So here's a podcast I decided to tune into, seeing that this week's discussion was on CTM and RFW maps. There's a few things in there which might interest people, it's definitely interesting to see the perspective of mapmakers from a non-CTM background on the genre.
Oooh, nice! I love that the Strawberry Jam is getting attention from other sources. Also like how they say "Strawberry Jam by Drago" in the links.
Annoyed that you can no longer post video links which preview properly :/
Not to CTM related huh?
Krose is a long-time member of the community, and we love to hear about his projects when they are finished. Maybe be a bit more careful about how you approach people around here.
Also, forum rules state that there should be no double-posting, which I can't help but notice you've just done. You can edit your post with the edit button alongside Reply and Quote, please make use of this in the future. Ignore me, clearly you know how to edit.
We don't generally announce anything about the next Jam for a month or so after the previous one. Helps to reduce burnout due to overly-frequent Jams and increase the hype and special-ness when new Jams do happen.
noooo forums are ruined. Does anyone know where the "see first unread post" button went or did they just remove it?
I believe it's the small green arrow next to the person's name on the right side of the thread section.
I'm not a huge fan of the new forums either. I did know it was coming, as did most of us, but I feel there wasn't enough of an outcry to warrant the MCForums folks changing their plans for the release. Which really sucks; this layout is atrocious and if it isn't modified soon it will be a right pain in the **** to navigate. :/ It's also not one of those situations where everyone is like, "UHHHGG I hate this new layout that's only two hours old it suuuuuucks!!!1!" and then a day later they forget about it. Youtube can get away with that, these changes cannot.
Can we have this added to the rules Drago? Do not give feedback if it doesn't benefit or help the mapper. I feel as if this is an environment meant to help people and have fun mapping, so people should not be leaving reviews/critiques that don't benefit anyone.
I really see no point in doing this. Not to re-spark the argument that happened, but putting restrictions on criticism, constructive or not, is borderline censorship and definitely not something I want to be toying with. If someone is being obnoxious with their criticism, they'll get jumped on by others and told off, but telling people not to give a certain kind of feedback altogether is not the way to handle things.
Great to see lots of creativity and progress here!
Unfortunately, I will definitely not be participating. I've just got too much on my plate right now and life is hectic enough. My creative batteries are also running a bit low, so yeah, nothing from me.
Well it seems like most people are wanting to do different themes from each other, but there's really no need to claim; the themes can overlap each other. I forgot to mention this before I think, but when Fang and I discussed the vowel idea, we agreed that allowing people to use the same theme if they both wanted it would be a good thing.
Anyway, chances are I'll go for "Aether" if I actually have the time to participate at all. More than likely my map will be very, very short and contain all the objectives within a single area.
For those who may have forgotten, the Strawberry Jam #04 is taking place this weekend, and your planning phase has just started! The vowel that has won the poll was announced minutes ago: your theme must start with "A"!
Jam #04: VOWELS will be happening from June 27th-29th! As you can guess from the title, we will be using the vowel idea as mentioned in the introduction post. The vowel that has won is "A"! Your map theme must start with "A", not including pronouns. Example: "A Ruin in the Jungle" or "An Underground City" would be invalid themes. Your planning period starts now, and ends at 11:59PM in your regional timezone!
If anyone has an issue with this pronoun rule, speak up now. Personally I think it's fair, as allowing for the usage of "A" or "An" would open up the possible themes far wider than it should be.
I like this snapshot update, and the mob eggs are a really nice addition. However, I feel that the "sheep eat grass to regain wool" is a bit overpowered. I'm not complaining, I use wool for carpeting a lot, but it seems kinda unrealistic for the sheep to regain their wool so easily. It might work better to have them eat the wheat grass to regain their wool, and only after a timer of like five minutes. Still, nice snapshot. :smile.gif:
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lel what a jokester this one, amirite guis?
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Oooh, nice! I love that the Strawberry Jam is getting attention from other sources. Also like how they say "Strawberry Jam by Drago" in the links.
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Krose is a long-time member of the community, and we love to hear about his projects when they are finished. Maybe be a bit more careful about how you approach people around here.
Also, forum rules state that there should be no double-posting, which I can't help but notice you've just done. You can edit your post with the edit button alongside Reply and Quote, please make use of this in the future.Ignore me, clearly you know how to edit.0
We don't generally announce anything about the next Jam for a month or so after the previous one. Helps to reduce burnout due to overly-frequent Jams and increase the hype and special-ness when new Jams do happen.
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I believe it's the small green arrow next to the person's name on the right side of the thread section.
I'm not a huge fan of the new forums either. I did know it was coming, as did most of us, but I feel there wasn't enough of an outcry to warrant the MCForums folks changing their plans for the release. Which really sucks; this layout is atrocious and if it isn't modified soon it will be a right pain in the **** to navigate. :/ It's also not one of those situations where everyone is like, "UHHHGG I hate this new layout that's only two hours old it suuuuuucks!!!1!" and then a day later they forget about it. Youtube can get away with that, these changes cannot.
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I don't even care how unbalanced it may be; the fact that you finished this thing in 72 hours is bloody incredible.
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...and if you actually give me a link to your post about it.
Also, I've added Technic's, rexxefa's, and Xhen's maps to the OP.
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>:P
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I really see no point in doing this. Not to re-spark the argument that happened, but putting restrictions on criticism, constructive or not, is borderline censorship and definitely not something I want to be toying with. If someone is being obnoxious with their criticism, they'll get jumped on by others and told off, but telling people not to give a certain kind of feedback altogether is not the way to handle things.
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Unfortunately, I will definitely not be participating. I've just got too much on my plate right now and life is hectic enough. My creative batteries are also running a bit low, so yeah, nothing from me.
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Anyway, chances are I'll go for "Aether" if I actually have the time to participate at all. More than likely my map will be very, very short and contain all the objectives within a single area.
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Come check out the announcement post, and I hope to see many of you participating!
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If anyone has an issue with this pronoun rule, speak up now. Personally I think it's fair, as allowing for the usage of "A" or "An" would open up the possible themes far wider than it should be.
Good luck, and have fun!
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