Mapmaker Appreciation: April 2013

iamcaustic

Canada1509 Posts

May 16 2013 00:53 GMT

January 2013
February 2013

All right, I'm back with this series of showcasing all of the hard efforts made in the Team Liquid melee mapmaking community! I got really busy and haven't got around to doing March yet, but I'll try to get it done as well for all you folks who published maps in March. For those who haven't read any of my previous monthly entries, here's how it's broken down:

Mapmaking Team - Maps that were made by a member of a mapmaking team
Polished - Maps made by unaffiliated individuals that showcase a higher level of aesthetic quality*
Novice - Maps made by unaffiliated individuals that are of lower aesthetic quality than polished maps*

* These designations are 100% subjective and focus purely on aesthetics, and should not be taken as an indication that a map is necessarily "better" or "worse" than any other.

How the publishing legend works:

Green means the map is live in the region.
Red means the map is not published to the region.

Mapmaking Team Maps
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DF Outback by eTcetRa
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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DF Panwa by ScorpSCII
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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DF Monuriki by ScorpSCII
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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DF Frostborne by NewSunshine
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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ESV Ravage by IronManSC
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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TPW Rocky Waste by Terranlover
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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TPW Khalims Will by Terranlover
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Galaxy - Stolen Graves by lorestarcraft
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Crux Wolfschanze by Ovalient
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Galaxy - Mammoth by Fatam
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Galaxy - Veridian by Fatam
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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TPW Electric Circuit by lefix (Original BW map by Str18-02)
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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DF Cataclysm by NewSunshine
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Alligator by Fatam
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Galaxy - Star Breaker by lorestarcraft
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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ESV Insidious by Timetwister22
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Polished
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Amber Sun by leZaeL
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Prisoner's Dilemma by MarcusRife
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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EK Icecrown by ekcolnovkol
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Penumbra by Zolek
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Monty's Island by MarcusRife
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Remnants of Progress by SiskosGoatee
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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The Belly of the Beast by KingCorwin
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Ardesia XIV by leZaeL
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Initiation by Caviar
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Habitation Station by SidianTheBard
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Novice
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Char Base Camp by moskonia
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Hide and Seek by Xiphias
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Rocky Ridge by WedRine
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Polaroid by Hammerf8
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Diabolic Plateau by LasTCursE
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Mortem Marsh by Dellron
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Backwater Lack by FlyingBeer
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Seismic by Bionicrm
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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DPRK Kimjongunia by R3mnant
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Ignis Inferis Laboratory by Dellron
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Ice-Breaker by MrSunny
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Pirite by leZaeL
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Leviathan Isle by Coppermantis
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Night Shade by Caviar
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Freeze Factor by WedRine
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Frigid Storage by Caviar
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Locked by Bionicrm
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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Korhal Beltway by leZaeL (Original BW map by [Ragnarok]Valkyrie)
Published on: [AM] [EU] [SEA] [KR]
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EDIT: For you Brood War folks out there!

Brood War
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This was released in May, but whatevs. My blog my rules.

Kyanite Prospect by CardinalAllin
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MarcusRife

343 Posts

May 16 2013 04:23 GMT

Thank you for the appreciation and also for putting mine in the polished category.

Qwyn

United States2781 Posts

May 16 2013 04:36 GMT

Holy shit, I love Rocky Waste and Khalim's Will - why do I not remember those/they look different than before. All of these maps are so sick - wish we could just have a ladder pool filled with them.

EquilasH

Denmark2142 Posts

May 16 2013 05:53 GMT

Kimjongunia is a lot better than most of the Galaxy maps and really shouldn't be in the Novice section imo. Otherwise good job on this compilation.

Jukado

805 Posts

May 16 2013 15:25 GMT

Dont forget mine :D
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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=412375

iamcaustic

Canada1509 Posts

May 16 2013 19:21 GMT

On May 17 2013 00:25 CardinalAllin wrote:
Dont forget mine :D
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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=412375

Haha, nice! I've only been focusing on SC2 maps, but maybe I should add a BW category as well.

On May 16 2013 14:53 EquilasH wrote:
Kimjongunia is a lot better than most of the Galaxy maps and really shouldn't be in the Novice section imo. Otherwise good job on this compilation.

Read through the OP again; maps are not categorized on whether they're "better" or "worse" than any other. Even with the polished vs. novice sections, they are based purely on my subjective opinion on aesthetic quality, not their playability. It would be impossible for me to grade maps in such a way without dedicating countless hours to play testing each and every one. I'm more interested in taking a few moments to showcase the maps everyone has made for the month.

Jukado

805 Posts

May 17 2013 13:42 GMT

Ooh nice, thanks. I thought Id share it here just incase any SC2 mappers might find something of use from it.

BTW, there are so many SC2 maps of such high quality ! Its amazing. Kudos to you guys.

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