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Amazing Turret Prop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvZhRUsKNG4
Now THIS is how you make a turret prop. You can now commence posting 
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2012 Mapping Competition winners!
Before I announce the winners I would first like to congratulate everyone who entered and all the judges which put in their personal time for this competition. Well done people, you all deserve a massive pat on the back!
...And the winners are...
1st:
The Corrupted by Pitkakorvaa with a rating of 4.37 (14 votes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuBfZp3VWCM&feature=plcp
2nd:
He is about to kill you by JWcreations with a rating of 4.12 (14 votes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-IQ6WEa_1w&feature=plcp
3rd:
JOINT POTENTIAL - Act 1 by Moth with a rating of 4.11 (11 votes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz1845Tknro&feature=plcp
Well done Pitkakorvaa, JWcreations and Moth! You will soon get a message asking for your details so your prizes can be sent off to you.
See the complete list of rankings to see how your map fared off in the competition.
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The contest gave us some great material, don't think we have forgotten about your great entries!
Honourable and dishonourable mentions:
- Kizzycocoa Prize (worst map): Follow the Camel by bandanablandana- SP Honourable: PortalCraft by sicklebrick- COOP Honourable: Sticky Bridges by Amran- Best disqualified map: tc_vitrified by ChickenMobile- Best custom voice acting: [SP] Alternate by Vordwann- Best new puzzle element: [SP] Mho' Power by wrathofmobius- Best custom-made content: Gamma Test 1 by Naulziator- Best story: He is about to kill you by JWcreations- Best Half-Life 2 Canon Crossover: Collateral Damage by LambdaCore 21- I told you that you would never finish: Ode to Turrets I: "The Factory" by Kaleido
The contest is over... what now?
Go on and play the contest entries (SP workshop page link) and don't forget to subscribe and watch play-throughs of the levels on the official TWP YouTube channel.
We would also like to mention that since judging has finished, you are welcome to edit your maps freely now and continue improving them.
Again, a huge congratulations to everyone and of course... the winners!
Heavy-Duty Super-Mapping Super-Contest is over!
That's right folks, the contest is over and we would like to congratulate everyone who entered on a job well done.
Visit the Contest Downloads page and go play these fabulous maps.
There is also a contest workshop collection page here. Not all maps have been added because not everyone read the submission rules properly and haven't submitted their entry as a workshop external link.
The judging process will take a little while but we will soon have the winners.
This year's judges are:
msleeper . . . . ChickenMobile . . . . Nacimota . . . . Djinndrache . . . .
lpfreaky90 . . . . UsCobra11 . . . . HMW . . . . RJackson . . . .
wstrika . . . . Mevious . . . . omnicoder . . . . ColorCubeMan
That Greek Guy . . . . CaretCaret . . . . quatrus . . . . Idolon
BEARD! . . . . zivi7 . . . . KennKong . . . . Kay . . . . DaMaGepy . . . . Fluppy
Good luck to everyone and may the best maps win!
Mapping competition, 6 days left!
Competition, 6 days left!
That's right folks, you have 6 days to finish your map and submit it to the contest section for this years competition. If you are interested in seeing what people are working on: see the Contest WIP page. For now here is some screenshots of work in progress:
Remember to relook over the rules before you submit your map.
New Staff
Congratulations to UsCobra11 and HMW on becoming staff!
UsCobra agreed to take control of all the media side of TWP and we just thought HMW deserved to be one seeing as people on the forum actually thought he was.
2012 Heavy-Duty Super-Mapping Super-Contest
This contest is a follow-up to the successful 2011 Summer Mapping Initiative here at ThinkingWithPortals. We are aiming to promote and reward skill in puzzle design and advanced map-making techniques. In achieving the above, we anticipate the contest will produce fantastic content for the Portal 2 player-base to enjoy, and provide incentive for folks newly introduced to mapping via PTI to grow and expand their skills.
The contest is a free-roaming mapping competition, meaning entrants have complete creative freedom over their entry. The very best maps, as judged by a team of staff and community members from the Thinking With Portals and The Portal Wiki communities, will receive the prizes listed below; and have their work spotlighted on ThinkingWithPortals.
The contest will run from Thursday, July 18 until Sunday, August 5 - 19 days to map!
We will be awarding a huge number of prizes given to us by Valve and The Portal Wiki staff members. Entry rules and more specific information can be found on the contest site.
The 2011 contest produced a huge number of amazing maps, and we are sure this contest will be no less! What are you waiting for? There's no time to waste!