Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds **EXTENDED**

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Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds **EXTENDED**

Postby Jest@ on Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:14 pm

--Update--




This battle is extended until Wednesday 26th, Midnight GMT. For the closing time in your time zone, click here.






--Original Message--

Sorry about the late start, festivities got in the way :wink: This time, a theme modified from a post in the suggestions thread: Alternate Worlds.

The challenge here is to show us two contrasting visions of a place, or of an idea, as if they were in parallel universes. There's massive scope here, from simple tweaks of human history to radically different alien civilizations' versions of a highway interchange, etc. The trick is, you've got to show the differences (and similarities, perhaps) with visuals alone, and you have to show us the world you're comparing it to, you can't just take it for granted.

A slight change to the usual format on this one - this time, entries will be pretty much required to have at least 2 screenshots. If you think you can do it in one, PM me to clear your idea. This time, I'll let you do up to 4 total screenshots if it's two images each from two worlds (You could do 3 different worlds if you want; but you can't do 4 different worlds. Get me?)

Other than that, the rules are as usual; Screenshots from an official Valve source-engine game, no photoshopping, and custom content is not only permitted but encouraged. Post your shots in this thread before the deadline; you can re-post as many times as you like but please always mark your screenshots as WIP or final (go back and edit old posts if you need).

This one will close up in a little over 3 weeks, on Monday 24th November at the end of the day GMT. To check the exact closing time around the world, click here.

As always, if you've got any questions or comments at all, post below or PM me.
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby 904 on Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:19 pm

Oooo.. nice..
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby no00dylan on Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:46 pm

Definately joining in!
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby undertone on Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:48 pm

fuck yeah. where's my hammer.
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby srredfire on Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:53 pm

"Map Battle 29 - Juxtaposition"
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby Vicpop on Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:54 pm

srredfire wrote:"Map Battle 29 - Juxtaposition"

Yeah I thought it sounded familiar
MAP BATTLE 29
The challenge here is to show us two contrasting visions of a place, or of an idea, as if they were in parallel universes.
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Juxtaposition, for those not in the know, is an overblown word for contrast - putting two opposing (yet normally related) things next to each other for effect.
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby srredfire on Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:55 pm

Vicpop wrote:
srredfire wrote:"Map Battle 29 - Juxtaposition"

Yeah I thought it sounded familiar


Yeah me too man.
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby punky on Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:15 pm

I'm going to try to make this one again! It's pretty similar to juxtaposition, but this time I'll try to send in a better entry :)
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby Zipfinator on Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:25 pm

Juxtaposition was in one world. If I'm correct this one is one screenshot in the first world, then the second shot is an alternate universe or such of that first screenshots world, not the two mixed into one screenshot like Juxtaposition.
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby - Livewire - on Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:42 pm

I'll see what I can come up with. :)
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby Dark soul on Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:49 am

Hey would it be alright if I used hidden source textures?
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby source-maps on Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:55 am

its a source engine game so I guess yes :)
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby Jest@ on Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:51 am

Juxtaposition is a happy man in a sad place. Alternate worlds is a whole world of happy mirrored against a whole world of sad. The key difference for the battles is that juxtaposition was stuff in the same scene: this battle, it's two separate scenes. If you think about it, it's not actually all that similar from a design point of view - the first is about establishing a contrast, the latter is as much about establishing common ground and shared frame of reference.

Since Hidden: Source is a (free, readily-available) mod, I've got no problem with you using their content...but they might! The standard rule applies to using other people's content: you should really be nice & ask permission (although in this context I'm sure they wouldn't care at all!)
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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby Angry Beaver on Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:03 am

Jest@ wrote:Juxtaposition is a happy man in a sad place. Alternate worlds is a whole world of happy mirrored against a whole world of sad. The key difference for the battles is that juxtaposition was stuff in the same scene: this battle, it's two separate scenes. If you think about it, it's not actually all that similar from a design point of view - the first is about establishing a contrast, the latter is as much about establishing common ground and shared frame of reference...


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Re: Map Battle 29 - Alternate Worlds

Postby Woe Kitten on Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:29 am

Great battle. Can't wait to see what people come up with!
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