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What is the Mappers' Guild?
In short, it's a group of mappers responsible for creating map packs for osu!'s featured artists! Here's some examples of our work to give you an idea of what we do:
- MOtOLOiD featured artist announcement map pack
- Mappers' Guild general map pack 1 (news post not yet available, but it includes these maps):
Most people probably haven't even heard of this group. Up until now, the Mappers' Guild has functioned privately. Its maps have been created and its members have been selected behind the scenes. For the most part, it will continue to function privately until plans are further fleshed out, but given our current progress, it's reasonable to publicly explain what the Mappers' Guild currently does and how you can potentially join!
The guild's goal is to provide osu! with a library of ranked maps using licensed music and to integrating osu!'s featured artists into the community. Mapping contests are often held to serve this purpose as well, however the competitive aspect of that is removed with the Mappers' Guild, allowing us the freedom to produce maps for a variety of songs.
As medals and news posts should make clear, the Mappers' Guild receives support from the osu! staff. As of the latest map pack's release, we've been given the chance to work even more closely with the staff, allowing us to expand the scope of our plans. As a first step, the most active members of the guild have earned
distinct profile badges for their efforts!
badges designed by handsomeThese badges and any potential future rewards are earned based on a points system. The more a member contributes through mapping and modding, the more points they can earn, and passing certain point thresholds will allow a user to receive rewards. This is why some members have a badge currently and others do not.
Who's in the Mappers' Guild?
The following is the current list of mappers involved:
- appleeaterx
- captin1
- Delis
- handsome
- jonathanlfj
- Jounzan
- Milan-
- Mirash
- Okoratu
- pishifat
- Regou
Each member's job is simply to map designated featured artist songs and to provide modding feedback within certain deadlines.
Additionally, the guild is run by myself and Nyquill at the moment. My main focus is on organizing members to keep each map pack's schedule on track, while Nyquill focuses on providing back-end support (with help from deetz(thanks deetz)), and together we make decisions about the guild's organization.
Starting next round, members will be split up between part-time and full-time members. New entrants will be in part-time status until they show commitment to the role by passing a points threshold and moving up to full-time. Part-time members will be unable to host mapsets, however they can mod and provide guest difficulties.
How can you join the Mappers' Guild?
For the first map pack, each member of the guild was hand-picked. For the second map pack, the guild's members each nominated a new potential member, and if they surpassed a certain threshold of votes from other members, they were invited to the guild. Because we're moving towards a more public presence following the upcoming third round, the guild will be taking applications!
By filling out this short form before February 14th, you can apply to join the group! To narrow down the list of applicants, there are a few criteria we will be considering:
- You've ranked at least 10 mapsets
- Some of your ranked maps were produced in the last few months (or at least 2017. you should be a currently active mapper)
- You've earned over 200 kudosu
- Some of your kudosu was earned in the last few months (active modder)
- You work well with others. Collaboration is an important part of guild membership!
- You've shown an interest in mapping featured artist songs. This point is especially worth considering if you want to apply next round!
Please be aware that not every applicant will be joining the guild at this time. Many applicants may be capable mappers, however the guild cannot function with an excessive number of users currently, so limiting new members based on the criteria above and further subjective criteria if necessary is our most viable course of action. Apologies to those who don't make it! Keep in mind that the guild will constantly be expanding with future rounds though!
That's it for now. If you have any questions, post them here. You'll be seeing more of the Mappers' Guild in the future!
regarding other game modesThere are currently no plans to expand the Mappers' Guild into other game modes. If you’re a mapper of another mode and wish to create something along these lines for that mode, express interest in the thread. If there's enough demand for a mode, we'll search for suitable candidates to get it running. Alternatively, feel free to gather some mappers of your game mode and begin your own Mappers' Guild project!
