The theme is... History

Take a blast to the past this Mapathon, and make a historical map. Whether you want to travel back to Ancient Greece, or visit the Roaring 20s, there's plenty of time to work with!

Introduction

Mapathons are relaxed events where you can make some small innovative maps, following a given theme. This event is designed for participants of all skill levels! Whether you're brand new to mapping and hoping to learn, or a veteran wanting to try something new, we hope you'll have fun in this Mapathon!

This event is proudly hosted by the GMod Mapping Community, a fantastic Discord community where GMod mappers of all skills levels can come together. It's a great place to show off your work, even outside of mapathons!

Last Event

Check out the submissions from the last Mapathon! Click here for the workshop collection. Click here for more info on the results.

mu_theater by Softboi Mark Offshore by jaNNN City Climb by jacobST Cliffside by Korybagel Outpost Omega by cubicApocalypse Siberia by Crashington Garry Home by KlixX Sideways City by SovietZombie Rooftop by suka meihat Climb the Citadel by LonelyAndLookin4Fun Trajectory by Squidski Reactown by ToasterRoboto Space Elevator by Cousin Vladimir Citadel by Waugh101 Windmill Sky by Badger Ricochet by Nawor Rising Tide by murlocman Brewery by nook

Rules

You're welcome to map for any Garry's Mod gamemode that you know of - in fact, this event is great for trying out new gamemodes!

This Mapathon will run for approximately 4 weekends, from June 26th until July 20th

We're aiming to be a casual event, so our list of guidelines is pretty simple:

Your map should try to follow the History theme (sorry, sci-fi mappers!)

Collaboration is allowed, as well as multiple submissions.

Maps should not have been started before the Mapathon

No updating submissions after the deadline (some exceptions may be granted for bugfixes)

Custom Content

Custom content is great for maps! Our goal is to have maps in this event be as accessible as possible. Please do your best to follow these recommendations:

You're welcome to use custom content from any game or source (with reasonable credit given)

CS:S content does not need to be included with the map (but it'd be nice, especially for smaller gamemodes)

to be included with the map (but it'd be nice, especially for smaller gamemodes) All other content should preferably be packed into the map, or at least included in the workshop submission

Try and keep filesizes reasonable where possible - disk space is precious

Judging

We're changing up the categories for this Mapathon. Some changes may be made before the announcement.

Maps will given be a score out of 60, based on the following equally-weighted categories:

Presentation This is all about the visual style of your map

Does your map look good? Have you made interesting design choices?

Think about everyting: lighting, scenery, realism, etc. Theme How well does your map suit the theme?

Try being creative with the theme - everything from layout choices to gameplay features can fit in

You won't earn extra points for ancient maps, but it might be easier

If you're making a map from modern history, consider exaggerating the style somewhat Innovation Is your map something unique? Does it try something new?

Having interesting features or fun gameplay mechanics will score highly

Gameplay marks will go into this category (if applicable)

Playtesting

Playtesting details are still TBD, but we're hoping for some fun playtesting sessions! We will be able to run playtest servers in Sydney, New York, and possibly London.

Since this Mapathon is a week longer than the last one, we're hoping that entrants will have more time to schedule a playtest

Prizes

New to this Mapathon, we're having a small prize pool! This is a casual event, so the prizes are relatively small. Amounts are not final.

1st Place: $20USD

$20USD 2nd Place: $15USD

$15USD 3rd Place: $15USD

Submission

Maps should be submitted to the Steam Workshop before the deadline. If you need help, feel free to ask in the Discord server.

Submissions should be posted, along with a screenshot, into the Discord server where possible. It is strongly recommended that you join the server, but if you're sure you don't want to, you can contact FluffyXVI on Steam with submissions instead.