As you might have read, lately we announced that ESL will run two Canyon premierships in February and March. In order to give all mappers plenty of time to create their maps (and the testers to test), we've decided to release the maprequest now.

Map requirements
Please make sure your map complies with the following requirements:

Requirements says:
Mapname: "ESL - Name"

• Add the spaces around the "-"
  
• Start your mapname with a capital
  
• Team- and playernames (exact or similar) are not allowed in the mapname
  
• No special signs are allowed in the name
  

General requirements

• Maplength: 50-65 seconds
  
• GPS, intros and outros are forbidden
  
• Give the map a delicate and nice outlook

Blockusage

• Embedded blocks are allowed (preferably not as scenery)
  
• Placing checkpoints backwards is forbidden (only in special cases)
  
• Blockmixing is allowed, if it does not produce graphical glitches or driving bugs
  
• Add a podium to your map!
  
• The scenery is up to you (make sure it doesn't produce lags, lighting problems or graphical bugs!)
  

Sign usage

• Use of the (new) ESL signs is mandatory!
  
• Signpack announcement
  
• Follow the guidelines in the announcement
  
• Make sure you have all signs work properly (check the dynamic signs!)
  

Map availability

• The map has not been used in any competition before
  
• The map is only known by yourself
  
• The map is not uploaded anywhere
  

Send your validated map(s), together with a replay to: them@staff.eslgaming.com

Use "Maps - Canyon - your nickname" as mailsubject, your mail might be missed otherwise.
The deadline for sending in your map(s) is Thursday, 15th January!

We look forward to receiving all your maps for these two tournaments!

Map testers
Currently we are looking for map testers to help out with selecting the best maps. If you feel that you are a competent map tester, feel free to open up a support ticket (or contact TheM directly), saying why you would make good map tester. It is not our goal to restrict access to our competitions for the people who help out as map testers, though every team competing in the ECP may only have one map tester in its line-up. The names of the map testers will not be made public before the competition, so it's up to them to choose their teams carefully.

In order to keep a fair spirit, all ratings from the map testers will be directly send to the adminteam, who will combine a list of all ratings. This way the chance of the map testers knowing which maps will be used will be reduced, but not ruled out completely. We ask the map testers to keep good sportmanship in their minds and refrain from extensively training the maps before they are released. This also means that being a map tester is a matter of trust!

Check the original news on ESL.eu
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I hope that I can pull off a map during winter holidays

So is it a limit of 1 or 2 maps an author can submit?

Already got a map finished, and I like it pretty much

FT»kamakaze says:
So is it a limit of 1 or 2 maps an author can submit?

Ah, sorry, there is no limit on the amount of maps you can submit.
Though, keep in mind: quality goes over quantity...

[url=Die Hölle zu Weihnachten.Map][/url]

nitromann2 says:
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If you want to send in anything, please do so by mail...