This map was made for the ‘Best Train Ride’ Contest at the Valve Editing Resource Center. I searched but I couldn’t find anything there. The thread descibing things in detail can be found here: Chatbear Thread.
- Title: Contest 2 Maps
- File Name: hl1-sp-contest-2-maps.7z
- Original File Name: contest2.zip
- Size : 2.49Mb
- Author: Various
- Date Released: 18 June 2001
Below the images you will find the text from the, now dead, Verc contest page. ALL the maps listed below are included in the pack except hldungeons because it was never released. Only an image is available (included in the pack!). The images below are taken from the winning entry.
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Best train-ride sequence.
Contest Description:
Best train-ride sequence. Half-Life, Opposing Force, and now Blue-Shift all started off by taking the player through some game areas and immersing him in the situation while not allowing any interactivity. This helped give you a grasp of where you were and what was going on around you. It’s a great effect and allows for some cinematic situations that can leave a large impact on the player.
The goal of this contest was to create this type of situation. Vehicle type wasn’t limited to trains – any type of vehicle would do. I used the term “train” because basically, you’re on a rail and have no control over the vehicle you’re in.
- posted: June 4
- maps due: June 18, 11:59pm pacific time
- winner announced: June 25
Below you will find the contest winner and a collection of some of the better entries from this contest.
Winner:
- Sandblast by Unquenque
Unquenque did a fine job with Sandblast. Basically, this is an alternate opening sequence for Opposing Force. Instead of a plane, you start off in a train. You can see the original planes and some of the original terrain out the window. Unquenque also makes use of text in the same way as Half-Life and other opening sequences, providing background data on who you are and why you’re here. All in all, this is an excellent example of how to make an opening intro for a game.
Runners Up:
- Contest2 by Worldcrafter
Worldcrafter’s map involves you overtaking a speeding train while on a speeding truck. It reminded me of something you’d see in a Mission Impossible movie. This is a spectacular effect and I hope Worldcraft will contribute it as a tutorial soon. - Knock by Mr. Yuk
Ever wanted to take a leisurely boat ride through the sewers? Well, me neither, but Mr. Yuk’s attempt at bathroom humor makes it interesting, at least.
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12th March 2006
The original page at the VERC has this url: http://www.valve-erc.com/resources/?page=contest2
The page is dead now, but you can search on http://web.archive.org to find the contest description and list of the winners.
The Chatbear thread on the 2nd contest is here: http://www.chatbear.com/?P38799
16th November 2007
how do you install and play these maps?
16th November 2007
The readme’s are there for 2 of of the files.The one with a map named contest2 will go in valve\maps.
to start it open console and type
map contest2
25th January 2008
‘Sandblast’ is an opfor map, so it doesn’t belong here i think… As for map ‘knock’: How am i supposed to get on that train alive? I’ve got about enough ammo to kill 1 or 2, and there’s no cover on the truck. Am I missing something?
25th January 2008
Sorry, that’s map ‘contest 2′