Map Jam & Challenge #15

The_Templar

your Country52796 Posts

November 10 2014 05:30 GMT

Map Jam & Challenge #15

From
Saturday, Nov 15 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
To
Sunday, Nov 16 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Rules:

All participants send one topic to the admin via PM, e.g. 'rocks' and 'low main'.
Combine the two randomly selected topics (tba) in one map.
Post your map overview and relevant details in this thread and have your map uploaded to EU/NA within the next 24 hours.
Poll decides on winner with participants having one additional vote.

Winner is determined
Saturday, Nov 22 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

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Root of the Problem by Meavis + Show Spoiler +

http://imgur.com/a/xMK44

Flying Serpent by RFDaemoniac + Show Spoiler +

Cobalt Rocks by Ej_ + Show Spoiler +

Biomass Boulevard by Coppermantis + Show Spoiler +

Banana Syndrome by Yonnua + Show Spoiler +

MJKTV Blackwater Complex by Uvantak + Show Spoiler +

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Longest by Homonuncnunc + Show Spoiler +

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Uncharted Construct by SwedenTheKid + Show Spoiler +

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Crom Valley by Xenotolerance + Show Spoiler +

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Such Kappa by IeZaeL + Show Spoiler +

From The Desert With Love by Big J + Show Spoiler +

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Crumbling Peaks by JuzLess + Show Spoiler +

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Poll: Which map uses the given topics in the best way?

Crumbling Peaks by JuzLess (5)

18%

Flying Serpent by RFDaemoniac (4)

14%

MJKTV Blackwater Complex by Uvantak (4)

14%

Biomass Boulevard by Coppermantis (3)

11%

Longest by Homonuncnunc (3)

11%

Uncharted Construct by SwedenTheKid (3)

11%

Root of the Problem by Meavis (2)

7%

Crom Valley by Xenotolerance (2)

7%

Banana Syndrome by Yonnua (1)

4%

Such Kappa by IeZaeL (1)

4%

Cobalt Rocks by Ej_ (0)

0%

From The Desert With Love by Big J (0)

0%

28 total votes

Your vote: Which map uses the given topics in the best way?

(Vote): Root of the Problem by Meavis
(Vote): Flying Serpent by RFDaemoniac
(Vote): Cobalt Rocks by Ej_
(Vote): Biomass Boulevard by Coppermantis
(Vote): Banana Syndrome by Yonnua
(Vote): MJKTV Blackwater Complex by Uvantak
(Vote): Longest by Homonuncnunc
(Vote): Uncharted Construct by SwedenTheKid
(Vote): Crom Valley by Xenotolerance
(Vote): Such Kappa by IeZaeL
(Vote): From The Desert With Love by Big J
(Vote): Crumbling Peaks by JuzLess

Previous Topics

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Map Jam #1
- 2v2
- Desert Oasis Style Mains
Map Jam #2
- Extreme chokes and open spaces
- Use of hostile units
Map Jam #3
- 3 player
- multiple Xel'Naga Towers
Map Jam #4
- Area < 16900
- Forward high ground
Map Jam #5
- No ramps
- Maximum playable width of 116
Map Jam #6
- Gold Bases
- Contains at least 11 ramps per player
Map Jam #7
- Based on a Magic the Gathering card
- Xel'Naga tower in main
Map Jam #8
- 3 player map
- Asymmetric
Map Jam #9
- 2 Central bases separated by rocks with two ramps leading to each expansion
- Nonlinear terrain
Map Jam #10
- No elevation levels
- At least half of the expansions on the map must be farther away from your opponent's main base than your main base is.
Map Jam #11
- At least a portion of the main base must border a cliff higher than it which is accessible from the outside.
- The map must have a single watch tower that gives vision of the 3rd base hatch/nexus/CC of all spawn points.
Map Jam #12
- Low Main.
- 1/4 of bases or more must be islands.
Map Jam #13
- At most two ramps per player
- Island map
Map Jam #14
- Maximum of 8 bases
- Very short air rush distance

Topics:

Use of mineral walls.
Playable bounds must be at least twice as long as they are wide, or vice versa.

Process
Send your idea for an interesting topic to the event's administrator via a private message to The_Templar. Two topics are randomly selected using randomizer.org at the start of the event, and then immediately made official. This way, no "cheating" can occur, and the administrator can technically participate as well.

Make sure you read the How does it work? section as well and feel free to ask additional questions in this thread.

FAQ:

What is the Map Jam & Challenge?
The Map Jam & Challenge is a format by and for the community.
The Map Jam & Challenge is a regular map making competition.
The Map Jam & Challenge wants you to be creative and quick.
The Map Jam & Challenge provokes thinking outside the box.

This is a format developed collaboratively by Samro and Scorp, and was motivated by MotM, CSL Map Jam and the Map Making Challenge.

Why do this?
It is all about challenging your fellow map makers with some strange idea and together do a 24h map making jam that will produce innovative, fun and crazy maps. From this format ideas may emerge that can be implemented to competitive maps - or maybe not. There is nothing to win like beta keys, sorry for that. I have no give aways, no tshirts. Also I do not own this format. This is an idea that i hope can be run by the community itself, without judges, organization, etc.

I know many will appreciate this. Here it is all about making maps. These may or may not be played. This is not the biggest point. We are looking for new ideas in maps and for new ways to make maps.

How does it work?
- Runs monthly.
- 24 hours to allow all timezones a few hours. Is held in the weekend to allow the most people to participate.
- All participants send one topic to the admin via PM, e.g. 'rocks' and 'low main'.
- By a randomized process two topics are selected among all entries and made public to start the Map Jam & Challenge. This aspects helps to have no 'cheating' like preparing a map to give yourself more time.
- Within the 24 hours participants post the overview in this thread and upload their map to EU/NA (ask your fellow map makers at EU/NA)
- Public Vote decides on the winning map. Map makers who think they have the edge in evaluating how good a map is, can message the admin with their choice to have a double-vote.
- Win = Fun & Fame

Map Jam & Challenge #15
The Map Jam & Challenge starts Saturday, Nov 15 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) and runs 24 hours. Topics need to be sent to The_Templar via PM until one hour before the challenge starts. This gives the admin one hour to randomly select the double-topic. Via PM we will keep all ideas secret and fresh for the next round maybe and the double-topic is quite a surprise for everyone.

Topics will be announced in this thread.

The previous events were administrated by The_Templar, Scorp, Samro, and RFDaemoniac. In future events, other community members may administrate as well. If you are interested in administration please notify the admin of the most recent map jam.

Meavis

Netherlands1298 Posts

November 11 2014 09:22 GMT

aw ye, topic sent

-NegativeZero-

United States2140 Posts

November 11 2014 12:10 GMT

go away meavis, you're retired.

The_Templar

your Country52796 Posts

November 11 2014 12:23 GMT

On November 11 2014 21:10 -NegativeZero- wrote:
go away meavis, you're retired.

The topic he sent though, it would save ESPORTS

Meavis

Netherlands1298 Posts

November 11 2014 12:49 GMT

On November 11 2014 21:10 -NegativeZero- wrote:
go away meavis, you're retired.

just because I don't try anymore doesn't mean I can't have a little fun

Uvantak

Uruguay1381 Posts

November 11 2014 19:08 GMT

PM'd! Guess which topic i sent! ;D

Xenotolerance

United States464 Posts

November 11 2014 19:15 GMT

get hype

I may have sent in the dumbest topic ever watch out

The_Templar

your Country52796 Posts

November 14 2014 20:52 GMT

Reminder that this starts in less than 24 hours!

SwedenTheKid

567 Posts

November 14 2014 21:42 GMT

So this will be my first map jam. My topic was kinda imba now that I think about it...eh maybe not. idk how well I can make a map in 1 day. Textures are bound to be bad...nothing Protoss decals can't fix I guess.

Yonnua

United Kingdom2331 Posts

November 14 2014 22:35 GMT

#10

On November 15 2014 06:42 SwedenTheKid wrote:
So this will be my first map jam. My topic was kinda imba now that I think about it...eh maybe not. idk how well I can make a map in 1 day. Textures are bound to be bad...nothing Protoss decals can't fix I guess.

Welcome to map jam, where two imba topics come together to make maps that make genuinely no sense but still look amazing.

Xenotolerance

United States464 Posts

November 15 2014 02:19 GMT

#11

where the topics are imba and the balance doesn't matter

SidianTheBard

United States2474 Posts

November 15 2014 02:26 GMT

#12

On November 15 2014 06:42 SwedenTheKid wrote:
So this will be my first map jam. My topic was kinda imba now that I think about it...eh maybe not. idk how well I can make a map in 1 day. Textures are bound to be bad...nothing Protoss decals can't fix I guess.

Already going to look better then a templar map! :DDDDDDDD

The_Templar

your Country52796 Posts

November 15 2014 04:15 GMT

#13

On November 15 2014 11:26 SidianTheBard wrote:

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Already going to look better then a templar map! :DDDDDDDD

Homonuncnunc

United States41 Posts

November 15 2014 05:13 GMT

#14

Map jam #7 had my favorite topic in it: Based on a Magic: the Gathering card. I would constantly submit that, but as evidenced by how that jam played out not everyone plays/played Magic.

SidianTheBard

United States2474 Posts

November 15 2014 08:41 GMT

#15

On November 15 2014 13:15 The_Templar wrote:

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The battle is on! Templar is mad! Better watch out Sweden, the gloves are off! :D

SwedenTheKid

567 Posts

November 15 2014 09:10 GMT

#16

The texturing/doodading I did in one of my recent WIP (it's the latest page in the WIP Thread)maps was done in about a half hour. It's still WIP but I think it's pretty good. But as far as balance and playability I'm sure The_Templar can crush me... Can't wait to see though

gl hf