Judges for Mapcore X2 Prodeus

- GeneralVivi (@generalvivi)
- FMPONE (@FMPONE)
- ICARUSLIV3S (@ICARUSLIV3S)
- KinoFabino (@kinofabino)
- FPSCarol (@FPSCarol)

The Prodeus community would like to thank our guest judges for helping us rank this competition. There were a lot of high quality submissions and we were excited to play them all. 

The winners of Mapcore X2 Prodeus 

1st place: Paws [ Retail Therapy ]
P-link: m-MC0iuUs2j6

- $1,500.00 USD 
- One year of Humble Choice 
- Excalibur Shotgun and Gauntlets (skins)
- Biker Gloves (skin) 
- Special winners role on the Prodeus Discord
 

2nd Place: Grays [ Firebase Kodai ]
P-link: m-5J9cCzaepH

- $1000.00 USD 
- 1 month to Humble Choice 
- Excalibur Gauntlets + Biker Gloves (skins) 
- Special winners role on the Prodeus Discord
 

3rd Place: Vladd [ Maximum Menace ]
P-link: m-9yZfaAliyx

- $500.00 USD 
- 1 month to Humble Choice 
- Biker Gloves (skin)
- Special winners role on the Prodeus Discord
 

All of the winners will also be showcased on our Youtube channel, and because we had so many amazing entries, we’ll be showcasing parts of our Staff Picks too. 

We want to thank the wonderful folks over at Mapcore for hosting this sick competition, and a big ol shoutout to our sponsor Humble Games (who publish Prodeus), for making a large contribution to our prize pool this time around. 

Looking forward to the next competition already! Maybe will do a coop one with teams allowed? WHO KNOW!? Can't wait, see you then!
 

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You'll start off unarmed for a hot minute. Find a weapon ASAP. This level is inspired by Metroidvanias so don't freak out if you get lost, just utilize the minimap to figure out where you've been and where you need to go. The structure of the level isn't ultimately too obtuse, it's key hunting at the end of the day. Once you get the three keys, head back to the earlier zone and search for the exit.

There are a few irradiated rooms that you can run through and take minimal damage, but there's a Hazmat upgrade tucked away in The Vault. You should know when you see The Vault, it's got a computer next to it that displays the name. All of the computers have some kind of flavor text if you interact with them. If a computer doesn't have an interact-specific texture then it's not necessary to progress or find secrets so don't go around touching every computer if you don't want to. Speaking of secrets, there's a LOT. I honestly lost track of how many there are. I may have overdone it. Some of them are bordering on being easter eggs. 

You may or may not shoot the ceiling down with this gun. I will not elaborate on that. 

There are quite a few custom-built gizmos in this level. You'll probably run into the mines a few times but if they annoy you there's a room with a display that explains their gimmick. The goal is to spice things up with traps, not to aggravate. That said, I'm proud of my mines and I've sprinkled them everywhere like pepper.

The mech room is surprisingly chill and has the only window in the facility. Feel free to look outside!

It's a mix of exploration, puzzles, platforming, some cool moments, and combat.

Hope you enjoy!

P-Link: m-EMc8l2OofI

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A short (~10 minute) map that takes place under da sea. Are you ready?

Run from a wall of awful as you deal with a horde of enemies in front of you. Multiple paths to take with destructible and hazardous level elements. 

Screenshots:
I will add more screenshots to this later just getting this created for the entry

So welcome step into Dusk wort  m-3yX1B0DAmc


I also worked on my first map during this period, I thought I might as well upload it too even if it may be less refined. I still feel i did a good work with e themes I wanted to show off. There were some ideas I developed in it that also ended up in my second map. And the secrets in this one are even more tricky. But it is also a shorter and more open map.

The Lunar Edge m-gOGZWQL41g Is a stranded ship under a mysterious curse, hope you en joy.

It's now playable end to end so if anyone fancies giving it a go I'd love to hear to what you think p-link is: m-MC0iuUs2j6

Here is my invasion map - hord style map when you need to kill almost 200 enemies on mid size arena to open the portal to the end of this madness.
Monsters and pickups are respawning so you will never miss them. Enjoy!

Unknown realm invasion map 03 p-link: m-nwYtwbvupY

Little context / description ; As you were trying to save for your life, you get knocked out. After what seemed an eternity, you hear a voice. This voice beg for your help.

It is a very long map, action-packed, maybe less aesthetic at time and probably very hard for the unworthy ! Enjoy !

It's my first time participating in a contest, I'm glad to be a participant and I'm proud to have finished my map before the deadline. It was a challenge, because I was struggling alot at first, but I liked it !

Note : Sorry if my english is not perfect, it is not my main language ! Thank you for your comprehension !

EDIT : Updated new P-Link ( m-C7HVT1S196 ) because a bug was discovered ( The assets TriggerOnStart--Audiofade not working properly for some people ) and I had to fix it. Instead of using the toggle. I used the deactivate/activate, so if it still don't work for the few people, at least it wont mute the music/sounds. Also added 6 monsters section of the map to make that section less dull.

This is my first Prodeus map, that I built as a learning experience. It's short and sweet and plays in about 5 minutes. Big thanks to the community for mentoring me along the way, in particular Vivi & Dyson for the long hours spent.

Shoutouts to Aircawn, Vladd, Spooky, Funtcase, Grays, and Sproo for your encouragement, help, company, and laughs along the way.

Playable in the community map browser under Mapping Challenge 4.

Firebase Kodai is set in an overrun military research compound in the peak of winter. Traverse desolate winter landscapes, lava-flooded rooms in a chaos controlled military compound, and extreme heights at the top of a gargantuan tower! 

And discover the greater danger that lurks at the top of this terrible tower....

P-link: m-5J9cCzaepH

This is my third map in Prodeus, and i tried to work had on it to offer a huge mega structure concept.

The idea was to crush player under big geometries and proportions, to make him feel like he's a small part of a giant structure.

It begins in a kind of HUB, where you can see a gigantic dam like scenery, but you'll have to fight your way to open it, with 3 keys.

The arenas are full of foes, and are a little claustrophobic compared to open spaces. I tried to offer a lot of variety in the rooms, but to keep a choice, the one of a huge city in a distant future, which has been controled by AI.

I was very careful offering a hard and intense experience, but never impossible, never too stupid or punishing. I really hope people will have a good time playing it.

Props to you if you find all the movie and games references in there (11 clear ones, a few more obscure  )

As an operative part of a larger ongoing assault operation, your communications gets momentarily intercepted by an unknown entity. You feel compelled to investigate once you've completed your task at hand.

Silly story aside, I'm having a lot of fun making this map and I hope you like it!

P-link: m-efQf7Ke7VD

Original Contest key art by @Yanzl

Mapcore X2 Prodeus

Official Mapping Contest

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How to Enter the Mapcore X2 Prodeus Mapping Contest

Purchase Prodeus Early Access on Steam

Create your level, and then TAG it with "Mapcore Contest" and "Mapping Challenge 4"

Set your level to PUBLISHED once you've had some testing

Your thread on Mapcore + playable map published to the workshop constitutes your entry to this contest!

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Tutorials from the Devs
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RULES:

1. Your map must be playable from start to finish and published on the workshop with the tags listed above.

2. Your map must be submitted by August 31st, 2021 before 12 am EST. Note: all maps are dated and time stamped when published to the workshop.

3. The Prodeus Dev Team and GUEST JUDGES will play through the maps and rank them based on Fun / Originality / Visual Presentation / Polish.

4. Users should be able to "finish" your level and enter the "leaderboards" screen. 

5. Do NOT remake a level, nor part of a level, from a different game. Do NOT use any content created by others or Imported from another game. Keep things unique and show us your own individual sparkle.

6. Maps that were under creation prior to the announcement of this Contest can be entered, as long as a complete map version (layout and any non-greybox art) was not released for public download. 

7. Multiple map entries are permitted, however each entry will be judged for its own particular quality. This is not a campaign competition, but a single map competition.

8. ONLY ONE AUTHOR PER ENTRY, we will NOT be splitting prizes nor allowing teams. 

9. You ARE allowed to use Structures from the editor - you are NOT allowed to use other users' Structures for this particular contest.

EXCITING PRIZES:

1st Place:

$1,500.00 USD
One year of Humble Choice 

Excalibur Shotgun + Excalibur Gauntlets + Biker Gloves (skins)
Special winners role on the Prodeus Discord

2nd Place:

$1000.00 USD

1 month to Humble Choice

Excalibur Gauntlets + Biker Gloves (skins)
Special winners role on the Prodeus Discord

3rd Place:

$500.00 USD
1 month to Humble Choice

Biker Gloves (skin)

Special winners role on the Prodeus Discord

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Special thanks to Humble Games for providing prizes.

All winners will have a full playthrough of their maps uploaded to the Official Prodeus Youtube channel.

What are you waiting for? Get started today, create your masterpiece!