DefenedVilleTwo is the first mapping challenge in The Hammer Cup 2017, a series of five mapping challenges spread throughout the whole of 2017, each with a different theme.

It contains 11 official entries and 1 unofficial (it was late) entry.

Ranging from short, focused maps to larger multi-defense points maps.

I am sure you will enjoy most of them.

Basic Details

Title: DefendVilleTwo

DefendVilleTwo Filename: hl2-ep2-sp-thc17-c1-defendvilletwo

hl2-ep2-sp-thc17-c1-defendvilletwo Size : 141MB

141MB Author: ethosaur, 1upD, Dave, Spyde3r, Crowbar, Ttiki, Rekurer, Alex Marcu AKA melc311, Stanislav Rosecky AKA Stanleyros, Mark AKA Strontvlieg, Sockman, Klems

ethosaur, 1upD, Dave, Spyde3r, Crowbar, Ttiki, Rekurer, Alex Marcu AKA melc311, Stanislav Rosecky AKA Stanleyros, Mark AKA Strontvlieg, Sockman, Klems Date Released: 18 February 2017

Download Options

Download to your HDD [141MB]

You can still use it with Gauge once you have downloaded it.

Manual Installation Instructions

If you require more help, please visit the Technical Help page.

Copy the hl2-ep2-sp-thc17-c1-defendvilletwo folder into your …\Steam\SteamApps\Sourcemods\ folder.

Start or restart Steam

RTSL.THC17.C1.DefendVilleTwo should now be listed in your “Library” tab.

The Hammer Cup 2017

The Hammer Cup 2017 consists of five mapping challenges, each with a different theme.

Entrants will receive points for each challenge they enter.

At the end of the event, the best 3 points totals from the challenges they entered will be added together for each entrant.

These totals will decide who wins the Grand Prizes.

This means that entrants do NOT have to enter each and every contest to win the grand prize but they will need to have entered at least 3 challenges to have a chance of winning the grand prizes.

Full details of the event cane be found here: The Hammer Cup Homepage

The Hammer Cup 2017 Prize Fund

The more money we raise, the more money the entrants get!



Theme Details

We would like you to create a map in which the player has to defend a location from attack.

The player should be given a maximum of 5 minutes preparation time but MUST also have the option of triggering the attack manually (for example, with a button or some other clearly marked method).

We want you to create a map that allows for replayability by including a variety of defenses. Ideally, the map would allow for players to use a variety of defensive tactics on replays.

We DO NOT want you to simply create a rebel base and have a lot of Combine soldiers rush it. Maybe the Combine are attempting to destroy (or steal) something vital to the rebels and you have to specifically defend that.

Consider attack waves, with a slight rest between them for the player to regroup.

This challenge is not restricted to a Combine-only attack, so perhaps mix in other HL2 enemies if you like.

The player could be a Combine soldier instead (we will assume that the Combine have stolen an HEV). The location could be moving – maybe defend an APC that is carrying a rebel prisoner.

You should try to create something that will surprise the judges (and players!), is fun to play at least twice, and hopefully looks great and is polished.

We encourage you to look at the more successful maps in the original DefendVille for ideas or inspiration – but create your own ideas on the theme (and keep in mind DefendVille was slightly more restrictive than this challenge).

Entries

Listed as they are displayed in the mod itself:

Castle Defender by ethosaur

Countermeasure by 1upD

Defenders of the Old Republic by Dave

Energy Train by Spyde3r

Haven by Crowbar

Mine by Ttiki

Neocortex Prosecution by Rekurer

Trainyard by Alex Marcu AKA melc311

Unexpected Interference by Stanislav Rosecky AKA Stanleyros

Urban Disarray by Mark AKA Strontvlieg

Warm Up by Sockman

Zombie Defense by Klems

Reviewing

If you decide to use the Per-Map Opinion Images, please either watch the video below or use the VilleReviewTemplate.txt file. Thank you.



Winners and Points

Winner: Zombie Defense by Klems

Second: Haven by Crowbar

Third: Unexpected Interference by Stanislav Rosecky AKA Stanleyros

Full Points Allocation

Full points can be found on the public spreadsheet.

Zombie Defense by Klems: 98

Haven by Crowbar: 80

Unexpected Interference by Stanislav Rosecky AKA Stanleyros: 69

Countermeasure by 1upD: 31

Trainyard by Alex Marcu AKA melc311: 31

Neocortex Prosecution by Rekurer: 29

Castle Defender by ethosaur: 28

Urban Disarray by Mark AKA Strontvlieg: 24

Energy Train by Spyde3r: 20

Mine by Ttiki: 20

Warm Up by Sockman: 21

Defenders of the Old Republic by Dave: 17

Public Vote

For this year’s The Hammer Cup, a public vote will have equal importance as the Judges’ vote, however, only RTSL members who joined before 17th February 2017 will be counted.

To vote, please go here: RTSL: THC2017: Challenge 1: DefendVilleTwo Community Voting Form.

The vote closed Monday 27th February 2017.

Menu Music

Brane Scan by Kelly Bailey from Half-Life 2

Release Versions

0.8 – Judges’ Version. No Intro video or readme. No background or chapter images.

0.9 – Early Access version for Patrons and entrants. No Intro video or readme. Missing Scenes folder.

1.0 – This Version. First Release.

Credits

The RunThinkShootLive.Com introduction video was made by Jeff Muñoz (ThatoneJeff)” and he also significantly helped with logo design – thanks Jeff, you ROCK!

Rob Martens for converting the RTSL introduction video and my intro video into .bik format.

Custom Gridview Images

Twelve gridview icons are included in this file. To use the included grid view icon, select “Gridview” in Steam (top right corner).

Right click on “RTSL.THC17.C1.DefendVilleTwo” and select “Set Custom Image”.

Then browse to the SourceMods folder and then to hl2-ep2-sp-thc17-c1-defendvilletwo/steam-gridview-icons folder and select the image. Then click “Set Image” and that’s it.

Of course, you can create your own custom image if you prefer.

General Mapping Challenge Rules

Maximum two maps per mapper per competition.

The map must be original and not have been released publicly before.

The map must run in system with only Ep2 installed

By entering the competition you grant PlanetPhillip.Com & RunThinkShootLive.Com the right to release the map as part of the Ville Mod.

Maps must not appear before the release and for one month after the release of the mod.

No assets from retail games other than HL2, HL2: Ep1 or HL2: Ep2 are allowed.

Other assets are allowed with written permission from their original authors, which MUST be included in the entry.

Phillip’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into about it.

The map MUST have a proper name.

The map MUST have a proper filename: MapName_ABC.bsp (ABC is replaced with the code for the mapping challenge)

All entries must be sent to: planetphillip@gmail.com no later than the deadline.

Sponsor

This challenge was partly sponsored by Nodecraft – High Performance Game Servers.

Videos

Coming Soon.

Screenshots

WARNING: The screenshots contain spoilers.

Each map has 5 screenshots.

1024 x 576 1366 x 768 1600 x 900

Reader Recommendations

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Meta Review Data

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Users

Manually: 14 Users



Using Gauge Manually: Time Taken:

Average: 3 Hours, 35 Mins

Shortest: 2 Hours by Spyde3r

Longest: 8 Hours by fdewit

Total Time Played: 57 Hours, 18 Mins Statistics based oncomment(s) with meta review data.

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