Operation: Payback, First Hand

[FMPONE]

Hey guys!! SO I wrote an article about my experience with the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive mapping promotion, Operation: Payback. You can check it out here: [url]http://www.mapcore.org/page/features/_/articles/operation-payback-first-hand-r27[/url]

Happy to answer any additional questions you guys have :)

[Stiffy360]

How can I get in operation Payback?

and are you loaded with dosh yet?

[Hawx]

[QUOTE=Stiffy360;42378583]How can I get in operation Payback?

and are you loaded with dosh yet?[/QUOTE]

[Quote=The Article]
"[I]As for myself, I'm in law school. At my school, students should budget for a debt load in the area of $60,000. So far, thanks to Valve and the community’s generosity, I have received almost $18,000, putting a serious dent in my debt. By the end of this year, thanks to Bravo, that figure is likely to grow substantially...[/I]"[/quote]

Ill take that as a yes.

[veDemaG]

[QUOTE=Stiffy360;42378583]How can I get in operation Payback?[/QUOTE]

Valve chooses you.

[Cronos]

Expected something bad, but this article was actually really well-written and directed well at an audience like me

[HoliestCow]

[QUOTE=Cronos Dage;42387912]Expected something bad, but this article was actually really well-written and directed well at an audience like me[/QUOTE]

Its from mapcore. High quality stuff there.

[FMPONE]

[QUOTE=HoliestCow;42387948]Its from mapcore. High quality stuff there.[/QUOTE]

That's for sure!

[Lamar]

How long did it take for you to complete Gwalior?

[FMPONE]

[QUOTE=Lamar;42411858]How long did it take for you to complete Gwalior?[/QUOTE]

Gwalior was made for a contest, so I only had one month.

[Lamar]

[QUOTE=FMPONE;42412196]Gwalior was made for a contest, so I only had one month.[/QUOTE]

That sounds incredibly fast, at least compared to the pace I am used to. Do you have a design process for the map or does everything just sort of come together without much planning before-hand?

[FMPONE]

[QUOTE=Lamar;42412332]That sounds incredibly fast, at least compared to the pace I am used to. Do you have a design process for the map or does everything just sort of come together without much planning before-hand?[/QUOTE]

My design process isn't shockingly different from anyone elses, I don't think, I graybox - iterate layout with testing - basic art - detail pass. Where I think I'm able to save a lot of time is with experience and a general understanding at this point in time of what's going to work and what won't. Not to say that my maps are perfect.