Update: there was a dead tie! Vote now in the run-off between Cry of Fear and Hazardous Course 2!
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So it’s October already! This month I decided to put the next Classic of the Month to a vote. This time, you get to pick from a big list of mods that are all on the list for future streams, including a spooky choice!
Poll closes in just a few days on October 5th, so hurry up and get your vote in!
Please give way to oncoming traffic. Hypnagogia is an abstract map heavily inspired by shadgrimgrvy’s works. Continue your journey through Somnolence City. Fight, explore and puzzle your way through ever changing locales and try to make sense of things as you travel towards a looming, but unknown threat.
Total Downloads: 5152nd October 2022
6 Comments
and 5 recommendations with no significant bias
Ack! It’s the last weekend in September already! I need to sneak in a quick Classic of the Month!
This time I’m going back a whopping 22 years with Mission of Mercy by Dave Waters.
The stream will be this weekend on Saturday September 24th, about 12pm (noon) Eastern US Time (5pm in the UK, 6pm Central Europe).
22nd September 2022 No Comments
Another never-used Ville theme from the old Hammer Cup days! Here is EscapeVille, where the mappers were asked to create a map about escaping – which is pretty open to interpretation if you think about it.
I’m happy to present the final release in the Hammer Cup – scores and prizes coming soon! Here are 12 entries including 4 bonus maps – enjoy the escape!
This is the third and final challenge in the Hammer Cup 2022.
As always, if you’re interested in learning more about Map Labs and maybe even participate in their upcoming challenges, visit the Map Labs Discord.
Total Downloads: 1,5463rd September 2022
12 Comments
and 5 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"
Classic of the Month? Don’t mind if I do! I had fun streaming some HLDM last weekend, so I feel like streaming again this weekend.
I’ll play Uplinked by Ub-Oh, a solid map pack from about a year ago.
The stream will be this weekend on Saturday August 20th, about 12pm (noon) Eastern US Time (5pm in the UK, 6pm Central Europe).
Check the Time & Date.Com website for your local time. See you there!
17th August 2022 2 Comments
You voted and it was a total blowout. Jim Partridge’s Deeper Down is the next Classic of the Month!
The stream will be this weekend on Saturday May 21st, about 12pm (noon) Eastern US Time (5pm in the UK, 6pm Central Europe).
Check the Time & Date.Com website for your local time. See you there!
15th May 2022 7 Comments
The third and final challenge in the Hammer Cup 2022 kicks off now with another brand new Ville theme!
EscapeVille was also a never-used idea back in the original Hammer Cup days. DiamondDogsVille was kind of along the same line but it’s definitely one of the lesser-known challenges from back in the day. I’m happy to have Map Labs bring back these unused themes for their challenges!
This challenge is a Test Tube, so it only runs for 10 days. Get mapping!
Bonus maps (which can’t win but are judged and scored) are accepted for 4 days after the normal due date. Note that bonus map entries are not eligible for The Hammer Cup prizes!
Simple: the player must escape something, using force, wits, stealth – anything!
Here’s the official announcement (click for full version):
And if you’re not already there, join the Map Labs Discord for good discussion & a great mapping community.
The deadline for submission is Monday 23rd May 2022. Bonus maps are accepted for another 4 days after that.
Submit maps using the Submission Form.
12th May 2022 8 Comments
CrossoverVille 2, in partnership with Map Labs as usual, is the sequel to 2015’s CrossoverVille. While the original asked mappers to merge Half-Life with another game, CrossoverVille 2 was more wide open, allowing entrants to cross over to any other form of media in their maps.
This is the second challenge of three in the Hammer Cup 2022.
As always, if you’re interested in learning more about Map Labs and maybe even participate in their upcoming challenges, visit the Map Labs Discord.
Total Downloads: 1,4969th May 2022
10 Comments
and 5 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"
Vote for the next Classic of the Month! I picked a handful of mods from previous votes that did well but didn’t win. So just check off your vote below, and if there’s one you want to see in future months, leave me a comment with a suggestion!
Poll closes in a week on May 11th.
3rd May 2022 6 Comments
Return to Black Mesa, this time as Corporal Stefan Oldfield – part of a squad arriving by truck. Work with your fellow marines to survive Black Mesa again!
Previously known as Soldier’s Adventures.
Total Downloads: 1,33726th April 2022
24 Comments
and 14 recommendations, most say "Personal Favourite"
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6th October 2022 1 Comment