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 and then vote on the submitted maps. 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.

Contents

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 rule placed into effect for May/June 2008 and all later contests, authors cannot 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 their own map, but if they vote for all other maps in their division, the lowest score for their map is discouraged. In case of collaborations, only one of the collaborators has to vote to get their score dropped.

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
2003
September 5 6.68
October/November 10 5.93
December 3 5.35
2004
January 7 6.49
February 3 6.66
December 23 5.17
2005
January 13 6.30
March/April 5 (No voting happened)
May/June 17 6.25
July/August 12 5.60
September/October 14 4.48
November/December 14 5.67
2006
January/February 13 6.90
March/April 27 5.76
May/June 32 5.23
July/August 29 4.72
September-December 14 6.49
2007
January/February 26 4.76
March/April 21 5.30
May/June 16 5.38
July/August 11 6.12
September/October 15 4.92
November/December 17 4.54
2008
January/February 17 4.34
March/April 12 4.75
May/June 13 5.14
July/August 16 4.28
September/October 23 4.78
November/December 20 5.94
2009
January/February 13 5.33
March/April 17 5.49
May/June 16 6.35
September/October 20 4.95
November/December 34 5.22
2010
January/February 23 4.77
March/April 24 4.70
May/June 17 5.10
July/August 20 Voting in progress...

Records

This is a list of the ten best maps submitted for each submission. Due to technical changes in some gametypes and the increase of quality standards between versions, there are three leaderboards: one for Version 2.0, one for Version 1.09.4 (which introduced Race mode) and one for all previous versions.

Version 2.0

Sept/Oct 09 - current
Rank Name Author Contest Score
Single Player
1 Magma Core Zone Act 2 Blade September/October 2009 7.83
2 Moonlit Mountain Zone Act 1 Darkbob1713 November/December 2009 7.79
3 Eggmansion Zone Act 1 KO.T.E January/February 2010 7.75
4 Water Works Zone Kyasarin November/December 2009 7.67
5 Molten Cavern Zone Act 1 Chrome March/April 2010 7.40
6 Detonation Drift Zone RedEchidna March/April 2010 7.05
7 Icelandic Tempest Zone Akirahedgehog March/April 2010 6.95
8 Fire Flight Zone Fawfulfan November/December 2009 6.38
9 Canyon Operation Zone ComRante May/June 2010 6.35
10 Refurbished Gadgetry Zone SonicMaster September/October 2009 6.17
Match
1 Diamond Blizzard Zone Spherallic May/June 2010 7.88
2 Frost Columns Zone Mystic November/December 2009 7.86
3 Crystalline Caves Zone Spherallic November/December 2009 7.22
4 (tied) Lush Forest Zone Blade November/December 2009 7.14
4 (tied) Silver Canyon Zone KO.T.E November/December 2009 7.14
6 Acid Plant Zone KO.T.E January/February 2010 7.00
7 Frost Forest Zone RedEchidna/Darkbob1713 January/February 2010 6.76
8 Amber Ravine Zone Spherallic January/February 2010 6.66
9 Oil Operation Zone RedEchidna November/December 2009 6.57
10 Aquatic Relic Zone Spherallic March/April 2010 6.42
Capture the Flag
1 Iron Turret Returns Zone Neo Chaotikal September/October 2009 7.65
2 Clockwork Towers Zone Spherallic/KO.T.E March/April 2010 7.62
3 Metropolis Madness Zone RedEchidna November/December 2009 7.60
4 Radiant Cavern Zone Spherallic/KO.T.E May/June 2010 6.69
5 Sunshower Canyon Zone D00D64 September/October 2009 6.50
6 Wellspring Keep Zone SpiritCrusher/Cinefast May/June 2010 6.15
7 Sunkist Falls Zone Spherallic/Blade January/February 2010 6.09
8 (tied) Abandoned Disco Zone Spherallic November/December 2009 6.00
8 (tied) Crosswalk ShadowHog November/December 2009 6.00
8 (tied) Thunder Coil Zone ZarroTsu/Mach November/December 2009 6.00
8 (tied) La Villa Strangiato Zone Penopat September/October 2009 6.00
Circuit
1 Thunder Factory Zone Blade January/February 2010 7.86
2 Wacky Tesseract Zone Fawfulfan March/April 2010 7.60
3 Crimson Caves Zone Blade November/December 2009 7.22
4 Egg Hall Zone Blade March/April 2010 7.00
5 Digital Dimension Zone SonicMaster November/December 2009 6.73
6 Jungle Ruins Zone Darkbob1713 March/April 2010 6.67
7 Not A Thokfest Zone Mystic November/December 2009 6.38
8 Crispy Canyon Zone RedEchidna January/February 2010 6.26
9 Tidal Cave Zone RedEchidna/Darkbob1713 May/June 2010 6.14
10 Quicksand Night Zone Darkbob1713 November/December 2009 6.09

Version 1.09.4

July/August 06 - May/June 09
Rank Name Author Contest Score
Single Player
1 Nuclear Sunset Zone Act 2 BlueZero4 July/August 2007 9.50
2 Gelespious Mountain Zone Penopat January/February 2007 8.71
3 Mill Citadel Zone Act 2 Ezer.Arch May/June 2009 8.52
4 Aquatic Labyrinth Zone Act 1 Kuja November/December 2008 8.47
5 Blown Fuse Zone SonicMaster November/December 2008 8.39
6 Death Egg Zone Act 2 Blade November/December 2008 8.31
7 Hidden Sanctuary Zone Act 2 Ice May/June 2009 8.29
8 Aquatic Labyrinth Zone Act 2 Kuja May/June 2009 8.11
9 Mill Citadel Zone Ezer.Arch March/April 2009 8.10
10 (tied) Moon Temple Zone JJames19119 July/August 2006 8.00
10 (tied) Red Desert Zone SonicMaster September/October 2008 8.00
Match
1 Ivory Square Zone Digiku September-December 2006 8.44
2 Water Plant Zone Ezer.Arch November/December 2008 8.33
3 Plughole Zone Oogaland September-December 2006 8.14
4 Snow Shrine Zone Oogaland May/June 2007 8.11
5 Winter Twilight Zone I'll Begin May/June 2007 8.10
6 Carved Canyon Some guy May/June 2007 7.75
7 (tied) Industrial Sync Zone Some guy March/April 2007 7.73
7 (tied) Fort Eltsac Shadow Hog March/April 2007 7.73
9 Courtyard Clash Zone Shadow Hog September/October 2007 7.63
10 Physics Lab Zone Jazz January/February 2008 7.50
Capture the Flag
1 Castle Canyon Zone Mystic January/February 2007 8.82
2 Lush Falls Zone ComRante July/August 2007 8.29
3 Daimondus Zone Glaber January/February 2007 8.27
4 (tied) Amber Fortress Zone Chaos Zero 64 March/April 2007 8.00
4 (tied) Card Carnival Zone JJames19119 September-December 2006 8.00
6 Magma Cavern Zone Flame September-December 2006 7.83
7 Greenery Cave Zone JJames19119 July/August 2006 7.60
8 (tied) Meadow Plains Zone Rob July/August 2007 7.57
8 (tied) _-All Hail Shadow-_ Zone Penopat November/December 2007 7.57
10 Azure Frost Zone JJames19119 September-December 2006 7.50
Circuit
1 Race Alley Zone FoxBlitzz July/August 2006 8.86
2 Four Seasons Circuit Zone Oogaland July/August 2006 8.20
3 Ice Cap Zone JJames19119 January/February 2007 7.60
4 Endless Woods Zone Blade March/April 2009 7.40
5 Star Reactor Zone Kuja May/June 2009 7.11
6 (tied) Aqueduct Circuit Zone Ezer.Arch January/February 2009 7.00
6 (tied) Wacky Track Zone SonicMaster January/February 2008 7.00
8 Generic Greens Zone SRB2 Playah March/April 2007 6.80
9 Sandopolis Zone JJames19119 March/April 2007 6.78
10 Sky Cannon Zone FuriousFox September/October 2007 6.71

Previous Versions

September 03 - May/June 06
Rank Name Author Contest Score
Single Player
1 Aero Shrine Zone Act 1 Tets January/February 2006 8.78
2 Dark Palisades Zone Tets July/August 2005 8.33
3 Rocky Pass Zone Oogaland May/June 2006 8.30
4 Storm Ruins Zone Act 2 FuriousFox January/February 2006 8.25
5 Arid Ruins Zone Act 1 Tets May/June 2006 8.10
6 Los Gehts Zone Penopat May/June 2006 8.00
7 Storm Ruins Zone FuriousFox July/August 2005 7.78
8 Waterfall Valley Zone Act 2 FuriousFox May/June 2006 7.75
9 Incomplete Xmas Shadow Hog November/December 2005 7.57
10 Sunken Palace Zone Naga March/April 2006 7.56
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 River Side Zone Some guy January 2005 8.40
7 Loopy Tunnel Zone a441 September 2003 8.33
8 (tied) Octagonal Zone Oogaland January/February 2006 8.00
8 (tied) Rush Job Zone Neo Chaotikal March/April 2006 8.00
10 Emerald Garden Zone Tets May/June 2005 7.89
Capture the Flag
1 Metal Star Zone FuriousFox January/February 2006 8.71
2 Isolated Canyon Zone Neo Chaotikal January/February 2006 8.29
3 (tied) Lily Pads Zone Oogaland May/June 2006 8.00
3 (tied) Wall Fortresses Zone JJames19119 March/April 2006 8.00
3 (tied) Techno Hill Zone CTF Mystic January/February 2006 8.00
6 Crystal Dimension Zone ST218 March/April 2006 7.75
7 Slime Tower Zone Chaos Zero 64 March/April 2006 7.00
8 Green Mushroom Zone FuriousFox March/April 2006 6.63
9 (tied) Meadow Dome Zone Chabo May/June 2006 6.25
9 (tied) Forest War Zone ZTaimat March/April 2006 6.25

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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