ThinkingWithPortals Mapping Contest - Febuary 2009
Innovation Challenge

The Rules
Current contest rules will always be here:

http://wiki.thinkingwithportals.com/wik ... nt_Contest

  1.) All posts except contest entires, screenshots of contest maps, or questions about rules will be trashed. Please keep chat out of this thread!
  2.) Map must be new for this content, nothing old or already posted.
  3.) Contest ends Febuary 28th at Midnight (EST).
  4.) Winner will get a prize from Msleeper (currently undecided)
  5.) Upload your map at anytime and post a download link (only in this thread, other places will not count) when ever it is finished. You don't have to wait for the last day to upload/release your map. You may post screenshots of WIP maps, but not downloadable content.
  6.) Winners will be picked via a 7 day Poll.
  7.) Enter as many times as you like.

The requirements
1.must have been from the template here: download.php?id=195
2. title your RAR/ZIP file contest0209_<yourname>_<mapname>
3. Maps must have a correct Bonus Map Script files in place. Maps without this will be disqualified. Read this thread if you're not sure how to set it up: bonus-map-scripts-and-you-t155.html
4.**You will not move any of the walls from their original position **
5.You may change start/end positions if you wish
6.You can make areas that are not inside the geometry if you like, but the player can not start or finish in them.

Name:

SuperChamber

Details:

A short and simple map. Has 5 main rooms, that are progressively harder.

Screenshots:

Download:

dload.php?action=filefile_id=317

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Hey sbrown its an alright map, but I was stuck here.

http://www.zilefile.com/files/4728_nttc ... -19-94.jpg

So I skipped it an went here. At which I was stuck as well.

http://www.zilefile.com/files/4729_jzah ... -33-83.jpg

Hober wrote:
If we're following the rules of previous contests, the problems that PortalFan found in sbrown's map will have to stand. After the contest, you can update the map, but the submitted version should be fixed.

There not problems, i tested the entire map multiple times.

sbrown wrote:
There not problems, i tested the entire map multiple times.

Good man. My bad. I meant to put something in like "if they are indeed bugs".

Hober wrote:
Good man. My bad. I meant to put something in like "if they are indeed bugs".

Here are the answers:
Wait until the turret starts to close and run and hop, and hit the ball with the box

Kiavik wrote:
Saving and Loading dont work on your map sbrown

I encountered this bug too.

On another note I think the problem with saving and loading might be to do with a logic_relay or logic_auto triggering something it shouldn't via an OnLoad output. Just a guess tho so I'm probably wrong

mazk1985 wrote:
Im stuck in the room with the ball launcher next to an orange portal and a button plus catcher on the other side of the water. Theres a box dropper but it didnt drop a box for me

On another note I think the problem with saving and loading might be to do with a logic_relay or logic_auto triggering something it shouldn't via an OnLoad output. Just a guess tho so I'm probably wrong

Theres no on map spawn events, its all done with triggers. The dropper wont work if you noclip past the beginning, with the first dropper, or past the trigger.

Loading game from SAVE\quick.sav...
CModelLoader::Map_IsValid: No such map 'maps/contest0209_sbrown_SuperChamber.bsp'
Map 'contest0209_sbrown_SuperChamber' missing or invalid
Save file SAVE\quick.sav is not valid

mazk1985 wrote:
On further inspection the console came up with this during a load attempt:

Loading game from SAVE\quick.sav...
CModelLoader::Map_IsValid: No such map 'maps/contest0209_sbrown_SuperChamber.bsp'
Map 'contest0209_sbrown_SuperChamber' missing or invalid
Save file SAVE\quick.sav is not valid

Found the problem. 'contest0209_sbrown_SuperChamber' is simply too long for the game to understand. Renaming the folder to SuperChamber will solve this issue

Edit: Fixed, redownload the file.

A mod should totally remove all these pointless posts now, because theres no issue now

PortalFan77 wrote:
Mhmm I figured out the cube part sbrown, but everytime I do that with the turret, it opens back up and shoots me, I got past it once but instantly was killed by the other 2

Whats your mouse speed at? Also, as soon as his lazer centers, run towards it. He will first close up and then open up again.

just wondering...

dvlstx wrote:
isn't a mod the only person who can do mapping contests?

just wondering...

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hanging_rope wrote:
Your map was great sbrown. It's as if you actually made the template. Oh wait... you did.

Are you suggesting i made the map beforehand?