 5 accounted for, and should be able to get the last one incorporated as I finish up the base layout. 3 gravity directions are represented in this shot

Please submit your Cube Challenge entries to this thread. This thread is ONLY FOR COMPLETED SUBMISSIONS. Please keep your wip entries in this thread instead.

You have until the end of the day SUNDAY, MARCH 20th, giving you 8 more days to wrap things up.

OUR RULES:

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Build an entire level contained within a 1024x1024x1024 cube.

***This is based on approximately Source/id tech player scale (64-72 units) and will vary as follows for other engines/editors***

Quake */Doom 3: 1024x1024x1024

Half-Life/Source: 1024x1024x1024

Call of Duty: 1024x1024x1024

UT3/UDK: 1344x1344x1344

Gears of War: 2048x2048x2048

Unity: 32x32x32 (based on player height of 2 units)

The challenge will begin Friday, February 18th, and end Sunday, March 20th at 11:59PM US CENTRAL time (GMT -6)

A submission thread will be opened in the final week of the challenge. Post a download link to your level along with up to 3 screenshots of your work.

You will have roughly one week to review all entries before voting begins. A single vote will be held for the overall winner. Voters will be allowed to vote for their top 3 entries, and the level that receives the most votes will be declared our winner.

You may:

- Use any engine/editor/game/mod of your choosing. If it is not already listed above, you must verify the scale of your engine before the start of the challenge

- Create a single OR multi player level

- Use unlimited brushes, meshes, effects, etc.

- Include non-accessible background detail that extends beyond the playable space

You MAY NOT:

- Allow any living player to move beyond 1024 units in playable/accessible space on any axis. The 1024 bounds MUST be defined by walls, sky, collision, or a kill volume.

SUBMISSION

In this CUBE CHALLENGE submission thread, make a new post including:

(1) your map name,

(2) 1-3 attached screenshots

(3) a map download link [required!]

(4) an (optional) grid view showing your level's use of space

Submit by Sunday, March 20th @ 11:59 PM CST.

JUDGING

Community voting. A poll will open one week after submission, allowing voters a chance to familiarize themselves with the created levels. The level with the most votes will be declared our winner.

PRIZES

The prestige of competition! And maybe some kind of MapCore forum title / badge or something? We'll see!

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Good luck!

Quote from Nysuatro

Very impressive environments. Not a fan of the animations

It looks like the traditional problem of FPS multiplayer animations - when they're just moving normally they can look pretty good, but bits where the legs are spinning around fighting the aiming of the torso... it just doesn't work right. Some of the moves they pull off still look pretty great, though.

Color me impressed.

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My definition of streaming content is when I don't encounter a loading-screen for a very long time, which is what I noticed in Singularity

That's too narrow a definition when everyone's still streaming levels like mad You can only exist in the same persistent level for so much game.

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Still hardly anyone takes advantage of the streaming content feature in the engine. The only somewhat recent game I can recall using it is 'Singularity'

Wait, what? Outside of UT3 and maybe some other MP-only stuff that keeps everything in the persistent level, I'd be shocked if there's a single game that's not using some amount of level streaming (and textures can stream automatically).

Quote from Serenius

Oh hell. Is it because cars are placed perpendicular to the flow of traffic?

Got what you mean by angled roads now.

Oh, no, no, that wasn't a comment on that - when I looked at the top-down, I completely missed the cluster of assets that should have made it clear to me that you were using the street and not the elevated side walkways