Hello!
I'm
link the head admin and server administrator of
#cpmpickup.
This is a message to all you mappers out there. We, the admins of
#cpmpickup at qnet, are now hosting a mapping tournament to stimulate our lovely scene. The goal is to find at least one new team map for the community to play on a regular basis. The reason we are doing this is because most people in the scene are craving for a new, challenging map to play. The problem is though, as usual, that no one pulls their thumbs out of their ass and get things going.
What's in it for the mapper you might ask?
55 euros! That's right! We have a reward for our mighty winner that will be decided by the public in an open poll. This will be paid out via
paypal since that's where the money is at the moment. If you want to receive the money in some other form you pay the transfer fees to banks and whatnot. The prize amount might increase if we receive donations from the public. It might not be much, but at least it's something for your work.
Design-wise we are looking for a challenging map with loads of fun stair jumps and ramps to play with. The map should be flexible, meaning that it would 'work' in more than one game type (CTF/NTF/CTFS). As you may know we like fast caps and highly aggressive games in pickup so a map with good flow is preferred. (We are playing with the idea of the new class "Hooker" in NTF you should also keep in mind that a hook might be used on the map in the future)
Testing will be done in the public, at our pickup servers. The newest version will be uploaded and REQUIRED by the people who play this beta testing of our maps. Basically you will email your latest version of the map to me and
nekon and we will upload them within 12 hour and post it in the channel for people to download. We might make a playing schedule to make sure all maps gets played. The deadline will be announced later on as the tournament progresses. If you're new to mapping you might want to start with
this guide
- Mapping tournament
- Q3 CPMA, CPM gametype
- TEAM BASED FLAG MAPS (NTF 5v5, CTF 4v4, CTFS)
- Prize money of 55 euro*
- The map will be REQUIRED to play in
#cpmpickup when we have decided a/the winner/winners
- Mappers contact me (iMSG or linus @ qnet) or any other operator in
#cpmpickup if interested
* Prize money could increase if we receive donations
To donate visit
this site. Put a comment that you are donating for the mapping tournament and it will be DIRECTLY added to the prize pool.
Happy mapping!
#cpmpickup admin team