MAYhem: 2020 Edition - On Idgames!

[Obsidian]

                                                         

 

(Thanks heaps to @Dragonfly for the logo!)

 

Welcome to MAYhem 2020: Something Something Hindsight! For the uninitiated, MAYhem is a community project started way back in 2012 by TheMionicDonut with unique mapping themes and limitations introduced in each year's iteration of the project. Sometimes the maps have only two types of monster, sometimes they look like Mario should be hopping around them collecting coins: all in all, there's been a delightful variety of MAYhem over the years.

This year we look back to the Dooming days of yore, when people were buzzing about Mordeth E2 development and the word "Zandronum" was nothing more than an exercise in linguistic nonsense. In particular we look back to the 10 Sectors competition, a contest started in the year 2000 to make the best possible map in Boom format using only (you guessed it) 10 sectors. This year will see MAYhem 2020 reviving this classic mapping challenge, with a twist.

 

 

• We are mapping for Doom 2 in Boom format (complevel 9). Please test your maps accordingly.
• Difficulty settings must be implemented.
• Co-op starts must be present in each map: mapping with co-op in mind to some degree is encouraged, but it isn't the main focus.
• Each map can contain no more than 20 sectors. If you need a primer on how best to make your map under this limitation, take a look at 10sector.wad and 10secto2.wad to get some ideas.
• The texture set of choice is here: this is a compilation that adds textures from Doom 1 and the various alpha and beta textures from Doom 1's development cycle. Thanks to @Xaser and @NaturalTvventy for their hard work!
• Custom textures can be requested for addition to the resource, so long as they aren't too extensive and match the themes that the existing textures have. Composite textures on the other hand are fair game: if you wish to make a new texture using the patches available, you can do so and simply add the first 3 letters of your name to the start of each texture you make to avoid any confusion or naming discrepancies. Try not to go too overboard, of course.
• You have the entirety of May to work on your map (or maps), with the deadline being May the 31st at 11:59pm Yankee Time Zone (Y): in other words, the last possible timezone where it can still be May. Here's a timer if you'd like an easily readable measure of the time left.

 

Testing Beta 1.0

Testing Beta 1.1

Testing Beta 1.2

Testing Beta 1.3

Testing Beta 1.4

 

IDGAMES LINK

Edited August 23, 2020 by Obsidian
WE DID IT BITCHES!

[Obsidian]

Mappers

• Obsidian - Spire in the Cascade of Glimmers - Subterfuge - =D
• Aurelius - Halo of Flies
• Walter Confetti - The Desert Base
• Nine Inch Heels - Coffee Break Torture Porn
• Roofi - Complexe Militaro-Industriel
• A2Rob - Enter the Fist
• Bauul - The Running of the Bulls
• DavidN - Wastewater Plant
• Danlex - Nepal Bird Massacre
• TheNoob_Gamer - Cyberdismantling
• Snikle - Current Issues
• Solmyr - Panopticon
• Hawns Braks - Mystery Mayham
• Redead-ITA - Nukaged-Powered Clastrocomputer
• Worm318 - Hole in the Net

• The_SloVinator - Deep Focus

• RonnieJamesDiner - Urban War

• Horus - Solitude Denied

• TheV1perK1ller - Daybreak Station

• ❄ Mary ❄ - The Three Towers

• DynamiteKaitorn - Bubble Home Bunker

• sajbear666 - Sea of Blood

• Arctangent - Heavy Lifting

• Steve88 - Stealth Mode

• Arno - Return to Pain Manor

• Dragonfly - Wet My Appetite

• Dac - Silent Starlight

• NaturalTvventy - Monolith
• Phobus - Get up; Don't Stop
• Impie - Mild Terror at Vacation Station - Cokey-Nuts - Cemetery Lapdanse
• Galileo31dos01 - Kukui

• 4MaTC - Otsegolectric - Re-Refueling Base - Circus Charlie

• Revenant - Edge of Twilight

• Wydoomer - Lab Rat

• Scorpius - A Touch of Evil

• Blinds1ght - Toxic Waltz

• Zergeant - Dens at Night

• Argent Agent - Sleeping Giants

• Gerardo194 - Tai Tenga's Core

• Kapanyo - Fleshipice

• Joe-Ilya - Field Trip

• Xaser - The Scar

• SergeiRocks100 - The Most Sadistic

Edited June 21, 2020 by Obsidian

[joe-ilya]

Oh boy, another tech base galore.

[DukeOfDoom]

I'm in. Kinda reminds me of Modest Mapping Challenge, except 20 sectors instead of 40 and no monster type limit.

[Aurelius]

Sounds interesting. Sign me up for a map.

[TMD]

You son of a bitch, I'm in

Edited April 30, 2020 by TMD
Rick and Morty reference haha

[Da Spadger]

I'm in.

[Dragonfly]

Registering interest, not full-committing just yet as my workload between day job / Prodeus level dev is looking to be quite intense in the next month. Will post progress as it happens.

[Breezeep]

Don't tempt me like this.

[Phobus]

I've got five maps to make this month... It might have to be six.

[Fairweather]

Ooh, MAYbe I'll take part.

[Walter confetti]

Where taking the classic approach this year, huh? Sounds rad, I'm in.

[NaturalTvventy]

I'll try! I'm more a one year dev time, not a one month, but with only 20 sectors I might be able to pull something off.

[Nine Inch Heels]

Okay... Whatever.... I hate the idea... But I'll make a map regardless... :P

[Roofi]

I will maybe make a small HR2 inspired map. :)

 

Sign me in.

[A2Rob]

Sign me up!

[Bauul]

Sounds like an intriguing challenge, count me in!  20 sectors seems simultaneously hardly any at all, and really quite a lot if you're super creative with them.

[Pegleg]

20 sectors? Boom format? A texture pack that is relatively stock textures? Similar in concept to The Modest Mapping Challenge?

 

I'd been looking to get involved in a Mayhem project, but in 2018 and 2019, I couldn't. Perhaps this will be the year.

 

Sign me up.

[DMPhobos]

Im interested, i'll try to contribute a map again, unfortunately i'm buried knee deep with other projects so i might make something more simple and small

[DavidN]

Would love to make a contribution! Not like I’ve got other places to be this month :(

[Danlex]

I really like this kind of mapping challenges, so I'll try to make a map.

[TheNoob_Gamer]

Interesting stuff. I'll try to make one and see how it goes.

[Snikle]

Sign me up, what the hell. I've never been able to finish a map in a month before but the sector limitation will surely make for a smaller and less detailed map, so I can probably get something done. I've never been too interested in mapping limitations, maybe making this will give me a new appreciation for them.

[Solmyr]

Sing me up! It was kinda tricky to make a 40 sector map for the Modest Mapping Challenge, 20 sectors is even more restrictive but not insanely limiting like 10 sectors.

[Ecafr8708]

Eh, screw it, I'm in. Not sure if I'll finish it, but might as well try. EDIT: It's still 1pm April 30th for me, so I should start tomorrow, right?

Edited April 30, 2020 by Ecafr8708
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[Hawns Braks]

Sign me up please

[Redead-ITA]

I might just join in this one also!

[Hawns Braks]

Onwards, to 60 submissions xD

[King Cobra]

im in.

[Worm318]

Joining in