Heroesportal: Mapmaking contest (Heroes IV);

Dear residents of the Lands, I am glad to welcome you and to inform you that today the map-making contest for the 4th version of Heroes begins. Before you start creating maps, please read the rules.

General provisions:

1. All registered residents of the portal can participate in the map-making contest.
2. The contest will last for 2 months, starting today.
3. Maps of all three official versions of Heroes of Might and Magic 4 (original, Armageddon's Blade, or The Shadow of Death) are accepted. Maps for the "Equilibris" add-on will not be included in the contest.
4. The size of the contest maps is not limited.
5. Prizes for the winners of the contest will be provided from the organizer's fund.
6. All contest maps should be sent by participants to poisonavi@mail.ru with the note "map-making contest" and with an indication of which category they want the map to participate in (for example, "Most beautiful map"). You cannot choose more than one category.
7. Important amendment - only maps created (or not previously known to the public) AFTER January 21, 2012, will be accepted for the contest.

List of contest categories:

- Most beautiful map (best artwork);
- Best RPG map (quests, storyline, scripts, etc.);
- Best map about the Lands of Heroes and their inhabitants;
- Best and most interesting map (in general, all parameters are taken into account);

Rules:

1. Partial landscape generation is allowed, but "pure" generated maps will be disqualified from the contest.
2. Only one map per participant can be submitted to the contest.

I wish the participants inspiration. :)