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The '''Art Pass Contest''' is a contest announced to the community on the [[TF2 Official Blog]]. It asked that players take a recent [[Control Point#Attack/Defend|attack/defend]] map design 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.
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The '''Art Pass Contest''' was a mapping contest hosted by TF2Maps.net. Participants were asked to take an [[Control Point (game mode)|Attack/Defend]] map created by [[Valve]], texture and detail it while maintaining the original layout, and then submit it for the chance to have it included in a ''[[Team Fortress 2]] ''update. The competition was announced to the community on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] on [http://www.tf2.com/post.php?id=4083 July 16, 2010]; it ended on September 25th, 2010, and the winners were announced on [http://www.tf2.com/post.php?id=4489 October 14, 2010].
  
== Guidlines and Deadline ==
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== Guidelines and Deadline ==
Various guidelines and rules had been drawn out, such as no advertisements or anything that doesn't belong directly to the submitter without direct permission.  
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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 – 11:00AM UTC. A complete list of guidelines can be viewed [http://artpass.tf2maps.net/rules.html here].
  
The latest the map may be submitted was September 25 2010 at 11:00am UTC. A complete list of these guidelines can be viewed [http://artpass.tf2maps.net/rules.html here].
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== Prizes ==
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The prize for the Art Pass Contest was the map's inclusion into the game. All participants (people who submitted a finished map) were awarded an in-game item, the [[Map Maker's Medallion]].
  
== Prizes ==
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== History ==
The grand prize is the map's inclusion into the game. Other prizes will likely be revealed at a later date.
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The Art Pass Contest was not originally going to involve creating a map from scratch. Mappers would be given an out-of-bounds area of an unfinished map and would be allowed to detail it. They would then give it back to Valve, who decided if any were good enough to become official. [[w:Casali_brothers|Dario Casali]] (level designer at Valve) liked the idea which was proposed to him by ZPQ (former staff of TF2Maps), which led ZPQ to begin organizing the contest and trying to overcome legal issues such as having mappers having to give total rights of the map to Valve.
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On January 21, 2010, Valve claimed that while they thought the idea of a detailing contest would be a good idea, they did not have a suitable map for it. The contest preparation may have been overshadowed by work on the [[Engineer Update]].  
  
zpqrei of TF2Maps.net has stated on the Steam Forums that he is making a pin to be given to all those who participated. {{ref|http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=17695030#post17695030}}
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Robin Walker e-mailed ZPQ on January 29, 2010 informing him that Valve had an old map which they hadn't worked on for a while, and hadn't had the time to do an art pass (detail) on. He asked ZPQ if TF2Maps would run a contest where Valve gave the mappers a VMF (map file) to work on, and compete for the best looking art-passed version. If the end result was good, it would be shipped as an official map.<ref>"[http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=14794 How the Art Pass Contest came to be.]", post by [http://forums.tf2maps.net/member.php?u=2555 zpqrei] on TF2Maps.net, August 21, 2010.</ref>
  
== Promotional flythrough video ==
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The two winner's maps were added to the game as a part of the [[Scream Fortress Update]].
  
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== Promotional fly-through video ==
 
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==Winners==
 
On October 14, 2010, Valve posted on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] stating the winners.
 
The winners were:
 
*{{steamid|id|3Dnj|Valentin "3DNJ" Levillain}}
 
*{{steamid|id|Y_M|Timothy "YM" Johnson}}
 
Special mentions include:
 
*{{steamid|id|Acegikmo|Joachim "Acegikmo" Holmér}}
 
*Gooba
 
*{{steamid|id|honeymustard|Mark "honeymustard" Sinclair}}
 
*{{steamid|id|TerabyteST|Gabriele "TerabyteST" Cirulli}}
 
  
===Gallery===
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== Maps showcase ==
<gallery perrow=3>
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{{youtube|BQGgMSDJAVc}}
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
 
File:Artpass acegikmo.jpg|An image of Acegikmo's specially mentioned map
 
File:Artpass gooba.jpg|An image of Gooba's specially mentioned map
 
File:Artpass honeymustard.jpg|An image of honeymustard's specially mentioned map
 
File:Artpass terabytest.jpg|An image of TerabyteST's specially mentioned map
 
</gallery>
 
  
== Accompanying comic==
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== Winners ==
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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On October 14, 2010, Valve [http://www.tf2.com/post.php?id=4489 posted] on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] announcing the winners as:
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File:ArtPass01.jpg|Page 1
 
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* {{steamid|id|3Dnj|Valentin "3DNJ" Levillain}} - [[Mountain Lab]]
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* {{steamid|id|Y_M|Timothy "YM" Johnson}} - [[Mann Manor]]
  
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.
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Special mentions included:
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* {{steamid|id|Acegikmo|Joachim "Acegikmo" Holmér}}
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* Gooba
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* {{steamid|id|honeymustard|Mark "honeymustard" Sinclair}}
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* {{steamid|id|TerabyteST|Gabriele "TerabyteST" Cirulli}}
  
== Comic Trivia ==
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=== Gallery ===
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<gallery perrow="4">
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File:Art_Pass_Winner_3DNJ.jpg|An image of 3DNJ's winning map, [[Mountain Lab]].
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File:Art_Pass_Winner_YM.jpg|An image of YM's winning map, [[Mann Manor]].
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File:Artpass acegikmo.jpg|An image of Acegikmo's specially-mentioned map.
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File:Artpass gooba.jpg|An image of Gooba's specially-mentioned map.
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File:Artpass honeymustard.jpg|An image of honeymustard's specially-mentioned map.
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File:Artpass terabytest.jpg|An image of TerabyteST's specially-mentioned map.
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</gallery>
  
*Corey Peters is wearing a shirt with the logo for Portal 2, an upcoming Valve game.
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== References ==
* Robin is shown looking at the [[Template:User hat checklist|User hat checklist]] template, presumably for his [[User:RobinWalker|wiki user page]].
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*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.
 
  
==References==
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[[Category:Mapping contests]]
 
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The Art Pass Contest was a mapping contest hosted by TF2Maps.net. Participants were asked to take an Attack/Defend map created by Valve, texture and detail it while maintaining the original layout, and then submit it for the chance to have it included in a Team Fortress 2 update. The competition was announced to the community on the TF2 Official Blog on July 16, 2010; it ended on September 25th, 2010, and the winners were announced on October 14, 2010.

Guidelines 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 – 11:00AM UTC. A complete list of guidelines can be viewed here.

Prizes

The prize for the Art Pass Contest was the map's inclusion into the game. All participants (people who submitted a finished map) were awarded an in-game item, the Map Maker's Medallion.

History

The Art Pass Contest was not originally going to involve creating a map from scratch. Mappers would be given an out-of-bounds area of an unfinished map and would be allowed to detail it. They would then give it back to Valve, who decided if any were good enough to become official. Dario Casali (level designer at Valve) liked the idea which was proposed to him by ZPQ (former staff of TF2Maps), which led ZPQ to begin organizing the contest and trying to overcome legal issues such as having mappers having to give total rights of the map to Valve.

On January 21, 2010, Valve claimed that while they thought the idea of a detailing contest would be a good idea, they did not have a suitable map for it. The contest preparation may have been overshadowed by work on the Engineer Update.

Robin Walker e-mailed ZPQ on January 29, 2010 informing him that Valve had an old map which they hadn't worked on for a while, and hadn't had the time to do an art pass (detail) on. He asked ZPQ if TF2Maps would run a contest where Valve gave the mappers a VMF (map file) to work on, and compete for the best looking art-passed version. If the end result was good, it would be shipped as an official map.[1]

The two winner's maps were added to the game as a part of the Scream Fortress Update.

Promotional fly-through video

Maps showcase

Winners

On October 14, 2010, Valve posted on the TF2 Official Blog announcing the winners as:

Special mentions included:

Gallery

References

  1. "How the Art Pass Contest came to be.", post by zpqrei on TF2Maps.net, August 21, 2010.