2022 MCC Mapping Contest - Voting

[Zatarita 425]

Hopefully we've all had a chance to familiarize ourselves with the maps c:

Voting is officially open. Sorry for the delay :c

 

Voting Rules

You may vote for yourself.

Voting closes on the 22nd @11:59pm GMT

 

Prizes

1st Place: $100 via PayPal

2nd Place: $50 via PayPal

3rd Place: 10 Raffle Tickets

 

Entries

We appreciate all the people who have submitted an entry!

[ShikuTeshi 1,329]

I definitely have a bias here. Having been around CE mods all this time, I'm so very intrigued by any of the mods made in the other Halo games. I really like the Halo 3 mods just due to it being something new for once and having the visual upgrade benefit.

[ShikuTeshi 1,329]

So after some consideration it came down to 3 for me.

I thought Dynamis was a really cool mod as it's Halo 3 and is a completely custom map that looks good. (I'm sorry Verdeel. You really should have stuck with one theme or the other. It's a really jarring map with such a harsh and immediate transition.)
But I didn't go with this because it gives Assembly vibes so it didn't feel unique enough. It's different yes. But I personally found it hard to not think of it as yet another circular covenant map.

Homefront I simply think it's the best looking overall. I really like the ODST New Mombasa aesthetics.  And in making this a multiplayer map and not a firefight/campaign change. It would have been my pick if not for Cliffhanger.

Cliffhanger is in Halo 1 yes. It doesn't have the graphical advantages of Halo 3. But simply the idea of fighting on a huge waterfall just seemed unique enough with the open forerunner architecture running through it. I thought it was beautiful and really want to see it in Halo 3.

[King Feraligatr 20]

On 6/17/2022 at 9:59 PM, ShikuTeshi said:

So after some consideration it came down to 3 for me.

I thought Dynamis was a really cool mod as it's Halo 3 and is a completely custom map that looks good. (I'm sorry Verdeel. You really should have stuck with one theme or the other. It's a really jarring map with such a harsh and immediate transition.)
But I didn't go with this because it gives Assembly vibes so it didn't feel unique enough. It's different yes. But I personally found it hard to not think of it as yet another circular covenant map.

Homefront I simply think it's the best looking overall. I really like the ODST New Mombasa aesthetics.  And in making this a multiplayer map and not a firefight/campaign change. It would have been my pick if not for Cliffhanger.

Cliffhanger is in Halo 1 yes. It doesn't have the graphical advantages of Halo 3. But simply the idea of fighting on a huge waterfall just seemed unique enough with the open forerunner architecture running through it. I thought it was beautiful and really want to see it in Halo 3.

 

What did you think of my submission?

[PrecutODST26220 21]

I've had a look through every map, so I thought I would write a few quick notes about each of them.

 

Verdeel

I would have more in depth notes of this map, but unfortunately I seemed to be glued to walls and floors half of the time. The design also felt rather jarring with the Forerunner and human infrastructure clashing about the place. I feel I can't really comment much more on this entry until the glue issue is fixed.

 

Cliffhanger (TBC)

Yeah, it's alright.

 

Gorge

I had some fun storming Covenant bunkers, and the map does fit in perfectly with the aesthetic of Halo CE. If we had a means to choose more than one submission like in the Eurovision, this would have definitely been my third pick. My only faults with the map are the lack of health packs, as running around for an hour with a single health bar can be a bit tedious. As well as this, a clear objective and a means to end the mission would be grand. Aside from this, very good in terms of level design and appearance.

 

Homefront

A beautiful map that is great to play on and explore. Being a fan of ODST, this map perfectly fits the feel of New Mombasa, from the dark stormy weather to the environment of the burning city. I love the phantom that occasionally flies through the map. I was torn between this and Dynamis to be my pick, but my bias for ODST kicked in and Homefront got my vote. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out ShmeeGrim turned out to be a Bungie dev posing as a fan.

 

Dynamis

I loved both playing on and exploring this map. The design and layout is amazing for competitive game modes, and from a visual point of view. I was fascinated by the skybox with the carrier hanging in the sky with the shining moon, and I'm fairly sure I noticed the Damnation remake sat deep in an icy crevice somewhere. Again, I wouldn't be surprised if killzone64 is another Bungie dev.

Inferno

I noticed a slight change in Brute behaviour, they seemed to be more aggressive than I remember. I didn't like Jackals using snipers, they were deadly enough with the beam rifles dammit! I liked the additional allies provided in the Firefight maps as it helped to make it seem like an actual human force was fighting back an invasion, instead of just a lone or small group of ODSTs. A few of the weapon tweaks, as far as I noticed, only really changed the ammo counts.

Edited June 21 by PrecutODST26220

[Takka 13,463]

Polls have closed for this competition!

 

Congratulations to @killzone64 for winning 1st place!!

 

2nd and 3rd places are a tie at the moment, so I'll open up another poll between these two to decide 2nd place: