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New Worlds Map Contest: 2nd Edition!

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MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-02 02:35:55
September 25 2021 11:28 GMT
#1


SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

Join the BroodWarMaps.Net Discord Server!

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Whose ready for the an exciting second edition of the New Worlds Map Contest? This time, anything goes! We encourage experimental and/or island maps this time, be creative! Have an idea for a standard maps with a twist? Let's see it! We are looking for unique maps that are also comfortable to play on.

Be sure to read the extended guidelines if you plan on submitting.
Public voting will determine this contest.


[image loading]Submission Criteria: If you are new to map making, please read the extended guidelines by Freakling: + Show Spoiler +
Map Types:
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- Since the last NWMC produced mostly standard 4 player maps, we are looking for only 2 and 3 spawn maps this time.

- There is no limitation as to how standard the map has to be this time. Ground, island, or any kind of hybrid layout, pathing design and special game mechanics, feel free to be creative, but keep in mind that players should feel as comfortable as possible playing on a map.

- It’s generally a good idea to focus on one core idea, particularly if it is going all out on an experimental layout idea or game mechanic, and keep everything else pretty standard. Only add or adjust things to address potential balance concerns inherent to the core concept.

- Also take into account that maps should strive for reasonable balance and players should be able to figure out how to play on a map relatively quickly, so do not add more difficulties than is strictly necessary to achieve whatever goal you set yourself to achieve with a map.

- Only mechanics that are fully compatible with melee game modes are allowed, nothing that requires special triggers or modified unit stats.



Size:
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- Minimum size: 96², maximum: 128²

- The full ranges of 128×[96…128] and [96…128]×128 are valid map sizes that BroodWar can load and correctly display. Don’t make the other side anything but 128 though, or the map will crash the game or scramble the minimap.

- 128×112 / 112×128 is the currently most widely accepted standard format for 2p maps. The “old school” 128×96 / 96×128 format tends to be very space restricted, making it hard to fit everything in properly. If you use it at all, we suggest to only do so for map layouts with low economy / few bases. On the other hand 128² is usually too much space for a 2 player map.



Tileset:
+ Show Spoiler +

- Except for Installation, any tileset may be used. Installation is not supported by BroodWar’s melee game mode, almost completely lacks buildable tiles and does not allow for Zerg Creep and, making it completely unsuitable for melee maps.

- Bright snow terrain on Ice World maps is disliked by some players. In favour of a wider adoption of a map it is therefore suggested to keep use of terrain types such as Snow, Moguls, Crushed Rock or Ice Ramp to a minimum.

- On the opposite end of the spectrum, Ash World is sometimes considered too dark and low contrast, making it hard to recognize terrain features in brighter lighting conditions. So be mindful and try to use nicely contrasting terrain types as much as possible.

- Generally all tilesets have limitations in the potential map features they can offer, or, conversely, the concept of a map may determine or at least narrow down tileset choices. The following table gives a rough overview over some of the most important points to consider beforehand:

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Terrain:
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- Terrain needs to be isometric or completely blended in, using proper tile transitions (sprite use is acceptable, but should not be overdone or relied upon).

- Terrain must be easily readable for players, meaning that terrain levels, unbuildable and unwalkable areas need to be clearly distinguishable by their textures (see “other tips and common issues” section for some ideas).

- Areas where special tile effects (cover, vision blockers) are used outside their normal doodad context should be clearly indicated, usually by using appropriate sprites as demarcation. Avoid visually obscuring units on the screen too much though.



Neutral Units
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- Neutral units, buildings or spells may be freely used, but should serve a discernible purpose with regards to a map’s concept, gameplay or balance.

- Wandering Critters must be placed far enough away that they cannot interfere with a player’s taking an expansion and/or have reduced HP to make them easily killable. Use good judgement.

- Use of clickable units for general bugfixing purposes, such as plugging drop holes, is discouraged, as they can interfere with player inputs.
Use of powerup objects, that can be picked up by workers, is discouraged, as their presence generally does not lead to favourable gameplay…



Expansions & Resources
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- The minimal amount of bases required is 4 gas bases available per player. Around 15 to 17 bases is probably the upper limit of what you can reasonably put on a single 1v1 map.

- Mineral-only bases should be limited to one per starting point, unless double gas bases are used to balance them out.

- Standard Mineral amounts per base are 9 patches for mains, 7 for naturals and 6…8 for other bases around the map. The risk-reward trade-offs in taking a certain base should be taken into consideration when determining the appropriate resource amount a base rewards the player with.

- Resource yields of Mineral patches and Geysers can be altered, but this should remain within reasonable margins (no money maps) and serve a clear purpose with regards to gameplay or balance. The amount of resources in mains and naturals is best left standard, with the possible exception of additional reduced Mineral patches for racial balance adjustment.

- Make sure the map offers appropriate expansion choices for all races early on. Ground maps should have an easy to defend 3rd gas base, either close by ground and/or with an easily defendable choke point. Island maps must offer access to at least 2 Geysers initially without the need for drop tech (3 is probably better for Zerg).

- Mains and/or naturals should offer enough building space for all races to place most of their required structures down. Mains on 2 and 3 player maps should be a bit bigger, as players do not have another main to take for additional building space. Additional building space in bases other than the mains and nats can also help to mitigate this problem.
On “reverse” maps, where the main is on a lower terrain level, it tends to be more exposed to attacks from outside and should offer proportionally more space.

- For late game a map should offer neutral bases that both players can about equally take and fight over (also see the point about map splits under Layout). For 3 player maps the free main and natural automatically serve this purpose, but you should make sure that this does not become too pronounced and other choices are available to players (also see the layout section about map splits).

- Unless explicitly intended otherwise, bases should have proper Tank spacing, meaning that resource depots, Geysers and any workers gathering Minerals should be at least a full Tank range (12 tiles vertically and horizontally, about 9 tiles diagonally) away from other bases and other not directly accessible areas (naturals and middle bases directly adjacent to a main are common exceptions).

- To avoid too turtle-heavy gameplay avoid clustering too many bases close to each other or putting multiple bases behind a single choke. As a general guideline, try allowing one additional access path for each base a player can take in succession.



Layout
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- Consider where you want armies to be able to be moved around the map. You need sufficiently open and continuous areas for big armies to move in the late game. Restricting the shortest rushing route is a tried and proven design principle, particularly for 2 player maps. 3+ player maps tend more towards an open centre design to allow even access to all possible spawns, but strategic choke points are still desirable.

- Make sure automatic pathfinding (worker scouting) between all starting locations is symmetrical. On maps with an even number of spawns, avoid putting a single, unpaired unwalkable obstacle in the very centre to avoid asymmetrical split pathing.

- Avoid terrain features that make it too hard to move out against a containing opponent, like tight bridges as a natural choke or a single high ground access point leading into the natural.

- Place expansions out of the way of the main pathways to avoid units getting stuck on buildings and workers.

- When using neutral units to block paths, unless you specifically intend players to start out completely separated from each other by land, keep the most direct routes free or make sure that units can find their way around the obstacles on their own to avoid uncomfortable pathing issues.

- Avoid easy even map splits. Keep the middle of the map as wide as possible and allow armies to take multiple pathways around the map and have some “neutral” expansions that do not clearly belong to either player.



Other tips and common issues
+ Show Spoiler +

- Ramps and other choke points should either be wide enough to allow relatively unhindered movement of all unit types (avoid most of the new patch 1.22 ramps) or intentionally restricted to only allow smaller unit types through (e.g. Blue Storm or 815).

- When using the new ramp assets from patch 1.22, convert them to terrain and manually replace cliff tiles with standard cliffs to fix terrain level/vision bugs.

- Bridge and ramp edges often make for good textures to create unwalkable terrain with a distinct texture.

- Make good use of ScmDraft’s tile flag overlays to make sure everything you do is mechanically sound (in particular, make sure terrain levels are in order everywhere)

- It is generally a good idea to disable the Map Load/Correct Doodads option in ScmDraft before opening up any of your own or other author’s maps to avoid unintended doodads and sprites appearing.



Helpful design tools
+ Show Spoiler +

- Making pen and paper drafts of a layout can be of great help figuring out the correct symmetry and space distribution for a map. Here’s a link where you can download graph paper specifically designed for map design. The tile grid corresponds to a 128² map space with subdivisions of 8×8 and 32×32 tiles (you can use custom grids with 256 and 1024 pixels spacing respectively to get the corresponding grids in ScmDraft).

128² Grid:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/bjnz8n89159ad/mapping_tools

3 Player Map Grid: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/887671355632406588/887672247421136896/BW_map_graph_paper_128128_3p_stretch_grid.png




    - This contest is open for standard, island, experimental, or hybrid maps.
    - This contest is open for 2 and 3 player maps ONLY.
    - This contest is open to all map tilesets, except installation.
    - This contest is open to your older maps, but make sure they are up to date with today's meta.
    - This contest is open to maps that work in a normal 1v1 Melee game, no Use Map Settings.
    - There is no limitation as to how standard the map needs to be, but make sure the map is comfortable and fairly easy to learn.
    - First submission should be playable with functional components of the map (functional terrain* and resource pathing) in place, no abusable unfinished terrain (like drop holes), and no mining issues for the most significant bases (mains and naturals).
    *Functional terrain includes unwalkable and unbuildable areas, ramps, bridges, choke points, vision blocking or cover providing terrain and generally anything that requires specific tile flags etc.

Have questions about your map or the editor?
Join our Discord!


[image loading] Submission Rules:
    - Maps must be submitted by January 2nd @ 16:00 CEST // 23:00 KOR.
    - This contest is open to all applicants.
    - You may only submit your own work or collaboration.
    - You may submit as many maps as you like, but every map should be in a playable state with some decoration.
    - This contest is not open to maps that have been used in official korean or foreign leagues prior to this contest.
    - Final versions (top 4) should be de-bugged to the best of your ability for play test tournaments.



[image loading] How will this work?
    I. Judges, Mappers, & the Community will evaluate the entries and remove any that do not meet the criteria.
    II. A community vote, using the dowdall system, will decide on the top twelve maps to move forward. One map per mapper, excluding collaborations.
    III. Mappers will then be given two weeks to fix any issues found by the judges/mappers/community and polish up the maps.
    IV. Public voting will decide which four maps move into the "finals".
    V. Mappers will be given one week to de-bug their map and finalize it for play testing.
    VI. The maps will then be played and broadcasted in a series of Map Test Tournaments, each tournament focusing only on one map.
    VII. A final public vote will decide the results of the contest.


[image loading] Prize Pools: To encourage newer mappers to indulge, we will be splitting the prize pool up. New mapper = has not had maps featured in official tournaments or leagues.

1.) Map Contest Prize Pool: + + Donate Here + +
    - 75% of the prize pool will go to the first place winner.
    - 25% of the prize pool will go to the second place winner.
    - $40 of the prize pool will be awarded to the best "new mapper"

2.) Map Test Tournaments Prize Pool: + + Donate Here + +
    - Each map test tournament will be worth 25% of the Map Test Tournaments Prize Pool, divided up between 1st/2nd place of each tournament. Total Pool divided by four map test tournaments.


[image loading] Map Test Tournaments: Once 4 final maps are chosen, they will then be played and broadcasted in a series of Invitational Map Test Tournaments.
    - Each tournament will focus on only one map.
    - Each tournament will be single elimination until Semi Finals (best of 3) and then Finals (best of 5). Subject to change.
    - Each map test tournament will be worth 25% of the total Matcherino Prize Pool for map test tournaments.
    - Each tournament will be broadcasted on two streams in english and spanish.

[image loading] Map Test Tournament Broadcasters:
    [image loading] TeamThinkQuickTTv (English)
    [image loading] Remastr TV (Espanol)



[image loading] How to enter? Post your entry in this thread with the following. Entries not in this format may not be taken into account when judging.
    - Your ID:
    - Location:
    - Map Name:
    - Map Version:
    - Map Size:
    - Map Concept:
    - Map Image:
    - Post map file with this info to this submissions channel: https://discord.gg/chFPQ7Y3HQ


-:-

If you have any questions, please comment below.
Cheers and have fun mapping!

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MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-25 11:41:12
September 25 2021 11:30 GMT
#2
Poll: What maps are you most excited to see?

Experimental (24)
 
36%

Semi-Island (16)
 
24%

Standard (13)
 
19%

Standard Hybrid (12)
 
18%

Island (2)
 
3%

67 total votes

Your vote: What maps are you most excited to see?

(Vote): Standard
(Vote): Island
(Vote): Semi-Island
(Vote): Experimental
(Vote): Standard Hybrid


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MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-25 11:41:27
September 25 2021 11:37 GMT
#3
Poll: What is your favorite tileset?

Jungle (45)
 
25%

Twilight (32)
 
18%

Space (31)
 
18%

Desert (24)
 
14%

Ice World (23)
 
13%

Badlands (11)
 
6%

Ashworld (11)
 
6%

177 total votes

Your vote: What is your favorite tileset?

(Vote): Space
(Vote): Jungle
(Vote): Desert
(Vote): Badlands
(Vote): Twilight
(Vote): Ice World
(Vote): Ashworld


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M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4200 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-25 12:01:40
September 25 2021 11:57 GMT
#4
hyped out to the moon about this

thanks a lot, guys!
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ox.tQ
Profile Joined November 2010
794 Posts
September 26 2021 16:41 GMT
#5
Let's G
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Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12022 Posts
September 26 2021 17:11 GMT
#6
Excited to hopefully see some Experimental or Semi-Island Desert maps!
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Hatchet_man
Profile Joined December 2013
Russian Federation249 Posts
September 27 2021 09:38 GMT
#7
There is no limitation as to how standard the map needs to be, but, but make.

what?
MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
September 27 2021 10:54 GMT
#8
On September 27 2021 18:38 Hatchet_man wrote:
Show nested quote +
There is no limitation as to how standard the map needs to be, but, but make.

what?


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Hatchet_man
Profile Joined December 2013
Russian Federation249 Posts
September 27 2021 15:04 GMT
#9
This contest is open for standard, island, experimental, or hybrid maps.

Putting island maps aside, how do you determine which map is experimental, standard or hybrid?
MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-27 20:07:47
September 27 2021 19:55 GMT
#10
On September 28 2021 00:04 Hatchet_man wrote:
Show nested quote +
This contest is open for standard, island, experimental, or hybrid maps.

Putting island maps aside, how do you determine which map is experimental, standard or hybrid?


It doesn't really matter what they are categorized as since there aren't separate categories getting voted on.

You will know a experimental map when you see it.
A popular standard-hybrid map right now I would say is Optimizer due to its mineral-wall opening up a semi-island.

I am hoping we see some Monty-hall type maps be submitted.
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Freakling
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1529 Posts
September 27 2021 20:34 GMT
#11
On September 28 2021 00:04 Hatchet_man wrote:
Show nested quote +
This contest is open for standard, island, experimental, or hybrid maps.

Putting island maps aside, how do you determine which map is experimental, standard or hybrid?

Experimental is any map that is not standard (the threshold is fuzzy, of course).
Island and hybrid maps are examples of experimental maps.
An island map is any map where players always spawn permanently separated by ground from each other.
Hybrid/semi-island concepts would be anything where the separation is either not guaranteed (players could spawn connected by ground) or not permanent.
Don't ask me what a "standard hybrid" map is supposed to be, because I haven't got the faintest idea. But I voted that as my preferred category because I am dead set on finding out!
Other people's definition of either category may of course wildly diverge from mine.
Just_a_Moth
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada1954 Posts
September 27 2021 23:26 GMT
#12
Very excited!

I was wondering when the next NWMC would, and it's sooner than expected. I guess that's to give us a while to work on maps though.
Hatchet_man
Profile Joined December 2013
Russian Federation249 Posts
September 28 2021 09:18 GMT
#13
On September 28 2021 05:34 Freakling wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 28 2021 00:04 Hatchet_man wrote:
This contest is open for standard, island, experimental, or hybrid maps.

Putting island maps aside, how do you determine which map is experimental, standard or hybrid?

Experimental is any map that is not standard (the threshold is fuzzy, of course).
Island and hybrid maps are examples of experimental maps.
An island map is any map where players always spawn permanently separated by ground from each other.
Hybrid/semi-island concepts would be anything where the separation is either not guaranteed (players could spawn connected by ground) or not permanent.
Don't ask me what a "standard hybrid" map is supposed to be, because I haven't got the faintest idea. But I voted that as my preferred category because I am dead set on finding out!
Other people's definition of either category may of course wildly diverge from mine.

There was a controversy in the SC2 section regarding the map making contest. Apparently judges and especially players were prioritizing standard maps over experimental. Thus, making such maps was pointless as they never got a chance to win anything. I'm sure you know what I mean as a map maker yourself So what is the point of submitting maps that aren't standard?

Also, looking at the submission rules, I don't see any restriction to submit the maps from previous contest. Are they allowed?
MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
September 28 2021 09:55 GMT
#14
On September 28 2021 18:18 Hatchet_man wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 28 2021 05:34 Freakling wrote:
On September 28 2021 00:04 Hatchet_man wrote:
This contest is open for standard, island, experimental, or hybrid maps.

Putting island maps aside, how do you determine which map is experimental, standard or hybrid?

Experimental is any map that is not standard (the threshold is fuzzy, of course).
Island and hybrid maps are examples of experimental maps.
An island map is any map where players always spawn permanently separated by ground from each other.
Hybrid/semi-island concepts would be anything where the separation is either not guaranteed (players could spawn connected by ground) or not permanent.
Don't ask me what a "standard hybrid" map is supposed to be, because I haven't got the faintest idea. But I voted that as my preferred category because I am dead set on finding out!
Other people's definition of either category may of course wildly diverge from mine.

There was a controversy in the SC2 section regarding the map making contest. Apparently judges and especially players were prioritizing standard maps over experimental. Thus, making such maps was pointless as they never got a chance to win anything. I'm sure you know what I mean as a map maker yourself So what is the point of submitting maps that aren't standard?

Also, looking at the submission rules, I don't see any restriction to submit the maps from previous contest. Are they allowed?


In this contest, public voting is the judge so every map is equal.

Maps from the Finals of the previous map contest are not allowed, others are.
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Freakling
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1529 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-28 17:44:30
September 28 2021 17:42 GMT
#15
On September 28 2021 18:18 Hatchet_man wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 28 2021 05:34 Freakling wrote:
On September 28 2021 00:04 Hatchet_man wrote:
This contest is open for standard, island, experimental, or hybrid maps.

Putting island maps aside, how do you determine which map is experimental, standard or hybrid?

Experimental is any map that is not standard (the threshold is fuzzy, of course).
Island and hybrid maps are examples of experimental maps.
An island map is any map where players always spawn permanently separated by ground from each other.
Hybrid/semi-island concepts would be anything where the separation is either not guaranteed (players could spawn connected by ground) or not permanent.
Don't ask me what a "standard hybrid" map is supposed to be, because I haven't got the faintest idea. But I voted that as my preferred category because I am dead set on finding out!
Other people's definition of either category may of course wildly diverge from mine.

There was a controversy in the SC2 section regarding the map making contest. Apparently judges and especially players were prioritizing standard maps over experimental. Thus, making such maps was pointless as they never got a chance to win anything. I'm sure you know what I mean as a map maker yourself So what is the point of submitting maps that aren't standard?

Also, looking at the submission rules, I don't see any restriction to submit the maps from previous contest. Are they allowed?

Finalists from NWMC1 are not eligible.
The fact that this contest does not allow for 4 player maps should also help to counteract the tendency towards standard macro maps. 2 player maps are inherently less standardized and allow more freedom in design and 3 player maps have a reputation of being hard to design in the first place.

You may want to read my detailed guidelines, which may answer some of your questions.
ajmbek
Profile Joined November 2008
Italy460 Posts
September 29 2021 14:42 GMT
#16
I think that BS or HBR can be some examples of a standard hybrid map.

They have a lot of normal things but they have also a different meta or there are some tricks that can be done.
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MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
October 05 2021 20:59 GMT
#17
On September 29 2021 23:42 ajmbek wrote:
I think that BS or HBR can be some examples of a standard hybrid map.

They have a lot of normal things but they have also a different meta or there are some tricks that can be done.


Yes, exactly.
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TeamThinkQuick
Profile Joined March 2021
200 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-10-15 16:44:55
October 15 2021 16:44 GMT
#18
Any of you mappers have a map that you can provide a sneak preview of? Or are you all sitting around banging your heads against the wall thinking of ideas
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quaristice
Profile Joined February 2021
112 Posts
October 16 2021 06:44 GMT
#19
i'd love to see someone place a neutral covert ops + nuke silo on a map
MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
October 16 2021 07:16 GMT
#20
I've got a number of maps I am working on! Hopefully should be able to start submitting them in about a week.
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