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Image:Art_Pass_Winner_3DNJ.jpg|An image of 3DNJ's winning map
 
Image:Art_Pass_Winner_3DNJ.jpg|An image of 3DNJ's winning map
 
Image:Art_Pass_Winner_YM.jpg|An image of YM's winning map
 
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File:Artpass terabytest.jpg|An image of TerabyteST's specially mentioned map
 
File:Artpass terabytest.jpg|An image of TerabyteST's specially mentioned map
 
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== Accompanying comic==
 
A comic explaining the possible origin of the contest was released, followed by a layout of the map in a short video.
 
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File:ArtPass01.jpg|Page 1
 
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The scene parallels that of the [[Administrator]] and [[Miss Pauling]] in the [[Comics#WAR.21 Update|WAR! Update comic]]. '''Robin Walker''' can be viewed in this comic as a short-tempered blonde man with an enormous tower of hats, which continues off the page. '''Corey Peters''', an employee mentioned briefly in blog posts, makes an appearance as the employee who delivers the news of the missing map to Robin. Finaly, a shady hacker wearing a [[Fancy Fedora]], is seen distributing the video of the map to Youtube.
 
 
== Comic Trivia ==
 
 
*Corey Peters is wearing a shirt with the logo for Portal 2, an upcoming Valve game.
 
* Robin is shown looking at the [[Template:User hat checklist|User hat checklist]] template, presumably for his [[User:RobinWalker|wiki user page]].
 
*A copy of "Hat Wearing Man" can be seen on Robin's control panel.
 
*There is a coffee cup stain on a button labeled [[Camera Beard]]. This is a reference to the alarming number of Camera Beard drops that occurred after the WAR! Update, suggesting that someone had left a cup atop the button to cause the drops.
 
*Another button depicting the [[Golden Wrench]] has been taped over, presumably to prevent any more from being awarded.
 
*Robin is also watching the popular [[Team Fortress 2 - Yeah Toast!|Yeah Toast!]] Machinima video, featuring the [[Engineer]].
 
*Robin appears to be wearing the [[Old Guadalajara]], the Mexican Sombrero released in the Mann-Conomy update. This suggests Valve had already planned or possibly developed this hat long before the Mann-Conomy update was released. Other hats seen on Robin's head include the [[Scotsman's Stove Pipe]], the [[Professional's Panama]], the [[Pyro's Beanie]], [[Sergeant's Drill Hat]] and Sniper's default hat, or the [[Trophy Belt]]. There are also several other hats which are either for decoration or have yet to be released.
 
  
 
[[Category:Community events]]
 
[[Category:Community events]]

Revision as of 14:03, 25 October 2010

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The Art Pass Contest was a mapping contest hosted by TF2Maps.net. Announced to the community on the TF2 Official Blog on Template:Bl and with the competition closing and the winners being announced on Template:Bl. Participants were asked to take an attack/defend map created by Valve, texture and detail it, and then submit it for the chance to have it included in the next major Team Fortress 2 update.

Guidlines and Deadline

Various guidelines and rules had been drawn out, such as no advertisements, collaborations, or use of other artists' content without permission. Maps were to be submitted by September 25 2010 at 11:00am UTC. A complete list of guidelines can be viewed here.

Prizes

The grand prize is the map's inclusion into the game. In addition, participants are going to be awarded an in-game item.

Promotional flythrough video

Winners

On October 14, 2010, Valve posted on the TF2 Official Blog stating the winners. The winners were:

Special mentions include:

Gallery