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anyone else starting a turtle map? I hope to get mine started tonight if my existing map* doesn't take up all my time.
*and my job :( It lives in the ocean. It's rigid in the middle and flappy in the ends and slow-moving and lives long, can hold breath and dive. Lays eggs in the sand.
It's a map done in one week's time. But, as than, I have another big map that I would like to get out at QExpo.
I'm making an Elderworld turtlemap. Are we linking them together anyhow, or just releasing a pack of turtlemaps?
It's like a speedmap, but you get a week or so. I think the timelimit for QExpo is likely to be 10 days. This means that turtlemaps can be much more elaborate than speedmaps. More like a regular map I guess.
Will the turtlemap deadline be the same as the second speedmap?
I will try to enter all 3 events but I really haven't had time for anything fun as of late :( I am thinking that the second speedmap could be a "redux" of the first (sort of like the re-released "Apocalypse Now" movie). episode 1 in one speedmap. Maybe have three or four rooms or whatever you think you choose is something worth reminiscing / remembering / tributing / improvising from your memories of quake from 10 years beyond. :)
And still of course some gameplay & progression, and u don't need cthon. Everybody could play those. :) :p my turtle map that is in progress in full metal id base, speedmap will try make a ztndm3 texture stile with idbase textures...
tentative deadline for the turtlemap is the 27th, 12pm gmt. that would still give us some time to decide if it will be released just then or maybe turned into a mini-episode, hub or anything. not sure if that date/time is useful - we can change it if needed of course.
redux theme doesn't sound that good to me. doing the same again, only longer? i was forced to watch apocalypse redux several times and while it's a good movie, it was soo exhausting each time... ;) bambuz' idea might work, but i'd suggest expanding it to all episodes (e1 offers the greatest textural variety though)? i set up the speedmapping/turtlemapping booth today, you will be able to comment on it on monday btw. A loooooong time ago, way back when I was but a weeee speedmapper. Thanks to Scampie. I witnessed them argue first hand. Aye, it was Scampie who drove Xen away.
But yeah, he was good. i will make all events at least try real hard ;)
P.S--> this week my boss is in vacacion ;) got many time to map hehe I remember that day well, Zwiffle. I think I always will. I seem to remember Scampie was mad that Xen tried to make maps that people would enjoy playing? Obviously he deserved worse than banishment, but what can you do?
depends how much time I have - it isn't a big deal, so I will just try and make a playable map and worry about skill settings later.
theme: "episode 1 in one map" (thanks bambuz) - 26th
let's hope there are some more maps this time... ;) http://www.quakeexpo.com/booth.php?id=23 The arguement was over the fact that speedmapping was run by me solely for the enjoyment of the level designers involved. Xenon's point was that he didn't like mapping, he liked people playing his maps, which I felt was the wrong attitude for speedmaps. My point being, if you want people to enjoy your maps, take time and make a real map. If you want to have fun building wacky shit, make speedmaps.
I don't think I ever told him to 'leave', but he did after that anyway. I'm not opposed to your view.
For me it's also like a way to learn since people don't expect that much quality from a speedmap, but still play and give feedback. If I had released a proper map back then last summer or so, it would have had all kinds of stupid probs I know how to avoid now. It's also fun to play some wacky maps. But whatever. I'm not at home much until mid august.
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