Posts from "Mapmaker 2014" Contest

“CARTMASTER 2014” - THE COMPETITION IS OVER

RULES FOR HOLDING THE “CARTMASTER 2014” COMPETITION
1. Candidate Selection
1.1 Until January 25, 2015, any map from the “2014 release” registered by a user on the resource can be submitted to the competition. To do this, simply submit an application in this topic with a link to the map’s topic on this resource.
  1.1.1 Any user of the resource can nominate a map for voting; it is not necessary for the user to be the author of the map.
1.2 The map must обязательно be for versions 3.0-3.1 (either vanilla or modded – it doesn't matter).
1.3 The organizers (Dyrman, Ment) have the right to refuse to allow certain maps to participate in the vote.

2. Voting
2.1 After the candidates are selected, the voting will begin and last until March 1, 2015.
2.2 The maps that receive the most votes among the nominations listed below will win.
2.3 Only the votes of users who were registered on the portal before December 27, 2014, will be counted.
2.4 In case of a tie in votes, the organizers will add their own vote(s) (since they do not participate in the initial poll).

3. Competition Nominations
3.1 Multiplayer map. The map that receives the most votes among the multiplayer maps wins.
3.2 Single-player map. Note: campaigns are not included here. The map that receives the most votes among single-player maps wins.
3.3 Best collection of maps. This includes campaigns and story-related maps (map cycles), if at least one map was published in 2014.

4. Awarding Winners
4.1 At the end of the competition, the winners (authors of the winning maps) will receive awards (badges) in their profiles.

So, let's summarize the results:

In the nomination “Best Collection of Maps 2014,” Empire of Unicorns by RedHeavenHero wins.

In the nomination “Best Single-Player Map 2014,” Two Sisters by Heroist wins.

In the nomination “Best Multiplayer Map 2014,” Heart of the Volcano by MasteR wins.

P.S. The names of the nominations may be changed.

From me:

1) Multiplayer map – Heart of the Volcano (for now).
2) Single-player game – Ice and Flame.
3) Campaign – Beginning of the End

Or could we extend the voting period? What about a cash prize?

Could we extend the voting period? What about a cash prize?

1) The map contest for 2014 should use time from 2015, which is too much. If there's a reason to extend the deadlines, please share it.
2) The contest doesn't require creating a new map; it only nominates already created maps. Therefore, unfortunately, there won't be a cash prize (but if there are sponsors, it might be possible).

In principle, we could extend the deadline, of course. But how necessary is that? Unlike previous contests, all the maps are already ready here. Most people have already played them...

1) Multiplayer – no. 2) Single-player – Last Stand 3) Campaign – Unicorn Empire

Regarding network maps – I have a World War map that was released this year, based on the Legendary War map from 2013 (which didn't participate in any contests). If it’s possible to showcase it, I will do so. In general, many network maps were created in 2014

I thought Dyrman would respond. )
Okay. Master, I personally wouldn't accept the "World War" map. To be honest, I haven't been following its evolution closely, but the 2013 map is still a 2013 map. However, if the latest version of the map is a complete overhaul of the previous one (meaning the concept is the same, but only the concept remains from the previous map, and everything else is made from scratch), then it could be accepted in that case.

We'll have to compare the maps.

We'll have to compare the maps)))

We won't be able to compare them, I also reworked the legendary one.
Okay, let's call it Heart of the Volcano then.

And so, 2014 has come to an end. In our small and cozy section, there aren’t as many new maps as there used to be, but they still exist. I decided to collect all the creations that I could find on the forum; links with all the necessary information are below. Perhaps I didn't discover all the maps; I would be glad if someone added the ones I missed and supplemented the list. Personally, I think that absolutely ALL works of this year should be accepted for the competition, distributing them among three nominations; in any case, there aren't very many of them. The fact is that most authors will probably never appear online again and see the topic about the competition, but at least we will have a few more "participants," which, you must agree, is much more interesting and fairer, and it won't play a big role, I think.

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No.	Map	Author	Map Type
1)	Empire of Unicorns	RedHeavenHero	campaign
2)	The Beginning of the End	MasteR	campaign
1)	Ice and Fire	MasteR	scenario
2)	Charleroy**	MJ-farwest (from France)	scenario
3)	Last Rush	RedHeavenHero	scenario
4)	Escape from Shio	MasteR	scenario
5)	Grand Rubicon	Vitalioverlord	scenario
6)	Two Sisters	Heroist	scenario
1)	Artania	Garstan	multiplayer
2)	Lands of Demons	Ruslan24	multiplayer
3)	Heart of the Volcano	MasteR	multiplayer
4)	All Roads Lead to Rome	Azlogor	multiplayer
5)	Ashan - World of Heroes	LonelyMax	multiplayer
6)	Gold Rush	Vestnik	multiplayer
7)	Retribution	Vitalik2002	multiplayer
8)	One Hero	MARKELL KRAMMER	multiplayer

*Some of MasteR's maps released in 2014 were not included in the list because they were later combined into a campaign.
*The reworked map by Ment, "Dragon Utopia," the map by Heroist, "Illusion of Victory," and the map "Son of the Devil" by MasteR were not included in the list because they participated in the previous competition in 2013.
**I can’t say for sure when the map was made; this information needs to be clarified.

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And I also decided to collect all the above creations into one archive so that it would be more convenient. For some maps, I had to add a file with installation instructions – please RedHeavenHero check if I wrote everything correctly there; otherwise, I will correct it.
Link to download the archive with maps (may not work - I will fix it soon if necessary).

I wish everyone creative success in the New Year!

I fully agree. But someone could have suggested a map from another resource, and then created a topic on the forum, and it would already be participating in the contest.

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But there is a problem with maps by the same author. They can take votes away from each other, and as a result, a third map will win.

But someone could suggest a map from another resource, and then create a topic on the forum, and it would already participate in the contest.

Until the 18th – please, I will gladly add to the archive with maps from other resources that participated in the contest. In this case, it would be appropriate to use the archive as a repository for contest maps and simultaneously for maps from our forum over the past year.

But there is a problem with maps by one author. They can take votes away from each other, and as a result, a third one will win.

I didn't quite understand the problem. We are voting for the map, not for the author. If a person made fifteen average maps, and another made one, but a very good one, it is not surprising that he will win, even though the first one could have scored more votes in total.
Besides, this issue only applies to two participants in the contest, so it is up to them to decide, not me.

I don't quite understand the problem. We're voting for the map, not the author. If one person made fifteen average maps, and another made one, but a very good one, it's not surprising that the latter wins, even though the first might have received more votes in total.

I agree.

There aren't as many new maps in the section as there used to be, but they still exist. I decided to collect all the creations I could find on the forum, with links and all the necessary information below.

In principle, I'm not against it. We can put everything in a poll. The main thing is that people don't get confused.

I think I fixed the download link for the map archive; it should work now.