We're coming on two years now since the release of starcraft 2. Map-making has played an important role in shaping the meta game and future of the competitive scene. With this comes the evolution of map-making. The progression and experience with melee map-making has increased tenfold since we first used the editor. Whether you mostly improved on layout or purely aesthetics, let's all share how much we've improved over the last 1.5 years!

Post your first SC2 map (or the oldest one that you have) and your latest one (most recent).
Let's compare and contrast how far each map-maker has gotten individually! I will start.

First Map Released: November 8, 2010
+ Show Spoiler [Ashir Dulan] +

Made completely without a 90-degree top-down view (I used angled view), without grid, without pathing, and without copying and pasting.

Latest Map Released: February 17, 2012
+ Show Spoiler [Newest Map: Ohana LE] +

sCnDiamond

Germany340 Posts

February 16 2012 18:30 GMT

my first (released) map, Forsaken Sanctum:
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my latest map, Frozen Refuge: (WIP)
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Phried

Canada147 Posts

February 16 2012 18:39 GMT

First released:
+ Show Spoiler [Sardaukar] +

Latest finished (Updated 17/03/12):
+ Show Spoiler [Umbra Divide] +

Timetwister22

United States538 Posts

February 16 2012 18:57 GMT

First map ever: Kemplar Pits
September 23rd 2011
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Latest: Serpent Sands
January 22nd 2012
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Meltage

Germany613 Posts

February 16 2012 19:16 GMT

First:
released feb 2011
+ Show Spoiler +

(I never realized I made a 2in1 map, that it was enourmous or that ppl hated main backdoors)

Latest:
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Samro225am

Germany982 Posts

February 16 2012 19:34 GMT

meltage, either you did not learn much or your aesthetic skills were really high from start. at least you now know how to do backdoors

HaXXspetten

Sweden15718 Posts

February 16 2012 20:07 GMT

On February 17 2012 04:34 Samro225am wrote:
meltage, either you did not learn much or your aesthetic skills were really high from start. at least you now know how to do backdoors

Indeed, I'd love to see let's say a 3v3 version of that first map with that size and theme, would probably be more playable. Looks beautiful

wrl

United States209 Posts

February 16 2012 20:15 GMT

April '11
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February '12
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Interestingly it seems like I did want to come up with some unique ideas from the very start, a lot of the maps I made after this first one were far more awful.

iGrok

United States5142 Posts

February 16 2012 20:40 GMT

First (October 13, 2010):
+ Show Spoiler [Summons] +

Latest
+ Show Spoiler [Aperture] +

NewSunshine

United States5938 Posts

February 16 2012 22:03 GMT

#10

First - Aiur Shores (July 4, 2011):
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Latest - Castillo Acosador (February 16, 2012):
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Neither has a thread here, but my latest has one pending at least.

wrl

United States209 Posts

February 16 2012 22:21 GMT

#11

The main in your first map is hilarious. You've come a long way, good sir.

SigmaFiE

United States333 Posts

February 16 2012 22:27 GMT

#12

First - Shamballa (November 2011)
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Latest - Messina (Completed February)
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I'd like to think I have come a long ways in a short amount of time, but than what do I know? :D

Randomaccount#77123

United States5003 Posts

February 16 2012 22:29 GMT

#13

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iGrok

United States5142 Posts

February 16 2012 22:39 GMT

#14

Barrin I still hate your color choices on every map you make :p

NewSunshine

United States5938 Posts

February 16 2012 22:41 GMT

#15

On February 17 2012 07:21 wrl wrote:
The main in your first map is hilarious. You've come a long way, good sir.

tyty

I think the funniest bit is how the third, or the nat, or whatever the hell it was(I had no map coordination whatsoever then), was pretty much the same size. Of course, through test games I've found how I was doing things wrong, and not just with that map. I have technically made 1 map before that, but there were so many basic features in the editor I just wasn't aware of, so I don't think my ability as a mapper, nonexistent as it was, could have any chance of coming into focus. I've kept every map I've ever made, and these early ones are fun to look at. I get to see what I was thinking 8 months ago, and I get to laugh at myself.

Of course, you may or may not notice that the main in my latest map isn't exactly normal, either. But really, being able to laugh at yourself is the best thing you can do.

Samro225am

Germany982 Posts

February 16 2012 22:57 GMT

#16

first map? Guardian's Grove 8 base including two golds. it kinda showed the direction of my maps with almost too many features

rocked main ramp, (almost) good use of a backdoor nat, gold as third and even a losb-dropzone close to the nat. quite ok visuals using belshir- i had no choice! also ingenious use of straight ramps =)

Guardian's Grove (first published in August 2010 with stupid mineral placement - fun fact: saved that file as ggoverview.png)
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Burning Altar (probably my last serious map for competitive play until today, it does not make sense to show any newer experimental maps not even published here)
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prodiG

Canada2016 Posts

February 16 2012 23:16 GMT

#17

First Fighting Spirit - April 23, 2010
Thread Here
+ Show Spoiler [Fighting Spirit] +

Latest ESV Vicious - Feb 10, 2012
Thread Here
+ Show Spoiler [ESV Vicious] +

Damn man, it's been awhile

EDIT: Spoilers

Randomaccount#77123

United States5003 Posts

February 16 2012 23:18 GMT

#18

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monitor

United States2404 Posts

February 16 2012 23:28 GMT

#19

Oh man... I actually can't find my very first map. Believe me, it was beyond a million times worse than the one I'm going to post.

The Best map Ever
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