The cerv.id Classic
A month-long map jam for mappers of all skill levels!
This Month's Theme: act 1 — act 2
What is This?
#The cerv.id Classic is a map jam for Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers, a technical kart-racer based on SRB2.
Inspired by Simpleflips' Romhacking Competitions, participants have 1 month (Jun 1 — Jun 30) to create a map using High Voltage Ring based on the given theme.
Once the jam is over, your submissions will be broadcasted live on YouTube in a wrap-up event where judges will give constructive feedback and show off each submission. Each submission will recieve additional feedback on the results page once the results are announced.
Rules
#Entrants are encouraged, but not required to collaborate!
Your submission should consist of 1 to 3 original maps (of any gametype) started after the competition begins. You may submit solo or as a team.
Teams are not required to consist of exclusively mappers! Both solo-mapper and multi-mapper entrants are free to recieve texture, spriting, lua, or other help. Make sure everyone is credited!
Only 1 song per map. Sorry, but altmusic bloats file sizes tremendously!
Your submission must follow the Submission Guidelines
- 16 Player Starts (for Race), 16 Match Starts (for Battle)
- Must include a minimap and thumbnail
- Bots should be able to complete your map (for Race)
- Must include an Overtime Kiosk, at least 1 Prison Egg, and at least 1 Combat UFO (for Battle)
While not a hard rule, it can be fun to keep your submission secret until the stream! To up the hype and wow the judges...!
Tips and Tricks
#First-time mapper? You may want to consult the "Your First Map" guide to get your bearings!
#course-help in the Kart Krew Discord is a great place to ask for help if you're stuck!
F3 opens the "Find and Replace" tool. This tool can be used to easily select elements matching any property, such as tag, thing id, or texture.You can also automatically replace some properties, which is especially useful for removing dev textures!
F4 opens the "Map Analysis" tool. Map Analysis can automatically identify (and fix!) most issues that crop up during map creation.The highlighted checkboxes are suggested to avoid false-positives or non-issues coming up in the analysis.
Testing configurations:
- Grand Prix:
-file "%AP" "%F" -skill %S -warp %L +cheats 1 +devmode 1 - Race:
-server -file "%AP" "%F" -skill %S -warp %L +cheats 1 +devmode 1 - Prisons:
-file "%AP" "%F" -skill %S -warp %L -gametype battle +cheats 1 +devmode 1 - Battle:
-server -file "%AP" "%F" -skill %S -warp %L -gametype battle +cheats 1 +devmode 1 +battletest 1
Appending +bind KEY "setrings 20" +bind KEY "give sneaker" can also be helpful for testing!
Submit Your Map
#Submissions to the cerv.id Classic will eventually be compiled into a map pack to be released on the SRB2 MB.
ALL SUBMISSIONS: When submitting, you may exclude your map from the map pack, or release it both in the pack and separately. All submissions will be included in the wrap-up stream.
MAP PACK SUBMISSIONS: The final submission date for maps entered in the pack is one month from the stream date. Check back for a second submission link closer to the date!
TEAM SUBMISSIONS: If submitting as a team, please have ONLY ONE TEAM MEMBER submit a .pk3 containing your team's submission.