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Thread: COH2.ORG Staff & New Promotions5 Feb 2014, 17:44 PM Jump back to quoted post5 Feb 2014, 15:46 PMAmiPolizeiFunk Janne252 promoted to Senior Modder [/quote][url=http://www.coh2.org/user/5740/janne252][/quote][url=http://www.coh2.org/user/5740/janne252]Janne252 promoted to Lead Modder In: New Members
Thread: Custom Maps contest on the horizon3 Feb 2014, 20:16 PM switching the voting order would indeed work against the intention of reducing the number of maps that would then receive detailed analysis. And it would also work against your argument with the bigger following. If your map is good, it will make it into the top 5, even if there are 2-3 all time favourites which make it in there due to a following. The final judgement would then be independent of the following, but it would be judged by objective "experts". The other way arround, the map with the biggest following will win, once it is in the top 5. In: Mapping Discussion
Thread: Custom Maps contest on the horizon3 Feb 2014, 18:37 PM If i was in charge (which i am not ), i would not separate things into too many categories. Someone has to judge them all, which is hardly doable for 10 cathegories with 3 winners each. Also, this would mean 30 winners, how many entries do we expect?! I'd go for this: Categories: (1 vs 1) competitive maps (2 vs 2) competitive maps (3 vs 3)/(4 vs 4) big team game maps with less of a focus on competitiveness Each category has one winner and one runner up. Judgement Step 1) Community vote for the top 5 entries of each cathegory via polls. This way we would make sure that the top entries are well received by the community and the fun aspect is good. Step 2) A qualified judgement board with deep knowledge of the worldbuilder tool and mapping in general will have the final judge on the top 5 and pick the winners. Technical aspects like optimization and detailing can only really be judged by qualified people. This way it is made sure that the winner maps are both fun to play and also high quality from the technical point of view In: Mapping Discussion
Thread: Worldbuilder Tip of the Week #1: Checking Line-of-Sight3 Feb 2014, 17:04 PM First of many MonolithicBacon, new to the COH2.org mapmaking staff, had the idea for this series and will carry on with more tips next week. In: Guides
Thread: COH2.ORG Staff & New Promotions2 Feb 2014, 17:40 PM Mr.Morrison (Artist) Jabba (Artist) DrunkinGambit (Mapmaker) MonolithicBacon (Mapmaker) In: New Members
Thread: how can i make my map look more realistic. 24 Jan 2014, 22:18 PM the memory stats feature is still broken as far as i know. so it comes down to experience.... The biggest impact on performance is water, afaik. The more different watersources you have the bigger the performance drain, because for every water surface the reflections are calculated individually. For textures you have to find a sweetspot regarding tile splat and spline usage. if you push one to the limit you have to use less of the others. dont stack too many of them on top of each other. keep tiles per chunk at a minimum, if possible. this kind of thinking In: Mapping Discussion
Thread: How To: Destruction24 Jan 2014, 19:14 PM awesome tutorial mate... mind if i forward this to our editors to make it a feature in our guides section? In: Mapping Discussion
Thread: how can i make my map look more realistic. 24 Jan 2014, 19:13 PM thats true, but let me tell you, don't use more than 2-3 splats overlapping at the very same spot. Think twice which of those splats you need before you place them. ... with 4 splats on top of each other the lowest one is hardly visible, but it will hit performance badly. As a tradeoff we're now allowed to use 6-7 tiles per chunk, as opposed to 3 in COH1. In: Mapping Discussion
Thread: Post your maps or WIPs in this forum!20 Jan 2014, 19:58 PM If you want to create a discussion thread for your map, it belongs into this forum! Please create the thread title following this format: "(#Players) mapname" example: "(2-4) Moscow Outskirts" You may post direct download links, but it is prefered to link to a steamworkshop page. In: Map Sharing
Thread: Mappers got a new forum20 Jan 2014, 19:39 PM just to make it clear, DO NOT REPOST YOUR MAPS in the new forum, we will move the threads over time. If your thread hasn't been moved yet, please link to it in here In: Mapping Discussion