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Past Contests

Contests run in collaboration with FACEIT, Epic Games, and more!
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Counter-Strike 2 Big Adventure Contest

A Mapcore & FACEIT venture.

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Pango [WIP]
Elowen June 11, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Wild
Kardio May 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM

[Prodeus] Official Mapping Contest Part 3

A collaboration between the developers of Prodeus and Mapcore, to unlock your creative mapping potential

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Acid Base
Not The Fiji Flu May 28, 2023 at 2:34 PM
Mapcore X3 Prodeus Winners Announced!
FMPONE December 23, 2022 at 4:07 PM

[Prodeus] Official Mapping Contest Part 2

A collaboration between the developers of Prodeus and Mapcore, to unlock your creative mapping potential

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Mapcore X Prodeus Winners Announced!
FMPONE September 11, 2021 at 1:46 AM
Blood Feast
retrodavid September 1, 2021 at 8:24 PM

[Prodeus] Official Mapping Contest Part 1

A collaboration between the developers of Prodeus and Mapcore, to unlock your creative mapping potential

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33
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Altitude - (formerly named Turbulence) (Prodeus)
Paws March 19, 2021 at 10:20 PM
Mapcore X Prodeus Winners Announced!
General Vivi March 13, 2021 at 5:32 AM

[CS:GO] Exotic Places Mapping Contest

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Anubis
Roald February 15, 2021 at 5:37 PM
[WIP] | Moon
C-NAP January 25, 2021 at 9:54 AM

The Door Challenge - 2018

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The Door Challenge - 2018 - Winners!!!!!
Krasus October 14, 2018 at 4:53 PM
The Door Challenge - 2018 - General Discussion Thread
Sean Noonan October 10, 2018 at 9:39 PM

Mapcore's CS:GO Mapping Contest 2017

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Mapcore's CS:GO Mapping Contest 2017
NikiOo July 17, 2018 at 7:09 PM
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS Declared!
Lizard March 9, 2018 at 12:39 PM

Unreal Tournament Level Design Contest

Brought to you by Epic Games and MapCore

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5
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Epic Games & MapCore's Unreal Tournament Level Design Contest Discussion
Sprony July 28, 2016 at 8:59 PM
Epic Games & MapCore's Unreal Tournament Level Design Contest Phase 2 Submissions
FMPONE July 6, 2016 at 11:13 PM

Quake 3 15th Anniversary Contest

Celebrating Quake 3's 15th anniversary with an awesome contest!

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38
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The Map Pack Inquiry
pat h January 10, 2015 at 6:19 AM
DM-Reco by Conrad "Justin" Slawinski
Conrad Justin December 27, 2014 at 2:50 PM

Reddit + Mapcore CS:GO Mapping Contest

Get involved with our latest contest and be part of MapCore history!

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5
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ATTN: New Map Makers!
blackdog May 27, 2017 at 3:04 PM
de_royal (previously de_street)
jakuza March 25, 2016 at 8:02 PM

Day of Infamy Mapping Contest

Brought to you by the Day of Infamy team and MapCore

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38
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Kruppstahl’s Withdrawal from the Map Contest
FMPONE January 31, 2017 at 1:00 AM
Day of Infamy Mapping Contest Discussion
RA7 January 25, 2017 at 1:24 PM

Mini Challenges

Generally smaller scope and prizes compared to our major contests.
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CS:GO Combat Surf Mapping Contest
BReeZ April 22, 2017 at 11:21 AM
MapCore and RunThinkShootLive Half-Life Challenge
ESToomere May 9, 2015 at 12:29 PM

Archived Forums

Content that we can no longer find a place for.
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About our archived forums
Thrik June 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM

Job Postings

Find or post jobs

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[PAID] Mapping for GoldSrc
marcudaniel1337 May 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Looking for 3D map/arena designer (Similar to clash royale)
Anjaiah255 April 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM

News

Moderator-posting only forum of game design and industry specific news posts

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Where do you live?
-HP- November 18, 2007 at 12:57 AM
devbump.com opens it's doors
zaphod November 3, 2007 at 4:53 PM

Non-Professional Recruitment

If it doesn't involve a salary or contract, it probably belongs here.

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Apeirogon Entertainment is hiring
TorQueMoD October 4, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Survivor - Forgotten World is Searching!
alvarofer0020 August 9, 2012 at 3:35 AM

Official Bulletins

MapCore information and announcements

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Maintenance downtime
Thrik May 11, 2012 at 5:25 PM
Server move complete
Thurnip March 20, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Political Discussion

This is the place set aside for various factions of politically minded people to explain to each other how wrong they are

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Burnin the American flag
The Postman July 8, 2006 at 8:30 PM
Israel vs. Palestine
st0lve July 7, 2006 at 6:30 PM

Portfolios

Post portfolios

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Mastering the Requirements of NURS FPX 4015 Assessment for Academic Success
vijedoy May 5, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Struggling with generic AI Concept Art? I'll help you
underdogs April 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM

Services

Promote your services/products

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Free Music / SFX Resource - Over 2500 Tracks
Eric Matyas June 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Ionized Core Sample Pack Released - Bluezone Corporation
Danys January 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM

Spotlight Gallery

Browse the community's best work

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PK01 - Quake IV / Source Texture Set
marks March 26, 2012 at 6:42 PM
de_corse *final*
Marvin.Star December 3, 2011 at 8:03 PM

Students and Beginners

Help for beginners

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New to level design and would love some advice
void_23 November 5, 2017 at 3:08 PM
[CS:GO] Render problem at loading the map in game
RaVaGe September 29, 2017 at 8:11 PM