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TF2 Detailing Contest Unofficial Survey
This is a survey intended to determine the views of the TF2 mapping community on detailing contests (i.e. map-making contests where the focus is not on gameplay, but on aesthetic quality).
How long have you been mapping for Team Fortress 2?
Never mapped for TF2
Less than 1 month
1 month - 6 months
6 months - 1 year
1 year - 2 years
2 years - 4 years
4 years - 6 years
6 years - 8 years
More than 8 years
Clear selection
Have you successfully entered any TF2 map detailing contests before, and if you have, which ones have you entered? (Check all that apply and/or type in any that aren't listed here)
Never entered any detailing contests
2010 - Valve Art Pass Contest
2013 - Detailing Mini Contest
2014 - Detailing Mini Contest
2016 - Spawnroom & Intel Room
2017 - Final Control Point
2018 - High & Low
2019 - Dusk till Dawn
2019 - Map Libs (Zungry)
2021 - In & Out
2022 - Globetrotter
Other:
Are there any TF2 map detailing contests that you tried to enter, but weren't able to finish or submit your entry? And if so, which ones? (Check all that apply and/or type in any that aren't listed here)
2010 - Valve Art Pass Contest
2013 - Detailing Mini Contest
2014 - Detailing Mini Contest
2016 - Spawnroom & Intel Room
2017 - Final Control Point
2018 - High & Low
2019 - Dusk till Dawn
2019 - Map Libs (Zungry)
2021 - In & Out
2022 - Globetrotter
Other:
If you have ever tried to enter a detail contest but were unable to finish or submit your entry, or if you have ever considered entering a detail contest but decided against it, what factors prevented you from successfully entering?
Ran out of time to submit
Forgot about the contest
Too busy/not enough free time
Lack of interest
Demotivated by seeing screenshots of other entries
Couldn't make the custom assets I needed to bring my idea to life
Felt limited by contest theme
Felt limited by contest rules
Ran into technical problems
Other:
Which of these potential ideas for a detailing contest sounds the most interesting? (Check all that apply and/or suggest your own)
Culture Shock: recreate a location or scene from popular culture (films, TV, other video games, art, comics, etc)
Beyond & Before: create a detail scene that is set in either the past or the future (i.e. *not* set in TF2's general time period, broadly defined as between 1950 and 1975)
Mirror Mirror: create a detail scene that incorporates at least one major axis of symmetry (either reflectional or rotational)
Snap Back to Reality: recreate a real world location or building
Art Pass Redux: add detail to a basic dev-textured map without changing its layout (as per the first Art Pass Contest back in 2010)
Pack In Action: create a detail scene that primarily uses assets from one pre-determined asset pack (Japan, Frontline, London, etc - or a new asset pack made specifically for the contest)
Free-For-All: create any kind of detail scene you want, as long as it looks good!
Other:
Should detail contests have limits on which custom assets entrants are allowed to use?
Yes - entrants only allowed to use stock assets
Yes - entrants allowed to use custom assets made before the start of the contest, including their own, but cannot make any new assets for their entry
No - entrants allowed to use existing custom assets *and* make new ones
Depends on contest theme
Clear selection
Should detail contest entrants have the option to team up and work on entries together?
No
Yes
Yes, but only if new custom assets are allowed (so that teams can divide themselves between mapping and asset making)
Depends on contest theme
Clear selection
If you answered yes to the previous question, what do you feel should be the maximum team member limit?
2
3
4
More than 4
Clear selection
What do you feel is the ideal maximum size limit for detailing contest entries? (Not counting the 3D skybox)
Less than 1024 x 1024 Hammer units
1024 x 1024 HU
1536 x 1536 HU
2048 x 2048 HU
3072 x 3072 HU
4096 x 4096 HU
More than 4096 x 4096 HU
No size limit
Depends on contest theme
Clear selection
When participating in detail contests, how much are you motivated to finish your own entry by seeing work-in-progress screenshots of other entrants' maps?
Extremely demotivated - why bother when all the other entries look so much better than mine?
1
2
3
4
5
Extremely motivated - makes me want to create something even more impressive!
Clear selection
What do you feel is the ideal length for a detailing contest's duration? (i.e. the time period from the announcement of the contest to the submission deadline)
1 month
2 months
3 months
4 months
More than 4 months
Clear selection
What do you feel is the ideal length for a detailing contest's submission period? (i.e. the time period before the submission deadline, during which entrants must upload their maps to TF2Maps.net)
Less than 1 week
1 week
2 weeks
3 weeks
More than 3 weeks
Submissions allowed at any point during the contest's duration
Clear selection
What do you feel is the ideal length for a detailing contest's voting period?
Less than 1 week
1 week
2 weeks
3 weeks or more
Clear selection
Which factors do you think are most important for voters to consider when judging detail contest entries? (Check all that apply and/or suggest your own)
Wider aesthetic coherency (does the entry's visual style feel unified?)
Smaller details
Adherence to TF2's established art style (does the map look like a TF2 map at a glance? are any non-TF2 textures or models used? do any custom assets use painterly materials, appropriate colours/fonts, etc?)
Adherence to contest-specific rules
Sense of scale (does the entry use vertical or horizontal space in a creative and fitting manner? if a 3D skybox is present, does it successfully make the map feel like part of a larger world?)
Accuracy (if the entry is intended to represent an established location, scene, or style of architecture, how well does it achieve that goal?)
Naturalism (does the entry feel like a realistic, lived-in space with a clear function and purpose?)
Novelty (does the entry successfully incorporate design decisions that haven't been tried before in other TF2 maps?)
Wow factor (does the entry have a special something that just makes ya go "wow"?)
Dynamic elements (does the entry successfully incorporate particle effects, moving vehicles, animated textures, etc?)
Interactive elements (does the entry successfully incorporate working buttons, doors, controllable vehicles, etc?)
Sounds and soundscapes
Optimisation
Clipping
Other:
When judging detail contest entries, do you find that exploring them with other players on a multiplayer TF2 server (i.e. as part of an organised gameday) helps the judging process?
Yes
No - prefer to explore maps privately
No - but would be interested in a contest entry gameday for fun
Clear selection
When entering a detail contest, how much are you motivated by the potential to win a cash/credit prize?
Not a motivation at all
1
2
3
4
5
Sole motivation for entering
Clear selection
When entering a detail contest, how much are you motivated by the potential to win an in-game cosmetic item (the Map Maker's Medallion)?
Not a motivation at all
1
2
3
4
5
Sole motivation for entering
Clear selection
If a new detailing contest had a cash prize, what options would you prefer for its distribution? (Check all that apply and/or suggest your own)
Prize awarded as money (PayPal)
Prize awarded as Steam store credit
Prize awarded as Marketplace.TF credit
Prize donated to charity (pre-determined by contest runners)
Prize donated to charity (winner's choice)
Other:
Do you have any other comments or suggestions on the subject of TF2 detailing contests?
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