Welcome to the ManiaExchange Monthly Track Contest (MTC) July 2019 hosted by Rexine!

In the MTC your task is to build a track on a given theme. Later, all the submitted tracks are rated and a winner is determined.

🌟 Theme of the Month: Blocks Got Talent 🧱
Theme by fabinshain and racekadse for winning in April

Showcase a block or macro-block as the star of your track





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Theme Rules



• Use a certain block or macro-block as the highlight of your track
  
• The block/macro-block you're using should be obvious as you're driving the track
  
• You may use the block/macro-block as many times as you like, and must use it at least once
  
• Macro-blocks can consist of up to 3 blocks and has to contain at least one Nadeo block
  
• The size of the macro-block shouldn't be larger than a 3x3x3 (if you use a block that is larger than this in the macro-block, make sure the part of the macro-block that's being used is this size or smaller)



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Allowed



• All environments and titlepacks
  
• Blockmixing
  
• Embedded items
  
• Custom time of day
  
• Mods
  
• TMUF cars

Not Allowed



• Press Forward, Left, Right, or similar tracks
  
• Maps that require Openplanet
  
• Trial maps



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General Rules



• You may submit one track maximum
  
• Duo tracks are allowed, but each map counts as one track for each author involved
  
• MTC should be present in the track name
  Examples: Racing with the Stars (MTC) ; [mtc] Chicane Dreams ; MTC – Get Down with Your Block Self (check that any special characters do not break in the TM or MX track name)
  
• The track should be built in the most recent version of the game



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Deadlines



• Your track should be uploaded before the end of Tuesday, July 30th at midnight PST
  
• Tracks submitted within the deadline will have July 31st to make any last minute edits
  
• Public voting will go from August 1st to August 8th
  
• Results will be posted August 9th at the earliest

Prizes

Honour and the right to brag! (Jozii used to say that. I hope some still remember him? )
The top 3 winners will receive a showcase of a track of their choice (< 10 awards)



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How to Submit



• ***Upload your map to this map-pack and optionally post a link to your map in this thread***
  
• You can update your track within the deadline as many times as you want
  
• Submitted courses may be updated within 24 hours of submissions closing, in case of any necessary last minute changes. New courses may NOT be submitted in this time frame
  
• Updating your track after the revision deadline has passed will lead to a disqualification. You are free to update your track once the results are published

Judging: Public and internal
We will use a mixture of 70/30 between internal judging and public voting if there is 1 public voter, 60/40 for 2-3, and 50/50 for 4+



• Everyone is allowed to judge, even players who submitted a map (your score on your own map will be removed, so give it whatever you want!)
  
• Every map will be judged with a decimal number from 0 (bad) to 10 (good). All votes greater than/equal to 7 or less than/equal to 4 require constructive feedback on why you gave it that score
  
• Note that you have to judge a stage entirely! You cannot judge only half of it. If you are not able to finish the map, your vote can still count! Please only leave that as a very last resort, and still judge the entire map fairly
  
• You need to verify your vote by making a post here (for example: "Voted ")
  
• One best and one worst vote for each map will be ignored if more than 10 people vote
  
• The overall score will be a mixture of the average public score and the average internal score
  
• You must have access to all environments and vote on all maps for your votes to count

Good luck!
If you have any questions, please ask

I'll look forward to see what mappers will do with this theme! Also I have a question: do variations of the same block count as the same block? I have in mind 4-1-1 with 4-1-2 in Stadium, and other symmetry variants of any block.
Thanks again for this contest!

No, they would not count as the same block. However if it's a map with two symmetrical routes and you use one block for one path and one for the other, then that would be alright.

Map is updated!

July 2019 Public Voting Link: https://forms.gle/w4q65t1PJ8UtrSoa9

This month there are 7 8 MTC entries! Download them all here.

In the voting sheet, give your score before your feedback (0 to 10, decimals are allowed). If you have comments, leave them right after your score. For example:

2.1 - This show is for people with talent, and unfortunately you failed to realize that before coming here

• Everyone is allowed to judge, even players who submitted a map (your score on your own map will be removed, so give it whatever you want!)
  
• Every map will be judged with a decimal number from 0 (bad) to 10 (good). All votes greater than/equal to 7 or less than/equal to 4 require constructive feedback on why you gave it that score
  
• Note that you have to judge a stage entirely! You cannot judge only half of it. If you are not able to finish the map, your vote can still count! Please only leave that as a very last resort, and still judge the entire map fairly
  
• You need to verify your vote by making a post here (for example: "Voted ")
  
• One best and one worst vote for each map will be ignored if more than 10 people vote
  
• The overall score will be a mixture of the average public score and the average internal score
  
• The mixture will be 70/30 if there is 1 public voter, 60/40 for 2-3, and 50/50 for 4+
  
• You must have access to all environments and vote on all maps for your votes to count

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A panel of judges will also judge the maps.
This internal voting will follow the format of:
Theme (20p) | Creativity (10p) | Fun (10p) | Detail (10p)

All public voting will soft close on August 9th, 2019 at midnight PST. After that you'll have until the internal judges complete their voting.

Voted

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Marius wins!

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• "An astonishing use of the highlighted block. It's everywhere! Amazing how all these block usages are packed into a single map." - Voyager
  
• "Not much to say about this map, it's great, it's excactly what I had in mind for this theme." - Lars
  
• "...this is a most versatile block, and you sure proved it here." - Arkive

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In second place is Clearvision!

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• "This map is really cool, it's a really clever idea" - Lars
  
• "Different approach by using a bigger setup of blocks... great entry!" - Marius
  
• "A 200IQ exploit makes for a unique and interesting submission for this MTC." - Voyager

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Third goes to pjw!

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• "The route here really shines. It's fun to perform and leaves tons of room for hunting." - Arkive
  
• "Very technical and very slidey." - Voyager
  
• "Now that is really interesting. A kinda like own and new style." - Marius

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Congratulations to our winners!

Each winner gets a news showcase of their choice for placing in the top 3.

Here's the link to the full results sheet.

It was cool to see the originality of the submissions, thanks to fabinshain and racekadse for suggesting this theme!