Custom map cup

swalkswalk Say hello to my little friend. Join Date: 2011-01-20 Member: 78384Members, Squad Five Blue
edited January 2013 in Competitive Play
<div class="IPBDescription">NSL preparing for season 2!</div>In preparation for season 2 of NSL on <a href="http://www.ensl.org" target="_blank">www.ensl.org</a> we are holding a custom map cup to give some of the potential custom maps some playtime. And if the players like them, we will pick them up for regular season play!
If you wish to participate in season 2, we recommend that you sign up for this cup as well.
The cup will be held at the <b>16th-17th of febuary</b>.

The current maps we are going to try out in mid-febuary are <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=113658" target="_blank">ns2_triad</a> - <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=115214" target="_blank">ns2_turtle</a> - <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=109962" target="_blank">ns2_icarus</a> - <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=116611" target="_blank">ns2_tengu</a> - <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=119182" target="_blank">ns2_jambi</a> - <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=119994" target="_blank">ns2_honorguard</a> - <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=120900" target="_blank">ns2_drydosity</a>. This list of maps can change.

The signups for the Custom map cup <b>closes the 8th of febuary</b>!

More information on how to sign up for it in <a href="http://www.ensl.org/articles/730" target="_blank">this newspost on ensl</a>.

We will open the signups for season 2 at the 3rd of febuary, which we will make another announcement about that on that date.
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  • LigisttomtenLigisttomten Join Date: 2012-09-07 Member: 158340Members
    Sounds like fun... though I hope they are textured or I promise rage on ts3!
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  • swalkswalk Say hello to my little friend. Join Date: 2011-01-20 Member: 78384Members, Squad Five Blue
    They are all fully textured! That was a requirement for them to be in the cup.
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  • EißfeldtEißfeldt Join Date: 2012-08-15 Member: 155658Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2066324:date=Jan 25 2013, 02:26 PM:name=swalk)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (swalk @ Jan 25 2013, 02:26 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2066324"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->They are all fully textured! That was a requirement for them to be in the cup.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    A few greywalled spots should not exclude maps that are good otherwise, especially from the gameplay perspective.
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  • swalkswalk Say hello to my little friend. Join Date: 2011-01-20 Member: 78384Members, Squad Five Blue
    edited January 2013
    <!--quoteo(post=2066333:date=Jan 25 2013, 02:46 PM:name=Eißfeldt)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Eißfeldt @ Jan 25 2013, 02:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2066333"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->A few greywalled spots should not exclude maps that are good otherwise, especially from the gameplay perspective.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    As you can see in the first response, not all percieve greyboxed areas as being good from a gameplay perspective.
    Greyboxed areas is essentially the same as whitewalling(cheating), except it applies for everyone on the server. That can screw up balance in the melee vs ranged shooter that natural selection 2 is, and give marines an unfair advantage.
    That is why textures is a requirement.
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  • derWalterderWalter Join Date: 2008-10-29 Member: 65323Members
    edited January 2013
    do some of you 1 and or 2 div standins/"7th+ person" players wanna build mix teams for that?
    wouldn t mind to shuffle NA EU players, as it would be just for fun anyways :)

    msg me or just post here!
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  • swalkswalk Say hello to my little friend. Join Date: 2011-01-20 Member: 78384Members, Squad Five Blue
    edited January 2013
    <!--quoteo(post=2066428:date=Jan 25 2013, 05:54 PM:name=derWalter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (derWalter @ Jan 25 2013, 05:54 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2066428"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->do some of you 1div standin s and 7th 8th person players wanna build a mix team for that?
    wouldn t mind to shuffle NA EU players, as it would be just for fun anyways :)

    msg me :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Good idea.
    Cups like these is also a good thing to build mix teams for, or maybe a new team that want to participate in the next season.
    You don't have to worry about being put up against teams where the skill gap is too large, we will do our best to put equal teams up against eachother. As two teams with a skill gap that is too large, is not ideal to test how well the maps play.
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  • InsaneInsane Anomaly Join Date: 2002-05-13 Member: 605Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    edited January 2013
    I'm really stoked to see NS2's custom mapping community being supported like this. Great stuff!
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  • JektJekt Join Date: 2012-02-05 Member: 143714Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    Kleos and Tengu are both textured aren't they. Not sure if they've been updated at all since the beta though.
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  • SkackySkacky Join Date: 2005-06-05 Member: 53189Members
    Yeah it's a really great support act towards custom maps. The NS community has sadly always been a tad reluctant to test new maps so seeing such a cup is a really amazing thing. I'll try to get mine ready for the next cup. Unless a catastrophe happens, it'll be ready.
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  • SamcaiSamcai Join Date: 2013-01-25 Member: 182050Members
    Could you present the maps with some screenshot and overview ?

    That would be great :)
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  • swalkswalk Say hello to my little friend. Join Date: 2011-01-20 Member: 78384Members, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=2066682:date=Jan 25 2013, 10:56 PM:name=Samcai)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Samcai @ Jan 25 2013, 10:56 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2066682"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Could you present the maps with some screenshot and overview ?

    That would be great :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If you follow the link to the newspost on ensl, you can then follow the links to the map threads on these forums, I will edit this to have the same links.
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    Here's a <a href="http://youtu.be/GDMinyB4G-0" target="_blank">short video</a> I did on five custom maps for the Wasabione FNSM's. It includes icarus, triad, and turtle from the custom map cup list.
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  • SamcaiSamcai Join Date: 2013-01-25 Member: 182050Members
    Thanks for the info !

    There're quite good maps there !!!
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  • ChlamydiaChlamydia Join Date: 2012-06-01 Member: 152844Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Cystitis is signed up - wahoo sounds cool.
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  • derWalterderWalter Join Date: 2008-10-29 Member: 65323Members
    so who wanna play but cant (for sure)?

    mix team coming up!
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