Func_Msgboard: Explore Jam 2

Posted by PuLSaR on 2017/01/04 16:58:48

Explore jam 2:
No monsters. Instead you can have traps, crushers, jumping puzzles, anything that comes to your mind to entertain a player without monsters.

Not restricted to any texture theme: it may id medieval, runic, base or any custom texture set or mix of them.

Examples: 1 2

Deadline - January 7th

As an experiment you may add monsters to your map on skill 0.

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Barnak

#7 posted by PuLSaR on 2017/01/04 17:51:21

Explore jam is not about making large gorgeous environments, it's about something simple and interesting. The first exlore jam had one day deadline (which was extended to 2 days) and 1024 box restiction. This one provides some more time. tbh I can hardly imagine a big map without mosters that doesn't fall in getting repeatative. So making something short is the key.

Some Deets

#8 posted by mjb on 2017/01/04 18:03:56

What water alpha are we dealing with here since it is vanilla?

Anything else to note that wasn't in the main post?

Wateralpha 0.65

#9 posted by PuLSaR on 2017/01/04 18:06:22

#10 posted by Newhouse on 2017/01/04 18:25:41

So what can you do to this map jam exactly, sorry it was a little unclear to me.

Puzzles only, but no jumping puzzles? No jumping at all, only something interesting to look at but not interact?

Newhouse

#11 posted by DOOMer on 2017/01/04 18:28:57

I think that the jumping puzzles are allowed. Only monster are forbidden.

#10

#12 posted by Kinn on 2017/01/04 18:31:11

The original post is badly worded. I think it means "no monsters, but everything else is fair game".

Oh True

#13 posted by PuLSaR on 2017/01/04 18:33:13

no monsters is the main statement, the rest is the list of examples what can be there: traps, crushers etc.

Thanks Moderators

#14 posted by PuLSaR on 2017/01/04 18:33:34

#15 posted by metlslime on 2017/01/04 18:33:45

updated post to say "No monsters. Instead you can have traps, crushers..."

Good Luck

#16 posted by FifthElephant on 2017/01/04 19:47:30

I really struggled to make something for the last explore jam. It's harder than you think!

Fifth

#17 posted by PuLSaR on 2017/01/04 20:21:23

You have another chance.

But you're right, it's not that easy to make maps without monsters, but it's an interesting challenge.

I'm In

#18 posted by topher on 2017/01/04 20:41:32

i'll make one
it's ok to use skills to tweak the difficulty of jumps?
so, i put three func_walls, with spawnflags "not on easy/normal/hard"

i may drop it later.

Topher

#19 posted by PuLSaR on 2017/01/04 20:43:24

yep, it's fine

#20 posted by DOOMer on 2017/01/04 20:48:37

What is the maximum length | height of the jump in vanila Quake?

Aww Man January 7th?

#21 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2017/01/04 21:00:38

I'm in. Who needs sleep?

@DOOMer

#22 posted by Newhouse on 2017/01/04 21:23:47

These based on what I tried in Quakespasm.

About 192 pixels or bit more, if you're thinking about running and jumping right from the edge and both platforms are in a same height.

Jumping up max is 40 but try to prefer 32 pixels.

How Do You Make A Healing Pool In Vanilla Quake?

#23 posted by Newhouse on 2017/01/04 21:29:13

Healing Pool In Id1:

#24 posted by muk on 2017/01/04 21:31:58

Pool of water with a func_illusionary bottom with health packs hidden underneath.

Like The Healing Pool On E4M4?

#25 posted by xaGe on 2017/01/04 21:38:56

;-)

#26 posted by Newhouse on 2017/01/04 22:02:16

Yep, so it is func_illusionary. It would be so nice to place multiple health pack on same spot, if I add target key to each pack and they one by one turns on unactive health packs that are on same spot?

Now Streaming Explorejam 2

#27 posted by Naitelveni on 2017/01/04 22:10:39

https://www.twitch.tv/naitelveni
im in!

@newhouse

#28 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2017/01/04 22:13:17

Maybe a plat that pushes health kits into the player?

@dumptruck_ds

#29 posted by Newhouse on 2017/01/04 22:25:53

I think delaying triggers would be easier*

The Very Beginning

#30 posted by PuLSaR on 2017/01/05 02:26:07

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32711504/expl2.png

Sweet

#31 posted by mjb on 2017/01/05 02:38:39

Lovely!

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