Quick question, would we be able to do this with someone else or does it have to be a solo project? And can we have a few close friends beta test the map for bugs if it isn't realesed on YouTube?
Yes, now I can use my idea, that I posted last month :D
http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=4051.0 (http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=4051.0)
Dont know, if I will fully work on that idea, but might take some ideas of it
Edit: Can we use ambient music at least? Or jukebox?
Jukebox is fine, but if the ambient music cannot be turned off, then no. We cannot and will not risk copyright strikes on any video we produce. The issue is that a lot of illegitimate companies on YouTube try to claim music that they are very loosely linked to. We can fight them usually, but it often results in weeks of videos being hidden or removed, and not worth the risk.
Ah, alright. Fair enough. Can one person be on two groups? For example, I will be in duo project and one bigger project. If both win and I will not want the money, is it good?
You can work with whomever you like, and submit as many maps as you want. However, for each map design, there should only be 1 contact person, who will receive any winnings. We will not divide prize amounts up based on members of a group.
My oppinion still is that as long as it aren´t beginner mappers they shouldnt be alowed to make teams... For example if Radimax (maker of comosea) and zct chaos (well THE CHAOS) made a team that would pretty much be the best map ever tho whereas they both alone would still make pretty damn good maps tho still competable by other mapers. Also I´m pretty sure there is going to be arguments about how much money an individual gets. If the leader is like im getting 800 and my two partners just 100 its 100% just his decision to make. I really dont hope anyone would bet there are likeley to be selfish people amongst the competitors.
I appreciate your concerns, however, this is a map contest and not necessarily who is the best map maker. This is about creating some fun and imaginative maps that the community will be able to play and enjoy later. In terms of arguments within any groups, that is none of our concern. How they distribute any prize money they potentially win, is up to them. We will only deal with one contact person and that is where the winning amounts will be provided. This is a contest and participation is optional. If you do not feel that the rules are fair, you have the option to not participate.
My oppinion still is that as long as it aren´t beginner mappers they shouldnt be alowed to make teams... For example if Radimax (maker of comosea) and zct chaos (well THE CHAOS) made a team that would pretty much be the best map ever tho whereas they both alone would still make pretty damn good maps tho still competable by other mapers. Also I´m pretty sure there is going to be arguments about how much money an individual gets. If the leader is like im getting 800 and my two partners just 100 its 100% just his decision to make. I really dont hope anyone would bet there are likeley to be selfish people amongst the competitors.Don't worry too much, as I am not going to work with my group on this one, I'm not sure if Awesome Pieman and Radimax will make a map together or not though.
Idk if i will be taking part in this, as i have something awesome in works, which will be out it a LONG TIME. But i may put something together if i get time. As i can only map on sundays, because of school, so........ IDK
Don't worry too much, as I am not going to work with my group on this one, I'm not sure if Awesome Pieman and Radimax will make a map together or not though.
not a bad idea, as Death said, be nice to see what maps come out and we know they'll be marginally decent to fit the requirements, though i have an interesting question, if in the unlikely event UGX Mod v1.1 came out before this contest deadline, would mappers be allowed to use that version or still have to stick with the current one?This part of it was left up to me and it was a tough decision to make. First I thought about telling people to not install the mod at all until v1.1 was ready, but I didn't feel comfortable putting the competition in jeopardy if I couldn't deliver a working version of v1.1 standalone in time for people to implement it properly. Then I thought maybe we should just tell people to use v1.0.4 and then say if v1.1 comes out in time that they should upgrade to that, but then there comes the issue that we don't have any documentation or testing done on v1.1 standalone yet and it would probably just cause issues and mass confusion. So I think the safest bet for this contest is to just stick to v1.0.4.
cant be long now, or this month would be nice, im sure the first Comosea release was this month in 2012, nice nostalgia if Requiem was this year same month;)
Can we use custom music that we create? I want a custom pack a punch jingle. There's no way it could be copy righted right?
I suppose a self-composed jingle for specific items are OK, but if we feel that the sound effect/music resembles something similar to a commercially recognized song or copyright protected sound effect, we may disqualify the map altogether as we will not put our channel at risk over music or sound effects.
I suppose a self-composed jingle for specific items are OK, but if we feel that the sound effect/music resembles something similar to a commercially recognized song or copyright protected sound effect, we may disqualify the map altogether as we will not put our channel at risk over music or sound effects.I fully understand your concern. Will the map be qualified if you could mute all the music?
;)
I fully understand your concern. Will the map be qualified if you could mute all the music?
My aim is to create a great experience and of course, that can't be done without using some copyrighted music :/
ok so i have 2 question
1. you said i have to use UGX mod but can i make small modifications like names of guns and zombie models?
2. is it ok if i send a copy to a friend to do some coop testing?
All map entries are required to use UGX Mod (v1.0.4)The part after what you copy/pasted also says you can install the mod manually if you prefer, so stop whining and actually try to help yourself.
- You should use the latest UGX Script Placer v2.0
i have been told by a friend the ugx script placer v2 messed up there mod tools
and i don't want to risk aliean text at main menu.......
but thanks anyway but ill pass
look again wunderful
- Maps must be new projects and not a pre-existing WIP, to ensure that the contest is fair.
Are sounds such as "Ho Ho Ho" allowed - I have a pretty cool idea, and it would kinda be odd with out this.Sound Effects like that are not in the YouTube copyright system because they are not copywritten music owned by a music label, so there shouldn't be any worry with sound effects as far as I am aware.
3. Can I skip adding perks and weapon purchases and doors? I've got an idea for map but these 3 things conflict with it. Don't worry, I think it will still be fun :)
Oh hello, everybody! It appears it's my first post here so letme introduce first - I'm BraXi, author of CoD4 Deathrun Mod and a guy who helped developing CoD Reign of The Undead Mod, I also like mapping and doing 'things&stuff' , oh and I hate zombies... that's why I'm killing them all ::)
Looks like I've finally found a SERIOUS mapping competition so it's time to dust of Radiant, install CoD:WaW and enter competition :accepted:
Good luck to everybody participating! :D
Here are some screenshots from my previous projects http://imgur.com/a/cRis6 (http://imgur.com/a/cRis6) (sorry but some are from diferent map versions and often a WIP)
Edit: I've got some questions regarding map design
1. are we allowed to manipulate weather and time (day/night cycle)?
2. can environment be destroyable?
3. Can I skip adding perks and purchaseable doors? I've got an idea for map but these 2 things conflict with it, I'd tell more about why I prefeer to not include them, but then my map wouldn't be a suprise :accepted:
and can we use music we've got right for (for example a friend makes ambient sound/music for my map)?
Shedding light on the idea, may give you more of a definitive answer.
Oh hello, everybody! It appears it's my first post here so letme introduce first - I'm BraXi, author of CoD4 Deathrun Mod and a guy who helped developing CoD Reign of The Undead Mod, I also like mapping and doing 'things&stuff' , oh and I hate zombies... that's why I'm killing them all ::)Welcome to the site!
Edit: I've got some questions regarding map design1. You are allowed to make it whatever weather and time you want, but keep in mind the recommendations that Gunns4Hire wrote in the first topic, which suggest not making the map dark or foggy because it will look bad after YouTube converts their video and screws around with the colors - which will affect your score.
1. are we allowed to manipulate weather and time (day/night cycle)?
2. can environment be destroyable?
3. Can I skip adding perks and purchaseable doors? I've got an idea for map but these 2 things conflict with it, I'd tell more about why I prefeer to not include them, but then my map wouldn't be a suprise :accepted:
and can we use music we've got right for (for example a friend makes ambient sound/music for my map)?
Oh hello, everybody! It appears it's my first post here so letme introduce first - I'm BraXi, author of CoD4 Deathrun Mod and a guy who helped developing CoD Reign of The Undead Mod, I also like mapping and doing 'things&stuff' , oh and I hate zombies... that's why I'm killing them all ::)
Looks like I've finally found a SERIOUS mapping competition so it's time to dust of Radiant, install CoD:WaW and enter competition :accepted:
Good luck to everybody participating! :D
Here are some screenshots from my previous projects http://imgur.com/a/cRis6 (http://imgur.com/a/cRis6) (sorry but some are from diferent map versions and often a WIP)
Edit: I've got some questions regarding map design
1. are we allowed to manipulate weather and time (day/night cycle)?
2. can environment be destroyable?
3. Can I skip adding perks and purchaseable doors? I've got an idea for map but these 2 things conflict with it, I'd tell more about why I prefeer to not include them, but then my map wouldn't be a suprise :accepted:
and can we use music we've got right for (for example a friend makes ambient sound/music for my map)?
I won't be having perks in my map, i will be having another way of earning them 8) same with the doorsI think he was suggesting that he wouldn't have perks at all, not that he was not going to have the machines for them. But maybe I misunderstood.
I'd like to have my map story (read: objectives) driven, with a good and bad ending, i think I'll let players purchase something inbetween waves, just not sure if I should add perks. Sadly, I cannot tell more 8)
Um, I'm not going to lie. Giving $1000 to a charity is a complete waste. Fact: 99% of the money you give is going to go into the pockets of the people who run the charity. It would actually be a wiser investment to buy an iPhone. At least if you buy the iPhone you are keeping the starving children in China employed for another 30 minutes. Boom!
I think you should half the prize amounts for this competition and hold another one with another theme after this one with the rest of the money. That way there will be more maps more winners and every one is happy
I'm in this Gunns. Thank you for this opportunity.
I'm still working on Meats house but I guess I'll put it aside for a bit if I have too.
Let's do this >:D I'm so hyped right now!
Are you supposed to sign up before or after the 11th?
I should have asked this beforehand ::)
do you mean no perks at all or just the inability to buy them? i think we should be able to get them in some way or form
The part after what you copy/pasted also says you can install the mod manually if you prefer, so stop whining and actually try to help yourself.
Alien text is not a problem with your tools or your map, it is due to not following directions for compiling and can be fixed in seconds by simply compiling your mod.ff and running UGX Project Mover.
No one has posted or expressed any concerns with the new script placer yet, so please forward any problems to me or SajeOne so that they can actually be fixed.
Can't wait to see all the awesome maps that will come out of this, love christmas maps like the old UGX Christmas map! good luck everyone!
Can gun names cause trouble with copyright?
Bahaha ya its very simple. .... Took me 15 sec. Lol your friend must not know how to read because its the easiest thing iv ever done
Bahaha ya its very simple. .... Took me 15 sec. Lol your friend must not know how to read because its the easiest thing iv ever doneI believe I broke your record, 5 seconds.
You guys, I mean the team members, have any map in mind to release in the contest, I'm really curious to know ::)If you mean UGX, then no I don't think we will be doing anything because it would be a conflict of interest to enter into a contest we are hosting on our own site. Also even if we had permission to do so I would rather concentrate on getting v1.1 and Requiem out as soon as possible rather than distract myself with another project.
guess I'll whip up something for this ;)Awesome :)
So question, I read the rules over and over just incase. I don't want to be disqualified.No, it means don't leak the map files to anyone else because they might make footage and upload it to YouTube, which will disqualify you. If you trust the people you send it to then it doesnt matter, but you're putting your contest entry in their hands if you do that, so to speak.
BUT theres one thing I'm not understanding,
You said to someone and in your description, "Don't Leak the maps"
Then you also stated "to make a WIP section an update people on the map"
So does that mean ONLY TEXT? Like we can't show them videos of how it's going or... Pictures?
Will u be releasing a list of people who have entered, (i would like to know who im up against 8) )People are required to post a WIP for their entry, so that's how you'll know.
People are required to post a WIP for their entry, so that's how you'll know.
Is it okay if i release a WIP in like 2 weeks, because i haven't had time to work on it yet.I won't apply the normal WIP rules about having pictures etc, feel free to post a topic as a placeholder and then just not update it until you're ready.
So question, I read the rules over and over just incase. I don't want to be disqualified.
BUT theres one thing I'm not understanding,
You said to someone and in your description, "Don't Leak the maps"
Then you also stated "to make a WIP section an update people on the map"
So does that mean ONLY TEXT? Like we can't show them videos of how it's going or... Pictures?
I just noticed something about the rules of this competition that bugged me:
-not allowed to share with the public or any other party
In my oppinon it makes sense to have other people than you (the maker) testing the map. I´m thinking about like a couple of friends. That should be fine as long as they dont make videos on it of share it shouldnt it?
If you trust the people you send it to then it doesnt matter, but you're putting your contest entry in their hands if you do that, so to speak.
thanks alot :D
Hey gunns4hire I emailed you if you could take a look just want to make sure you received it
Hey gunns4hire I emailed you if you could take a look just want to make sure you received it
same
What's your email address? I'll check
my email has pashan in it. Just so people don't spam me it is like this format
[email protected]
Email addresses aren't public to regular members by default, the user has to allow others to see his email address.
You realize that your email is on your profile right? So everyone could look at it lol.
I've been thinking of entering but I can in no way guarantee being able to finish the map in time cause I'm busy with other things too. :/
Just in case you didn't see it, I sent you a PM regarding what I might do GUNNS4HIRE.I think you're supposed to email him like it says in the OP.
my email has pashan in it. Just so people don't spam me it is like this format
[email protected]
its not the 11th yet though?!
what i need send in the e-mail? somebody can give me a example. thanksIt says in the first post what you need to send in the email - just your forum name and a short message that says "I will be participating in this contest"
any chance there could put a zip or something with snow textures and stuff for us users who only have WaW (just asking dont be a hater)
just get them from googlei would but what resoulution would i use and how do i use the converter to convert the jpeg image to a iwi (could i just copy the ugx load screen gdt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX0mNrTwq34&spfreload=10%20Message%3A%20Unexpected%20end%20of%20input%20(url%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbX0mNrTwq34) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX0mNrTwq34&spfreload=10%20Message%3A%20Unexpected%20end%20of%20input%20(url%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbX0mNrTwq34))
just get them from googlenever mind i got it working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX0mNrTwq34&spfreload=10%20Message%3A%20Unexpected%20end%20of%20input%20(url%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbX0mNrTwq34) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX0mNrTwq34&spfreload=10%20Message%3A%20Unexpected%20end%20of%20input%20(url%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbX0mNrTwq34))
I can't resist this, already working on my map and it's getting a bit repetitive as all the hallways and rooms feel all the same to map... I think working on a small map on this just for fun and not a cash prize would be something fun to do and help my map in the process.can't hurt ;)
can't hurt ;)Yeah, looking at Radi's map WIP I can safely say I'm not going to win this anyways. But whatever, it's supposed to be fun right. Supposed to. Then again, money is fucking amazing.
Yeah, looking at Radi's map WIP I can safely say I'm not going to win this anyways. But whatever, it's supposed to be fun right. Supposed to. Then again, money is fucking amazing.lol, yeah true
Yeah, looking at Radi's map WIP I can safely say I'm not going to win this anyways. But whatever, it's supposed to be fun right. Supposed to. Then again, money is fucking amazing.Read the OP and watch some of YAW's videos - it's about fun primarily, not having the best looking map necessarily.
Read the OP and watch some of YAW's videos - it's about fun primarily, not having the best looking map necessarily.
Is there a rule against being a no life about this contest and submitting more than one map?No there is not a rule against that.
Is there a rule against submitting more than one map?
I would like to compete in this competition but i hadn't created a WIP yet ( :'() because I as of now don't have any Pics to show what i have done. I have already installed ugx and i didn't realize that making new topics would be disabled to make one this Wednesday could i please be able to compete?Pics are not even required to start a WIP for the competition. As I've mentioned multiple times the normal rules of WIP topics do not apply for this contest. I'm sure you have seen other WIPs which were posted without pictures before the deadline passed, you should have done the same.
Pics are not even required to start a WIP for the competition. As I've mentioned multiple times the normal rules of WIP topics do not apply for this contest. I'm sure you have seen other WIPs which were posted without pictures before the deadline passed, you should have done the same.ok, thanks sorry i hadn't rely noticed it any (but one) which i hadn't view until today and i didn't see were you had stated that. but thanks ill PM you in about a 5-10 minutes.
PM me your mapname and a couple sentences of description/features and I will add your WIP to the section for you and give you permission to edit it.
Map downloads must NOT be made available to the public, or any other party, until YouAlwaysWin has played and posted the related video on their YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/YouAlwaysWin (http://www.youtube.com/user/YouAlwaysWin)).
am i allowed to coop test this with a friend or is that part if this rule
Anyone else cant make vids nor make download public, but you can test with friends
Why can't I create a new topic? I have my map started just didn't get around to posting pics.
Edit: just saw arcues's post, can I do the same?
Who is this mystery mapper?
What is meant by glaring issues? I didnt get that partissues that are extremely prominent in the map that are up in your face, like a invisible piece of terrain patch in the middle of a map, or so I'm guessing :D
why cant i modify my forum thread/topic for my map any more
Here are some tutorials for the people who are new to UGX Mod:
http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=4403 (http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=4403)
http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=4400 (http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=4400)
does music from COD titles count as custom music? Origins round sounds? and ambiance like wind?Only licensed music that would be recognized by YouTube's system is not allowed.
can we post trailers of the map?
Only licensed music that would be recognized by YouTube's system is not allowed.Unless it's controlled by the music slider, right?
Unless it's controlled by the music slider, right?What would be the point of putting it in at all if the judges are not going to hear it... waste of time.
What would be the point of putting it in at all if the judges are not going to hear it... waste of time.Have you ever heard of a YouTuber who always play games with music turned down whenether he streams or not?
Have you ever heard of a YouTuber who always play games with music turned down whenether he streams or not?Huh? YAW turns the slider off and they don't ever stream, so again there is no point here.
Huh? YAW turns the slider off and they don't ever stream, so again there is no point here.Lol :lol:
This board is now set to "reply-only", which means users can only reply to existing topics and can no longer create new WIP topics.this is why^
The period for creating your WIP topic for the contest has now passed. If you missed the deadline and would like to post your WIP topic, please contact YouAlwaysWin via this topic or via email to discuss your situation.
why cant i post the map wip? ???PM me the map title and at least one sentence about the map and I will put it in the WIP section for you.
There was an asset pack that was going to be released? ::)
There was an asset pack that was going to be released? ::)Seriously if you guys can't be assed to find the models from CoD4 yourself then I worry for you.
There will be at least 3 Cash Prizes available to be won:
Been meaning to ask, does this mean that 4th, 5th place, etc. could also possibly win money too? ???you need to find out since thats going to be one of the places ur in :P
you need to find out since thats going to be one of the places ur in :PSHOTS FIRED!!!
Been meaning to ask, does this mean that 4th, 5th place, etc. could also possibly win money too? ???Anything's possible, Meaty and Gunns are very nice guys :)
Been meaning to ask, does this mean that 4th, 5th place, etc. could also possibly win money too? ???4- Call of Duty Ghosts
you need to find out since thats going to be one of the places ur in :P
Snowglobe is now submitted!Congrats on turning it in early. I know a lot of people are scrambling to make the deadline in a couple days, so I bet it feels good that you were ready early ;D
Can't wait to see the gameplay of all the maps leading up to Christmas.
Congrats on turning it in early. I know a lot of people are scrambling to make the deadline in a couple days, so I bet it feels good that you were ready early ;DMine was submitted two days ago, may I get a congrats too? :D
so obviously all maps must be submitted by tomorrow, but will maps be released like daily or all in bulk on one day?
It is now the 6th December, bring on the next 19 days till Christmas
^ Yep, hungry for some Christmas slaughter :D
"On the first day of christmas my true love (UGX) gave to me:
-1. JBirds map
-2. Jeis map
-3. Rays map
-4. Braxis map
-5. Hit and Eges map
And the rest in the end"
(Wasnt bothered to put all contesters here :D)
So whats actually happening now? have all maps been submitted? any been played yet?soon
Come on YAW, play them already, it's not like we're so patient and calm for the maps to come out after......
You'll need to be a bit more patient. About 25 maps have been submitted and it will take time to test and judge them all.*18 maps
Afaik the first videos will be released at the end of the week.
*18 maps
I was afraid of this they usually only play a map or two on Fridays, and release them on Saturday. I was really hoping they would amp that up for this contest. If there is 18 maps like you say, and there's 18 days left till Christmas, they should start releasing them today all the way till Christmas. That would be way better then the stupid chocolate calendar my mom use to give me(that was gone by the second day).
just a thought gunns (but an incredibly intelligent one) ;)
They upload a zombie video every single day, they only release zombie 1 hour specials on fridays/saturdays, but for this I dont see why they wouldn't release the videos every day, plus once they release the video it is up to the map makers to release the map, and the map makers may not wait till closer to christmas
They upload a zombie video every single day, they only release zombie 1 hour specials on fridays/saturdays, but for this I dont see why they wouldn't release the videos every day, plus once they release the video it is up to the map makers to release the map, and the map makers may not wait till closer to christmas
They upload a zombie video every single day, they only release zombie 1 hour specials on fridays/saturdays, but for this I dont see why they wouldn't release the videos every day, plus once they release the video it is up to the map makers to release the map, and the map makers may not wait till closer to christmas
I thought we would have this awesome christmas dlc pack on the 6th but then I realized we have to wait for meety and guns to get their youtube monayyyy before we can play them -_-You probably thought that they would upload awesome videos showcasing the maps instead of doing them off camera
You probably thought that they would upload awesome videos showcasing the maps instead of doing them off camera
NOPE
do YAW guys only play 1 map per day? cause like that christmas will be over before they have finished playing all the mapsNot even that, they spent 2 days doing that batman map, and had a day off doing the spongebob map. I guess this will be going into the new year...
Not even that, they spent 2 days doing that batman map, and had a day off doing the spongebob map. I guess this will be going into the new year...^i agree^
Not even that, they spent 2 days doing that batman map, and had a day off doing the spongebob map. I guess this will be going into the new year...In their defense it's pretty hard to do a video a day when they got all the content at once on the same day last week. It didn't give them any time to backlog a set of videos to release on days where they don't have time to record/upload new content.
I would imagine they also want to avoid flooding their channel with christmas zombies videos since they are also a Minecraft channel. Just my 2 cents.
I have no doubt that the intentions of YouAlwayWin, also known as GUNNS4HIRE and Meatwagon, are sincere and genuine.lol excelent we can expect at least another 2 videos of that batman map, and winners will be decided next christmas. problem solved
With that said, I do think that UGX-MOD staff should require certain terms and conditions before any future contests are permitted.
YouAlwaysWin, set no timeline for a review period, or for a payment schedule in their contest rules. With no predefined limits they could split playthrough on each map into 10 parts or more and release one part a day into perpetuity, to maximize revenue. They could also decide to delay payment into perpetuity because no payment deadline is set by contest rules.
There is also a larger problem with this contest. The prizes are set high, and as already stated I believe YouAlwayWin will follow through. I assume no escrow or holding is used as the winners are undetermined at the start of the contest. However, map makers are investing time and resources upfront (an opportunity cost), under the promise of future winnings. It's entirely possible someone throwing this type of contest could run off with the work and never give out prizes. Would there be fallout from such an action? Of course, reputations would be damaged, but the larger harm would be distrust and morale to an open community that would not so easily recover.
It might be a good idea to consider these points before future contests.
lol excelent we can expect at least another 2 videos of that batman map, and winners will be decided next christmas. problem solved
ps. i also want to play some of the maps like civil nativity, it looked awesome!
I thought we would have this awesome christmas dlc pack on the 6th but then I realized we have to wait for meety and guns to get their youtube monayyyy before we can play them -_-
i was just joking on that comment that kind of said the contest would never see its send cause there wasnt "rules" on that. sorry for being sarcastic if it made you feel disappointed
Double Post Merge: December 17, 2014, 05:17:46 am
If you are unhappy, you may withdraw from the contest at any time. Just send an email to the address provided in the contest rules.
Double Post Merge: December 17, 2014, 05:24:02 am
UGX-MOD staff should perform due diligence to protect the community and mappers investing their time regardless if it was a contest with prizes offered by YouAlwaysWin, or another Youtube channel. Should any contest run amok, it could destroy long term contributions to this community.If we did not trust and believe in YouAlwaysWin to follow through with this contest then we would not have sponsored it. Out reputation is put on the line when we choose to sponsor anything, and we would not jeopardize that reputation by putting our trust in untrustworthy people.
Treminaor and staff need to consider the worst possible outcome of any contest and try to set terms and conditions for any contest that protect the mappers and the community.Protect them from what exactly? What is the worst possible outcome of this contest? What terms and conditions would be appropriate? The mappers still own their maps and could release them at any time if they want to remove themselves from the contest. They have lost nothing by participating. In fact, they would lose more from withdrawing at this stage then by simply waiting for the contest to be finished, since they would be forfeiting their chances at winning any prizes.
The contest was presented as a Christmas contest. Dates for contest start and final submission were stated. No dates were communicated publicly stating YouAlwaysWin's schedule for reviewing maps, a deadline by which all maps would be reviewed, a stated date to announce prize winners, or a date when prizes would be awarded.How could they possibly provide dates for ANY of that when they didn't even know how many maps would be submitted? What if they received 25 working maps? What if they had only received 10? Now that YouAlwaysWin know how many maps they will need to play, Gunns4Hire came here and publicly gave a timeframe for when he expects his channel to be finished with submissions. In my opinion it is ridiculous to expect any more than that from them.
Mappers and members of this community may have assumed that the contest would be completely finished before Christmas Day to allow all maps to be downloaded by this community.So just because they assumed something means it should have happened? If anyone had questions about this then they could have asked it any any time and received an answer.
I find the recent posts rather disappointing. Meaty and I are giving over $2000 of our OWN money to map makers, who don't usually make a dime. We thought it would be fun to have a contest with a festive theme, and yet, it seems "tis the season to be" complaining.
Our intention is to get all of the submitted maps posted by the end of December. Despite the WIP section, we received less than 20 maps, not all of which are playable due to bugs.
And if one or two are released after Christmas? Oh well, wouldn't have gotten them anyway if the contest didn't offer the mappers a powerful incentive to break off from their current work to quickly put out some of their best work.I agree completely.
Again, the ungratefulness is baffling. Mappers get a HUGE cash prize if they win, and players get a ton of QUALITY maps that they wouldn't have gotten otherwise. Win-win. Two guys who not only showcase mapper's creations to thousands of people who can't play them who are also laying down 2k of their OWN money to give back (when they've already given enough) to mappers are getting hate. Unbelievable.
I agree completely.sorry if im out of topic but,
It's hilarious to see how butt-blasted some people are over the dumbest crap. I, for one, am grateful to YAW for hosting this contest, because without it pretty much none of these maps would exist in the first place. And if one or two are released after Christmas? Oh well, wouldn't have gotten them anyway if the contest didn't offer the mappers a powerful incentive to break off from their current work to quickly put out some of their best work.I agree completely.
Again, the ungratefulness is baffling. Mappers get a HUGE cash prize if they win, and players get a ton of QUALITY maps that they wouldn't have gotten otherwise. Win-win. Two guys who not only showcase mapper's creations to thousands of people who can't play them who are also laying down 2k of their OWN money to give back (when they've already given enough) to mappers are getting hate. Unbelievable.
That "youtube monayyyy" is what is paying for the contest prizes. Tell you what, you send me $2000 of your own money to cover the prizes and I'll be more than happy to tell the map makers to release every map to the public right now. Deal?
sorry, I didnt mean to sound that rude, Ive just been waiting to play a lot of these maps but none of the map makers have released their maps even after the video was uploaded (which totally isnt your fault) and it is extremely generous of you guys to be giving back to the community, I made that post out of anger and and confusion because one of my friends took his life a few days before and I felt really confused and angry (was kind of treating everyone like a jerk that day) and wanted to play some zombie maps just to take my mind of it so I would like to apologize for being a complete a hole
It's clear the constructive feedback and intent of my posts were missed by many. I'm disappointed that's your view.Your feedback was not purely constructive in my opinion. Alongside the bits of constructive criticism there was a lot of nay-saying, speculation, and in my opinion defamation that was completely uncalled for and detrimental to the spirit of this contest, as well as those who participated in it. If you do not see that in your feedback then I think you may have misrepresented yourself, at least in my opinion.
It's also disappointing you felt the need to remove constructive posts outlining suggestions for future contests, which included an apology to Guns and Meaty, and also a response to your input.I did not remove that. I did not even notice it was removed until you pointed it out. I have checked the moderation log and it shows that Gunns4Hire removed your apology reply. I would imagine he chose to remove it for the same reasons I gave - it was not in good spirit and brought a lot of unnecessary negativity and controversy to something (and someone) that does not deserve any. I gave both GUNS4HIRE and meatwagon22 temporary post moderation abilities in this board so that they could regulate it as they saw fit, so if they choose to remove a post inside this board then I will allow it.
I made that post out of anger and and confusion because one of my friends took his life a few days before and I felt really confused and angry (was kind of treating everyone like a jerk that day) and wanted to play some zombie maps just to take my mind of it so I would like to apologize for being a complete a holeI'm very sorry to hear that, chroma.
sorry, I didnt mean to sound that rude, Ive just been waiting to play a lot of these maps but none of the map makers have released their maps even after the video was uploaded (which totally isnt your fault) and it is extremely generous of you guys to be giving back to the community, I made that post out of anger and and confusion because one of my friends took his life a few days before and I felt really confused and angry (was kind of treating everyone like a jerk that day) and wanted to play some zombie maps just to take my mind of it so I would like to apologize for being a complete a hole
I find the recent posts rather disappointing. Meaty and I are giving over $2000 of our OWN money to map makers, who don't usually make a dime. We thought it would be fun to have a contest with a festive theme, and yet, it seems "tis the season to be" complaining.
Our intention is to get all of the submitted maps posted by the end of December. Despite the WIP section, we received less than 20 maps, not all of which are playable due to bugs. Once we have posted the videos, we will be making our decision and posting the results within the first 1-2 weeks of January 2015, with all prize amounts sent via paypal once the winners have provided us with their account information.
Let me clear some things up. This contest and the cash prizes are possible as a result of our successful channel on YouTube, which is successful because we know how to make videos and get high views on them. That success has enabled us to throw up $2000 in cash prizes for the members of this community as a way to thank them for making maps that have helped us get to where we are now.
It is NOT effective to spam a channel with multiple videos in the same day, simply because you are impatient, or fail to understand how YouTube works. We will not compromise our methods of creating videos simply because individuals may be impatient.
In light of recent comments pertaining to the contest, we have decided to push hard on releasing the remaining Christmas maps on a daily basis (i.e. 1 new map per day) until all submitted maps have been posted on our channel.
We should be completed by or just after Dec 25. Our final decision as to the winners will be made at the end of December or Early Jan. We need time to review all maps after playing them to fairly determine the winners.
Thank you for your patience. If I don't speak to you until the final results, hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The remaining videos or public map releases? Sorry, just a bit unclear on that. Before the contest I was under the impression that you would be releasing each map a short time (like a day) after you released the video on it, but as long as I get to play a few before the Christmas hype has died down, I'll be golden ;)
hey Gunns,FYI this is irrelevant to anyone who isn't using an nvidia laptop or has a desktop without an integrated nVidia GPU on the motherboard.
So someone on the forum believes he has found a solution.
"guys if you SERIOUSLY want to play this, heres what i did to fix it
1) Right click on the desktop
2) click nVidia Control Panel
3) go into 3d -> Manage 3d settings -> Program settngs
4) find CodWaW.exe
5) set "Preferred Graphics Processor" to "Integrated Graphics"
6) Apply changes
"
I understand your time is limited but I do believe this is worth a try! Your YouTube audience will definitely love this map!
FYI this is irrelevant to anyone who isn't using an nvidia laptop or has a desktop without an integrated nVidia GPU on the motherboard.Not really, haven't seen built-in nvidia gpu on any mobo for last 8 years, but integrated Intel HD4xxx/5xxx and AMD APUs are capable of running WaW with medium settings.
Not really, haven't seen built-in nvidia gpu on any mobo for last 8 years, but integrated Intel HD4xxx/5xxx and AMD APUs are capable of running WaW with medium settings.I'm aware of that. I'm saying that nobody could even use his advice unless they had an 8 year old mobo or a crappy integrated laptop.
Our apologies for the delay. We are working toward picking the winners of the contest, but we had come across 1 last map entry that we missed. That video will be uploaded today, and a decision will be made this week. We are hoping to get an announcement video out on the weekend of Jan 10-11. Thanks to everyone who had submitted a map for the contest, and good luck.
My apologies for the delay in announcing the winners. I had planned on making a video for this weekend, but am currently on my back because of a pinched nerve. I will do my best to get a video out next week announcing the winners.that sucks man, I know exactly what your going through and it's not fun. I ended up doing months of physio until my back was back to normal. Get well soon!
Thanks for all your patience. Meatwagon and I have made our decisions on the contest map winners. The announcement video will be uploaded to the YouAlwaysWin YouTube channel on Sat, Jan 17.
We would like to thank each and every map creator for participating in the contest. We'd also like to thank UGX for providing feedback and hosting the contest on this awesome website.
Thanks.
Thanks for all your patience. Meatwagon and I have made our decisions on the contest map winners. The announcement video will be uploaded to the YouAlwaysWin YouTube channel on Sat, Jan 17.
We would like to thank each and every map creator for participating in the contest. We'd also like to thank UGX for providing feedback and hosting the contest on this awesome website.
Thanks.
where can we see the winners of this announced?? got a link? or will you make a video about it on youtube?