Diamond Profile Blog Joined May 2009 United States 9882 Posts Last Edited: 2012-01-02 21:47:25 #1



Today the ESV Mapmaking Team is proud to announce our newest addition to the team, Travis "IronManSC" Rinker!



Formerly of team TPW, IronManSC has quickly become one of the very top talents in the foreign mapmaking scene, and has almost unparalleled asthetic work. Creating amazing maps like Ohana, IronManSC will be a wonderful addition to the team! We feel the addition of IronManSC will not only benefit IronManSC himself, but also the entire ESV team as a whole!



I am so excited to add IronManSC to the team, and think this move far and away puts ESV as the very premiere mapmaking team. With IronManSC comes the runner up of the TL Map Contest, Ohana, which is one of the most visually appealing maps of all time.



Statement from IronManSC

I am really excited to be going from TPW to the ESV map team. I've learned a significant amount of mapping from TPW, and I love those guys and appreciate all their support and hard work, but I feel it's time for me to take a step further into the mapping world, and ESV has presented that to me.



IronManSC's Twitter:



IronManSC's Map-Stream Thread



If you are unfamiliar with his work, here is some samples:



Ohana RE

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Clearwater

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Fractured

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IronManSC's Map Thread

Today the ESV Mapmaking Team is proud to announce our newest addition to the team, Travis "IronManSC" Rinker!Formerly of team TPW, IronManSC has quickly become one of the very top talents in the foreign mapmaking scene, and has almost unparalleled asthetic work. Creating amazing maps like Ohana, IronManSC will be a wonderful addition to the team! We feel the addition of IronManSC will not only benefit IronManSC himself, but also the entire ESV team as a whole!I am so excited to add IronManSC to the team, and think this move far and away puts ESV as the very premiere mapmaking team. With IronManSC comes the runner up of the TL Map Contest, Ohana, which is one of the most visually appealing maps of all time.If you are unfamiliar with his work, here is some samples: Ballistix Gaming Global Gaming/Esports Marketing Manager - twitter.com/esvdiamond

CecilSunkure Profile Blog Joined May 2010 United States 2829 Posts #2 Pretty awesome looking maps, hope to play on some in near future congrats!

Balgrog Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 1195 Posts #3 Very excited for this, hopefully blizzard will hire people like IronManSC to make there maps and what not, love you week and wish you the best of luck in the future! The only way to attack structure is with chaos.

NB Profile Blog Joined February 2010 Netherlands 8110 Posts #4 awesome :D Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB

Baffels Profile Joined November 2010 United States 1142 Posts #5 Sweet, loving the new maps ^^

mki Profile Blog Joined November 2010 Poland 866 Posts #6 Hey guys I have always been in awe of the map making community but don't know much about it. Do map making communities like ESV and TPW have some sort of hate or dislike towards each other or are they on friendly terms? Also do map makers make maps purely for fun or are they paid for it (apart from paid contests). Head of New Business at Team Kinguin :: https://www.teamkinguin.com

fenix404 Profile Joined May 2011 United States 305 Posts #7 grats ironman, great maps, keep up the good work! "think for yourself, question authority"

Diamond Profile Blog Joined May 2009 United States 9882 Posts Last Edited: 2012-01-02 21:40:36 #8 On January 03 2012 06:38 mki wrote:

Hey guys I have always been in awe of the map making community but don't know much about it. Do map making communities like ESV and TPW have some sort of hate or dislike towards each other or are they on friendly terms? Also do map makers make maps purely for fun or are they paid for it (apart from paid contests).



Pretty friendly terms, but of course we all want to be the best . This decision was talked over with TPW by IronManSC and they were ok with it.



The amount of communication in the top top map making community is unreal, it's a really awesome thing.



Edit: No one makes money making maps aside for contests. Tournaments besides PSL don't pay for maps. It's a shame. Pretty friendly terms, but of course we all want to be the best. This decision was talked over with TPW by IronManSC and they were ok with it.The amount of communication in the top top map making community is unreal, it's a really awesome thing.Edit: No one makes money making maps aside for contests. Tournaments besides PSL don't pay for maps. It's a shame. Ballistix Gaming Global Gaming/Esports Marketing Manager - twitter.com/esvdiamond

HaXXspetten Profile Blog Joined October 2009 Sweden 15716 Posts #9 Maps are looking sexy as hell

Destiny Profile Joined May 2009 United States 278 Posts Last Edited: 2012-01-02 21:45:52 #10

edit: steven's thing is logged on, this is catz keke Ohana is one of my favorite maps! keep it upedit: steven's thing is logged on, this is catzkeke To achieve perfection is to sacrifice growth.

Torte de Lini Profile Blog Joined September 2010 Germany 30668 Posts #11 Congrats :3 I love Ohana! https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)

IronManSC Profile Blog Joined November 2010 United States 2119 Posts #12



If anyone is interested in watching me work on melee map projects, I have a map stream that I use daily (taking a break for now). Here is the link for all the map streaming information:



IronManSC's Map-Stream Thread



Thanks so much ^^ I look forward to contributing everything that I have to the success of ESV, the map community, and most of all, E-sports.If anyone is interested in watching me work on melee map projects, I have a map stream that I use daily (taking a break for now). Here is the link for all the map streaming information: SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream

mki Profile Blog Joined November 2010 Poland 866 Posts #13 On January 03 2012 06:39 Diamond wrote:

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On January 03 2012 06:38 mki wrote:

Hey guys I have always been in awe of the map making community but don't know much about it. Do map making communities like ESV and TPW have some sort of hate or dislike towards each other or are they on friendly terms? Also do map makers make maps purely for fun or are they paid for it (apart from paid contests).



Pretty friendly terms, but of course we all want to be the best . This decision was talked over with TPW by IronManSC and they were ok with it.



The amount of communication in the top top map making community is unreal, it's a really awesome thing.



Edit: No one makes money making maps aside for contests. Tournaments besides PSL don't pay for maps. It's a shame. Pretty friendly terms, but of course we all want to be the best. This decision was talked over with TPW by IronManSC and they were ok with it.The amount of communication in the top top map making community is unreal, it's a really awesome thing.Edit: No one makes money making maps aside for contests. Tournaments besides PSL don't pay for maps. It's a shame.



Thanks for your quick answer. Good luck to you all Thanks for your quick answer. Good luck to you all Head of New Business at Team Kinguin :: https://www.teamkinguin.com

IronManSC Profile Blog Joined November 2010 United States 2119 Posts Last Edited: 2012-01-02 22:13:44 #15 On January 03 2012 06:38 mki wrote:

Also do map makers make maps purely for fun or are they paid for it (apart from paid contests).



I do it purely for fun and because it's a hobby of mine - regardless if I never get paid for it. But to make it this far into the mapping scene makes it feel like a bigger responsibility, so I take my work seriously and with pride.



If you want to know my story of how I got into map-making you can go I do it purely for fun and because it's a hobby of mine - regardless if I never get paid for it. But to make it this far into the mapping scene makes it feel like a bigger responsibility, so I take my work seriously and with pride.If you want to know my story of how I got into map-making you can go here , the map-making blogs that also feature other map-maker's stories. SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream

MIhata Profile Joined April 2011 Bulgaria 156 Posts #16 Are going to see Ohana in ESV Weekly? "Very important caster" - MC about himself. | MC | Boxer | Grubby | Jangbi | MMA | Polt | InCa | Symbol |

Diamond Profile Blog Joined May 2009 United States 9882 Posts #17 On January 03 2012 07:15 MIhata wrote:

Are going to see Ohana in ESV Weekly?



Highly likely. Might be Clearwater. Not 100% sure right this second. Highly likely. Might be Clearwater. Not 100% sure right this second. Ballistix Gaming Global Gaming/Esports Marketing Manager - twitter.com/esvdiamond

lefix Profile Joined February 2011 Germany 1081 Posts #18 On January 03 2012 06:38 mki wrote:

Hey guys I have always been in awe of the map making community but don't know much about it. Do map making communities like ESV and TPW have some sort of hate or dislike towards each other or are they on friendly terms? Also do map makers make maps purely for fun or are they paid for it (apart from paid contests).

not at all, it's a pretty friendly rivalery. we are all in the same skype group talking about mapmaking 24/7

on of the reasons for ironman to leave was that he was the only american member in an european team. so he was already testing his maps mostly with the esv guys when us tpw people were asleep :D

not at all, it's a pretty friendly rivalery. we are all in the same skype group talking about mapmaking 24/7on of the reasons for ironman to leave was that he was the only american member in an european team. so he was already testing his maps mostly with the esv guys when us tpw people were asleep :D Map of the Month | The Planetary Workshop | SC2Melee.net

ArcticRaven Profile Joined August 2011 France 1238 Posts #19



Well, I look forward to seeing your works in the korean weekly, ironman



O___o didn't see that coming.Well, I look forward to seeing your works in the korean weekly, ironman [Govie] Wierd shit, on a 6 game AP winning streak with KOTL in the trench. I searched gandalf quotes and spammed them all game long, trenchwarfare247, whateva it takes!

Barrin Profile Blog Joined May 2010 United States 4998 Posts #20 Grats IronmanSC and ESV :D Grandfather of LotV's resource model. "Fewer Resources per Base"

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