Let's have a level contest - Page 2

Zell · Posted: 09-21-2009, 02:04 PM #41

DO IT *****

KOP_AoEJedi · Posted: 09-21-2009, 02:06 PM #42

I wish I could edit Q3... I tried once, Radiant is difficult to me for some reason. The only editors I have ever shown promise in was JED/ZED and Hammer.

zanardi · Posted: 09-21-2009, 02:13 PM #43

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Originally Posted by FastGamerr

This is actually the best idea so far. A shame only a very few people could participate in that contest.

Why could only a few people participate?

I think it's a good idea though

ECHOMAN · Posted: 09-21-2009, 02:17 PM #44

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Originally Posted by KOP_AoEJedi

I wish I could edit Q3... I tried once, Radiant is difficult to me for some reason. The only editors I have ever shown promise in was JED/ZED and Hammer.

If you know Hammer well, Q3radiant won't be much of a steep learning curve. If I recall, Hammer was based of id's level editor designs (correct me if I'm wrong).

I tried JED, and I actually put some effort into learning it. But I became annoyed at random limitations, and I couldn't wrap my head around its idiosyncrasies. If learning Q3Radiant/UnrealED/Hammer was like understanding French, German or Spanish, than JED must be like... what, Swahili?

FastGamerr · Posted: 09-21-2009, 02:18 PM #45

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Originally Posted by zanardi

Why could only a few people participate?

Well, not so many people edit JO and JA anymore. At least around here, of course a contest like that might generate interest from some people outside Massassi but there wasn't really an influx of non-Massassians the last times either.

Goit · Posted: 09-21-2009, 02:41 PM #46

I'd be up for another level contest, SP of course. Would love winning two back to back

What was dissapointing last time though was how few final entrants there were. There were atleast 10 different projects to start off with, and only three (me included) submitted levels in the end.

*cleans trophy*

KOP_AoEJedi · Posted: 09-21-2009, 03:52 PM #47

I have the issue of starting something really good, then hitting an issue that isn't easily fixed or worked around, and I get discouraged because I can't make what's in my head come out in the game...

zanardi · Posted: 09-21-2009, 05:46 PM #48

What if we just started our own contest and called it the massassi community pack? And I think it would be cool if there was no restrictions, MP, SP, CTF, it could be a nice variety. Create more interest?

Emon · Posted: 09-21-2009, 06:45 PM #49

Zanardi's right. The editing communities are far too small for any kind of focused contest.

Lord_Grismath · Posted: 09-21-2009, 06:57 PM #50

I'm only in if there's a shiny trophy at the end and eternal bragging rights.

Zell · Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:22 PM #51

$10 gift certificate to GameSpot.

Brian · Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:26 PM #52

I'll pitch in a free game, up to $59.99 US (including tax & shipping to conus), but if someone overseas wins that really sucks. I think last time it cost me almost a hundred bucks to buy a foreigner a $40 game! ONLY IF WE GET AT LEAST 5 DECENT ENTRIES

ECHOMAN · Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:29 PM #53

I think it would be better if we just create one big community project instead of little separate ones that just fall apart... big projects tend to attract people instead of little maps that no one is ever going to play.

But even that takes good dedication...

Brian · Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:41 PM #54

Our community doesn't exactly have a great track record when it comes to big community projects.

Gettleburger · Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:57 PM #55

Unreal editing! ^_^

mb · Posted: 09-21-2009, 09:10 PM #56

I'd be up for a contest!

DSettahr · Posted: 09-21-2009, 10:05 PM #57

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Originally Posted by Brian

Our community doesn't exactly have a great track record when it comes to big community projects.

Speaking of which, does anyone have the SWT:TC files that were leaked from OD-34?

Tracer · Posted: 09-21-2009, 10:46 PM #58

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Originally Posted by Brian

I'll pitch in a free game, up to $59.99 US (including tax & shipping to conus), but if someone overseas wins that really sucks. I think last time it cost me almost a hundred bucks to buy a foreigner a $40 game! ONLY IF WE GET AT LEAST 5 DECENT ENTRIES

Lousy foreigners. Go back to iceland.

SF_GoldG_01 · Posted: 09-21-2009, 11:49 PM #59

Its a lot easier, and less time consuming, and in the end more rewarding, to just make a short 5-10 min film contest. Its not difficult to write 10 pages in 2 days, film in 3 days and edit and upload in the final 2 days.

Tracer · Posted: 09-21-2009, 11:50 PM #60

My Wolfy idea is guaranteed to win the Massassi Oscars. Also you really are the comma king.

SF_GoldG_01 · Posted: 09-22-2009, 12:03 AM #61

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Originally Posted by Tracer

My Wolfy idea is guaranteed to win the Massassi Oscars. Also you really are the comma king.

JM · Posted: 09-22-2009, 12:09 AM #62

A film making contest is stupid, and requires tools not all of us have. Additionally, your timeline might work for someone like you, but most of us have lives.

Martyn · Posted: 09-22-2009, 03:37 AM #63

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Originally Posted by Tracer

My Wolfy idea is guaranteed to win the Massassi Oscars. Also you really are the comma king.

Wazzbang and Wolfy.

You know it makes sense

Freelancer · Posted: 09-22-2009, 03:53 AM #64

Every contest since mlp3 I have declared that I would submit an entry and have not.

So this time I'm gonna tempt fate and declare that there is no way in hell that I will submit an entry for this contest.

JM · Posted: 09-22-2009, 08:52 AM #65

So shall this be MLP5? JK multiplayer maps.

Or JA maps? A JA duel map contest like Levelsource had seems best, due to the small scale of a duel map.

Roger Spruce · Posted: 09-22-2009, 08:59 AM #66

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Originally Posted by Brian

Our community doesn't exactly have a great track record when it comes to big community projects.

That's because we tend to let anyone get involved and the majority of the community has no place being involved with anything?

Martyn · Posted: 09-22-2009, 09:17 AM #67

Nah, loads of us have got jobs and grown up now. The last time I entered (an awful level) for the first MLP I was at school, living with my parents.

I'm not saying there aren't those who have the time, just that they're definitely in the minority now.

Emon · Posted: 09-22-2009, 09:39 AM #68

Quote:

Originally Posted by SF_GoldG_01

Its a lot easier, and less time consuming, and in the end more rewarding, to just make a short 5-10 min film contest. Its not difficult to write 10 pages in 2 days, film in 3 days and edit and upload in the final 2 days.

...what the hell does a film contest have to do with anything at all? This is an editing community for games.

You just want a film contest so you can enter some terrible Star Wars fanfic into it.

Brian · Posted: 09-22-2009, 10:22 AM #69

On the contrary, there's an entire section of massassi dedicated to things like this!

http://www.massassi.net/levels/view_...category_id=24

Emon · Posted: 09-22-2009, 11:36 AM #70

I can't view that at work. Is it the machinima stuff? Because I don't think that's what he meant by a "film contest."

Brian · Posted: 09-22-2009, 12:58 PM #71

Haha, it's got two videos, one called A Killing in the Woods made by Kiramin and then a trailer for something else about burning leaves.

Massassi is blocked at work? Where do you work? Wait, wtf? How can you not view that but you can view the forums?

zanardi · Posted: 09-22-2009, 01:08 PM #72

Quote:

Originally Posted by SF_GoldG_01

Its a lot easier, and less time consuming, and in the end more rewarding, to just make a short 5-10 min film contest. Its not difficult to write 10 pages in 2 days, film in 3 days and edit and upload in the final 2 days.

This is a JK editing website not a film site, why would we make a film contest that would be... well rather dumb

ECHOMAN · Posted: 09-22-2009, 01:23 PM #73

Well, I doubt many people have access to equipment and people to star in it. I sure don't.

FastGamerr · Posted: 09-22-2009, 01:24 PM #74

Hmm, lookes like JK2Files had a funky contest a while ago.

Zell · Posted: 09-22-2009, 03:53 PM #75

holy ****. those levels are fantastic.

KOP_AoEJedi · Posted: 09-22-2009, 03:59 PM #76

I just realized the other day that my CP map for TF2 got wiped out in my format... forgot to back it up

Weeks of work, gone...

The MAZZTer · Posted: 09-22-2009, 06:14 PM #77

But now you can make a Payload Race map instead

LordVirus · Posted: 09-23-2009, 09:01 AM #78

Oh, I'd love to make some kind of JK level for a contest, but the problem is that A) time, B) time, and C) time. Also that JK is mostly dead, and I don't touch JO/JA.

Moreover, while a freeform level contest would garner the most interest, it could not by definition be a contest, because of the sheer impossibility of comparing different kinds of levels -- unless, of course, there were categories used for judging; but then there still wouldn't be enough entrants...

GHORG · Posted: 09-23-2009, 09:33 AM #79

I think what zanardi said, make it no holds barred, DF/JK/JO/JA, MP/SP.

I'd love to try to enter something, but I suspect work would get in the way...

Emon · Posted: 09-23-2009, 09:43 AM #80

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Originally Posted by Brian

Massassi is blocked at work? Where do you work? Wait, wtf? How can you not view that but you can view the forums?

The corporate proxy catches the "games" category for the main page but no the forums, hahah

Zell Not the senator.r 0x2148	Posted: 09-21-2009, 02:04 PM #41 DO IT ***** ____________ DO NOT WANT.

zanardi Dictator for Life 0x1af0	Posted: 09-21-2009, 05:46 PM #48 What if we just started our own contest and called it the massassi community pack? And I think it would be cool if there was no restrictions, MP, SP, CTF, it could be a nice variety. Create more interest? ____________ "Nulla tenaci invia est via"

Emon Imon, umon...everymon! 0x6281	Posted: 09-21-2009, 06:45 PM #49 Zanardi's right. The editing communities are far too small for any kind of focused contest. ____________ Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.

Lord_Grismath Dance Dance Resurrection 0x18c5	Posted: 09-21-2009, 06:57 PM #50 I'm only in if there's a shiny trophy at the end and eternal bragging rights.

Zell Not the senator.r 0x2148	Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:22 PM #51 $10 gift certificate to GameSpot. ____________ DO NOT WANT.

Brian Loves Pokeman 0x2583	Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:26 PM #52 I'll pitch in a free game, up to $59.99 US (including tax & shipping to conus), but if someone overseas wins that really sucks. I think last time it cost me almost a hundred bucks to buy a foreigner a $40 game! ONLY IF WE GET AT LEAST 5 DECENT ENTRIES

ECHOMAN "Has it won yet?"a 0x436f	Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:29 PM #53 I think it would be better if we just create one big community project instead of little separate ones that just fall apart... big projects tend to attract people instead of little maps that no one is ever going to play. But even that takes good dedication... ____________ SnailIracing:n(500tpostshpereline)pants -----------------------------@%

Brian Loves Pokeman 0x2583	Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:41 PM #54 Our community doesn't exactly have a great track record when it comes to big community projects.

Gettleburger Registered User 0x2bf	Posted: 09-21-2009, 07:57 PM #55 Unreal editing! ^_^ ____________ A dream is beautiful because it remains a dream.

mb I am the Stig 0x35bf	Posted: 09-21-2009, 09:10 PM #56 I'd be up for a contest! ____________ [01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.

SF_GoldG_01 Banned 0x1147	Posted: 09-21-2009, 11:49 PM #59 Its a lot easier, and less time consuming, and in the end more rewarding, to just make a short 5-10 min film contest. Its not difficult to write 10 pages in 2 days, film in 3 days and edit and upload in the final 2 days.

Tracer El Duderino. 0x2692	Posted: 09-21-2009, 11:50 PM #60 My Wolfy idea is guaranteed to win the Massassi Oscars. Also you really are the comma king.

JM The Ego Has Landed 0x1675	Posted: 09-22-2009, 12:09 AM #62 A film making contest is stupid, and requires tools not all of us have. Additionally, your timeline might work for someone like you, but most of us have lives.

Freelancer Peelancer 0x492e	Posted: 09-22-2009, 03:53 AM #64 Every contest since mlp3 I have declared that I would submit an entry and have not. So this time I'm gonna tempt fate and declare that there is no way in hell that I will submit an entry for this contest. ____________ "it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009

JM The Ego Has Landed 0x1675	Posted: 09-22-2009, 08:52 AM #65 So shall this be MLP5? JK multiplayer maps. Or JA maps? A JA duel map contest like Levelsource had seems best, due to the small scale of a duel map.

Martyn The Daddy 0x22da	Posted: 09-22-2009, 09:17 AM #67 Nah, loads of us have got jobs and grown up now. The last time I entered (an awful level) for the first MLP I was at school, living with my parents. I'm not saying there aren't those who have the time, just that they're definitely in the minority now.

Brian Loves Pokeman 0x2583	Posted: 09-22-2009, 10:22 AM #69 On the contrary, there's an entire section of massassi dedicated to things like this! http://www.massassi.net/levels/view_...category_id=24

Emon Imon, umon...everymon! 0x6281	Posted: 09-22-2009, 11:36 AM #70 I can't view that at work. Is it the machinima stuff? Because I don't think that's what he meant by a "film contest." ____________ Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.

Brian Loves Pokeman 0x2583	Posted: 09-22-2009, 12:58 PM #71 Haha, it's got two videos, one called A Killing in the Woods made by Kiramin and then a trailer for something else about burning leaves. Massassi is blocked at work? Where do you work? Wait, wtf? How can you not view that but you can view the forums?

ECHOMAN "Has it won yet?"a 0x436f	Posted: 09-22-2009, 01:23 PM #73 Well, I doubt many people have access to equipment and people to star in it. I sure don't. ____________ SnailIracing:n(500tpostshpereline)pants -----------------------------@%

FastGamerr NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA 0x394c	Posted: 09-22-2009, 01:24 PM #74 Hmm, lookes like JK2Files had a funky contest a while ago. ____________ <landfish> FastGamerr > Satan DX Nihilum T O D O A T O D A Y

Zell Not the senator.r 0x2148	Posted: 09-22-2009, 03:53 PM #75 holy ****. those levels are fantastic. ____________ DO NOT WANT.

The MAZZTer ⌐_⌐ ¬_¬ 0x1943	Posted: 09-22-2009, 06:14 PM #77 But now you can make a Payload Race map instead ____________ ......!

GHORG Not Welcome in The Netherlands 0x891	Posted: 09-23-2009, 09:33 AM #79 I think what zanardi said, make it no holds barred, DF/JK/JO/JA, MP/SP. I'd love to try to enter something, but I suspect work would get in the way...