Official Level Design Contest

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The Official Level Design Contest is a mapping contest held on the SRB2 Message Board. It is currently held bimonthly, though in the past it was held every month. The objective is for people to make their own unique maps over the course of the two months. The contest is an excellent way to get feedback to help improve contestants' maps.

For more info, see Official Level Design Contest - Entry Rules topic.

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The Contest

The Submissions

The contest has four divisions, for each of the main gametypes: Match, Capture the Flag, Circuit Race and Single Player. Maps entered in a contest may support other gametypes, but they shall only be judged on the one it was entered in.

The Multiplayer contest divisions (Match, Capture the Flag and Circuit Race) don't allow the authors to use any additional multimedia outside of what is provided in SRB2's core wads. This is because all multiplayer submissions are combined into one single file, with the Match maps at the MAPMx slots, the CTF maps at MAPFx and the Circuit maps at MAPRx.

On the other hand, the Single Player contest allows the author to add custom graphics and music to their map. Also, it will not have its wads merged into a single file: they will be presented for judging as they were entered.

To submit a map, one must create a topic for it in the Contest Submissions subforum, with the name of the level in the subject line as well as a prefix designating which division the map is entered into. The topic must include the names of all collaborators, the map number and a ZIP or RAR attachment containing the map, or a link if the file is too big for the attachment system. The file must be hosted on a private webspace, files from file hosting services are ignored. To be qualified for voting, a map may not be publicly released before and must be the author's own work. Maps that are considered unplayable are rejected. Due to a new rule placed into effect for May/June 2008 and all later contests, authors can no longer enter multiple maps into one division.

The Judging

Judging consists of voting in a topic on SRB2 Message Board, and will last for a full week after the submission period. Any member can participate in the judging: they will play the maps on the intended gametype and then, according to how fun and interesting it was to play, they give their votes (and constructive criticism they see fit, if they want to) for each map. A vote must be a number from 0 to 10, no decimals; zero being the lowest, and 10 being the highest. An entrant cannot vote on his or her own map, but if he or she votes for all other maps in the division, the lowest score for their map is discouraged.

Once the contest judging period is over, the scores will be then averaged, and the person with the highest score is the winner.

The Awards

Every contest is registered here for historical purposes, with average ratings and records. Winners are highlighted and screenshots of their maps are exposed. On the SRB2 Message Board, winners will have their usertitle changed to "Contest Winner", and will be given a golden username. This will last up and until the next contest winners are decided.

List of Contests

Only legitimate maps are counted in numbers of maps and average ratings.

Period Number of Maps Average Rating
2010
January/February 23 4.83
2009
November/December 34 5.22
September/October 20 4.94
May/June 16 6.35
March/April 17 5.49
January/February 13 5.33
2008
November/December 20 5.94
September/October 23 4.78
July/August 15 4.28
May/June 11 5.14
March/April 11 4.75
January/February 17 4.30
2007
November/December 17 4.54
September/October 15 4.92
July/August 11 6.12
May/June 15 5.38
March/April 21 5.30
January/February 26 4.76
2006
September-December 14 6.49
July/August 29 4.72
May/June 32 5.29
March/April 27 5.76
January/February 13 6.90
2005
November/December 14 5.67
September/October 11 4.89
July/August 10 6.72
May/June 17 6.20
March/April 5 (No voting happened)
January 13 6.30
2004
December 23 5.17
February 3 6.66
January 7 6.49
2003
December 3 5.35
October/November 10 5.93
September 5 6.68

Current Records

Rank Name Author Contest Score
Single Player
1 Nuclear Sunset Zone Act 2 BlueZero4 July/August 2007 9.50
2 Aero Shrine Zone Act 1 Tets January/February 2006 8.78
3 Gelespious Mountain Zone Penopat January/February 2007 8.71
4 Mill Citadel Zone Act 2 Ezer.Arch May/June 2009 8.52
5 Aquatic Labyrinth Zone Act 1 Kuja November/December 2008 8.47
6 Blown Fuse Zone SonicMaster November/December 2008 8.39
7 Dark Palisades Zone Tets July/August 2005 8.33
8 Death Egg Zone Act 2 Blade T. Hedgehog November/December 2008 8.31
9 Rocky Pass Zone Oogaland May/June 2006 8.30
10 Hidden Sanctuary Zone Act 2 Ice May/June 2009 8.29
Match
1 Tree Ring Zone Some guy November/December 2005 10.00
2 Four Seasons Oogaland November/December 2005 9.50
3 Nocturnal Sahara Zone Digiku May/June 2005 9.14
4 Greenery Hotel Zone JJames19119 March/April 2006 9.00
5 Rocky Ravine Zone Blue Blur March/April 2006 8.56
6 Ivory Square Zone Digiku September-December 2006 8.44
7 River Side Zone Some guy January 2005 8.40
8 (tied) Water Plant Zone Ezer.Arch November/December 2008 8.33
8 (tied) Loopy Tunnel Zone a441 September 2003 8.33
10 Plughole Zone Oogaland September-December 2006 8.14
Capture the Flag
1 Castle Canyon Zone Mystic January/February 2007 8.82
2 Metal Star Zone FuriousFox January/February 2006 8.71
3 (tied) Lush Falls Zone Com July/August 2007 8.29
3 (tied) Isolated Canyon Zone Neo Chaotikal January/February 2006 8.29
5 Daimondus(sic) Zone Glaber January/February 2007 8.27
6 (tied) Amber Fortress Zone Chaos Zero 64 March/April 2007 8.00
6 (tied) Card Carnival Zone JJames19119 September-December 2006 8.00
6 (tied) Lily Pads Zone Oogaland May/June 2006 8.00
6 (tied) Wall Fortresses Zone JJames19119 March/April 2006 8.00
6 (tied) Techno Hill Zone CTF Mystic January/February 2006 8.00
Circuit
1 Race Alley Zone FoxBlitzz July/August 2006 8.86
2 Four Seasons Circuit Zone Oogaland July/August 2006 8.20
3 Thunder Factory Zone Blade January/February 2010 7.86
4 Ice Cap Zone JJames19119 January/February 2007 7.60
5 Endless Woods Zone Blade March/April 2009 7.40
6 Crimson Caves Zone Blade November/December 2009 7.22
7 Star Reactor Zone Kuja May/June 2009 7.11
8 (tied) Aqueduct Circuit Zone Ezer.Arch January/February 2009 7.00
8 (tied) Wacky Track Zone SonicMaster January/February 2008 7.00
10 Generic Greens Zone SRB2 Playah March/April 2007 6.80

Best of the OLDC

On the first of March 2009, Blue Warrior released a level compilation titled "Best of the OLDC", which consists of the highest-rated multiplayer maps up until the end of 2008. The corresponding SRB2 Message Board topic can be found here (compatible only with SRB2 version 1.09.4).

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