Arbalet confirms $5,000 map contest

5-5-2010 19:51

Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich has announced a $5,000 map contest.

The organisation behind the Arbalet cups is currently looking to add to its map pool, and as such a contest has been launched to find the sixth map for the competition.

The winner of the map, to be named de_cup, will be rewarded with a staggering $5,000 prize. The map's architectural work is to follow the same molds of de_inferno.

To participate in the competition, an email should be sent to [email protected] with the subject "Competition for map de_cup".

KING

2010-05-05 19:52

Wauw, sounds really cool!:)

2010-05-05 19:52

NICE

2010-05-05 19:52

:0 nice reward

2010-05-05 19:53

waauuuuw !

2010-05-05 19:53

nice

2010-05-05 19:53

Arbalet is seriously one of the best things to happen in cs lately.

2010-05-05 19:54

6 replies

maybe ever

2010-05-05 20:02

1 reply

I maybe agree with both of you ;) i mean yeah for sure you gotta love it !

2010-05-05 20:21

I totally agree with you, best thing happened for CS 1.6 ever.

2010-05-05 20:49

3 replies

I agree - partly - at least for a while this is the greatest thing ever. Lets hope the contest will bring 2-3 awesome maps.

2010-05-05 22:51

2 replies

only if they will be used for big events like arbalet, wcg, esl, or cpl... if not, they will not gonna have chance to be played by higher amount of players

2010-05-05 23:44

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Arbalet holds the most tournaments of all, and it its their contest. Of course they will use it.

2010-05-06 13:52

wau

2010-05-05 19:55

NIIICE <3 Arbalet you're da best!

2010-05-05 19:56

this is fantastic for the spectators. everyone has been calling out for a fresh map, and with the vast amount of Arbalet events, no team will be willing to just not learn it. if they do, theyr stupid

2010-05-05 19:57

arbalet's the new cpl I hope this one will be good and adopted as an official map!

2010-05-05 19:57

6 replies

And even better than CPL already, by far.

2010-05-05 22:02

5 replies

pffffff..

2010-05-05 23:25

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2010-05-05 23:41

3 replies

Not really

2010-05-06 05:57

Come on, CPL was once recalled to be the world championships of CS. Everyone wanted to be a "CPL Pro". Arbalet cup is far from having that status but I'm not saying that he/they aren't doing a great job. It's great that they are doing all these things and most importantly: paying all the pricemoney. CPL didn't manage to do that during their last years. So in that term, arbalet is much better!

2010-05-06 13:20

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I see a whole lot more of potential and understanding of the scene in Arbalet than in the CPL back then. The only thing that would make Arbalet just as popular, would be if they also created their own Amateur league. CPL was "mainstream"/"americanized"/" etc... very media focused, and ended sadly, even though i liked it back in the days, i also played in CAL.

2010-05-08 05:41

5000$ for 1 map? It look's like Anderson's tales

2010-05-05 19:58

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His son won't be getting a new pair of snickers = prize money. :O

2010-05-05 23:49

amazing!

2010-05-05 19:59

"the map is to be developed in the same molds as de_inferno". what does that mean exactly?

2010-05-05 20:00

5 replies

it's pretty much like inferno another exemple : de_forge is pretty much like de_cbble

2010-05-05 20:01

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well the point of making forge was that cbble was too uneven and not up to par with the other maps for competitive play. inferno's perfect, so i dont see a need to update it. maybe im misunderstanding what theyre doing though.

2010-05-05 20:04

I guess people should use the same textures

2010-05-05 20:02

I am pretty sure that what is meant with "The map's architectural work is to follow the same molds of de_inferno." is to be understood as what imagery should be used, as "19" said. As for the build up of the map, it has nothing to do with inferno :)

2010-05-05 20:20

It means, One team's fun another team's hell (inferno xD) ;) Nah, seriously speaking, see #25 as I think that is the idea.

2010-05-05 20:23

Arbalet , you're GOD of CS !!!

2010-05-05 20:01

<3 Arbalet

2010-05-05 20:02

Arbaletizt3hGoud~

2010-05-05 20:03

For that money they could easily request two new maps xD CS 1.6 really needs some fresh blood for the competition map pool.

2010-05-05 20:03

i hate inferno

2010-05-05 20:04

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And now we all hate you! : )

2010-05-06 13:02

Arbalet will take over the world!! :D fucking awesome can't wait to see the winning de_cup ;D p.s if u didn't understand "like de_inferno" means like tuscan and cpl mill , map resemblance

2010-05-05 20:05

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Disagree, I don't think it is meant to be like inferno, bombsites, routes etc. you can do what you want, as long as buildings and such look like inferno. Would like to know what is right actually, it means a lot for the creators of the new map.

2010-05-05 20:25

It is pretty clear for those with reading comprehension skills, they want the designer to use the assets from the de_inferno map texture wise and roof geometry wise

2010-05-05 21:41

go prodigy back again pls. rename it to de_cup and play it. :D

2010-05-05 20:06

So fucking awsome!

2010-05-05 20:06

$5000USD? that's huge money

2010-05-05 20:09

what programs we can use to build maps? plz btw i agree with you Jonathan, CS 1.6 needs maybe +2 maps, without cutting back any of the actual official maps :)

2010-05-05 20:12

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Valve Hammer

2010-05-05 21:08

Arbalet is the new improved CPL.

2010-05-05 20:13

This is awesome.

2010-05-05 20:14

Wow, arbalet has done so much for cs in the last year, i'm amazed!

2010-05-05 20:19

5k for 1 map ?! daaamn O.ó

2010-05-05 20:19

Pedro - HUMMER, or something like this

2010-05-05 20:19

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If you use the 'Reply' button the user will/would know you replied to him/her ;)

2010-05-05 20:32

Some one do an interview with Mr. Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich. pls :)

2010-05-05 20:22

GREAT! I'd love to meet this generous man :)

2010-05-05 20:28

I hope profesional players get to decide the winning map.

2010-05-05 20:31

Arbalet > cpl n1!!!!! keep do it

2010-05-05 20:33

I think Arbalet should offer out £2500 a map and get 2 maps done - also possibly a better name for it/them? :p Also, hopefully something more original than just another clone of a current map.

2010-05-05 20:34

Fucking awesome by Arbalet!

2010-05-05 20:37

map for 5,000$ will be for sure so perfect map that all tournaments would like to have it! Great job Murat!

2010-05-05 20:38

maps are usually made with Valve Hammer Editor (VHE) but it's really hard and takes a lot time to create a decent map (you also need to study many, many things). one also faces lots of problems during the mapmaking and as a former (amateur) mapmaker I have to warn beginners about this; don't start it if you've never made maps. a brilliant site concerning mapmaking: www.egir.dk

2010-05-05 20:42

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Yes, you have the right and I think that the most difficult things in counter strike equities is to design maps .

2010-05-05 21:59

Hey thanks for the website..really nice! I tried making a map 3-4 years back...never finished it :) But you know, all of us have crazy ideas for competitive maps and we all want to make one..lets see :)

2010-05-06 07:36

Good job arbalet.

2010-05-05 20:45

Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich i love you :DDD

2010-05-05 20:46

You know what i have a m8 who is the best map maker ever! SICK but he will have to share teh money cause i told him this :P and if u have played de_dust2 christmas its by him ;)

2010-05-05 20:54

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Best mapper in the word! my fat a** :DD I know the best one btw. He made like 50 kz_maps, if he got a layout, he got the prize.

2010-05-05 21:42

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The number of how many maps you've created is nothing. quantity < quality. Fact or fiction is a really great mapper. 8ball1 radon xaser and so on... I've created few maps also (bhop, kz), but they are not that good. ; D I will try to re-edit inferno, but not expecting much : )

2010-05-06 13:18

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I know that, but they at least need something, for being accepted. And I'm actually talking about radon. You and I both know, the creativity of that guy :D

2010-05-06 16:36

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Well, yeah. He's good, but I don't think he's gonna attend this contest. But who knows : )

2010-05-06 17:33

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He will attend. He is one of my best friends, so I know he send a mail yesterday.

2010-05-06 23:00

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Wish him luck and creativity!

2010-05-07 10:52

i agree they have some advantages in map making contest, however cs map is totally different compared with a kz map. great design of the map sure bring great impression but what we need is a competitive and fair map. mapper should take consideration about it seriously and i think kz map should work harder on this point.

2010-05-07 12:56

If "the map's architectural work" is to follow in the same molds as another, it just means it's probably going to be inferno with some extra bits, different textures. S'alright. Nice he's doing it, but I'd want original maps :)

2010-05-05 21:03

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i actually doubt they'd pay $5000 for an inferno remake guess will see when they pick a winner :)

2010-05-05 21:09

it's not question, de_lite rc...

2010-05-05 21:04

arbalet is the best

2010-05-05 21:12

I submitted one of my old maps: www.fpsbanana.com/maps/115379 What do you guys think? ^.^

2010-05-05 21:31

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level ?

2010-05-05 21:37

thats hardly textured like inferno is it?

2010-05-06 02:08

It sucks :> you should improve it.

2010-05-06 03:02

Hahahaha xDDD

2010-05-06 15:51

Arbalet is so far amazing for CS 1.6. Hope everything works out as expected

2010-05-05 21:44

Arbalet <3

2010-05-05 21:49

great idea

2010-05-05 21:50

Love you Mr.Arbalet!

2010-05-05 21:55

Arbalet best for cs 1.6 future! Man thanks for this! I love your organisazion!

2010-05-05 21:57

Good luck to participants in the contest and I think that this map will be waiting a very wonderful design .

2010-05-05 21:58

wowwww arbalet for president~ edit: world ruler!

2010-05-05 22:02

Hammer Editor is so painful to use :(

2010-05-05 22:04

This is actually amazing news, and could potentially turn out to be something that cs has needed for ages in the form of a new competitively viable map, as the incentives to create it are surely there. The fact that arbalet is running so many competitions (and higly respected ones, with majority of big teams and prizes, at that) the map will surely be used at a dozen arbalet events over the next year alone. I can definitely see other tournaments following suit after arbalet's tournaments do - there'd be no reason not to really. Arbalet is literally the best thing to happen to counter-strike in many, many years.. if not ever. What a champ.

2010-05-05 22:06

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agree

2010-05-06 08:46

No doubt that Mr Arbalet is awesome. Wow, this is insane :o)

2010-05-05 22:14

please give back de_prodigy !

2010-05-05 22:20

3 replies

and aztec and cbble..no wait

2010-05-05 22:24

2 replies

sucks, prodigy ftw !

2010-05-05 22:31

cbble needs to be fixed

2010-05-07 13:34

nice

2010-05-05 22:22

honestly it would've been enough with a 10 times less amount of money for the competition, but hey, im not complaining :p

2010-05-05 22:26

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2010-05-06 15:52

this guy doing cs big

2010-05-05 22:36

ARBALET OR THE NEW CPL :)

2010-05-05 23:03

thks Arbalet for everything you have doing for this amazing game ;)

2010-05-05 23:14

WOW

2010-05-05 23:14

De_2girls1_cup ;)

2010-05-05 23:15

Arbalet is the reason cpl is dead.

2010-05-05 23:16

1 reply

Explain further please :O

2010-05-05 23:22

NICE JOB ARBALET!

2010-05-05 23:20

This is really amazing indeed, Mr Arbalet you're the god of cs.

2010-05-05 23:29

maybe arbalet should take the lead in developing cspromod aswel, then we would see some real results instead of cloning some 1.6 into a css environment. :S

2010-05-05 23:46

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We actually do not know what he thinks about CSP, right? Maybe he is just doing like everyone else, waiting and seeing.

2010-05-05 23:51

Please don't take de_blue lol. It would be great to have a new inferno map but not with the textures of cpl maps pls (they really suck).

2010-05-05 23:51

Well goodluck with it :p

2010-05-05 23:57

de_arbalet

2010-05-06 00:12

yeah I agree with #102 why de_cup why not de_arbalet

2010-05-06 00:20

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Because if it were de_arbalet it would be impossible to play.... Money bills lying all around and teams trying to collect them instead of planting or defending. Thus, there would be no eco ever! ;P

2010-05-06 00:32

2 replies

LOL

2010-05-06 03:03

Hahahaaha :D n1

2010-05-06 15:53

Think a more original name could be thought up. =]

2010-05-06 00:24

I totally approve of this! I think a new fresh map always brings a lot. I'd love to see ESL using it if its a good one :D

2010-05-06 00:41

called de_cup because it will be played at the Arbalet Cup Finals?

2010-05-06 00:41

Actually I think they should just replace de_tuscan with that new map.

2010-05-06 00:49

2 replies

DUMB idea :)

2010-05-06 15:54

1 reply

Still worthy of respect, right? Thank you.

2010-05-06 19:07

It's like the ESEA map thing but with money ... or like the old CEVO map making contests but you know you will be getting paid ...

2010-05-06 02:25

someone should really clarify, inferno is fine as is - who would want to play inferno then a re-make of inferno in the one comp? no point, same reason why mill's been phased out cause of tuscan.

2010-05-06 03:30

arbalet YOU THE MAN!!!!!!! with a person like arbalet around cs will last for more than 50 years xD

2010-05-06 04:05

wOw!

2010-05-06 07:13

This is a brilliant initiative. New maps is what can be considered to be somewhat missing in competitive cs. There were many attempts by map-makers but those were not fully embraced by the community (except for tuscan now). Hopefully they can come up with 2-3 good maps and use it in tournaments like Arbalet best of four to begin with so that the world can see how top teams make strategies for a new map and it will also create a lot of interest among the audience. I say again, Arbalet is the best thing to have happened to competitive cs :)

2010-05-06 07:31

someone remake cpl_strike, its layout is practically perfect as is its too good to not be used as a competitive map

2010-05-06 07:56

3 replies

I'd rather eat my shoe if I had to play cpl_strike sorry.

2010-05-06 09:06

2 replies

ok guys scrap the strike suggestion - "alexstah-" doesnt approve~ LOL.

2010-05-06 09:21

+1 haha personally i dont really know why i dont like it, it's just not very likeable. for instance, as terrorist, u really cant go anywhere where u dont risk immediate death except perhaps for apartments ... and going underground u dont die but then again u dont help your team at all. cpl_strike ftl, lets hope this map is nothing alike it!

2010-05-06 16:29

Sounds great! But when is the deadline?

2010-05-06 08:35

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aggree, was already looking for it, but no success :/

2010-05-06 10:54

de_arbalet sounds better imo

2010-05-06 09:19

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/agree

2010-05-06 13:58

go for de_nuke2 pls :D

2010-05-06 12:14

wow huge news :) lets hope we'll see some great new maps in cs.

2010-05-06 12:32

So it has to be like de_cpl_mill - de_tuscan de_inferno - de_cup? Roughly saying, changing/mixing/editing the textures and few parts of the map?

2010-05-06 12:34

Should it be following the shape and form of de_inferno or should it follow the look, feel and used textures of de_inferno?

2010-05-06 13:07

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i´m confused to :P.

2010-05-06 17:06

Shape and form is my bet. Just take a look at de_tuscan and cpl_mill, similar shape and form but different textures ;)

2010-05-06 19:08

Arbalet for the win !! :D

2010-05-06 15:35

really nice!! Now on the work! ;)

2010-05-06 15:45

i dont think this map will be anything alike the structure of de_inferno, only the textures will be the same. for instance it will probably be like dust and dust2, nothing alike apart from the textures really

2010-05-06 16:31

I hope Arbalet will continue this good way of promoting Counter-Strike.

2010-05-06 16:31

update : 1) The contest will last 2 months,the winners will be announced in the first days of july. 2) There will be 2 winners - 1st place receives 3000$,2nd 2000$. 3) Those cards can be used by ANY organizations and tournaments. 4) By the end of the contest 3 teams will be selected to test the maps,each team will receive 1000$. (c)cyberarena.tv

2010-05-06 19:47

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... and 5. Send maps on e-mail: [email protected] with a letter theme: "Competition on the best map de_cup".

2010-05-07 07:43

I think by "The map's architectural work is to follow the same molds of de_inferno" he means the overall feel of the map - it is generic. Look at nuke - it has three levels. Now look at train - it's dark and you can jump "through" trains like a monkey. Dust2 - you can shoot at CTs through the double door. Inferno doesn't have anything like that. Yes, it does have many perks (boosting to key places, hiding behind boxes to kill the whole team from behind and so on), but the other maps have them, too (boosting in many places at the ramp, killing TTs from behind by the radio room on nuke, boosting to the crates on long-A or killing TTs from behind at the double door on dust2). Dust2 is defined by the fact the opposing sides can interact from the get go. Train is defined by it's "density" and nuke's defined by the arcade feel it has.

2010-05-06 20:26

niice =)

2010-05-07 09:02

Mapmakers! New maps send on e-mail: [email protected] arbaletcup.com/news_show.php?news_id=363..

2010-05-07 09:39

Video: 1st, 2st, 3st, and 4st place. arbaletcup.com/news_show.php?news_id=363..

2010-05-07 10:13

6MB with own Textures are very hard! €: anybody know now what they mean with de_inferno? 1. Textures? 2. paths? (1 access to B special way through the balcony and so on) 3. The Architecture? (Like the arch and the roofs)

2010-05-07 10:47

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Die Verteilung des Preisfonds: 1 Stelle - 3.000$ 2 Stelle - 2.000$ Die Arbeiten nehmen sich vor: Ihre Arbeiten zu senden es folgt auf die Post [email protected] mit dem Vermerk "der Wettbewerb auf die beste Karte de_cup". Die Arbeiten nehmen sich bis zum 5. Juli 2010 vor, wonach im Laufe von der Woche zwei Sieger des Wettbewerbes genannt sein werden. Auch braucht man, zu bemerken, dass drei professionell CS die Mannschaften, die vom Organisationsausschuss abgenommen sind, die gegebenen Karten prüfen werden. Jede Mannschaft-tester wird nach 1,000$ seinerseits bekommen. Die Forderungen zur Karte: 1) das Drehbuch der Karte: «DE». 2) Wird die Nutzung der standardmäßigen und nicht standardmässigen Texturen (erlaubt im Falle der Nutzung der nicht standardmässigen Texturen, es ist nötig sie in.bsp die Datei einzunähen). 3) Wird die Nutzung der nicht standardmässigen Laute erlaubt. 4) soll die Bedeutung w_poly 1000, und die Bedeutung e_poly - 5000 nicht übertreten. 5) die Maximale Zahl der Spieler auf der Karte: 20. 6) soll die Dimension der Karte die folgenden Bedeutungen nicht übertreten: Die Länge – nicht mehr 7000 unites Die Breite – nicht mehr 6000 unites Die Höhe – nicht mehr 2000 unites 7) die Maximale Entfernung des offenen Raumes - nicht mehr 2500 unites. 8) die Beschränkung auf den Umfang.bsp – 6 mb. 9) die Beschränkung auf den Umfang des Archives – 6 mb. Die Kriterien der Einschätzungen der gesendeten Arbeiten: 1) die Optimierung 2) das Vorhandensein der Fehler 3) die Kunstfertigkeit 4) Gejmplejnost 5) die Neuerung --------------------------- Doutsch lang - translate.ru (c)

2010-05-07 11:23

Prize fund distribution: 1 place - 3.000$ 2 place - 2.000$ Works are accepted: To send your works Competition on the best card de_cup "follows on mail [email protected] with a mark". Works are accepted till July, 5th, 2010 then within a week two winners of competition will be named. Also it is necessary to notice that three professional CS the commands which have been selected by organising committee, will test the given cards. Each command-tester in turn will receive on 1,000$. Requirements to a card: 1) the card Scenario: «DE». 2) use of standard and non-standard structures (in case of use of non-standard structures, it is necessary to sew them in.bsp a file) Is authorised. 3) use of non-standard sounds Is authorised. 4) Value w_poly should not exceed 1000, and value e_poly - 5000. 5) the Maximum number of players on a card: 20. 6) Dimension of a card should not exceed following values: Length – no more than 7000 unites Width – no more than 6000 unites Height – no more than 2000 unites 7) the Maximum distance of open space - no more than 2500 unites. 8) Restriction on the size.bsp – 6 Mb. 9) Restriction on the size of archive – 6 Mb. Criteria of estimations of the sent works: 1) Optimization 2) Presence of errors 3) Workmanship 4) Gejmplejnost 5) Innovation --------------------------- English lang - translate.ru (c)

2010-05-07 11:24

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