Hello there. Last night, at around 2AM, I was thinking about a mapping contest that is something I don't think has been done before (hopefully).
You usually make beatmaps by putting circles, sliders and spinners in the osu!editor that follow a certain song. But what if... there is no song?
Announcing Project White Spire, a beatmapping contest where you have to make a beatmap while using the hitsounds to compose a song from scratch.
That's right. There is no music to map, so you have to use your creativity to make a song yourself using only osu! hitsounds.
You can get the beatmap template here.
1st place: Eternal gratitude or something? I don't know, if I have money maybe osu!supporter or something?
2nd place: Headpats? No wait, that would be more like a prize for the first place... Or maybe also osu!supporter but less than first place? I didn't think about the awards beforehand okay?
3rd place: Guess a brand new Graveyarded map, maybe osu!supporter but less than second place, idk anymore. (Or it actually gets Ranked, who knows)
4th place and beyond: Better luck next time. Hopefully there is a next time.
First trough fifth places are, under difficulty creators consent, featured in the Featured Project White Spire Beatmapset. (NOTE: We don't use your beatmap in the Featured Beatmapset without your consent. If you do give consent, you still gain ownership over your beatmap. If the entire Featured Beatmapset is not allowed as it might be considered beatmap-theft... uhhh... Welp it was nice knowing you I guess...? Nah, just kidding! If the Featured part isn't allowed then I just scrap that part of the contest.)
That's all information I think is relevant, so good luck mapping! I'm already excited to see what everyone makes!
Wait, you actually found this page? What? How?
You usually make beatmaps by putting circles, sliders and spinners in the osu!editor that follow a certain song. But what if... there is no song?
Announcing Project White Spire, a beatmapping contest where you have to make a beatmap while using the hitsounds to compose a song from scratch.
That's right. There is no music to map, so you have to use your creativity to make a song yourself using only osu! hitsounds.
You can get the beatmap template here.
The Goal
The goal is to make a song using the osu! hitsounds. This means that there is no music to base your beatmap off of. Use your creativity to make a beatmap that also is a song at the same time!Who can participate?
Anyone can participate in this contest, regardless of global ranking, ranked maps made or mapping experience. You do not have to sign up anywhere to compete.Rules
- Participants can only use the Beatmap (*.osz) that has been provided by the committee.
- Entry can be in any of the osu! game modes. (So osu!, osu!taiko, osu!catch and osu!mania are all allowed to be mapped in this contest)
- The length of your beatmap must be above 45 seconds and under 300 seconds;
- Your beatmap does NOT have to follow the ranking criteria. (So Aspire maps are allowed in this contest)
- Your beatmap does NOT have to be SS-able.
- Your beatmap does NOT have to be FC-able.
Your beatmap MUST be able to be completed by Auto without NoFail.- You can only submit 1 difficulty in this contest. If you do send multiple difficulties/beatmaps, we will always look at the first difficulty/beatmap sent.Difficulty Naming Rules
- Please name your difficulty using the following format: {Username(s)} - {Song name}
- If your beatmap contains explicit content, put "<EX>" at the end of your difficulty name.
- If your beatmap has a custom skin, put "<SK>" at the end of your difficulty name.
- If your beatmap has custom hitsounds, put "<HS>" at the end of your difficulty name.
- If your beatmap has a storyboard, put "<SB>" at the end of your difficulty name.
Things that are allowed- Your beatmap CAN use a different background image.
- Your beatmap CAN use a storyboard.
- Your beatmap CAN be made in collaboration with someone else.
- Your beatmap CAN use a custom skin.
- Your beatmap CAN use custom hitsounds, as long as those are solely instrumental. (so no parts of existing songs/singing/explicit hitsounds)
Things that are NOT allowed- Your beatmap CANNOT exceed a total of
20MB100MB in size. (This includes everything in the beatmap folder; this is done because of the osu! upload limits) - The .osz file of your beatmap CANNOT exceed
10MB100MB. (Please note that the .osz file is a "compressed" beatmap folder, which has a lower data usage than the beatmap folder itself.) - Your beatmap CANNOT use a video as background.
- Your beatmap CANNOT use a different audio.mp3 file.
- Your beatmap MAY NOT be submitted using the Beatmap Submission System. It may be submitted after the contest.
Submitting your beatmap
To submit your beatmap, simply go to this form and fill it out.- NOTE: The size limit for your .osz file is 10MB. If it is larger than 10MB, it cannot be uploaded.
- NOTE: You may need to sign in into a Google Account in order to upload your beatmap. This is to prevent people from sending multiple beatmaps.
Judging Criteria
Normally, a beatmapping contest would be judged using the following guidelines:- Structure: Consistency, Pattern-flow, Density-balancing, etc
- Relevancy: Playability, Rhythm, Emphasize, and Intensity
- Creativity: Originality
- Rankability: According to Ranking Criteria
- Impression: Judge's impression
- Structure: Consistency, Pattern-flow, Density-balancing, etc (Worth max 5 points)
- Relevancy: Playability, Rhythm, Emphasize, and Intensity (Worth max 10 points)
- Creativity: Originality (Worth max 10 Points)
Rankability: According to Ranking Criteria{There will not be judged on Rankability.}- Impression: Judge's impression (Worth max 10 points)
Events
- Oct 6th, 2021: Project White Spire starts.
- Every 1st Saturday of the month: Map playing, map-rating, and determining placements.
- When popularity dies out I guess: Project White Spire ends.
Awards
Prizes and the amount of osu!supporter are dependent of how much money I can acually afford to give away osu!supporters in the first place.1st place: Eternal gratitude or something? I don't know, if I have money maybe osu!supporter or something?
2nd place: Headpats? No wait, that would be more like a prize for the first place... Or maybe also osu!supporter but less than first place? I didn't think about the awards beforehand okay?
3rd place: Guess a brand new Graveyarded map, maybe osu!supporter but less than second place, idk anymore. (Or it actually gets Ranked, who knows)
4th place and beyond: Better luck next time. Hopefully there is a next time.
First trough fifth places are, under difficulty creators consent, featured in the Featured Project White Spire Beatmapset. (NOTE: We don't use your beatmap in the Featured Beatmapset without your consent. If you do give consent, you still gain ownership over your beatmap. If the entire Featured Beatmapset is not allowed as it might be considered beatmap-theft... uhhh... Welp it was nice knowing you I guess...? Nah, just kidding! If the Featured part isn't allowed then I just scrap that part of the contest.)
That's all information I think is relevant, so good luck mapping! I'm already excited to see what everyone makes!
Wait, you actually found this page? What? How?