5th AssaultCube Mapping Competition

The 5th Assaultcube Mapping Competition was a community event created by Halo, held from January 10th 2011 to April 10th 2011.

History
The event started January 10, 2011, when it was first announced on the AssaultCube forum. It was based on the idea that mappers would get more competitive to produce high quality maps, as the other Mapping Contests did. When the topic was posted, Halo said:

Prizes
For this competition, there was not only one prize. There was the usual prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card, for the best map voted by the judges, but there was also another $25 Amazon Gift Card for the best new-comer. To be eligible as a new-comer, the contestant must post along with the map, that they are new to mapping. The conditions for being elgible as a new-comer were simple: 2 or less maps made total

Halo also mentioned the condition of prize division between groups with a new-comer;

Rules
The 5th Assaultcube Mapping Competition consisted of the following competition rules:


 * Map wasn't released anywhere before
 * One map per person (more than one person per map is fine)
 * No stealing
 * No judge was involved in the process of making the map
 * Anyone can enter, no requirements are set based off mapping experience


 * Coop maps can be created as mentioned


 * Custom content can also be used as said in the orginal topic

Restrictions
Restrictions for the contest are as follows:


 * Green themed

Unlike the 4th Mapping Contest it did not have to be made for the purpose of a team orentated mode. It could be made for an arena style match.

Judges

 * a_slow_old_man
 * Ruthless
 * Sanzo
 * Woolly

Judging
The types of things being judged in the maps were:


 * Theme
 * Layout / Gameplay
 * Lighting
 * Detail
 * Average (of all above)

To settle disputes or ties between judges, they selected a chairman to have the final say. The round's chairman was pwnage.

Maps
Click the name of the map to download it.


 * ac_tropical by bloodsport
 * ac_greenpeace DaylixX and Brett (custom content (shrooms))
 * ac_majik by Robtics (newcomer map)
 * ac_turtle3 by pufe
 * ac_green_temple by Ronald_Reagan (custom content (ladder included in SVN) (newcomer map)
 * ac_schematic_2 by ChaoticToSayTheLeast (custom content (textures))
 * ac_warhead by Andrez
 * ac_recic by Duckett and FatCat
 * ac_hedge by Nightmare (newcomer map)
 * ac_viridis by Huntsman and Fate (newcomer map)
 * ac_palenque by .ExodusS* (custom content (mapmodels))
 * ac_dingy by Bukz and Halo

Results
Total points: 37.2/40
 * ac_palenque by Exoduss: Winner

Total points: 35.4/40
 * ac_dingy by Bukz and Halo:

Total points: 32.5/40
 * ac_greenpeace by Daylixx and Brett:

Total points: 24.8/40
 * ac_warhead by Andrez:

Total points: 22.4/40
 * ac_recic by Duckett and FatCat:

Total points: 21.2/40
 * ac_tropical by Bloodsport:

Total points: 18.2/40
 * ac_turtle3 by Pufe:

Best newcomer results
Total points: 31.4/40
 * ac_majik by Robtics (Newcomer): Winner #2

Total points: 27.2/40
 * ac_viridis by Huntsman and Fate (Newcomer):

Total points: 18.7/40
 * ac_green_temple by Ronald_Reagen (Newcomer):

Total points: 11.5/40
 * ac_hedge by Nightmare (Newcomer):

Total points: 10.8/40
 * ac_schematic_2 by ChaoticToSayTheLeast (Newcomer):