Func_Msgboard: Map-Center Retrojam 1 Announced

Posted by dumptruck_ds on 2024/07/20 16:43:34

Map-Center recently added new channels for classic Quake and to celebrate, we’re hosting our first ever Retrojam! We’re keeping this old school, simple and fun! Community jams are great way to learn how to map, so if you are new to mapping for Quake, this is a great opportunity to learn along with others.

Starts Saturday July 20th and ends Saturday July 27th, followed by a public playtesting period. For the guidelines and further discussion, visit our # quake-retrojam1 channel in the Map-Center Discord server, which you can join here: https://discord.gg/vSvqwys5hB.

If you aren't on Discord feel free to email your submissions and source map to dumptruck_ds.

The guidelines are as follows:

Aesthetics: The theme is Wizard Metal. Take inspiration from the original game, notably maps e2m4, e2m5, e3m6, and e4m7. This gives you many texture combinations to explore. We’ll provide a starter wad file soon, but you are encouraged to use original id1 textures or any old school texture set that fits the theme. We will be sharing information on how to do map hacks for dormant triggers and similar trickery over the course of the jam.

Progs: id1 (a.k.a. vanilla)

SFX: No custom sound effects or music this time, but feel free to add a track number to your worldspawn by setting the sounds key to a number between 2 and 11.

Design: Make a retro, id-style map you’d want to play and share with your friends, enjoy yourself and have fun!

Specifics: Map name format: mc_rj1_mappername. trigger_changelevel should point to mc_rj1_start. Maps should be compatible with Quakespasm and Quake Remastered (KEX) engines. Protocol 15 or 666. No super-sized, ultra-detailed maps please, stick to the retro aesthetic. Please no skymaps or custom models. Be sure to include three info_player_coop starts and some info_player_deathmatch starts. Please consider adjusting gameplay for different skill levels via spawnflags.

Submissions Are Closed For This

#1 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2024/07/28 07:20:34

We received 21 maps for this. Pretty cool and some spectacular looking maps. Will post a link when the pack is available.

Come Get Some1

#2 posted by xaGe on 2024/08/09 17:37:33

Never in our wildest dreams could we have imagined such a huge turn-out for Map-Center’s first Quake Jam. Now it’s time to revisit classic Quake in a whopping 24 maps and enjoy hours of additional gameplay. In order to thank the participants for their hard work and support, @dumptruck_ds has put together a trailer to celebrate the release of Map-Center’s Quake Retrojam 1. This package has been battle-tested by the community and is specifically made to work with the Quake Remaster. We hope you enjoy our first endeavor in supporting Quake as well and keep an eye out, because there’s more to come! You can download Map-Center’s Quake Retrojam 1 here:

https://www.moddb.com/games/quake/addons/map-center-quake-retrojam-1

https://youtu.be/lKQ3nVCU7VI?si=xME4Yi0k3hPVsEC2

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