$200 - Map Request

[A. Switz]

$200 Map Request Tryout

The tryout ends on October 8th at 1800EST (6PM). All entries must be made by then (do not be afraid to send incomplete entries).

To make your entry, you can either reply here, send me a PM, or show me via steam (my steam contact is at the bottom). If posting your entry, please state your steam ID or URL along with some screenshots and a BSP of your tryout map. Again, if you dont want to provide these for public view please PM me the parts you do not want the public to see.

The mapper I choose will be hired for this job and a total of $200 will be paid from three installments (dates are explained on the map request link). The mapper who I feel is the runner up will receive a $50 steam game purchase on Oct. 8th. And the mapper who would be my 3rd pick will receive a $20 game on Oct. 8th. For everyone else I am very sorry. Believe me, I know how much work it takes to work on maps and I hate it that for a few of you this may indeed be a waste of time. No hard feelings please. Who knows, you may have a style that I think can work for something else I may plan up in the future.

Also, after the tryout ends I will put together a sort of community vote to allow the community to vote for fun on who they would had chose if they where in my shoes. Im sorry but I cannot offer a prize for winning this because that may lead to vote tampering. Please state in your entry if you would like your entry to be voted on in the community vote for fun.

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And here it is, the actual map request

Game: Day of Defeat Source (you can do the tryout map in any game you wish, if you are picked I will buy DODS for you)

Map Name: MCRD Parris Island (Marine Corps Recruit Depot)

Map Location: Beufort, South Carolina USA

Type of Map: Realistic training base

Maps Time Frame: 1940-1945 style/look (if your unsure if something looks too newish...go older looking)

Weather: See vast amt of images in request. Sunny and cloudless

Skybox: Marsh or Forest

Terrain: Flat!!! (but for optimizing purposes you can do what you need to help you)

Vegetation: Sand/Grass blend, Shrubs, Oaks, Moss, Palm Trees (not growing wild though)

Go To the Request page:

http://3rdMarines.org/Parris_Island_Request/Parris_Island_Request.html

The first thing you will probably do is start scrolling through it...and scrolling...and scrolling....and then say to yourself "HolyS**T! F This". Trust me, just start reading through some of it and youll see that its actually MUCH less than what the request makes it look like. Each area is completely described and contains images and videos. I over explain things. Its what I do. But for $200 and this "Tryout" you'll guess that I really want this map to be perfect. It is special to me because I used to be a Marine. My clan is technically a "Realism Unit" but as realistic as we can get in terms of what we teach our guys, how we run our recruit training (reason why this map needs to have everything perfect) and even how we talk in game. We are naturally a very tiny clan. But the guys in it are indeed respected by me for their eagerness and will to learn about my beloved corps. It is my way of helping spread awareness for the USMC.

The request page covers everything I am looking for and outlines the Tryout Map portion. Be sure to check the very bottom of the page for helpful downloads such as pre-made decals and files if youd rather not make them yourself. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me through steam or here. If you want to add update images to your map for me to give my opinion on go for it. If you want to take a risk and lean a little away from the request to create something you think could work go for it. I know this request sounds like Im VERY picky but Im not. Im in full favor of seeing you be creative and make Parris Island how you would think it would look like in 1940-1945. As long as you add the key features I listed int he table of contents you can go from there completely.

***Good luck to everyone who tries. And thank you so much for even trying in the first place. I know the money is fueling your efforts but I hope that if you happen to get picked that you enjoy making this map (youll probably love the Crucible portion) and the payments become just an added bonus.***

My Steam:

newaydover

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197983976576

[A. Switz]

Check back on September 30th for the tryout map info and the actual map request itself!

[A. Switz]

A reminder (and a selfish 'bump'),

The request will be going up in 24 hours and tryouts may begin. Tryouts end on October 8th. I am releasing it a day early because I have to go to work (12 hour shift) plus itll give you guys more of the weekend to work on it instead of hurting yourselves over the weekday to get time in on it instead of doing something else you would rather be doing.

Again, the actual tryout portion to be hired for this project is not overly much. All it will be is a small area (20 square yards probably, but depends on how you envision it). It will involve one building (inside will not have much going on either) and a little environment around it so I can get a picture of your style and how the map would look like if I hire you for this job. For individuals like yourselves this is not much of a challenge for you except that others will more than likely be trying to do the same thing as you.

Another thing, DO NOT FREAK OUT WHEN YOU SEE THE REQUEST. Im going to go ahead and tell you guys what I wrote up as yalls "instructions" is extremely thorough and loaded with images, videos and example images of the look I am going for. So in laments terms...its HUGE! BUT, As for the amount of stuff you would have to do when making this map, it would probably come out to being only a fraction of what you would have to do for a normal map. I just have a habit of rambling and overly explaining details. If you start reading through my instructions youll see that it really isnt all that much. The main thing you would most likely be focusing on is texturing over brush work. But I do have some things that will test your brushwork and I think that you guys will enjoy making them alot actually.

And remember, I will be rewarding who I feel would be my 2nd and 3rd pick out of the entries. The 2nd place designer will get a $50 game purchased for them via steam and the 3rd place mapper will get a $20 game. The mapper I pick will get their first $50 payment at weeks end (after one week of work on the project), then $75 after the first month and when the job is complete in 1.5-2 months (whenever you finish or look like your about to wrap things up). P.S., I will only do Paypal. If I have to wire it comes out of the $200. If for some reason I do not find what I am looking for I will still do the game rewards to the top 2 but not hire a mapper. But judging from the looks of this crowd and my quick stalking of the profiles of the people who seemed interested, I am very sure that damn near all of you guys will nail this tryout and make my choice even more difficult to make.

And that leads me to another thing, Im going to go ahead and say this (because I know I will piss people off if I do not choose them), I am not a mapper. Well I am, but not nearly good enough t call myself one. So Im not a hammer guru. You very well could had displayed the most skill in your tryout and I am too much of a rookie to have noticed it. Trust me when I say that I am sorry if you do not make it in my top 3. I HATE seeing people work for me and not get compensated for it. I just hope that you are a good sport about it and who knows, I can think of many other people who need maps, though I dont know if any would pay though but at least I could help you by spreading your name around to try and get clients.

And that is about it. Again, please do not freak out when you see this enormous request page tomorrow. Just read through some of it and youll start seeing the flow of the request and that all in all it really isnt that huge or complicated of a map request. But keep in mind, I am expecting a deadline of 2 months on this map. Like I said in my initial post, "If you cannot deliver, do not step up to the plate." But I can handle unexpected events that may force you to have to take some time away from working on the project. As long as your honest with me and up front I can work with you and help you out.

[Buddy]

[cincinnati]

i keep waiting for 200 dollars to come out of her mouth.

[A. Switz]

Updated first post. Tryouts started. Thanks to all who attempt!

[A. Switz]

Just Three Days Left!

Thats right guys, only three days left to get your tryout portion completed and submitted. So far I only have seen ONE person attempting this project. That doesnt mean their arent others, but its a safe bet that the number of people trying is very low.

Odds are a lot of you who where going to do this but decided not to just scrolled through the very long typed out reqeust above. Im telling you guys, as far as making this map is concerned, you would have a much harder and longer time mapping a random "standard" map. Read through the request, over half the section in this request are already done for you! All youll mainly be working on is Section A because that is the only area of the map there is no current work completed for it. And better yet, the tryout part is actually a part of the map request. You guys spend more time making maps for free to help others than what it would take to make an entry for a chance to win a great game or be hired for a $200 project. I hope most of you guys just havent publicly announced your trying out because I would hate to see someone miss this chance if it is something they really want to do. Either way, good luck and THANK YOU to the few who do tryout.

[Buddy]

[A. Switz]

Tryout Ended. One mapper competed. He's guaranteed either a $50 game or the job.

[arhurt]