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The '''Art Pass Contest''' is a recent contest announced to the community on the [[TF2 Official Blog]]. It asks that players take a recent attack/defend map design created by [[Valve]], texture and detail it, and then submit it for the chance to have it included in the next major [[Team Fortress 2]] update.
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[[File:Artpass_title.png|x200px|center|link=http://artpass.tf2maps.net/]]
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{{Quotation|'''Art Pass Contest''' publicity blurb|It's a fantastic opportunity for everyone involved: you get a chance to show us how much better at detailing maps than we are, and our (ex) art team gets a chance to find new jobs at companies that still need their kind!}}
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The '''Art Pass Contest''' was a mapping contest hosted by TF2Maps.net. Participants were challenged to take an [[Control Point (game mode)|Attack/Defend]] map created by [[Valve]] and complete an "art pass" on it, adding texture and detail while maintaining the original layout, and then submit it for the chance to have it included in a ''[[Team Fortress 2]] ''update. The competition was announced to the community on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] on [http://www.tf2.com/post.php?id=4083 July 16, 2010]; it ended on September 25th, 2010, and the winners were announced on [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4489 October 14, 2010].
  
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== Guidelines and Deadline ==
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Various guidelines and rules had been drawn out, such as no advertisements, collaborations, or use of other artists' content without permission. Maps were to be submitted by September 25, 2010 – 11:00AM UTC. A complete list of guidelines can be viewed [http://artpass.tf2maps.net/rules.html here].
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== Guidlines and Deadline ==
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== Prizes ==
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Various guidelines and rules have been given, such as no advertisements, or anything that doesn't belong directly to the submitter without direct permission.The latest the map may be submitted is Saturday, September 25, 2010, at 11:00am UTC. A complete list of these guidelines can be viewed here: [http://artpass.tf2maps.net/rules.html]
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The prize for the Art Pass Contest was the map's inclusion into the game. All participants (people who submitted a finished map) were awarded an in-game item, the [[Map Maker's Medallion]].
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== History ==
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The Art Pass Contest was not originally going to involve creating a map from scratch. Mappers would be given an out-of-bounds area of an unfinished map and would be allowed to detail it. They would then give it back to Valve, who decided if any were good enough to become official. [[Dario Casali]] (level designer at Valve) liked the idea that was proposed to him by ZPQ (former staff of TF2Maps), which led ZPQ to begin organizing the contest and trying to overcome legal issues such as having mappers having to give total rights of the map to Valve.
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On January 21, 2010, Valve claimed that while they thought the idea of a detailing contest would be a good idea, they did not have a suitable map for it. The contest preparation may have been overshadowed by work on the [[Engineer Update]].
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[[Robin Walker]] e-mailed ZPQ on January 29, 2010 informing him that Valve had an old map which they hadn't worked on for a while, and hadn't had the time to do an art pass (detail) on. He asked ZPQ if TF2Maps would run a contest where Valve gave the mappers a VMF (map file) to work on, and compete for the best looking art-passed version. If the end result was good, it would be shipped as an official map.<ref>"[http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=14794 How the Art Pass Contest came to be].", post by [http://forums.tf2maps.net/member.php?u=2555 zpqrei] on TF2Maps.net, August 21, 2010.</ref>
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The two winner's maps were added to the game as a part of the [[Scream Fortress Update]].
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[[File:ArtPass01.jpg|Art Pass Contest Comic|thumb|100px|right]]
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== Comic ==
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A one-page [[comic]] was created for the community [https://artpass.tf2maps.net/ contest announcement page]. The comic depicts a discussion between a pair of Valve's staff. With an [[Administrator]]-esque demeanor, [[Robin Walker]] is monitoring the game ''and'' the [[Team Fortress Wiki]]. Fearful of Mr. Walker's wrath,  Corey Peters reports bad news.
  
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== Prizes ==
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== Promotional fly-through video ==
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The grand prize is the map's inclusion into TF2. Other prizes will likely be revealed at a later date.
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{{youtube|Abm5cswTKcg}}
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== Maps showcase ==
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{{youtube|BQGgMSDJAVc}}
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{{youtube|_sJgmXsGnxM}}
  
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== Accompanying comic and video ==
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== Winners ==
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A comic explaining the possible origin of the contest was released, followed by a layout of the map in a short video.
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On October 14, 2010, Valve [http://www.tf2.com/post.php?id=4489 posted] on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] announcing the winners as:
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* {{steamid|id|3Dnj|Valentin "3DNJ" Levillain}} - [[Mountain Lab]]
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* {{steamid|id|Y_M|Timothy "YM" Johnson}} - [[Mann Manor]]
  
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The scene parallels that of the [[Administrator]] and [[Miss Pauling]] in the [[Comics#WAR.21_Update|WAR! Update comic]]. '''Robin Walker''' can be viewed in this comic as a short-tempered blonde man with an enormous tower of hats, which continues off the page. '''Corey Peters''', an employee mentioned briefly in blog posts, makes an appearance as the employee who delivers the news of the missing map to Robin. Finaly, a shady hacker wearing a [[Fancy Fedora]], is seen distributing the video of the map to Youtube.
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Special mentions included:
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* {{steamid|id|Acegikmo|Freya "Acegikmo" Holmér}}
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* Gooba
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* {{steamid|id|honeymustard|Mark "honeymustard" Sinclair}}
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* {{steamid|id|TerabyteST|Gabriele "TerabyteST" Cirulli}}
  
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== Comic Trivia ==
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=== Gallery ===
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File:Art_Pass_Winner_3DNJ.jpg|An image of 3DNJ's winning map, [[Mountain Lab]].
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File:Art_Pass_Winner_YM.jpg|An image of YM's winning map, [[Mann Manor]].
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File:Artpass acegikmo.jpg|An image of Acegikmo's specially-mentioned map.
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File:Artpass gooba.jpg|An image of Gooba's specially-mentioned map.
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File:Artpass honeymustard.jpg|An image of honeymustard's specially-mentioned map.
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File:Artpass terabytest.jpg|An image of TerabyteST's specially-mentioned map.
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*Corey Peters is wearing a shirt with the logo for Portal 2, an upcoming Valve game.
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* Robin is shown looking at the [[Template:User hat checklist|User hat checklist]] template, presumably for his [[User:RobinWalker|wiki user page]].
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*A copy of "Hat Wearing Man" can be seen on Robin's control panel.
 
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*There is a coffee cup stain on a button labeled [[Camera Beard]]. This is a reference to the alarming number of Camera Beard drops that occurred after the WAR! Update, suggesting that someone had left a cup atop the button to cause the drops.
 
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*Another button depicting the [[Golden Wrench]] has been taped over, presumably to prevent any more from being awarded.
 
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*Robin is also watching the popular [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avU5onrWfYo YEAH TOAST] Machinma video, featuring the [[Engineer]].
 
  
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Latest revision as of 05:33, 26 June 2024

Artpass title.png
“
It's a fantastic opportunity for everyone involved: you get a chance to show us how much better at detailing maps than we are, and our (ex) art team gets a chance to find new jobs at companies that still need their kind!
— Art Pass Contest publicity blurb
 ”

The Art Pass Contest was a mapping contest hosted by TF2Maps.net. Participants were challenged to take an Attack/Defend map created by Valve and complete an "art pass" on it, adding texture and detail while maintaining the original layout, and then submit it for the chance to have it included in a Team Fortress 2 update. The competition was announced to the community on the TF2 Official Blog on July 16, 2010; it ended on September 25th, 2010, and the winners were announced on October 14, 2010.

Guidelines and Deadline

Various guidelines and rules had been drawn out, such as no advertisements, collaborations, or use of other artists' content without permission. Maps were to be submitted by September 25, 2010 – 11:00AM UTC. A complete list of guidelines can be viewed here.

Prizes

The prize for the Art Pass Contest was the map's inclusion into the game. All participants (people who submitted a finished map) were awarded an in-game item, the Map Maker's Medallion.

History

The Art Pass Contest was not originally going to involve creating a map from scratch. Mappers would be given an out-of-bounds area of an unfinished map and would be allowed to detail it. They would then give it back to Valve, who decided if any were good enough to become official. Dario Casali (level designer at Valve) liked the idea that was proposed to him by ZPQ (former staff of TF2Maps), which led ZPQ to begin organizing the contest and trying to overcome legal issues such as having mappers having to give total rights of the map to Valve.

On January 21, 2010, Valve claimed that while they thought the idea of a detailing contest would be a good idea, they did not have a suitable map for it. The contest preparation may have been overshadowed by work on the Engineer Update.

Robin Walker e-mailed ZPQ on January 29, 2010 informing him that Valve had an old map which they hadn't worked on for a while, and hadn't had the time to do an art pass (detail) on. He asked ZPQ if TF2Maps would run a contest where Valve gave the mappers a VMF (map file) to work on, and compete for the best looking art-passed version. If the end result was good, it would be shipped as an official map.[1]

The two winner's maps were added to the game as a part of the Scream Fortress Update.

Art Pass Contest Comic

Comic

A one-page comic was created for the community contest announcement page. The comic depicts a discussion between a pair of Valve's staff. With an Administrator-esque demeanor, Robin Walker is monitoring the game and the Team Fortress Wiki. Fearful of Mr. Walker's wrath, Corey Peters reports bad news.

Promotional fly-through video

Maps showcase

Winners

On October 14, 2010, Valve posted on the TF2 Official Blog announcing the winners as:

Special mentions included:

Gallery

  • An image of 3DNJ's winning map, Mountain Lab.

  • An image of YM's winning map, Mann Manor.

  • An image of Acegikmo's specially-mentioned map.

  • An image of Gooba's specially-mentioned map.

  • An image of honeymustard's specially-mentioned map.

  • An image of TerabyteST's specially-mentioned map.

References

  1. ↑ "How the Art Pass Contest came to be.", post by zpqrei on TF2Maps.net, August 21, 2010.
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