Well it seems to be time to fill more gaps in the summer, and who doesn't want more good maps in the NSL seasons(and gathers)? Well thats what we have the Custom Map Cup for, to test custom maps to see if they are viable for comp play and to give feedback to the map creators so the maps can be improved.

This custom map cup will start on Saturday the 25th of July and will be going on for 2 weekends(until 2nd of august). The format of this cup will be decided by the amount of teams that sign up for it and to allow each team to play as much as possible. You can also request formats in your replies to this topic.

So on to the maps, all these maps are still being worked on:
ns2_Caged - Made by Flaterectomy, used to be in the NSL but was taken out after sudden changes. Most of the players should have already played on this map at least once, in its younger days.
ns2_Fracture - Made by Howser, hasn't been touched in a couple of weeks but howser is willing to get back to it. Looks like a great map to play on, I played some pcws on it when it was still pretty early in development and I loved it.
ns2_Prison - Made by Vert^, I haven't heard a lot about this map but flate recommended it to me since it is being worked on, which is good since the creator might use the feedback we give him.
ns2_Docking2 - Made by Mephilles, who doesn't want an improved version of the official map ns2_docking? I heard lots of good things about this map so lets get this tested out!

If the new build comes out before the cup starts and Derelict is released, it will be added to the pool to test how viable it is in comp play.

I decided to leave out nexus and mineral, unless people request it here( and actually play in the cup) I will not be adding those 2 maps to the map pool. If you have any other map requests I will be happy to include them if the creator is still interested in working on the map(or if someone else can take over mapping instead of the creator).

The matches will be on Saturday(25th), Sunday(26th), Saturday(1st) and Sunday(2nd). The matches for Sunday the 1st may be played somewhere in the week between the 26th of july and 1st of august as long as they get planned. The match on Sunday the 2nd of august may be played until the Friday(7th) after that. The matches on Saturday may be planned at different times but they have to be played on that day.

Sign-ups are open so don't forget to sign up!

if you do not participate in the Custom Map Cup, your opinion might not be taken into consideration when new maps for the next season are decided.

Mineral and Nexus should be there in my opinion.

It was agreed that maps played during the previous season shouldn't be added to the custom maps cup. That's why Mineral and Nexus aren't there. I kind of agree, unless people really don't want to play one of these custom maps (caged, docking2, prison or fracture) leaving the map pool short of one level

MV says

It was agreed that maps played during the previous season shouldn't be added to the custom maps cup. That's why Mineral and Nexus aren't there. I kind of agree, unless people really don't want to play one of these custom maps (caged, docking2, prison or fracture) leaving the map pool short of one level

I kinda agree with that. Let's have more fun by playing other custom maps.

What do you think about Hydra?
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=331148995&searchtext=hydra

Though I don't know if map creator still working on it.

CRaZyCAT says

What do you think about Hydra?
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=331148995&searchtext=hydra

Though I don't know if map creator still working on it.

Hydra is a finished map and in my opinion is a horrible map, but whatever :)

MV says

CRaZyCAT says

What do you think about Hydra?
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=331148995&searchtext=hydra

Though I don't know if map creator still working on it.

Hydra is a finished map and in my opinion is a horrible map, but whatever :)

Yeah the creator noted it down as a finished map. tbh i'm not willing to add a map here if the creator doesn't want to work on it anymore.

Yaluzan says

Yeah the creator noted it down as a finished map. tbh i'm not willing to add a map here if the creator doesn't want to work on it anymore.

So no maps that are finished? only half-baked stuff? kk

simple says

Yaluzan says

Yeah the creator noted it down as a finished map. tbh i'm not willing to add a map here if the creator doesn't want to work on it anymore.

So no maps that are finished? only half-baked stuff? kk

I don't see why "finished" maps shouldn't be tested for competitive material. Furthermore the fun in this tournament stems from playing maps you don't usually see - if they are worked on or not doesn't affect that. Improving custom maps for competitive purpose is only one aspect of the Custam Map Cup imo and should not be a KO-criterium for including a map.

And at last: people might pick up that map and work on their own version on it - even if the original map is not in work anymore. Work on it might be continued in the inventor's motive (and with his goodwill) or just a point to start from (like Mephilles' Docking2 based on Docking).

simple says

Yaluzan says

Yeah the creator noted it down as a finished map. tbh i'm not willing to add a map here if the creator doesn't want to work on it anymore.

So no maps that are finished? only half-baked stuff? kk

No, I am saying that if a map creator isn't willing to work on the map anymore, There is no point on adding it here since all feedback we give will be void.

tudy says

I don't see why "finished" maps shouldn't be tested for competitive material. Furthermore the fun in this tournament stems from playing maps you don't usually see - if they are worked on or not doesn't affect that. Improving custom maps for competitive purpose is only one aspect of the Custam Map Cup imo and should not be a KO-criterium for including a map.

And at last: people might pick up that map and work on their own version on it - even if the original map is not in work anymore. Work on it might be continued in the inventor's motive (and with his goodwill) or just a point to start from (like Mephilles' Docking2 based on Docking).

Yes but that is a custom map made from an official map which UWE loves, but some custom map creators HATE it when people take their custom map and change everything.

Yaluzan says

if you do not participate in the Custom Map Cup, your opinion might not be taken into consideration when new maps for the next season are decided.

I know that this is being said to try and force participation, but I sincerely hope this is a joke.

Virsoul says

Yaluzan says

if you do not participate in the Custom Map Cup, your opinion might not be taken into consideration when new maps for the next season are decided.

I know that this is being said to try and force participation, but I sincerely hope this is a joke.

This is to avoid people going "this map looks terrible, don't add it" when they have never even played it. We take everyone into consideration, just that if you haven't played the map we will prioritize people that have.

Thread = void, all info is on doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Bqi_MrG0f1-NzEKj3VHL7Wjz1PEqT8gn0bEbDPxFTI/edit#gid=0