Hello!
On the new site, when you click the Filter button from a list of publications, the first entry in the "Flags" box is "Atlas Map Encode". There are only 6 movies with this flag (including obsoleted movies), but none of them have any clickable link in the description (now called Markup) or any URL link to the actual encode.
I think the Atlas Map encodes are a very interesting way to watch some TASes, and would like to see this implemented better. See for example this prime example of Snake Rattle and Roll, where the stages are actually continuous on the world map:
Link to video
Atlas Map encodes are comparable to camhacks, which are usually linked as URLs, so I think these encodes should be linked as URLs too. (At the moment though, I am not able to add URLs.) An icon (like for the "Has commentary" flag) could perhaps be added later.
There are some Atlas Map encodes which are only a single level or part of the game. These I think should be skipped. Excluding these, there are about 30 full-length encodes of TASes. I can go through and do this, if there is agreement that it's a good idea.
Addition: Here is the list of all movies with the Atlas flag: https://tasvideos.org/Movies-atlas-Obs
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I think this list is worth maintaining, also I added Sonic 3. The question is whether we want to only flag full-movie encodes, and IMO it shouldn't be required. Just a single level, and then if a full game is encoded, the link gets replaced. That way we showcase more of this content and potentially encourage more of it even if it's single-level, which is still very cool.
There was an idea of making console verification info for movies more exhaustive by having a separate page with all the related docs and videos, so having something like this for atlas encodes may also be cool.
And yes I think until then we should just put atlas video links right into pub descriptions.
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Alright, the Atlas Map Encode flag has been added on all full-length movies I could find, from AndyDick and Selicre (which I found from your link on S3&K ring attack). These are the only two sources of Atlas Map encodes I am aware of.
The youtube links were added in the descriptions/markup, with a mostly standard message.
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Sounds good!
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This change is now complete. In all, there are now 59 publications which have the Atlas Map tag. Almost all of the partial movies were on obsoleted movies, though. The currently active publications with the flag are 27.
I am subscribed to Atlas Video and Selicre, so I will try to add future Altas encodes if they pop up.
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Thanks!
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Thanks! I added all of them except Bomberman, which didn't seem worthwhile (10 seconds of playtime, barely shows more than the normal window). But if anyone wants to add it for completeness' sake, feel free.
Are you working on any upcoming Atlas map encodes?
Are you working on any upcoming Atlas map encodes?
I have a feeling you will like the next video :)
I am featuring this run of Castlevania: Bloodlines while putting in a lot of extra effort to retain most special effects!
I am pretty excited about this one and will hopefully have it premiere in about a week from now.
Here's a few screenshots:
I saw that the video was posted yesterday. I added it to the publication. Here it is for anyone interested:
Link to video
Very nice! I especially liked the stages where it's animated what's happening outside the screen, matching it to when it actually comes into view.
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Tremendous work! Thanks a ton!
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Would [4381] SNES Daze Before Christmas by brunovalads in 20:48.21 be considered for this? I made an atlas encode that is present in the submission notes:
Link to video
It's definitely not as polished as the others, it lacks background (it was in my plans) and the scale is fixed (some horizontal levels and the final boss would benefit from a higher scale).
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Added!
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