We had a bit of a delay on starting the judging, so we're slightly adjusting the dates.

Judging Phase - Old: Jan 26 - Jan31 // New: Jan 26 - Feb 1
Tournament & Voting phase - Old: Feb 1 - Feb 6 // New: Feb 2 - Feb 7
QA & Iteration Phase - Old: Feb 7 - Feb 14 // New: Feb 8 - Feb 14

-Wax

DanAwakes

3 Posts

January 18 2022 08:28 GMT

#21

I have a background in UX/UI so I know a couple things about design. Starcraft 2 is a busy game with dozens of units on each side and many plays going on at once — this begs the use of clean/minimal terrain, so I'll always favor maps that have the cleanest/most modern textures, a big plus for artificial lighting for even more clarity during gameplay (like Nightscape LE). As far as layout goes, you'll have to ask the pros lol. With that said, here's my fav maps so far:

Monolit legacy
Relocate
Cryogenian (reminds me of BW)
Eldeyja (My fav so far)
Cybernetic Peaks (so cool)
Primal heart

Excited about the new maps.

PS: I wish team maps also got some love.

monitor

United States2408 Posts

January 19 2022 18:52 GMT

#22

Just submitted my 4 maps this go around.

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Cattail
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Palace Grounds
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Freestyle
Ariendel Snowfield
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Burning Chasm
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OmniSkeptic

Canada82 Posts

January 19 2022 19:17 GMT

#23

Rush
BananaBerry Sands (124x132 - Same size as Curious Minds for reference)
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This bright, fresh map features two special openings to the natural. Skilled wallers can set themselves apart. Combined with small map size and short rush distance, aggressive players are sure to find a chink in their opponent's armour. The centre Xel'naga tower only covers the closest ramps.
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A possible protoss wall, fully blocking entry. Destructible rocks supplement both walls. Other configurations are available to allow openings on either side. Rocks on the ground to the south of the natural indicate a no-build zone (akin to Brood War's).

NewSunshine

United States5938 Posts

January 22 2022 23:30 GMT

#24

Some pretty dope maps, Monitor, happy to see you poked your head back in after what can only be describe as a hot minute.

I've also cobbled some maps together myself:

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Gimlet Verge
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Iron Garden Excelsior
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Phobos Confinery
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Freestyle
Desolate Eye
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Collapsing Peak
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Good Luck to everyone entered.

Beelzebub1

1004 Posts

January 23 2022 00:04 GMT

#25

Primal Heart is probably my favorite rush map

Eldeyja and Cybernetic Peaks are probably some of the best looking maps I've seen ever, holy shit those are awesome.

Marras

Finland63 Posts

January 23 2022 14:05 GMT

#26

Here's my map roster this time around. Good luck everyone!

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Eternal Dream
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Oceanborn
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Moondance
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Winter Madness
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Freestyle

Stargazers
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Beelzebub1

1004 Posts

January 23 2022 20:02 GMT

#27

On January 23 2022 23:05 Marras wrote:
Here's my map roster this time around. Good luck everyone!

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Eternal Dream
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Oceanborn
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Moondance
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Winter Madness
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Freestyle

Stargazers
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Bro these are all aesthetically amazing,

volumin

Poland7 Posts

January 24 2022 01:54 GMT

#28

I'm submitting 3 maps, 2 new and one old slightly changed:

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Rejuvenation
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Ground Frost
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Freestyle

Lucifer's Vestibule
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monitor

United States2408 Posts

January 24 2022 03:08 GMT

#29

On January 23 2022 08:30 NewSunshine wrote:
Some pretty dope maps, Monitor, happy to see you poked your head back in after what can only be describe as a hot minute.

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I've also cobbled some maps together myself:

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Gimlet Verge
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Iron Garden Excelsior
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Macro
Phobos Confinery
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Freestyle
Desolate Eye
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Collapsing Peak
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Good Luck to everyone entered.

Great to see you again NewSunshine!! Really nice map submissions. It's certainly been a hot minute.

I managed to crank out one more map for the contest.

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Spud Infinity
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honorablemacroterran

188 Posts

January 24 2022 03:36 GMT

#30

My first submission in a TLMC

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Sublime Wastes 132x132

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swarmsc2

France1 Post

January 24 2022 09:09 GMT

#31

It's my first time submitting something to a Team Liquid Map contest, but here it is :
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Oracelse 140 x 140
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I don't know if I have a chance or not, but I'm happy if you have any feedbacks.

dbRic1203

Germany2655 Posts

January 24 2022 10:42 GMT

#32

On January 24 2022 05:02 Beelzebub1 wrote:

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Bro these are all aesthetically amazing,

I m 99% sure Marras isn t a bro

4096SP

China9 Posts

January 24 2022 14:24 GMT

#33

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Europa 132*146
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Valley 144*140
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Beelzebub1

1004 Posts

January 24 2022 18:45 GMT

#34

On January 24 2022 19:42 dbRic1203 wrote:

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I m 99% sure Marras isn t a bro

My apologies <3 the maps really are great lol I like visually flashy maps like that.

NewSunshine

United States5938 Posts

January 24 2022 22:45 GMT

#35

Last-minute art/design update on my Freestyle entry, Collapsing Peak:
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CharactR

Canada108 Posts

January 25 2022 06:23 GMT

#36

I changed my mind last minute on submitting a 4 player map and resubmitted Quicksand in place of Maple Ridge

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Quicksand(120x148)
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GL HF!

depressed1

51 Posts

January 25 2022 06:26 GMT

#37

Good luck to everyone!

-NegativeZero-

United States2142 Posts

January 25 2022 08:11 GMT

#38

glhf

Sunforge - 144x128, Standard
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Dreamhaven - 132x140, Rush
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Frost Giant - 124x132, Rush
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Spectrum - 152x132, Freestyle
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OmniSkeptic

Canada82 Posts

January 25 2022 08:12 GMT

#39

I changed my mind last minute and decided to not submit BananaBerry but to submit All NATural Minerals instead, despite breaking the rules against modifying mineral field values from Blizzard's "standard" layout. So, if you think it's a stupid rule please make sure to say so loudly:

Freestyle
All NATural Minerals - (130 x 128 [medium], Main Ramp Rush Distance: 35s [standard])
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LotV maps mine out super fast, accelerating the number of bases taken. This map's natural base does not have LotV's reduced mineral fields. All natural mineral fields are set to the higher value (1800). Natural geysers have been increased to 3000 each to maintain standard mineral:gas ratio.
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Notice the natural mineral fields are visually distinct to signal their increased mineral count (Outdated graphics in image, switched to cyan so it's easier seen from overview)
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