Scenery/vistas/extra details can be outside the box. That's how the 1024 Doom competitions were.
And don't worry if your map exceeds 1024 somewhat, it's fine. As long as it's a compact map that doesn't go overboard with stuff.

Unlike a regular Christmas calendar where you can cheat and open doors in advance, this one will only have one map per day - a new one will be uploaded each day. You'll need to play each level in succession (if you intend to play properly using the hub map). Of course, you can hold off until the 24th if you want to play through the whole thing in one session. 

Thanks for the extra details, negke, I'll adjust my directory structure accordingly.

Any guidance about custom compile parameters or build steps? I'm happy to provide my source, but I'd hoped to use ericw's 0.15.10 tools with -gate 1.0 -extra4 -bounce as part of my final light command line. Do I need to accommodate a different set of tools instead, or maybe even plan to build without bounce lighting?

And when I say custom build steps, although I haven't had a need yet, I was thinking I'd at least be able to use my VMFII wrapper to use instances if they became useful; if I did, the wrapper needs to run once before CSG and again after BSP. I could provide a small directory with the necessary tools and a build script (Windows command shell, bash, Python, whatever), if that would be the way to do it. I could also use the "external map" feature added to eric's tools as an alternative for geometry, but it doesn't yet provide for entity setups, if I'm not mistaken, so it's not a drop-in replacement.

I'll certainly endeavor to avoid using custom things altogether, if I can, but I'm curious to know if you have a plan for something like that. 

Will the order be determined contest style? If sock and negke think yours is best itwill be last or first? Or randomized. 

NewHouse: Likely just a quick -onlyents deal on out part. So you can compile your maps with whatever settings you need.

Qmaster: I think we'll decide the order once all maps are submitted. Probably not like a contest from worst to best, but in a way that creates a diverse experience for the players. 

Hopefully I can make a small temple-style map for this, 

Make a room with a pile of christmas gifts boxes, randomly distributed. A few boxes could be opened to show a weapon, and a monster...

Entering the room could also trigger some cheap x'mas music.

A dozen of vorelings packed into a x'mas box could be funny.

Or make some monsters rushing to "attack" and open a x'mas box !

And what about a x'mas box with a pile of shit inside ? Opening the box would trigger some laughing sound... hehehee.

Or better : an ass dildo ! ;-) 

...except perhaps the ass dildo.

#38 posted by negke [31.18.51.150] on 2017/09/10 09:38:17

No dick pics 

I'd put _bounce 1 in your worldspawn rather than having it on your commandline. That way there's less chance of user error if someone else compiles your map.

Of course, I think you're the "NewHouse" of negke's most recent post... 

Thanks, Pritchard, that's a good idea for the final compile! I usually use separate compile configs in Jack so that (at least on larger maps) I don't spend the time computing bounce lighting during test builds unless I actually need to, but for shipping my source to others it'll be a good idea to add that. Come to think of it I'm not even sure why I bother doing things this way, since for simple geometry/entity changes I just disable VIS and LIGHT completely. Placebo effect, I guess. Makes me feel better having the option of testing lighting without bounce, even if I don't usually have a need for that.

And yes, I didn't want to say anything but I suspect the similar coloring between NewHouse's username and mine can be confusing. :) 

Thanks for all the clarifications here.

Daz, care to roll the hype train? ;)

Regardless if Daz does a video or not I will produce a short and sweet video inviting mappers to join in and post on Twitter,QuakeOne and r/quake. I can do those quickly - it's the trailers that take time. 

Sounds like a fun challenge! 

I have other maps on the queue i want to complete first but i think i'll have the time for it, and i have the ideas for it already developing in my head. 

i just started my map 

I have to finish Qump first, but making a funny little joke map could fit in my scedule... 

mukor has some nice thing going already: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJ8vpjnUIAA0S8E.jpg 

I haven't done much on my (ideally first) map this past week, sadly. It's hopefully not going to take too long to finish, even if it ends up not being as pretty as that screenshot.

I'd like to make a second map and get creative with it though :o 

I don't have much to show rn; just a couple false starts that made it to the scrap heap. This is proving pretty hard with no real plan--might have to step pack and browse some reference images or something. 

Pick an id level or one of your favorites. Play it, finish it, quit Quake. Close your eyes and the first image that comes to mind from that playthrough... take that as a starting point for your new level. I did that with my sm179 speed map. The thing that stuck out was the underwater pavilions in E1M4. I designed my gameplay around that.

Sometimes you need to follow steps to unleash creativity.

And... good artists borrow, great artists steal. ;) 

https://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Things-Creative/dp/0761169253 

Though I have some funny Joke-map ideas. Probably it will look pretty vanilla. It will be only my second map. 

Probably going to put it on the shelf for a while, to get another map out, but it should be ready for the deadline.

https://imgur.com/a/Oue9Y 

Yep, working on it slowly. At first the size started to cause layout issues but now I am embracing the small space and the ideas to be contained within. 

Ive made my least symmetrical map ever so, thats a success in and of itself.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKObVthUIAAvQit.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKObZTrU8AAJwfz.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKObZ4PVoAA0jlj.jpg

The statue is made by khreathor and was first in skackys jam9 entry.

First entry is wrapping up over the next day. Hope to crank out at least 1 if not 2 more. 

I've created a discord channel for this map jam should people want to use it to share files/wips etc and get mapping help specific to this.

Look for the "Current map jam" category :)

https://discord.gg/NJ8sKQf 

This is a really fabulous idea for a jam, I'm excited to see what people are going to pull off for this. I remember seeing a "Christmas Quake" map/mod on Arrrcee's youtube channel. It had all the monsters with Santa hats on and was really "cute".

I'm not sure if I'm going to have time to enter this one, so I can't make any promises. I may be able to whip up something small, now that my AD map is released, but we'll have to see.

Anyways, this is a great concept, and make sure to look at all the AD map sources for help.

Redfield