MAPDRAFT2.5Y: BACK AGAIN

[chocollama]

ma sobmishin 4 yoo

[PALEMOON]

Okay 2 things:

I updated the pack list again with a whole ton of new stuff by various people - most of them winners whose packs never got to see action due to Mapdraft 1 closing down. Well, they will now.

The second thing is that due to Sunday being Valentine's Day :3 I will not be in the mood to do anything mapdraft related so i am pushing back the judging by one day. You will receive your results Monday night instead, and Round 2 will begin on Tuesday rather than Monday. Sorry!

okay 3 things i lied:
To compensate for delaying the judging by one day everyone who has ever posted in this thread or the old mapdraft thread can create up to 2 new packs of any type for use in round 2!, no strings attached.

Just PM me your creations and i will slip them in for immediate usage. Thanks everybody!

[Slick]

"everyone who has ever posted in this thread or the old mapdraft thread can create up to 2 new packs of any type for use in round 2!"

Even if you did'nt post a map? Bleh, i'll participate in round 2

[Erik-Player]

http://www.nmaps.net/193092

[Seneschal]

[ninja143]

http://www.nmaps.net/193167

[golf]

You will receive your results Monday night instead, and Round 2 will begin on Tuesday rather than Monday. Sorry!

Its Tuesday night by now, where's our results/packs?! And do we get an extra day to submit since its looking like you'll be a day late starting?

[Diamondeye]

Whyifitisn'tMapdraftagain.

Lovely! Please sign me up for round two.

Also, you have a PM waiting in your inbox, PALEMOON, although I figure this contest eats most of your time on here.

[PALEMOON]

Hey. Apologies for the wait.

Okay. Here's the results for roundu one

Due to some no-shows and drop-outs there were only 14 maps submitted this round. All participants have been shuffled into two pods of 7 instead for this round to make it even (and easier on me)

Doing something different this round. I'm going to give feedback on all the maps rather than just the winners.

and now it's time for the
RESULTS :D

POD ONE! :D

Pod 1
I.Chocollama
II.Daikenkai
III.ninja143
IV.Scrivener
V.toasters
VI.numa_ninja
VII.Sunset



First Place:
MAPDRAFT2Y: THE REVENGING i by numa_ninja

This map looks gorgeous (especially for a mapdraft map) complete with elegant rocket spacing and a very cool hook arrangement on the right. The gameplay is dangerous and fast with the large amounts of rockets ready to kill you, making for some cool dodging moments and not-so-cool frustrating deaths. The map itself was pretty short once you avoided being killed over and over, but still a very fun and good-looking experience. Well done.

Second Place:
lines of blue and red by script

I liked this a lot. Killer combo with the lasers and lines of thwumps in the middle section, and the two sides were more like short, intense puzzles. Nicely done.

Third Place:
Look Alive by Chocollama

This map combines tense hide-and-seek chaingun gameplay with an almost laid-back gold collecting feel. You never feel overwhelmed or out of control, but if you get too comfortable there is always a lurking chaingun ready to set you straight. Very fun.



Bonus
The View From This MAPDRAFTED Tower by toasters

toasters combines a previously-done tileset with a large, LARGE amount of one-ways here for a map that is challenging and fun. Glitching the oneways and outsmarting killer gauss turrets makes every piece of the minimal gold a valuable (and dangerous) opportunity, but sometimes awkward deaths result from the placement or timing of the gauss turrets.


Runners Up
Now Wait A Minute by Daikenkai

I have a love/hate relationship with this map. At times it's full of amazing leaps and awesome chaingun dodges, and at others it's full of awkward rockets and falling to your death due to a weird angle. The sides and bottom are tense and rewarding but climbing to the exit switch is more irritating than anything. I still had fun though.

Map Draft 1 by ninja143

Pretty strange map. I was skeptical of the first area with the launchpads but it was more interesting than i thought. The rest of the map's looks are deceiving and actually very enjoyable. I especially liked the launchpads in the second area - the combination of upside down and rightside up pads made it very cool.

OMFG A BOX by Sunset

Although the rule set said that your item's can't move at all i can see your reasoning as to why thwumps are okay, so you're fine this round :) I really liked the way the trap doors were utilized and the single laser was well placed. Fun.

POD TWO! :D

Pod 2
I.brainstone
II.golfkid
III.Tunco123
IV.Leaff
V.Kisler
VI.Erik_Player
VII.Seneschal[/size]




First Place:
First Draft by Seneschal

An extremely snazzy setup that uses the entire map area with a minimum of items, this map is very, very enjoyable. Despite using the entire map area it plays very fast and there is tons of room for making faster or more efficient runs. Awesome.

Second Place:
Cut-Ups and Lampposts by Leaff

Attractive gold layouts and INTENSE DRONE COMBAT make this map fun. The dispersal of the drones makes the difficulty vary widely during gameplay and is altogether an enjoyable map. Nice!


Third Place:
Trail Ttrail with Triple Ccore by brainstone

As far as completely debilitating Rule Packs go, Gloomp's Plaster Casts of Everything does a pretty good job of making a mapper think on his toes. Fortunately brainstone here can work with completely bizarre rules and still make an enjoyable and bizarre action map. woot!


Bonus
Circular Motion by golfkid

Speaking of bizarre action maps and strange pack sets, goldkid here has created something highly enjoyable. Usually i am not a fan of these highly technical gold-collecting maps, but in this case jumping around calmly for all the gold was a lot of fun. Nice usage of your mostly enemy-less packs.


Runners Up
薄い壁の暗殺者 by Kisler

This very challenging jumper map's looks can be deceiving due to an interesting rule pack. A lot of fun and very rewarding for the difficulty. の一見は興味深い規則のパックによる欺くことである場合もある。 難しさのために多くの楽しみそして非常に有意義!

Black by Tunco

I...what? what is going on in this map. I suppose i should specify that you can only put in 1 exit yourself, but this was a kinda clever interpretation, i guess. Uh. Hmm. getting to the end the intended way was kinda interesting.

Power Above by Erik-Player

This was very cool. The intimidating mines floating around everywhere was made for an amazing atmosphere and made running around in the open a terrifying prospect. My only complaint stems from the combination of bounceblocks, mines, and rockets that made jumping around sometimes cramped and frustrating. Mostly, however, this is really cool. Well done.

I'll be creating the list of participants and mailing out packs for round 2 later tonight. stay tuned and thank you for your PARTISIPASHUNNNNN

oh god i've been awake for so many hours

[Diamondeye]

Runners Up
薄い壁の暗殺者 by Kisler

This very challenging jumper map's looks can be deceiving due to an interesting rule pack. A lot of fun and very rewarding for the difficulty. の一見は興味深い規則のパックによる欺くことである場合もある。 難しさのために多くの楽しみそして非常に有意義!

Babelfish tries to convince me that this means, roughy:

As soon as の sees は the interest pleasure deep い rule の パ ッ ク に よ る to bully く こ と で あ る the situation も あ る. Difficult し さ の た め に many く の 楽し み そ し て very に meaningful

That is both very meaningful and many different.

[Rhekatou]

=P sorry I couldn't do it this round. Was busy this week. Will do next week.

[Slick]

can't wait for round 2 :)

[Aldaric]

I would like to do round 2.

[BrassMachine]

Yea I missed the first, can you PM me the round 2 packs when ever you get a chance.

[chocollama]

I didn't get my packs yet. :(

[Pikman]

Babelfish tries to convince me that this means, roughy:

As soon as の sees は the interest pleasure deep い rule の パ ッ ク に よ る to bully く こ と で あ る the situation も あ る. Difficult し さ の た め に many く の 楽し み そ し て very に meaningful

That is both very meaningful and many different.

It's just the same thing in Japanese, that's all. Translated back and forth:

This very challenge jumper map' When it is the glance of s to be due to the pack of interesting rule and to deceive, it is. Because of difficulty many pleasures and very significance.

I like that palemoon liked my map. Because I liked it. Have to say, the winners' maps were really good, though. Crazy good.[3d=5]Can't wait for round 2![/3d]

Oh, I haven't received packs either. But if I need to say I'm in again...I'm in again.

grr 20 trap doors lieksrsly

[PALEMOON]

They're comin'. I'm doing this without the aid of a bot this time so organizing all the names and randomizing packs manually takes a little longer. I'll be starting in like 5 minutes, so everybody will be getting packs shortly! woohooo!

[大見解]

Go PALEMOON! You organize this un-organized freak of nature. :3

[PALEMOON]

Sent. Hit me up with a PM if i missed you or need clarification or whatevvvvves

Edit: i should note that i would really like having a huge number of packs so if you are feeling creative don't forget that you get 2 free pack submissions (plus more if you have placed in the first round). Just PM me them and i will put them in the list for next time.

[Slick]

[大見解]

omg this round...

[Scrivener]

and what exactly are the prizes? I didn't see that in the main post. Maybe I'm just being stupid, though.

[Diamondeye]

I already PM'ed you that I haven't gotten my packs. Please to see them in my inbox soon? -_-

[Cheez]

I would like to join, yoh.

[PALEMOON]

Hey so it turns out that i was awful and forgot a lot of people but they should all be messaged now ( sorry ;_; )

and what exactly are the prizes? I didn't see that in the main post. Maybe I'm just being stupid, though.

I guess i forgot to transplant the prize listing from the first thread, my bad.

the prizes for MD2 will be like so:

First:
create 4 packs of your choice

Second:
create 3 packs of your choice

Third:
create 2 packs of your choice

Bonus:
create 1 pack of your choice


also there were userbars last time. I'll make some userbars this week and get them up for people! wooo


entrants for round 2 are closed as of now!



also the deadline for this round 2 is going to be Thursday at midnight GMT-7:00 happy fapping