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Arbalet hosts $5,000 de_cup design contest
Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich has put up $5,000 in the search for a suitable 6th map for competitive pools.
By Duncan 'Thorin' Shields
May 9, 2010 13:23
Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich has put up $5,000 in the search for a suitable 6th map for competitive pools.It has been announced that Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich, the financial backer of the tournaments bearing his alias, is holding a map designing competition. The winning map, which is to be codenamed de_cup, will eventually be used in future Arbalet Cups as the sixth map in the pool. There is a $5,000 prize pool for the competition, with first and second being awarded a financial reward.
Prize pool distribution:
1st $3,000
2nd $2,000
Maps should be submitted via email to Nur1k3@mail.ru marked "Competition for map de_cup". Submissions will be accepted until July 5th 2010, then the two winners will be announced during the next week. Three professional teams, selected by the "organizing commitee", will test the map with the reward that "Each team-tester, in turn, will receive $ 1,000."
Requirements, with help from google translate:
Source: arbaletcup (in Russian)
Prize pool distribution:
1st $3,000
2nd $2,000
Maps should be submitted via email to Nur1k3@mail.ru marked "Competition for map de_cup". Submissions will be accepted until July 5th 2010, then the two winners will be announced during the next week. Three professional teams, selected by the "organizing commitee", will test the map with the reward that "Each team-tester, in turn, will receive $ 1,000."
Requirements, with help from google translate:
Requirements for the map:
1) Map scenario: «DE».
2) Allowed the use of standard and custom textures (if you use custom textures, you should sew them to. Bsp file).
3) Allowed use of unconventional sounds.
4) The value w_poly should not exceed 1000, and the value e_poly - 5000.
5) The maximum number of players on the map: 20.
6) The dimension of the card should not exceed the following values:
* Length - no more than 7000 units
* Width - not more than 6000 units
* Height - not more than 2000 units
7) The maximum distance of open space - not more than 2500 units.
8) Limitation on the size. Bsp - 6 MB.
9) Limitation on the file size - 6 MB.
Criteria for estimating the received works:
1) Optimization
2) The presence of bugs
3) Quality of execution
4) Gameplay
5) Innovation
Tip:
This map architectural trends should be similar to the well-known to us a map de_inferno. This hint we want to just send the course of your thoughts in the right direction, but not fetter your creativity fly. First of all welcome innovative solutions.
Dare!
All of your additional questions you can ask at Nur1k3@mail.ru
1) Map scenario: «DE».
2) Allowed the use of standard and custom textures (if you use custom textures, you should sew them to. Bsp file).
3) Allowed use of unconventional sounds.
4) The value w_poly should not exceed 1000, and the value e_poly - 5000.
5) The maximum number of players on the map: 20.
6) The dimension of the card should not exceed the following values:
* Length - no more than 7000 units
* Width - not more than 6000 units
* Height - not more than 2000 units
7) The maximum distance of open space - not more than 2500 units.
8) Limitation on the size. Bsp - 6 MB.
9) Limitation on the file size - 6 MB.
Criteria for estimating the received works:
1) Optimization
2) The presence of bugs
3) Quality of execution
4) Gameplay
5) Innovation
Tip:
This map architectural trends should be similar to the well-known to us a map de_inferno. This hint we want to just send the course of your thoughts in the right direction, but not fetter your creativity fly. First of all welcome innovative solutions.
Dare!
All of your additional questions you can ask at Nur1k3@mail.ru
Source: arbaletcup (in Russian)
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esl tried too with de_blue (?)
the good tuscan...play that map more. bring old cbble (one sided but fun to play)
A bit too short i think as all "pro" mappers won't be able to compete, but still a smart idea.
i like it.