Arctic VR Pavlov Map Making Competition 2020

Overview

Arctic VR is hosting a Pavlov VR mapmaking competition for competitively viable S&D maps. This is free and open to enter for everyone. The submission is open immediately and closes May 31st. After the submission closes, the judges will then go through the maps and determine 5 finalist maps. Those finalists will then have one month to listen to community feedback and make changes before the final round of judging.

Submission Deadline

Your playable map must be entered by May 31st, 2020 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Final changes must be completed by July 24th, 2020 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Finalists

Reachsky - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2050496129

de_seaside - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2019786310

pipes - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2013358920

The Suburbs - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2022983916

Powderkeg - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2111731598

Scoring

To determine 5 Finalist maps, Arctic VR Judges will rate Contest maps according to the following 100 point criteria: 

30 points: Balance (Good S&D Map - not CT or T sided)

30 points: Overall Polish (bug-free maps; maps which run smoothly; other determinations relating to quality)

20 points: Originality (Map is unique or unlike commonly played maps on the workshop)

20 points: Visual Presentation (how aesthetically pleasing and sophisticated is the map)

Note: scoring point distribution subject to tweaking based on feedback/judges input.

Judges

  • ChillstepCoder

  • Davevillz

  • Mark Dey

  • Meatyone

  • MessiahPenguin

  • Tarmac

    Note: Map makers can be judges but will not be allowed to judge their own map

Prizes

Prize Pool:

  • Guaranteed Spot in the VMRL map pool vote for next season

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (Thanks Dave)

  • AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Thanks Dave)

  • $50 (Thanks Needbail)

  • Bunch of Steam Games (Thanks Adil3tr)

  • One Month Humble Bundle Games (Thanks HauntedToaster)

Prizes will be distributed among the top 5 winners.

Arctic VR is able to host events like this due to the generosity of the community. If you are feeling generous and want to donate a prize for this event ($$$/Gift Card/Steam Game/etc) send MessiahPenguin a DM on discord or you can follow the paypal link here:

Map requirements

  • Workshop map size must be under 1.5GB

  • No copyrighted or unlicenced assets

  • Playable map for Pavlov VR Search and Destroy

Other Rules/information

Re-creating a given map’s layout from other games and universes is not allowed and copying it’s textures/models/sounds or any form of asset used in it’s creation is not allowed. (No dust II with different textures)

Reusing some assets from a previous map you made is fine.

No music (Copyright free ambient sounds/sound effects are fine)

No vulgar, inappropriate, racist, obscene or otherwise unpalatable or illicit content in your map.

No likeness or representation of any person (alive or dead) in your scenes without express permission.

Map makers are encouraged NOT to update your Workshop map after the deadline. Entries will not be disqualified if updated, but entrants assume the risk of introducing bugs/glitches into their work. Judges will not be asked to overlook such bugs/glitches, so we recommend "finalizing" a polished version of your project.

Maps that were under creation prior to February 1st 2020 can be entered, as long as a complete map version (layout and any non-greybox art) was not released for public download.

Multiple map entries are permitted, however each entry will be judged for its own particular quality.

Map entries created by teams are permitted, however entrants will have to agree how to split any prizes awarded prior to prize claim and dispatch.

Getting started with map Making

Check out the getting started guide on the Pavlov VR wiki here: http://wiki.pavlov-vr.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started

DragnHntr’s Beginners Video Guide Part 1: https://youtu.be/R-dd3gqt7xQ

DragnHntr’s Beginners Video Guide Part 2: https://youtu.be/D1wIkOehUbk

Still have questions? Check out the #Workshop channel in the Arctic VR discord!