Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2006-02-20 at 14:34:52
Time to announce some winners and dish out some prizes.
As a reminder, February's Theme was Vehicles.
Let's get that judging criteria out there again:
Aerial Combat 2.0 by MillenniumArmy
THEME: 15/15
Planes shooting missiles. Woot!
FUN: 19/20
This map was crazy fun, possible a new map night classic if improved. I wish there were more game modes or options or something else to enhance it though.
PROFESSIONALISM: 14/15
A very high quality map. It does seem like it was put together a bit fast. I think the combat could've looked better or there could've been sounds or something. I felt a lack of "touch" while I was playing.
TOTAL: 48/50 - First Place! 600 minerals
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=4920
Traffic Controllers by TRiGGaMaSTa
THEME: 15/15
Directing traffic of vehicles. Yeah.
FUN: 17/20
An extremely fun and challenging map. Maybe a 5 point budget bonus for getting every car throug would be nice. But still, an awesome map to play.
PROFESSIONALISM: 15/15
It felt good. Real good... except for a few stuck cars here and there. I got a warm and fuzzy feeling inside, like something from Tuxedo-Templar.
TOTAL: 47/50 - Second Place! 300 minerals
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=4958
Vehicle Territories by fritfrat
THEME: 15/15
Stuck to the theme. A bunch of factories building vehicles we can fight with.
FUN: 15/20
A good team fighting map... definitely worth a try.
PROFESSIONALISM: 15/15
Nothing gross or offensive to the eye. The map looked good to me. Balance could be adjusted, though.
TOTAL: 45/50 - Third Place! 150 minerals
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=4959
Car Arena by Fwop_
THEME: 15/15
A CTF-style car arena. Pretty cool.
FUN: 15/20
Pretty fun to play, though it could be more challenging. Its a bit different from a lot of CTF maps. It looks like you'll need a full house for good games, though.
PROFESSIONALISM: 13/15
Despite its oddities, it is very well made and put together. I wish things would've been better explained. I had no idea the abilities were there, or where upgrades and things were.
TOTAL: 43/50 - Noteworthy Mention 75 minerals
Destruction Derby by SlayerZ-Pr0
THEME: 15/15
Fighting with cars. Cool.
FUN: 12/20
This map was fun. The speedometer thing was kind of cool. Originally I thought combat was determined by speed... I was wrong. Too random for my liking. Random fast paced destruction... if that's what you're into.
PROFESSIONALISM: 12/15
What's with the "under construction" game mode? The monster truck in chaos mode can become quite a camper. Gameplay is too random.
TOTAL: 39/50
(Note: from here in the authors shall remain anonymus to preserve dignity. Check the maps if you want to make fun of the author, if they even put their name.
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ESCAPE.scx
THEME: 15/15
It involved vehicles... helicopters, motorcycles.
FUN: 08/20
Its a bound under a different name. Touch something you die.
PROFESSIONALISM: 06/15
The grammar and spelling was bad, the text formatting could've been easier on the eyes. What was with all the unplacable units in the beginning? No briefing. No title or description.
TOTAL: 29/50
Warp Racers
THEME: 15/15
So you're using vehicles to race. Cool enough.
FUN: 01/20
Boring and incomplete from the beginning.... you definitely didn't even test this map before you submitted it. The triggers for the "warps" don't even include a move trigger? And that there's no triggers to make the "obsticals" harmful to the invincible Racers?
PROFESSIONALISM: 02/15
Terran Supply Depots? "Obsticals" and "Barracades"? I also think you forgot to set the "Obsticals" to computer player. The trigger work is terrible.
TOTAL: 18/50
Desert Race
THEME: 05/15
We get vehicles. That's about it. They don't really *do* with them per se.
FUN: 0/20
We were trapped by a wall of civilians with 9999 hp at the start. The only race in this desert is dying of old age. We also get a Barracks of "buy weapons here" with no supply depots. The closest thing to fun I had in this map was stealing addons from the other testers.
PROFESSIONALISM: 01/15
Nice briefing, it went by in a flash. Did I mention we couldn't build anything because you forgot supply depots? Another map I can definitely say was not playtested before submission.
TOTAL: 06/50
Pac Man
THEME: 0/15
Pacman isn't a vehicle. Though it doesn't matter, because we never saw him.
FUN: -1/20
The only fun I had involving this map was writing these comments and the concept of giving this map a negative score. Very satisfying.
PROFESSIONALISM: 0/15
I played the map and nothing happened. I saved a replay and nothing was there. I opened the map. No triggers, nothing. You are aware that I look at the map and don't pick the winner out of a hat, right?
TOTAL: -1/50
The maps are attached to this post. Enjoy. Maybe I'll cook something up for March. Thanks to everyone who submitted a map, both the good and the bad. Congratulations to the winners, you deserved your spots. And finally, thanks to CheeZuS, Horror, Fierce, and Voyager, and all others who helped me to play these maps.
As a reminder, February's Theme was Vehicles.
Let's get that judging criteria out there again:
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Theme (15) - Obviously this is the name of the game. If the map isn't even remotely related to the theme, it won't score very well. A map scoring 0 on this won't be graded further. Something that looks premade and just custom fit with a few text messages won't score very well.
Fun (20) - Important for me as I'm playing the map. Am I running around having a good time, or watching a unit talk to itself in a movie? If I ever go to this map again, is it going to be to play it with friends or to delete the scm/scx? This is probably going to be the deciding factor in contest entries.
Aesthetics and Professionalism (15) - Did you use one type of tile and no text color? Are there mispellings distracting me at every turn with some poorly made triggers? Hopefully you can create something that looks and feels decent. I'm not asking for extensive extended terrain or hundreds of sprites, a map with a unique feel to it should score at least an easy 10.
Fun (20) - Important for me as I'm playing the map. Am I running around having a good time, or watching a unit talk to itself in a movie? If I ever go to this map again, is it going to be to play it with friends or to delete the scm/scx? This is probably going to be the deciding factor in contest entries.
Aesthetics and Professionalism (15) - Did you use one type of tile and no text color? Are there mispellings distracting me at every turn with some poorly made triggers? Hopefully you can create something that looks and feels decent. I'm not asking for extensive extended terrain or hundreds of sprites, a map with a unique feel to it should score at least an easy 10.
Aerial Combat 2.0 by MillenniumArmy
THEME: 15/15
Planes shooting missiles. Woot!
FUN: 19/20
This map was crazy fun, possible a new map night classic if improved. I wish there were more game modes or options or something else to enhance it though.
PROFESSIONALISM: 14/15
A very high quality map. It does seem like it was put together a bit fast. I think the combat could've looked better or there could've been sounds or something. I felt a lack of "touch" while I was playing.
TOTAL: 48/50 - First Place! 600 minerals
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=4920
Traffic Controllers by TRiGGaMaSTa
THEME: 15/15
Directing traffic of vehicles. Yeah.
FUN: 17/20
An extremely fun and challenging map. Maybe a 5 point budget bonus for getting every car throug would be nice. But still, an awesome map to play.
PROFESSIONALISM: 15/15
It felt good. Real good... except for a few stuck cars here and there. I got a warm and fuzzy feeling inside, like something from Tuxedo-Templar.
TOTAL: 47/50 - Second Place! 300 minerals
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=4958
Vehicle Territories by fritfrat
THEME: 15/15
Stuck to the theme. A bunch of factories building vehicles we can fight with.
FUN: 15/20
A good team fighting map... definitely worth a try.
PROFESSIONALISM: 15/15
Nothing gross or offensive to the eye. The map looked good to me. Balance could be adjusted, though.
TOTAL: 45/50 - Third Place! 150 minerals
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=4959
Car Arena by Fwop_
THEME: 15/15
A CTF-style car arena. Pretty cool.
FUN: 15/20
Pretty fun to play, though it could be more challenging. Its a bit different from a lot of CTF maps. It looks like you'll need a full house for good games, though.
PROFESSIONALISM: 13/15
Despite its oddities, it is very well made and put together. I wish things would've been better explained. I had no idea the abilities were there, or where upgrades and things were.
TOTAL: 43/50 - Noteworthy Mention 75 minerals
Destruction Derby by SlayerZ-Pr0
THEME: 15/15
Fighting with cars. Cool.
FUN: 12/20
This map was fun. The speedometer thing was kind of cool. Originally I thought combat was determined by speed... I was wrong. Too random for my liking. Random fast paced destruction... if that's what you're into.
PROFESSIONALISM: 12/15
What's with the "under construction" game mode? The monster truck in chaos mode can become quite a camper. Gameplay is too random.
TOTAL: 39/50
(Note: from here in the authors shall remain anonymus to preserve dignity. Check the maps if you want to make fun of the author, if they even put their name.
)ESCAPE.scx
THEME: 15/15
It involved vehicles... helicopters, motorcycles.
FUN: 08/20
Its a bound under a different name. Touch something you die.
PROFESSIONALISM: 06/15
The grammar and spelling was bad, the text formatting could've been easier on the eyes. What was with all the unplacable units in the beginning? No briefing. No title or description.
TOTAL: 29/50
Warp Racers
THEME: 15/15
So you're using vehicles to race. Cool enough.
FUN: 01/20
Boring and incomplete from the beginning.... you definitely didn't even test this map before you submitted it. The triggers for the "warps" don't even include a move trigger? And that there's no triggers to make the "obsticals" harmful to the invincible Racers?
PROFESSIONALISM: 02/15
Terran Supply Depots? "Obsticals" and "Barracades"? I also think you forgot to set the "Obsticals" to computer player. The trigger work is terrible.
TOTAL: 18/50
Desert Race
THEME: 05/15
We get vehicles. That's about it. They don't really *do* with them per se.
FUN: 0/20
We were trapped by a wall of civilians with 9999 hp at the start. The only race in this desert is dying of old age. We also get a Barracks of "buy weapons here" with no supply depots. The closest thing to fun I had in this map was stealing addons from the other testers.
PROFESSIONALISM: 01/15
Nice briefing, it went by in a flash. Did I mention we couldn't build anything because you forgot supply depots? Another map I can definitely say was not playtested before submission.
TOTAL: 06/50
Pac Man
THEME: 0/15
Pacman isn't a vehicle. Though it doesn't matter, because we never saw him.
FUN: -1/20
The only fun I had involving this map was writing these comments and the concept of giving this map a negative score. Very satisfying.
PROFESSIONALISM: 0/15
I played the map and nothing happened. I saved a replay and nothing was there. I opened the map. No triggers, nothing. You are aware that I look at the map and don't pick the winner out of a hat, right?
TOTAL: -1/50
The maps are attached to this post. Enjoy. Maybe I'll cook something up for March. Thanks to everyone who submitted a map, both the good and the bad. Congratulations to the winners, you deserved your spots. And finally, thanks to CheeZuS, Horror, Fierce, and Voyager, and all others who helped me to play these maps.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MapUnprotector on 2006-02-20 at 14:45:10
First post
Lol good job MA, I remember the original aerial combat.
Lol good job MA, I remember the original aerial combat.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Voyager7456(MM) on 2006-02-20 at 14:49:10
Congratulations guys! MA and bonelesskid certainly did an excellent job on their maps... didn't get to play Vehicle Territories though...
Car Arena was pretty good too.
Car Arena was pretty good too.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by LegacyWeapon on 2006-02-20 at 14:50:38
Pac-Man should've won.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Valug on 2006-02-20 at 14:51:01
[sub]Why you gotta diss pacman..[/sub]
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2006-02-20 at 14:54:47
As a bonus, the top three get in the Map Spotlight. Congratulations, guys!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by HorroR on 2006-02-20 at 14:57:59
I got to help test, and damn, those maps definately deserved their spots.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by SkuLL on 2006-02-20 at 15:16:01
I knew MillenniumArmy would have won. I played his map two nights ago and it was really fun. But he could have added a few different missles and some sounds though. Maybe he could do that for v2 if he makes one.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by The_Zekling on 2006-02-20 at 15:20:20
QUOTE(LegacyWeapon @ Feb 20 2006, 02:50 PM)
Pac-Man should've won.
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It DID win. (if it entered a golf tornament)lol
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Caboose on 2006-02-20 at 15:20:52
Pac Man was awesome... Should of one. 
Hmm... Good job MilleniumArmy, I'll sure to play your map... Sometime. Probably tommorow because I might install StarCraft again. 
Hmm... Good job MilleniumArmy, I'll sure to play your map... Sometime. Probably tommorow because I might install StarCraft again. Report, edit, etc...Posted by SkuLL on 2006-02-20 at 15:25:58
If PacMan got a -1/50 and some incomplete maps got a 20/50...
If I enter I think I might get a 35 at the least.
If I enter I think I might get a 35 at the least.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by littlemonkey128 on 2006-02-20 at 15:49:07
MY PACMAN Map... Got bad 
I made it in 10 minutes!
EDIT: I summbited wrong pacman map :/...
SORRY!
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I made it in 10 minutes!EDIT: I summbited wrong pacman map :/...
SORRY!
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Report, edit, etc...Posted by JordanN_3335 on 2006-02-20 at 15:50:51
Ahh dang I should of entered the map 
compition as i had many veichle maps and especially my ride of the vultures Rpg. O well what else do i got to say but congrats to the winners. 
compition as i had many veichle maps and especially my ride of the vultures Rpg. O well what else do i got to say but congrats to the winners. Report, edit, etc...Posted by MillenniumArmy on 2006-02-20 at 16:17:51
Yea aerial combat was made in a rush. I probably will add more to it
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Wing-of-no-Wing on 2006-02-20 at 16:27:11
Why isn't the other aerial combat in the DLDB? It's awesome! 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MillenniumArmy on 2006-02-20 at 16:29:31
You mean 1.0?
I'll get it later. But I think more people find the tank versoin more annoying than the shuttle version. IMO I think they're both great.
I'll get it later. But I think more people find the tank versoin more annoying than the shuttle version. IMO I think they're both great.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Hofodomo on 2006-02-20 at 16:34:04
QUOTE
The closest thing to fun I had in this map was stealing addons from the other testers.
wow lol lol.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by T-MaStAA on 2006-02-20 at 17:19:28
I need a good idea for a vehicle themed map..... I KNOW! PAC MAN! 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by AgenT_Nick on 2006-02-20 at 17:32:23
QUOTE(Mini Moose 2707 @ Feb 20 2006, 01:54 PM)
As a bonus, the top three get in the Map Spotlight. Congratulations, guys!
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nooooooooooooooooooooo
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Oo.Insane.oO on 2006-02-20 at 17:35:26
QUOTE(T-MaStAA @ Feb 20 2006, 05:19 PM)
I need a good idea for a vehicle themed map..... I KNOW! PAC MAN!
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[Sarcasm]That persons a genius[/Sarcasm]
Goodjob to the winners
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DT_Battlekruser on 2006-02-20 at 17:53:18
On Pacman, 5 + (-1) = -1?? Wtf?
I think Moose got a little carried away
I think Moose got a little carried away
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2006-02-20 at 17:59:27
I meant to put 0/15. Damn copy and paste.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by fritfrat(U) on 2006-02-20 at 18:14:12
Congrats, army!
EDIT: Nevermind about downloading the maps, I (somehow) missed that they were attached to the post...
EDIT: Nevermind about downloading the maps, I (somehow) missed that they were attached to the post...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by TRiGGaMaSTa on 2006-02-20 at 18:46:25
Congrats, army!
I thought i had it in the bag until i found out you entered GJ anyway, i hope i have time to play your map sometime.
YAY i got second..
I thought i had it in the bag until i found out you entered
GJ anyway, i hope i have time to play your map sometime.YAY i got second..
Report, edit, etc...Posted by fritfrat(U) on 2006-02-20 at 19:00:17
If it means anything, triggamasta, I thought I had second in the bag until I found out you entered