[Contest] Scary Map Contest - Deadline Vote!

[lukas]

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The Scary Map Contest
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Update
I have started a vote about when the deadline will be, please vote - the poll will be active for 7 days.
The poll system seems to be bugged , so just post what you think. Halloween, End of year, Some other date or No deadline.

Information about Contest

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After playing Unloved and TCotD : Apocalypse I thought it would be nice to have some more spooky, atmospheric maps like that - so I decided to start this.

Basically the maps submitted would either try to scare the player (as in make him/her jump or something with sudden scares) or aim for a disturbing and creepy atmosphere - or both, but they would have to be creepy in some way.

I also suggest that you add something original like: In Call of Cthulhu : DCotE, there was no hud so the only way you could tell you were injured was the fact that you moved more slow or blood appear on the screen. Also In CoC:DCotE is a sanity stat. When you're in calm, safe areas your sanity is restored. When you are near enemies or disturbing things your sanity drops. If you have low sanity you will see hallucinations, hear voices, and even kill yourself if you have a gun in your hand. Things like that aren't hard to implement with a mix of ACS and Decorate and they will definitely add to the map's overall quality.

I've not posted any rules or details cause first I would like to hear if people like the idea. If the majority is interested then I post rules/details and start taking submissions . If not... then I'll let it die - cause there's no point in holding contest if only 1 or 2 people are interested.

Edit - If you vote no, please post reason so I know. Okay?

Okay enough people are interested, so I posted the details and rules .

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Rules and Details

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-You are allowed to make more than one submission
-You can only have 1 map in a submission, so if you want 2 maps, make 2 separate submissions
-You are allowed (and encouraged) to use custom resources (textures/monsters/weapons/music), though you don't have to use them

There is no particular deadline. When the contest gets a fair amount of entrys I'll stop taking submissions.
Judging the best entry will be done in a following way: The judge(s) (if you're interested, send me a PM or ask here) will go through the entries and pick 10 worthy and quality ones. have 100 points each to distribute among the entries. The 10 entries with the most points will be the finalists and then I'll hold a poll to see which one of those 10 is the best. Judges should be playing it in the dark at night with sound and music. If not, it completely defeats the point because all the scary wads like ghoul/TCOTD/Unloved are all not even scary when its shining daylight out.

And that's pretty much it

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Useful Links

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Tips on how to make it more scary can be found:
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=26893 - thanks for the link Ethril
http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=349395
http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/02/opi ... ror_ga.php

Unloved (http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=25358), very good creepy map pack for Doom

TCotD (http://www.realm667.com/index.php?optio ... iew&id=466), again a scary map

Lots of useful resources http://www.realm667.com

You can find good scary music here - http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free ... rch=Search

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Entries/Submissions
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"Name withheld" - by Manhunt21
http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz16 ... nt21/3.jpg
http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz16 ... nt21/2.jpg
http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz16 ... nt21/4.jpg
http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz16 ... nt21/5.jpg
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"SonnyScare" - by Sonnyboy
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??? - by Cutmanmike (maybe)
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"Mysterious Mansion" - by DoomSplitter
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8020 ... 008251.png
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??? - by Snarboo (maybe)
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"Shadow in the Forest" - by GreyMatter
http://www.mediafire.com/?dvg3i8ll4bjeokd
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"Obsidian" - by Cjk10000
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??? - by Lucario
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??? means that the map author hasn't submitted any info about the map they're gonna make
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Judges
Lukas
Lucario
Mik57
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[FuzzballFox]

I would say yes to the atmosphere- cheap scares get old pretty fast...imagine a wad where there is a door an- AAARRRGGHHHH!!!!! A SCREAMING FACE...-and then a key OMG THAT SAME SCREAM WITH A BLOOD FACE WITHOUT A NOSE....yeah..=/

[ETTiNGRiNDER]

I would say yes to the atmosphere- cheap scares get old pretty fast...imagine a wad where there is a door an- AAARRRGGHHHH!!!!! A SCREAMING FACE...-and then a key OMG THAT SAME SCREAM WITH A BLOOD FACE WITHOUT A NOSE....yeah..=/

I remember when I played through Corridor 7, I wasted so much ammo on that freaking phantom skull thing... it was rare, so it worked to freak you out. I remember they tried to pull the same thing in Witchaven, but it wasn't near as effective there for some reason. Then again, nothing in Witchaven was very effective.

[Cyberdemon531]

I'll participate!

[lukas]

I would say yes to the atmosphere- cheap scares get old pretty fast...imagine a wad where there is a door an- AAARRRGGHHHH!!!!! A SCREAMING FACE...-and then a key OMG THAT SAME SCREAM WITH A BLOOD FACE WITHOUT A NOSE....yeah..=/

No I meant sort of more like this:
In beginning part of map (where you don't have weapons yet) you walk in corridor and then suddenly all lights go out. You're in pitch blackness. Then you hear growling... All lights start flashing wildly on/off. And while there on you see you're surrounded by demons. And of course during that very fast and tense music plays. Then lights go out. 5 secs later on, and the room is empty.

I remember when I played through Corridor 7, I wasted so much ammo on that freaking phantom skull thing... it was rare, so it worked to freak you out. I remember they tried to pull the same thing in Witchaven, but it wasn't near as effective there for some reason. Then again, nothing in Witchaven was very effective.

Well I wouldn't know cause I never played C7 or Witchhaven.

I'll participate!

Great ! Any more interested?
Oh and btw cool avatar Manhunt.

[Ethril]

Psst:
Scare/Horror techniques and suggestions

Why the thread has been inactive for a whole month is beyond me, though.

[lukas]

Thanks for the link Ethril !
I put it (and a few of my own) in the first post.

Also enough people have expressed interest so I post rules and details

[Marisa the Magician]

Count me in. I need some practice before starting to develop Hellbound, heheheheheh...

[lukas]

Count me in.

Great !

[Cyberdemon531]

I've started already!

[lukas]

Good , feel free to post info and screens of your map while it's in development. You'll 100% get feedback and advice from me and maybe from others...

[Cutmanmike]

I had an idea for a small scary map. No ghouls, nothing popping into your face or anything like that. I wanted to try and see if I could creep the player out as much as possible without anything jumping out at you. BUT if I do enter it will have to be a while yet as I'm almost done with MM8BDM and want to get that out the way first.

[lukas]

Sure , take your time.
Also btw anyone interested in judging?

[Cyberdemon531]

Alright well, the music I'm using is from Doom. That's all the info I have for now!

[lukas]

Alright well, the music I'm using is from Doom. That's all the info I have for now!

I'm sorry to say, but that's a bad choice of music for scaring someone or creeping someone out
You can find good scary music here - http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free ... rch=Search
Just be sure to give credit to the creator of the music .