StarCraft Map Cycle: The Introduction

STARCRAFT MAP CYCLE: THE INTRODUCTION:
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With Map of the Month competitions postponed. I have decided to run an even longer map creation competition which will be called the StarCraft Map Cycle series. These "cycles" will take anywhere from one whole month to three months. I believe that is more than enough time to create a quality map, test it with the masses of Battle.Net and enjoy it on these forums!

The StarCraft Map Cycle is similar to the Map of the Month with the exception of the total time given to complete a project. Therefore the StarCraft Map Cycle series follows the same guidelines but with bigger and better rewards!

AWARDS AND PRIZES:
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For hard work and creativity, The map creator and participants are to be rewarded with:


1st Place
5,000 Minerals (Plus or minus forum items)

2nd Place
3,000 Minerals

3rd Place
1,500 Minerals

Participants
500 Minerals

RATING AND JUDGES:
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All submitted maps will be judged by specifically selected members from within our forum community and they will be rated based upon four essential factors; Originality, Professionalism, Fun (replayability), and Theme. The number of judges selected will be based upon the time given.

Judges will be selected on a case by case basis, however preferred Judges are members who will not be participating in these competitions or do not have any excess map making background.

 

... is this a ums map competition? multiplayer? melee?

 

The theme will dictate what type of map should be made. It is the same as Map of the Month but features a longer time period to complete your project. This topic is also a notification to get some people interested.

 

Imagine Im makeing a Defence map it has a lame name called Prison Defence hehe

But the SCMDraft u put up is amazing. i use staredit and scmdraft. I have the scm to make templates using diffrent sizes of pallets for terrain then i use star edit for triggers ( cause thats what im most comfortable with )

And its awesome! this should be my first map thats like.. Visually flawless. Unlike my RPG it was kinda sloppy

 

well... i am planning on finishing the sequel to my SC2F map....
lets have a go then

 

sc2f?? SC2 map ur gunna make?

 

Sequal to his map already in existence, look for his thread...

...as for the idea, yay! More time! Too bad I still can't host now, and port forwarding isn't working...
I'm up for it. Make a thread for the first theme we are doing, so I can get started!

 

Hmm if a theme is picked inno if i can do it lol gotta be my ideas or it wont work D: Maybe if im lucky a defense map will be the theme to start? lol

 

Patience my friends! The StarCraft Map Cycle begins on the 18th. The theme will be picked randomly with the help of a random dice roller. I have assigned the different map types to numbers and whatever the dice rolls will be the chosen theme for that map cycle.

 

Ahhh okay cool cool

 

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Hope mine isn't the worst map.
Make it an infiltration style map.
I already started...

The SLAYER Installation
Capture a Dominion military base, the SLAYER base.
Not very good...

 

Everything listed above is the number associated with the type of map the competition's theme will be based on. I will be using Random.ORG's Die Roller, rolling FOUR (4) virtual die.

 

EWWW MOVIE!!! if its movie im not doing it lol

 

Well then... hurry up and roll some virtual dice, and let's get this shindig going! (C'MON FIVE, TWELVE, OR EIGHTEEN!)

 

6 or 8 !!! 6 or 8 !!!!

 

Actually I found a much better way of randomizing selection. I will be using Random.ORG's Random Sequence Generator instead of the virtual die roller.

 

Booo u rolled 10 or 19 =[

 

YAY! I'm already about halfway done with my triggers... ATM I have 27, 4 of which are useless or could be easily combined with others, but I'm too lazy to...

...but I only have a basic backbone of my terrain...

 

nice! i got like.. 356 or so triggers on my map lolz..


I wanna see ur map tho

 

Yeah I was talking about my melee-style map... XD I can't host, so you will have to download it once I have an official thread, then you can host it and we can play.