Mappers Collective Mappack (2020)

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Title: Serious Sam Classics Mappers Collective Mappack
Filename: MappersCollectiveMappack.gro 
Authors: Thanadrax, Sashex, Biohazard Dood, Mordekai and the Guffys, Rakanishu, Yuki-XXL, Laki, ZynChroMaTiK, Maska322
Number of Levels: 9
Date of Release: 14th November 2020
Latest Update: 9th December 2020

Description

The idea of this project was to make one mappack as a group like it was done by some mapping groups while Serious Sam 1 was popular in 2001-2005 era. It was also organized so we can take a break from our bigger projects in a way that we make a smaller project with only vanilla assets. All maps are between 15 and 60 minutes and are randomly put into order that form 1 continuity. Plot and weapons aren't carried over from one map to another and author of each map decides with what weapons you start the map. Maps being in 1 continuity means that you can play all those maps without being brought back to main menu after each map. All maps are unlocked in level selection menu so you can choose to play any map that you want at any time. There are 9 maps in this mappack that have around 4-5 hours of playtime in total. Enjoy!

All maps are made from scratch between 13th June and 10th October with vanilla assets only while following rules that can be read in Mapping Event rules.txt which is included with this file.

Mapping Event Rules

The idea of this project is to make one mappack as a group like it was done by some mapping groups while Serious Sam 1 was popular in 2001-2005 era. All information about the project can be read here:
Serious Sam Classics Mappers Collective Mappack:
- Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (v1.07)
- 15 mappers max
- each mapper makes 1 or 2 maps
- each map should be 15-60 minutes long and have singleplayer and coop support
- maps aren't connected in any way (weapons from previous map aren't carried over unless the map has the same weapon on start, there is no story that ranges from first to last map in mappack), each map can be with any TSE theme, mapper can choose any TSE theme - 1 theme per 1 map
- vanilla TSE assets only - no custom textures (heightmap, shadowmap etc. for terrain is allowed), no custom enemy and weapon models, no custom assets (like new statue models etc.), no new sounds or music
- mapper chooses if map will be easier/calmer or harder/intense and if the map is going to have boss fight or not (same boss can be used by multiple mappers!), mapper also chooses with what weapons you start the map with
- on the beginning of each map there is text fx holder entity with text "Made by <map author>" that will last for 5 seconds (Laki will add that to each map if the map lacks that entity in the beginning of the map as well as remove all weapons that you would get from previous map from other mapper because mappack is 1 continuity from first to last map, nothing else in the map is going to be touched!)
- maps from all mappers will be put in random order in mappack and will form 1 continuity from first to last map 
- TO JOIN: Contact @Laki and tell him if you want to make 1 or 2 maps and what theme are you going to choose per map (TSE has 3 themes, South America, Persia, Medieval)
- For Additional Questions contact @Laki
- Maps should be sent to Laki until 1st October 2020 [if you need a bit more time it can be extended until 5th October 2020]

- Note: Deadline was prolonged from 1st October to 10th October due to release of Serious Sam 4 on 24th September.

Changelog:

V1.1 : Adjustments to Hollowed Courtyards and City of Tabriz maps.

List of participants and their maps (not a ranking):

1. Thanadrax --- Johnny
2. Sashex --- Road to Babylon
3. Biohazard Dood --- The Ruins of Banampak
4. Mordekai and the Guffys --- Sunset Persia
5. Rakanishu --- The Bane of the Gods
6. Yuki-XXL --- Hollowed Courtyards
7. Laki --- City of Tabriz
8. ZynChroMaTiK --- Shrine of the Dewa
9. Maska322 --- Yards of Marutuk