Map Moderator & New Rules

[N@TE]

As many know, I have become the moderator of the Mission Authoring and Mission Sharing forums. Scottlu has made me the moderator because I am good with maps, I help other people out, and I am on frequently. As apart of my moderating, there comes some new rules. Below is the list of additional rules map makers must follow.

- Please do not name your Mission Sharing topics an inappropriate name, or anything along the lines of "New Mission", "My First", "Testing", etc. The topic of your post will be the name of your mission pack on multiplayer, so make your topic as close to your .pdb file as possible. If the map is being tested, please put "Testing" or something of that sort in brackets, parenthesis, etc.
- Only have the player amounts in your map 1-4; no less than 1 and no more than 4.
- Make your maps as fair as possible. Always be sure to have each side/color start out with the exact same amount of structures, units, Initial Credit, galaxite(if applicable), etc. A good map is a fair map.
- Try not to duplicate your maps; one will either be quarantined or have its topic removed. If you accidentally double-post, please notify one of the forum moderators to delete the extra topic.
- Missions, mission names, and mission pack names which are offensive in any way will be quarantined.
- Do not copy other players' maps and/or modify them. Only modify maps if the person that made the map is currently inactive, and has been inactive for a while, or it is a cheating map. If you do copy a map which has an inactive author, make it for the better. It is encouraged to suggest other versions of their map, but do not make them yourself.
- Unless a rule is being broken with the map, the creator of their map(s) has complete control over them. If a map has been copied/modified, the creator of the original version chooses what has to be done to the copied version. This may include labeling their name on the copied map, doing any necessary trigger and physical feature modifications, simply quarantining the mission pack, or any other creative mutilations the original creator of the map can think of. However, this may not be associated with points in any way, and the map must stay fair.
- DO NOT MAKE CHEATING MAPS. Your map will be quarantined, and if you used the map to score pump, any IDs that you used to score pump will be reset back to 1500. If you see an unfair/cheating map, please notify a map moderator immediately. If you are an experienced map maker, you are very welcome to fix the map yourself.
- Any Multi-Player mission packs containing over 15 maps in them will automatically not publish. To prevent this, separate your mission pack after it has exceeded 15 maps.

If you fail to meet or disobey any of these rules you will be notified, and if it is bad enough your mission pack will also be quarantined.

A couple last things. If anybody has map trouble contact me or post on here; I can answer most questions. The map-making community can answer most questions as well. I you ever want a topic on either of the forums I moderate deleted, please let me know and I will gladly do it. If you want a mission pack to be quarantined just pm me. I will only quarantine a mission if I have been given permission by the creator, or one of the maps in the pack does not follow on of the rules. The map creator will be notified when this event occurs.

[wonderer]

Can we poste unfair maps or maps so you can look at so you can decide master Nate I'm talking about like the alian replica kind

[N@TE]

Yes please, go ahead and post any unfiar maps on here and I will take a look at them. State what is wrong with them as well, and pictures are always welcome. I'll add unfair maps to the list of new rules.

[trineroks]

hey nate about no maps with the name "testing" make that for multiplayer games only. I like to make a random map to test certain stuff on how it works in game (like desert scenery in grassy)

[ElectronicFlesh]

We should be allowed to name a map testing untill it is done testing.

[galm]

Yeah I see both sides but to be frank is it really a big deal?

[N@TE]

Alright Electronic and Trine, I'll let you get what you want. Trine you can create a topic called "Experimentations" or something like that so you can do your experiments. Please just edit the map (don't keep adding more maps) on there when you change experiments. Also, I would like to see the results, so maybe have a list of the exeriments you have done with the results. This will be allowed in Single Player.

Electronic: If you really must have people know a map is still under testing, put testing in parenthesis or brakets after the name of your map. Don't have testing as the name of your map, but it can be with the name of your map as long as you really are testing it.

Example: Grains of Glory (Testing) OR Grains of Glory [Testing] OR Grains of Glory {Testing}. I think you get the point.

[sars]

Hi. I played a map scary movie is that map a testing map it seems unfair cause I read the direction and I still could not win

[N@TE]

sars wrote:

Hi. I played a map scary movie is that map a testing map it seems unfair cause I read the direction and I still could not win

Yeah I noticed that in the sides ther is no human side. Every side is computer. There is also no units other than neutral units. I don't get it.

[galm]

Map fail?

[ElectronicFlesh]

Nate, before u say the map is stuffed up, just look at it, and look again, see all the triggers and unit groups. That map can be won easily all it takes is a bit of logic and fast fingers. Here is how to win: click on the minimap on the position of the units, select as many as u can, and let the view go back to normal, when u see the wall appear click on it to send ur units there. easy as pie. This map ( In my opinion) is just a different style of map, it tests your fast fingers and timing rather than your average map that requires mining and battling and other stuff. All those maps are just repeats of themselves. This map (scarey movie) it totally unique

[trineroks]

yeh scary movie works just fine like i said there ARE human slots available

[wonderer]

Look in to the "king of the hill" map.

Theirs 1.5 problems in this map
well the .5: yellow has a shorter trail to cover to get to the middle.
The 1: Problem is that two colors win I didn't find which two colors set off the triger but might want to look into it.

The .5 problem isent a full points cause other colors can win but the map favors the yellow side over the rest
the 1 problem well I don't like this map cause of the .5 problem so it's what ever if you want to fix it.

[trineroks]

yes wonderer is right yellow always wins they have the easier path

[wonderer]

Could someone fix the maps in the single player section their are many maps that are ((untitled maps)) ((that are blank)). They are made bye more then one map creater. Is their a reason for those maps or just to take up space?

[galm]

They just r messed maps.

[LawrenceA]

a nice cleanup would be good, its probably just scanning through all the topics, finding all the untitled levels and taking them down

[captaindominic]

What about LawrenceFA hes good with maps why doesent he become moderator to! I VOTE FOR LAWRENCE!

[LawrenceFA]

captaindominic wrote:

What about LawrenceFA hes good with maps why doesent he become moderator to! I VOTE FOR LAWRENCE!

Thanks dom id be happy to become a map mod if i was called up

[sam]

nate i made a map single player map how do i get it on my ipod its my first so first ones dont turn out right always but i want it so i can play reply bacck plzzzzzz

[N@TE]

sam wrote:

nate i made a map single player map how do i get it on my ipod its my first so first ones dont turn out right always but i want it so i can play reply bacck plzzzzzz

Getting a map on your iPod is simple. It is done entirely by the forums. Follow the instructions given on the topic link below.

http://www.warfareincorporated.com/xyzzy/viewtopic.php?t=559

Once you have completed the instructions on the link below, you should be able to download your map on your iDevice in about a half hour after you have submitted your post.

[N@TE]

Attention all map makers!

A new rule is going to be put into affect. In one week all mission packs containing more than 15 maps will not be published. This is a fair warning for all map makers who have a mission pack with more than 15 maps in it, that you have until August 8 to split up your mission packs. Once August 8 hits, a system will be implemented which will make missions packs containing over 15 maps automatically not publish.

I have also removed galm's "Spawning Hell B.E.T.A. Gigapack" from quarantine. Galm deserves this week for separating his mission pack as well.

[kou]

N@TE wrote:

Attention all map makers!

A new rule is going to be put into affect. In one week all mission packs containing more than 15 maps will not be published. This is a fair warning for all map makers who have a mission pack with more than 15 maps in it, that you have until August 8 to split up your mission packs. Once August 8 hits, a system will be implemented which will make missions packs containing over 15 maps automatically not publish.

I have also removed galm's "Spawning Hell B.E.T.A. Gigapack" from quarantine. Galm deserves this week for separating his mission pack as well.

I will drink sake for the time being.

[LawrenceA]

Some guys close to where I'm from drunk sake while on a feild trip and they got expelled lol.
I prefer the local tuí or some coke

[viets]

can you fix the map "vb1 viridescent melee" i played this map before as anon many times but thier is no way to beat blue. this map is set up with blue on top and red is on bottom. the reason why i am asking now is that a certion player is taking advantage this map. he said its a fair map then he said he will play as red to show me it is a fair map. any way he loged out of the account he was in and played in another account.

but if you looked at the map your self you will see how big of an advatage blue has over red. if maybe brain or a good player can be red and show me it is a fair map.
this person taking advantage of this map he should lose all of his points.

[kou]

viets wrote:

can you fix the map "vb1 viridescent melee" i played this map before as anon many times but thier is no way to beat blue. this map is set up with blue on top and red is on bottom. the reason why i am asking now is that a certion player is taking advantage this map. he said its a fair map then he said he will play as red to show me it is a fair map. any way he loged out of the account he was in and played in another account.

but if you looked at the map your self you will see how big of an advatage blue has over red. if maybe brain or a good player can be red and show me it is a fair map.
this person taking advantage of this map he should lose all of his points.

The amateur likes Advantageous MAP.

[viets]

so can someone fix this map since Nate don't want to read my poste up thier the map is unfair I have tried but Nate I guess he likes that unfair map I just looked at it to day as anon with lawerance he also said it is unfair with 10secs looking at the map. before he joined I told him I was just looking at a map. so do something about it?

[viets]

oki talked to nate he said he will put a stop to the map.

[galm]

Lol nate its a rly fair warning to post it on a thread no one checks.

[N@TE]

Two new rules have been added. They are in favor of having a low impact on the map making community. They just cover a couple of rare cases. They can be seen below.

- Missions, mission names, and mission pack names which are offensive in any way will be quarantined.
- Unless a rule is being broken with the map, the creator of their map(s) has complete control over them. If a map has been copied/modified, the creator of the original version chooses what has to be done to the copied version. This may include labeling their name on the copied map, doing any necessary trigger and physical feature modifications, simply quarantining the mission pack, or any other creative mutilations the original creator of the map can think of. However, this may not be associated with points in any way, and the map must stay fair.

If you approach any questions, contact me via Private Message, and I will get the situation cleared up.

[ZaneLorain]

am currently creating a map but am a little bit confused on the setting with trigger, switches and the rest...i need help in it i dont really understand the tutorial[/u]