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17buddies Solstice Mapping Contest, Counter Strike 1.6
Chapo
post 31/03/2012 - 11:55:27 |   Post #1
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17Buddies is proud to announce you the first 17Buddies mapping contest:

2012 Solstice Mapping Contest
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This is a Counter Strike 1.6 mapping contest that will last from Friday, April 20th to Wednesday, June 20th at 11:59pm GMT.


Please read the following contest rules and information closely.


Rules:
  • Types allowed: Defuse, Hostage Rescue, Fight Yard, Gungame, or Aim map,
  • Only one external wad allowed: 17bsolstice.wad ( No Wadinclude allowed other than mapper's signature),
  • Use of 'standard' wads is allowed (cstrike.wad, halflife.wad...) and zhlt.wad allowed,
  • The theme of the map must be related to summer, solstice or sun,
  • Map must have at least 32 slots,
  • Map must have been optimized with 1200 wpolys maximum,
  • You must place prominently in the map at least one banner and one button 17buddies provided in the 17bsolstice wad file,
  • The map must be your own map and must be made for this contest,
  • Do not use custom content without permission from its creator,
  • Do not have any disgusting content in the map,
  • Only one map per mapper,
  • Only one mapper per map,



Judging:
  • Visual appeal and attention to detail
  • Overall fun and playability
  • Lighting – Is the lighting convincing for the situation it’s used it.
  • Detail – Pretty simple to grasp.
  • Texture use – Do the textures in the map all fit, and flow together?
  • Model use – Do the models fit the map?
  • Optimization – How well does the map play
  • Build quality of map
  • Brush use – Did you use brushes well in the map?
  • Entity use – Did you use entities well in the map?
  • Design
  • Balance – Is the map fair for both teams?



Registering:
  • Register on 17buddies
  • Post a message in this topic with your mapper's name before Friday, April 20th 2012 11:59pm GMT
  • Send a PM to Chapo with a valid email where we can send you messages.



Prizes:
Sponsors: If you want to enter this competition and promote your company, please contact Chapo.
  • 1st Prize : 6 months of free Advertising on 17's Buddies main pages ( Value : 48 Euros )
  • 2nd Prize : 3 months of free Advertising on 17's Buddies main pages ( Value : 24 Euros )
  • 3rd Prize : 1 month of free Advertising on 17's Buddies main pages ( Value : 8 Euros )
  • ..and all mappers will receive our eternal consideration


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Submission of the Map:
  • You must submit a full archive in .zip format with all needed ressources (textures, sky, models, sprites, sounds,...),
  • You can use HLBox17b to create archive,
  • Map must be send before Wednesday, June 20th at 11:59pm GMT.


Judges:


Registered Mappers:



Thanks:
We wish to thank the following sites that allow us to promote our mapping contest:

We DO NOT want to thank the following site(s):



Questions:
If you have any more questions don’t think twice about asking, but read carefully the FAQ below before asking.

I wish you all the best! Good luck, and happy mapping!

This post has been edited by Chapo: 14/06/2012 - 17:55:47
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Naigel
post 06/04/2012 - 19:39:55 |   Post #2
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I don't think you should be adding more and more textures to that .wad, cause you might as well allow custom .wad's then.
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Posts in this topic
- Chapo   17buddies Solstice Mapping Contest   31/03/2012 - 11:55:27
- - Chapo   FAQ. Q: How long do I have to complete the map?...   31/03/2012 - 12:02:46
- - sokol-maps   Sokol   31/03/2012 - 19:50:19
- - Cesar   Apps i have a question, Q: Is there a max file si...   31/03/2012 - 20:03:38
- - Tatu Eugen   Tatu Eugen I am in.   31/03/2012 - 20:15:45
- - SergioPoverony   i'm + making map   31/03/2012 - 20:49:14
- - Chapo   Cesar => You're right, It's ambiguous. ...   31/03/2012 - 20:56:35
|- - Chapo   QUOTE (Chapo @ 31/03/2012 - 20:56...   01/04/2012 - 12:01:50
|- - Grounded   QUOTE (Chapo @ 01/04/2012 - 11:01...   01/04/2012 - 14:10:15
- - SergioPoverony   QUOTE Sergio => With which mapper's name do...   31/03/2012 - 21:21:45
- - Chapo   Ok, no problem. I have received your PM   31/03/2012 - 21:30:49
- - Cesar   Sorry: Apps as mapper name   31/03/2012 - 22:01:29
- - audizmann   Out of curiosity, are the prizes of any use if you...   31/03/2012 - 22:31:43
- - Chapo   You can use them for advertizing for your team or ...   31/03/2012 - 22:43:17
- - tizu   I haven't been mapping for more than 1 year......   01/04/2012 - 09:02:56
- - Dominio   Challenge accepted! Dominio   01/04/2012 - 09:43:18
- - Chapo   Great!! Come on guys! You've got...   01/04/2012 - 10:11:08
- - Grounded   Glad to see people still want new 1.6 maps Mappe...   01/04/2012 - 11:19:51
- - warri   Hmm, why not? Mapper name: warri   01/04/2012 - 11:23:51
- - Chapo   Don't hesitate to ask or give feedback about r...   01/04/2012 - 12:03:40
- - deepeyes   oh wow, this is the first 17buddies mapping compet...   01/04/2012 - 12:29:58
- - 23shockwave   23shockwave   01/04/2012 - 14:13:54
- - Naigel   Thank you for notifying me by e-mail. My nickname...   01/04/2012 - 14:42:51
|- - tizu   QUOTE (Naigel @ 01/04/2012 - 15:42...   02/04/2012 - 12:43:56
- - Chapo   Sorry, I made a mistake: Summer Solstice 2012 is t...   01/04/2012 - 17:37:45
- - Cesar   god damn. 17buddies.wad doesnt have textures like ...   01/04/2012 - 17:48:17
- - SergioPoverony   Yes. You wad textures not complete, no series text...   01/04/2012 - 17:59:26
- - Chapo   You can use standard wads (cstrike.wad, halflife.w...   01/04/2012 - 18:11:22
- - SergioPoverony   May be wad include ZHLT wad?   01/04/2012 - 18:43:03
- - S3B   We'll include the texture in our wad, and also...   01/04/2012 - 18:53:47
- - Chapo   As they are not 'heavy', we can incorporat...   01/04/2012 - 18:53:51
- - SergioPoverony   For real compile map i'm and other mappers use...   01/04/2012 - 18:59:24
- - deepeyes   These are most common .WAD files you can find on C...   01/04/2012 - 19:10:24
- - mr_ZAZA   ZAZA   01/04/2012 - 20:33:39
- - JaiiRiToO   JaiiRiToO Go Go Peru!   02/04/2012 - 00:49:27
- - Kira.   Kira.   02/04/2012 - 11:43:04
- - Kira.   My nick is with a dot at the end. Like that : ...   02/04/2012 - 12:58:46
- - Chapo   ok   02/04/2012 - 13:25:27
- - Naigel   There are different versions of zhlt.wad online......   02/04/2012 - 17:26:28
- - Chapo   as we said above, we can add those special texture...   02/04/2012 - 18:14:26
|- - Dominio   QUOTE (Chapo @ 02/04/2012 - 19:14...   03/04/2012 - 15:37:12
- - fr33pr0d   Name: fr33pr0d Hopefully I'll have enough time...   02/04/2012 - 18:33:34
- - Chapo   You should make a Romanian team Really happy to ...   02/04/2012 - 18:40:12
- - fr33pr0d   That's exactly what I was thinking.. if everyb...   02/04/2012 - 18:54:45
- - Chapo   It was a joke Actual contest is for individual m...   02/04/2012 - 20:30:01
- - Max (von A)   I'm in this, Chapo: Max (von A) I hope to b...   02/04/2012 - 20:58:27
- - Chapo   Thank you Max. Remember to send me your email by...   02/04/2012 - 21:25:44
- - Chapo   Added links to mapper's maps (if present). Y...   03/04/2012 - 08:06:02
|- - tizu   QUOTE (Chapo @ 03/04/2012 - 09:06...   03/04/2012 - 10:01:16
- - mr_ZAZA   How I understood, it is old-school competition? Wh...   03/04/2012 - 16:10:48
|- - tizu   QUOTE (mr_ZAZA @ 03/04/2012 - 17:10...   03/04/2012 - 16:18:32
|- - mr_ZAZA   1. Well, if the wads & models only standard, s...   03/04/2012 - 16:38:58
- - tizu   Well buddy, old-school can be described in several...   03/04/2012 - 17:01:00
- - Chapo   We have until 20 April to discuss rules. For sub...   03/04/2012 - 17:15:27
- - Chapo   Here is the new 17bsolstice.wad file with special ...   03/04/2012 - 18:20:53
- - Chapo   ZAZA: when I look at this map or this one, shouldn...   03/04/2012 - 18:29:00
- - mr_ZAZA   Yes, but when I was registered, name ZAZA was alre...   03/04/2012 - 19:05:45
- - xaxatyh   can the prize be taken in money? ) because i have...   03/04/2012 - 21:08:23
|- - Chapo   QUOTE (xaxatyh @ 03/04/2012 - 22:08...   04/04/2012 - 07:37:34
- - Chapo   ZAZA=>doesn't matter. Tell me what is your ...   03/04/2012 - 22:23:02
- - Max (von A)   Hi all, a question: That troubles me a lot, I usu...   03/04/2012 - 22:58:43
- - Chapo   I was waiting for this question On june, 20 th, ...   04/04/2012 - 05:16:14
- - Plictis   whats the alowed zip file size? 5 or 10 mega?   04/04/2012 - 10:50:48
- - palp   Hello. Register me. Name - Palp   04/04/2012 - 10:58:21
- - Chapo   Plictis => 5Mo Palp => Ok   04/04/2012 - 13:39:35
- - Kira.   RE: 17buddies Solstice Mapping Contest   04/04/2012 - 14:47:13
- - Chapo   ??? What's the problem Kira. ?   04/04/2012 - 15:27:13
- - Chapo   My adviser S3B () slips me in the ear that in any ...   04/04/2012 - 17:33:33
|- - Max (von A)   QUOTE (Chapo @ 04/04/2012 - 13:33...   04/04/2012 - 22:13:34
- - Vova   Name: Vova I'll try   04/04/2012 - 18:36:01
- - S3B   This contest will be great and Welcome Vova   04/04/2012 - 18:38:33
- - Chapo   Give email Vova plz   04/04/2012 - 18:56:41
|- - Chapo   QUOTE (Chapo @ 04/04/2012 - 19:56...   05/04/2012 - 19:32:25
|- - Vova   QUOTE (Chapo @ 05/04/2012 - 20:32...   06/04/2012 - 15:21:35
- - S3B   QUOTE S3B, You are not going to participate ? No,...   05/04/2012 - 15:08:38
- - SergioPoverony   Hi. Please add in wad this is "crossing...   06/04/2012 - 05:19:48
- - Chapo   Ok. No problem   06/04/2012 - 15:46:58
- - Chapo   Sergio => I let tizu and S3b, our 2 mappers, an...   06/04/2012 - 15:49:38
- - Kira.   There is one more problem the texture crate23 fro...   06/04/2012 - 16:47:29
- - Chapo   My technical advisors should get fired   06/04/2012 - 16:54:07
- - Vova   We can use texture added by SergioPoverony ?   06/04/2012 - 17:29:20
- - Max (von A)   Let me know if I'm wrong but: The 19 official...   06/04/2012 - 17:34:48
- - Vova   I have a problem with understanding of using textu...   06/04/2012 - 17:54:11
- - Chapo   For the moment you're right Max. Vova: don...   06/04/2012 - 18:13:54
- - Naigel   I don't think you should be adding more and mo...   06/04/2012 - 19:39:55
- - chaosmedia90   hy boys and girls , im chaosmedia90 from Romania [...   06/04/2012 - 20:23:02
- - Chapo   Of course you can. Send pm with a valid email   06/04/2012 - 21:50:55
|- - chaosmedia90   QUOTE (Chapo @ 06/04/2012 - 22:50...   06/04/2012 - 21:58:54
- - Chapo   Perhaps another time, but for actual contest you c...   07/04/2012 - 06:07:35
|- - chaosmedia90   QUOTE (Chapo @ 07/04/2012 - 07:07...   07/04/2012 - 10:58:27
- - Chapo   Quite the contrary. I think limiting the use of ...   07/04/2012 - 11:35:45
- - S3B   +1, i agree   07/04/2012 - 11:38:44
- - S3B   @SergioPoverony Your texture are pretty and confor...   07/04/2012 - 12:21:24
- - chaosmedia90   Chapo you can add me in list Name : chaosmedia90...   07/04/2012 - 14:40:29
- - Max (von A)   If you are going to change the textures of 17bsols...   07/04/2012 - 17:12:20
- - Chapo   . Ok to add Sergio's textures (if they are rea...   07/04/2012 - 17:43:04
- - Kira.   Don't forget to rename the texture "crate...   07/04/2012 - 18:17:28
- - Chapo   Waiting for Max to explain his "blue roof te...   07/04/2012 - 18:54:52
- - Max (von A)   I meant only a small change, but do not think it p...   07/04/2012 - 19:17:05
- - S3B   Sergio's textures are not really necessary,...   07/04/2012 - 19:22:03
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