Ascendance wrote:

sorry mania i stole your formatting

osu!catch super gimmick mapping contest

Introduction / Rules
Have you ever wanted to map something or seen maps bend the rules to the utmost to where the most creative minds of CTB could be displayed? Today, I'll be announcing the arena where the top talents of CTB mapping will battle it out to create the ultimate map. A map which has nothing to hold it back from being everything it can be. If you're a fan of crazy maps like jujutsushi, brynhildr, or any other maps that masterfully break the rules, then this will be a sight to behold. We don't have as many methods as the other modes to do something as gimmicky as they can, but let's see how this goes :^)

The rules are simple.
Submission Rules

1. You will have only a month to map the song which is handed out. You can ONLY use this song and ONLY the .osz which is given to you by this contest.
2. You're only allowed to submit the .osz with the background provided by the staff. This is to prevent judges from identifying you by your love live background. kek
3. The map can only be a Catch the Beat osu!catch difficulty. This means that the map can NOT be a standard convert. im grammar nazi, use an
4. The map must be passable. Any map that creates a scenario which instantly fails the user or crashes the game client will be instantly disqualified.
5. Nothing NSFW can be used at all.
6. The difficulty MUST be named [osu!catch > CTB] and can NOT be submitted until after the competition is complete.

Judging Rules

1. Only the gameplay can be taken into account. Something with a god tier storyboard but only 1 circle should NOT be acceptable.
2. You are not allowed to submit anything of your own as a judge, or collaborate with any participant of this competition in ANY way.
3. Your judgement must be fair in a way that does not prioritize maps of a certain style over others. This is a contest of creativity, not a contest of who can appeal to your BN ranking criteria the most (nub afb). thanks

Beyond these rules anything goes. You can edit the .osu in any way you want past what is not allowed above. Be sure your map is submitted in .osz form to whoever is selected to pass the difficulties to judges.

Judging Criteria

1. Creativity (25 points) - Is the map creative? Does it use the same patterns over and over again?
2. Flow / Structure (15 points) - Does the map have some kind of structure to it? Is it just a constant back and forth 1/16 hyperspam map with no flow or direction?
3. Technical Skill (10 points) - does the mapper utilize a style that makes the map not only creative, but challenging and fun to play?
4. Judge's Impression (10 points) - The judge's own feeling about the map itself outside of the above criteria
5. Bonus points (5 points) - was it hitsounded in a way that amplified the map (2 points)? Did the mapper follow the basic submission rules (please guys 1 point)? Did the difficulty settings make sense? Or were they all raised to AR10 CS7 because the mapper is a douche (2 points)?
6. Total Points: 65

The points will be added up for a total of the combined judges scores to get your final score.

Prizes
To be announced. I'll be looking for official sponsorship from staff about this competition, but anyone who wants to donate supporter to this will have my thanks!

Schedule

1. Current Stage! Preliminary Voting Stage: June 12 - June 25
2. .osz distribution (in this thread!): June 26
3. Mapping Phase: June 26 - July 24
4. Judging Phase / Prize Distribution: July 24 - July 31

Staff
If you'd like to be a judge, please contact me directly. Please note I will likely reject anyone who I do not find to be experienced / mature enough to handle it.

Organizer:

Ascendance

Judges:

Thanks to everyone, let's see how this goes <: Be sure to vote for 2 songs plz or else im gonna die

alienflybot wrote:

!roll judge or participate

Ascendance wrote:

1. The difficulty MUST be named [osu!catch > CTB] and can NOT be submitted until after the competition is complete.

Hedgeturtle wrote:

Seems like a really fun idea. x)

Ascendance wrote:

1. The difficulty MUST be named [osu!catch > CTB] and can NOT be submitted until after the competition is complete.

But when is the competition complete? Also, are the mappers supposed to send the file to someone, or just upload and then send the link?

Riari wrote:

Schedule


Current Stage! Preliminary Voting Stage: June 12 - June 25
.osz distribution (in this thread!): June 26
Mapping Phase: June 26 - July 24
Judging Phase / Prize Distribution: July 24 - July 31




Song hasn't been chosen yet.

Mindwaves wrote:

why are the kiai time already placed???

this kind of defeat the creativity thing...

CelegaS wrote:

Why "Other (specify in thread / pm to me)" option if you just took the one with the most vote?

Halogen- wrote:

The link on the top of the OP for the .osz links to the thread and not the .osz download - might want to fix that!

_Asriel wrote:

where should I send

Ascendance wrote:

When you've finished COMPLETELY with your difficulty, you can send the .osz to Ascendance via forum pm with the title "CtB Aspire Submission".

HappyRocket88 wrote:

How many are enough?

Ascendance wrote:

Hi. I'll be extending the time limit to Sunday, July 31 (Next sunday) to give people some extra time to finish up their submissions. This will be the ONLY extension to the time I make, so use it wisely. Good luck!

Spectator wrote:

can I replace the bg