Official Level Design Contests of 2006

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January/February

Host: Mystic
Then-current SRB2 version: v1.09.2

This was the first contest to have a Capture the Flag division, and all of its entries – all receiving scores of 8 and above – were added to the official Capture the Flag rotation in v1.09.4, with Techno Hill CTF Zone renamed to Conveyor Conflict Zone. However, all three were removed again in v2.0. The Single Player division was also considered to be of high quality, which resulted in this contest having the highest average score of all contests in the old voting system.

All three Single Player entries later became part of popular level packs: Aero Shrine Zone Act 1, which was praised for its unique sky theme, was featured in Blue Heaven. Storm Ruins Zone Act 2, a sequel to Storm Ruins Zone from the July/August 2005 OLDC, became part of Acid Missile. Golden Sands Zone was included in Mystic Realm as a bonus level from v4.3 to v4.6. Both of Mystic's maps were made very quickly: Golden Sands Zone was created in three days, while Techno Hill CTF Zone was built in four hours.

Single Player division

Aero Shrine Zone Act 1

Match division

Octagonal Zone
  • MAP01 – Devil's Factory Zone by Roboashura – 3.86
  • MAP02 – Tundra Shoreline by Senku Niola – 6.33
  • MAP03 – Sunset Arena Zone by Naga – 6.56
  • MAP04 – Skyline Heights Zone by Blue Blur – 7.71
  • MAP05 – J Valley Zone by JJames19119 – 5.83
  • MAP06 – Crossfire Chaos by Alexmonk0 – 2.71
  • MAP07 – Octagonal Zone by Oogaland – 8.00

Capture the Flag division

Metal Star Zone

Links

March/April

Host: Mystic
Then-current SRB2 version: v1.09.2

This contest had a total of 27 entries, which broke the former December 2004 record of 23. Rush Job Zone, which placed third in the Match division with a score of 8.00, was created in only 60 minutes. The original download for the Single Player pack was lost after the contest. The download below compiles the maps that could be recovered several years later. Dragon Valley Zone Act 2 and Paradise Cove Zone are not included.

Single Player division

Sunken Palace Zone
  • Dragon Valley Zone Act 2 by ZarroTsu – 4.11
  • Green Land Zone Act 1 by BlazingPhoenix – 5.00
  • Radical Highway Zone by Blue Blur – 3.80
  • Sunken Palace Zone by Naga – 7.56
  • Paradise Cove Zone by Hyper Tails – 3.75

Match division

Greenery Hotel Zone
  • MAP01 – Waterfall Warfare Zone by ST218 – 5.56
  • MAP02 – Abyss Highway Zone by ZarroTsu – 2.56
  • MAP03 – Toxic Turmoil Zone by Spazzo – 6.43
  • MAP04 – Rocky Ravine Zone by Blue Blur – 8.56
  • MAP05 – Agrabah by Mikel – 0.89
  • MAP06 – Aquatic Caves Zone by Naga – 5.78
  • MAP07 – Molten Core Zone by Naga – 7.33
  • MAP08 – Techno Heights Zone by Naga – 7.75
  • MAP09 – Greenery Hotel Zone by JJames19119 – 9.00
  • MAP10 – Power Ring Zone by Walter – 4.22
  • MAP11 – Searing Wellspring Zone by Oogaland – 6.43
  • MAP12 – Lost Temple Zone by Chabo – 5.00
  • MAP13 – Rush Job Zone by Fred – 8.00

Capture the Flag division

Wall Fortresses Zone
  • MAP14 – Crystal Dimension Zone by ST218 – 7.75
  • MAP15 – Forest War Zone by ZarroTsu – 6.25
  • MAP16 – Castle Jail Zone by ZarroTsu – 4.83
  • MAP17 – Imbedded Urban Zone by Blue Blur – 5.50
  • MAP18 – Wall Fortresses Zone by JJames19119 – 8.00
  • MAP19 – W.A's Soccer Zone by Walter – 3.00
  • MAP20 – Terrace Tussel Zone by ST218 – 4.88
  • MAP21 – Green Mushroom Zone by FuriousFox – 6.63
  • MAP22 – Slime Tower Zone by Chaos Zero 64 – 7.00

Links

May/June

Host: Mystic
Then-current SRB2 version: v1.09.2

This contest broke the previous contest's record of 27 for the highest number of entries submitted, with 32 levels in total. Oogaland managed to win all three divisions. The Single Player division was considered to be fairly strong, with three maps receiving a score above 8. The original download for the Single Player pack was lost after the contest. The download below compiles the maps that could be recovered several years later. Jungle Japes Zone and Waterfall Valley Zone Act 2 are not included, although the latter would reappear in FuriousFox's level pack Acid Missile. Arid Ruins Zone Act 1 was intended for Tets' level pack Blue Heaven, but work on the level pack stopped before it could be added.

Single Player division

Rocky Pass Zone
  • Gravity Zone by Prime 2.0 – 4.27
  • Magma Base Zone by Blue Blur – 6.33
  • SonicT2DRealm Zone by Sonict – 4.70
  • Jungle Japes Zone by Callum – 3.30
  • Arid Ruins Zone Act 1 by Tets – 8.10
  • Rocky Pass Zone by Oogaland – 8.30
  • Los Gehts Zone by Penopat – 8.00
  • Waterfall Valley Zone Act 2 by FuriousFox – 7.75
  • Techno Peak Zone Act 2 by Naga – 6.67

Match division

Sheltered Waterfall Zone
  • MAP01 – Geyser Garden by Senku Niola – 6.57
  • MAP02 – Sunken Mine by Senku Niola – 5.14
  • MAP03 – College Showdown Zone by Callum – 0.33
  • MAP04 – Soul Calibur Zone by Bouncey – 0.83
  • MAP05 – Zim's Bathroom Zone by Sonict – 6.80
  • MAP06 – Hell Angel Zone by Sonict – 4.80
  • MAP07 – Unsafe Warehouse Zone by a441 – 5.86
  • MAP08 – Watery Death Zone by a441 – 4.00
  • MAP09 – Treetop Inanity Zone by a441 – 3.00
  • MAP10 – Underground Pool Zone by a441 – 6.29
  • MAP11 – Greenflower Match by Shuffle – 5.83
  • MAP12 – Thermal Ravine Zone by Kineso – 1.80
  • MAP13 – Triangular Terraces Zone by Blue Blur – 5.17
  • MAP14 – One Way Ticket Zone by 1-Up – 0.20
  • MAP15 – Lava Valley Zone by Naga – 5.20
  • MAP16 – Glacier Temple Zone by Naga – 6.83
  • MAP17 – Bunker Hills Zone by Chabo – 6.33
  • MAP18 – Sheltered Waterfall Zone by Oogaland – 7.25
  • MAP19 – Leavey Wood Zone by Penopat – 4.60
  • MAP20 – Snowy Valley Zone by Chaos Zero 64 – 4.00
  • MAP21 – Shoreline Dunes Zone by Senku Niola – 4.80

Capture the Flag division

Lily Pads Zone
  • MAP22 – Meadow Dome Zone by Chabo – 6.25
  • MAP23 – Lily Pads Zone by Oogaland – 8.00

Links

July/August

Host: Mystic
Then-current SRB2 version: v1.09.4

This was the first contest to be held after Version 1.09.4 was released. It introduced a division for the newly added Circuit gametype. The division was eventually discontinued after the November/December 2011 contest. This contest also includes the highest-rated Circuit map ever, Race Alley Zone, which was put into the official Circuit rotation for v2.0. Crater Lakes Zone and Nebulous Zone caused consistency failures in netgames, the latter due to improper weather changing.

Moon Temple Zone and Dandjr Palace Zone were both heavily inspired by Aerial Garden Zone from Mystic Realm, one of the most popular custom levels at the time and now a bonus level in SRB2 itself. Both used variations of Aerial Garden Zone's texturing scheme and featured its characteristic layout style of openly designed rooms with difficult platforming over death pits, as well as its heavy usage of Jetty-Syns to harass the player. Some of Moon Temple Zone's segments were generally considered to be cheap or tedious. It nevertheless won the Single Player division with a high average, mainly because it only received three valid votes, of which the lowest one was dropped because the author had voted on the other maps, and because one of the remaining votes was a perfect 10.

Single Player division

Moon Temple Zone
  • Moon Temple Zone by JJames19119 – 8.00
  • Rocky Cavern Zone Act 1 by BlazingPhoenix – 4.00
  • Dandjr Palace Zone by Penopat – 6.50

Match division

Chaotic Belief Zone
Glacier Cocktail Zone
  • MAP01 – Carrier Crisis Zone by JJames19119 – 5.10
  • MAP02 – Twilight Tower Zone by JJames19119 – 5.60
  • MAP03 – Crater Lakes Zone by Flame – 2.00
  • MAP04 – Platform Chaos Zone by Flame – 3.70
  • MAP05 – Sonic Islands Zone by Flame – 1.20
  • MAP06 – Ozone Island Zone by Callum – 4.40
  • MAP07 – Meadow Garden Zone by Mikel – 1.60
  • MAP08 – Chaotic Belief Zone by JJames19119 – 7.43
  • MAP09 – Ship Yard Zone by Sonict – 5.00
  • MAP10 – PC Motherboard Zone by Sonict – 1.70
  • MAP11 – Hill Top Battle Zone by Flame – 3.80
  • MAP12 – Arctic Halls Zone by Oogaland – 5.70
  • MAP13 – Glacier Cocktail Zone by Fred – 7.43
  • MAP14 – Feudal Age Rush Zone by Penopat – 3.40

Capture the Flag division

Greenery Cave Zone
  • MAP15 – Greenery Cave Zone by JJames19119 – 7.60
  • MAP16 – Mountech Zone by Blue Blur – 4.80
  • MAP17 – Mountain Peaks Zone by Espyo – 3.00

Circuit division

Race Alley Zone
  • MAP18 – City Heat Zone by JJames19119 – 5.40
  • MAP19 – Lime Isle Zone by JJames19119 – 6.40
  • MAP20 – Morning Hill Zone by JJames19119 – 6.60
  • MAP21 – Dusk Street Zone by Callum – 3.60
  • MAP22 – Royal Raceway Zone by Spazzo – 3.80
  • MAP23 – Cosmic Valley by Lloyd – 1.50
  • MAP24 – Nebulous Zone by Sonict – 0.67
  • MAP25 – Four Seasons Circuit Zone by Oogaland – 8.20
  • MAP26 – Race Alley Zone by FoxBlitzz – 8.86

Links

September-December

Host: Mystic
Then-current SRB2 version: v1.09.4

Because Mystic's e-mail address was unavailable, the September/October contest had to be canceled and was merged with the November/December contest. It is one of two contests where no maps were submitted for the Single Player division.

Single Player division

No maps were submitted for this category.

Match division

Ivory Square Zone
  • MAP01 – Shortcake Mountain Zone by SRB2-Playah – 7.20
  • MAP02 – DK64-Battle Zone by Mariosonic – 4.10
  • MAP03 – Glaber Base 3 Zone by glaber – 4.25
  • MAP04 – Desert in the Sky by 1-Up – 6.38
  • MAP05 – Winter Forest Zone by Lloyd – 6.50
  • MAP06 – Ivory Square Zone by Digiku – 8.44
  • MAP07 – Plughole Zone by Oogaland – 8.14
  • MAP08 – Central Control Zone by Fred – 6.33
  • MAP09 – Volcanic Cavern Zone by FuriousFox – 6.22

Capture the Flag division

Card Carnival Zone
  • MAP10 – Magma Cavern Zone by Flame – 7.83
  • MAP11 – Azure Frost Zone by JJames19119 – 7.50
  • MAP12 – Card Carnival Zone by JJames19119 – 8.00

Circuit division

Sunset Gardens Zone
  • MAP13 – Sunset Gardens Zone by Flame – 6.50
  • MAP14 – Mario Circuit 2 by Spazzo – 3.50

Links


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