Thank You Interlopers! **Edited with pics!**

[Supervillain]

While I haven't posted much in a while, I had to come in to give a huge thanks to the mods, the forum goers, the tutorial and article writers, and the few who posted in my old thread for my L4D1 map "Depleted Uranium".

Today I was awarded a $4,000 scholarship for my submission of "Depleted Uranium." While I am no where near done with the map, the LA Film School Game Production Department deemed it the best submission for my start date and awarded me with the competitive scholarship.

While I am bragging a little bit (all true villains should), I am mainly posting for two reasons:

Firstly, to give huge thanks to the community and moderators.

And secondly to let all you little 'lopers out there know that anything is possible if you map hard enough.

I learned 90% of what little I know about mapping/level design from this site and its community.


EDIT:
Normally I have others do my bidding. However, since you all demand screens I will do as you say.


What I turned in is not finished, but it's fully playable. I also included some design documents detailing story and mechanics (bridges, one-way doors, panic event, etc.) which I have not included here. I learned today that I won because the department head found the level fun to play and also because my design documents really fleshed out what I was aiming for as well as specifying what needs work.

Without further ado, feast your eyes on my $4,000 screen shots

Spawn


Security Building 1A


Pipe Room




Main Entrance


Pump Station


Service Building


Bridge


Roof Top


Tank Ragdoll




Once again I give my thanks to this website and community. I still have a lot to learn and even more work to do. However, it feels good to be recognized for the hard work I have put in and I look forward to learning how to make my maps MUCH better than they currently are.

Try not to get discouraged mapping. I know some of you out there have been working in Hammer for many years, and I'm sure some of you just opened up the SDK a week ago. No matter where your skills lay on the spectrum I insist that you keep working, stay active in great communities such as this one, and never let anyone tell you that your level/concept isn't good.

[ad_hominem]

Awesome news man, congrats. Any chance you could show us some of what your submission looked like?

[stoopdapoop]

[jgoodroad]

I agree with the admin...

[Jangalomph]

Pics or it didn't happen

[peegee]

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n !!!

[Phott]

That's pretty awesome, man, got me inspired even.

[Supervillain]

I will upload some pics later today! Believe me though, it ain't very pretty

[marks]

I don't want to be harsh but if that won you a $4k scholarship, it speaks volumes about the quality of the applicants. Especially considering you (I assume) only did the design work and none of the art (models/textures).

[paws]

LA Film School Game Production Department

I doubt game art was even a consideration, good documentation and a stab at implementation I would consider more important than the ability to do high poly models for a course in game production.

Congrats on the scholarship.

[Groxkiller585]

How did you manage to glitch up the texture?

I mean it looks fine when the flashlight is on it, but without it it's checkerboarded!

I'm just curious as i've never seen a texture screw up like this.

Great map BTW and congrats on the scholarship!

[Supervillain]

LA Film School Game Production Department

I doubt game art was even a consideration, good documentation and a stab at implementation I would consider more important than the ability to do high poly models for a course in game production.

Congrats on the scholarship.

Yes, that was the focus of the scholarship. Since I'm not going into game art or 3D backgrounds I could have handed in a fullbright orange map. They wanted to see the gameplay I'd created and how I executed it. They weren't really judging the art work contained in any of the pieces submitted.

[marks]

Fair enough.

[KILLA-COW]

I don't want to be harsh but if that won you a $4k scholarship, it speaks volumes about the quality of the
applicants. Especially considering you (I assume) only did the design work and none of the art (models/textures).

That's a bit rich coming from you isn't it?

I don't know why you're shitting on him for doing well. Congratultions on the Scholarship man can't believe I missed this last time I was on.

[marks]

I don't want to be harsh but if that won you a $4k scholarship, it speaks volumes about the quality of the
applicants. Especially considering you (I assume) only did the design work and none of the art (models/textures).

That's a bit rich coming from you isn't it?

... is it? I don't really follow.