TF2 Blog Post:Sandwich and I are coming for you!

[Garbor 0.1]

Sandwich and I are coming for you!
October 14, 2010 - TF2 Team

After days of deliberation, a moderate amount of yelling, and an M&M inexplicably up Drew Wolf's nose again, we're happy to announce the winners of the art pass contest. That's right, winners. Multiple. There were so many good-looking and fun maps that it was incredibly tough to narrow them all down to a single entry. So much so that we didn't bother.

Congratulations to Valentin "3DNJ" Levillain and Timothy "YM" Johnson. TF2Maps.net has a page up where you can view the winners of the contest, along with many of the other fantastic entries.
[img]http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/mapcontest/artpass_3dnj_small.jpg[/img]

Created by 3DNJ

[img]http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/mapcontest/artpass_ym_small.jpg[/img]
Created by YM

We've gotten to play a lot of maps these last few days, and every one offered exciting, fresh experiences. One of the most notable entries was by Acegikmo, who built a final cap room that epitomizes everything we love: plants, television monitors, pipes, and the color red. Another notable entry was Gooba's, which contained a breathtaking skybox of ominous dark clouds casting a shadow in the distance. The Harvest theme made a few appearances -- but only two men, honeymustard and TerabyteST, were able to tame it into entries that made us all miss the Midwest.

[img]http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/mapcontest/artpass_acegikmo_small.jpg[/img]
Created by Acegikmo

[img]http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/mapcontest/artpass_gooba_small.jpg[/img]
Created by Gooba

[img]http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/mapcontest/artpass_honeymustard_small.jpg[/img]
Created by honeymustard

[img]http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/mapcontest/artpass_terabytest_small.jpg[/img]
Created by TerabyteST

We're a little late but while you're here check out this highlight reel from ESEA S6.

[Roll]

Good job Tera

[larrylumpy]

Do the winning maps become official? :buddy:

[Kowalski]

Gratz TerabyteS !

[Carne]

Those are some good looking maps. They deserved to win, at least Tera and Acegikmo.

[Left4Meds]

Misleading title Valve, but awesome maps.

[redBadger]

Tera! You're a winner in my book.

[Kowalski]

We have the Halloween map for the event now. :eng101:

[Blueplastic]

acegikmo's map looks awesome.
(INB4 YM's map coming at helloween)
3DNJ's map with the new game mode and 6th polycount pack

DAMN YOU KOWALSKI!

[Sammun]

OH YEAH!
the mansion map won!

[mindexplosion]

Last year on the Halloween event with tf2 was fun, I hope they disappoint this year.

[rofl654]

[QUOTE=mindexplosion;25404062]Last year on the Halloween event with tf2 was fun, I hope they disappoint this year.[/QUOTE]

What the fuck? Why?

[Left4Meds]

I think he meant "they don't disappoint this year"

[Garbor 0.1]

Well i hope the halloween event starts 25th instead of 29th, and they should make it a little longer and with more event items.

[xpod1]

RIP tf2maps.net

[NeoDement]

That's silly, I can only play one version of the map at once. It's essentially going to be like having the same map in the mapcycle 6 times, unless I misunderstood the prize.

That or the community will pick a personal favourite and that will pretty much be the only one that gets played. Boo hiss.

edit: It would seem there are only two REAL winners. That's a BIT better, but still rather daft.
[img]http://tf2maps.net/contests/artpass/winners/img/winningmap.png[/img]

[Corporal Yippie]

[QUOTE=xpod1;25404161]RIP tf2maps.net[/QUOTE]

will you make me a map for a nappers respite and some paint????

[Shugo]

Youme's map looks incredible.

I'm happy that we got two winners. Lets us have the same map with the option to mix up the visuals if we want.

Still wish Acegikmo's won, though. :sigh: At least tell us that you'll put it up for download, Ace?

[xpod1]

if there arent Downloads for all of them I'm going to be mad

[Pardalis]

[img_thumb]http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/mapcontest/artpass_acegikmo.jpg[/img_thumb]
[b]GLaDOS.[/b]

[Shugo]

[QUOTE=xpod1;25404286]if there arent Downloads for all of them I'm going to be mad[/QUOTE]

Can't wait for the first dedicated Artpass servers. ALL ARTPASS, ALL THE TIME. ALL 49 FLAVORS!

[SevenFiveSeven]

I played YM's map earlier, he really deserves it.

[Pardalis]

I hope there will be a server with a bunch of really good Artpass entries as it's maplist.
Same gameplay, different location/setting.

[A B.A. Survivor]

So... are we getting multiple versions of the same map?

[Chilean]

They really should have credited Rexy along with YM, he did a ton of the heavy lifting, and for a few different maps

[OutOfExile2]

Wait shit I forgot that Youme made the Halloween one so naturally I have to hate it.

[xpod1]

no valve just decided to accidentally ddos tf2maps.net with 10000 fanboys

[sp]really its just another HEY GUYS LOOK WHAT THEY MADE FOR US[/SP]

[Garbor 0.1]

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;25404323]So... are we getting multiple versions of the same map?[/QUOTE]

No, YM and 3DNJ maps won, both will be added, and the other ones were "runner-ups".

[KarmaPolice]

I bet Youme's is going to be the koth_harvest_event to 3DNJ's koth_harvest_final, and they'll make YM's the Halloween map for this year's event.

Also, sad that Acegikmo didn't win. :(

[OutOfExile2]

Does anyone think ALL the runner ups should win? I haven't played them so I can't comment on their actual funness but they all look really good to me.