From ca6eb0c6dd689673797c25c2e6f165529b27a7f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pishifat <31551350+pishifat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 09:10:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/7] add news base --- ...onthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md | 76 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+) create mode 100644 news/2023/2023-10-02-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md diff --git a/news/2023/2023-10-02-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md b/news/2023/2023-10-02-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cb54a8f8c5b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/2023/2023-10-02-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Monthly Beatmapping Contest: October 2023" +date: 2023-10-02 19:00:00 +0000 +--- + +Rumor has it that you're the world's #1 mapper. If you're an osu!taiko or osu!catch mapper, it's time to prove it. + +![](/wiki/shared/news/banners/monthly-beatmapping-contest.png) + +For those out of the loop, the [Monthly Beatmapping Contest](/wiki/Contests/Monthly_Beatmapping_Contest) (*MBC*) is exactly what you'd expect: a mapping contest that runs each month... for different game modes. + +This month's contest is open to **osu!taiko** and **osu!catch** mappers. + +- [osu!taiko contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/186) +- [osu!catch contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/187) + +Next month's contest will feature a new contest for **osu!** and **osu!mania**, along with the results for [September's contests](https://osu.ppy.sh/home/news/2023-09-09-monthly-beatmapping-contest-september-2023)! + +## Timeline + +- **[Beatmapping](#beatmapping) (3 weeks):** Contest is announced and beatmappers create their entries. +- **[Screening](/wiki/Contests/Monthly_Beatmapping_Contest#screening) (1.5 weeks):** Entries are evaluated by experienced beatmappers. If there aren't many entries, this will be skipped in favour of a longer judging period. +- **[Judging](/wiki/Contests/Monthly_Beatmapping_Contest#judging) (1.5 weeks):** Top entries from screening are judged in detail by a different crew of experienced beatmappers. +- **[Rewards](#rewards) (~2 months from now):** Winners are announced at the start of another MBC. + +## Beatmapping + +[pending input from hosts] + +### Songs + +Any song listed on [osu!'s Featured Artist listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists) is eligible for this contest! Feel free to cut songs as needed. + +## Rewards + +The Monthly Beatmapping Contest rewards users with [contest points](/wiki/Contests/Contest_points) based on their placements: + +- **Winner:** 2 points +- **Runner-up:** 1 point +- **Screening crew's #1 pick:** 1 point + +These numbers may vary depending on how many submissions the contest receives. Check [the wiki article](/wiki/Contests/Contest_points) for details. + +Contest points reward users at certain thresholds: + +- **Profile badges** are attainable at 2, 4, and 6 points each. The badges are tiered, meaning each new badge will replace the previous one! +- ***Elite Mapper* [user title](/wiki/Community/User_title)** is attainable at 6 points. + +![](/wiki/shared/news/2020-02-20-monthly-beatmapping-contest-1-results/mbc-badge-1.png) + + +Additionally, a [**Mappers' Guild keychain**](/wiki/shared/news/2023-08-29-changes-to-the-mappers-guild/keychain.jpg) is optionally rewarded to the winner of each month's contest. Its design is based on your beatmap! + +## Rules + +If you're looking for a lawless contest, wait for the next [Aspire](https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Contests/Aspire). In the meantime, pay attention: + +- **Submissions must be a single difficulty from one of the month's [selected songs](#songs).** +- **Submissions must be in `.osz` format.** +- **Submissions must NOT be uploaded to the osu! website until after the contest's results are finalised.** +- **Submissions must abide by the [ranking criteria](/wiki/Ranking_criteria).** +- **Your submission must be solely made by you.** Collaborations are not allowed for this contest! + +Note that all submissions will be anonymised before they're reviewed by screeners/judges to avoid bias. During this process, storyboards and backgrounds may be removed, and for osu!taiko, elements that don't affect gameplay (such as object locations in the editor) will be standardised across all submissions. + +--- + +That's enough reading. Create your mapping masterpiece, then upload it to one of these pages: + +- [osu!taiko contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/186) +- [osu!catch contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/187) + +You have until **the end of October** to submit your entry. Good luck and have fun mapping! + +—pishifat, Hivie, Kimitakari From fb2cd1d80e4c804662357bd1f115b2305ab422e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pishifat <31551350+pishifat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 17:15:22 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/7] redate --- ... 2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md} | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) rename news/2023/{2023-10-02-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md => 2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md} (95%) diff --git a/news/2023/2023-10-02-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md similarity index 95% rename from news/2023/2023-10-02-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md rename to news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md index cb54a8f8c5b6..1c231402b2dc 100644 --- a/news/2023/2023-10-02-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md +++ b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ --- layout: post title: "Monthly Beatmapping Contest: October 2023" -date: 2023-10-02 19:00:00 +0000 +date: 2023-10-10 19:00:00 +0000 --- -Rumor has it that you're the world's #1 mapper. If you're an osu!taiko or osu!catch mapper, it's time to prove it. +Rumors say that you're the world's #1 mapper. Now's your chance to prove it. ![](/wiki/shared/news/banners/monthly-beatmapping-contest.png) @@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ Next month's contest will feature a new contest for **osu!** and **osu!mania**, ## Beatmapping -[pending input from hosts] - ### Songs Any song listed on [osu!'s Featured Artist listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists) is eligible for this contest! Feel free to cut songs as needed. From cd7fbdb1e2f67a6bd127a65828faab4b613171d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pishifat <31551350+pishifat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 18:03:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/7] mode limitations --- ...onthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md | 22 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md index 1c231402b2dc..a875ba13d1f5 100644 --- a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md +++ b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This month's contest is open to **osu!taiko** and **osu!catch** mappers. - [osu!taiko contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/186) - [osu!catch contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/187) -Next month's contest will feature a new contest for **osu!** and **osu!mania**, along with the results for [September's contests](https://osu.ppy.sh/home/news/2023-09-09-monthly-beatmapping-contest-september-2023)! +Next month will feature a new contest for **osu!** and **osu!mania**, along with the results for [September's contest](https://osu.ppy.sh/home/news/2023-09-09-monthly-beatmapping-contest-september-2023) (which is currently being judged)! ## Timeline @@ -26,9 +26,27 @@ Next month's contest will feature a new contest for **osu!** and **osu!mania**, ## Beatmapping +### Limitation + +To keep things fresh, every MBC has a *limitation* that requires mappers to compete on an similar playing field! + +#### osu!taiko + +Given osu!taiko mapping is pretty limited to begin with, this contest is opting for a more song-oriented challenge: **your beatmap's song must be 240 BPM or faster.** + +#### osu!catch + +osu!catch is taking a much simpler approach: **your beatmap must be 5.00 stars or higher.** + +Apparently the winners of some previous osu!catch contests have been *Rain* difficulties that competed against a bunch of *Overdose* difficulties, so this limitation aims to bring all submissions to an expert-oriented skill level. + ### Songs -Any song listed on [osu!'s Featured Artist listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists) is eligible for this contest! Feel free to cut songs as needed. +Any song listed on [osu!'s Featured Artist listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists) is eligible for this contest! + +If you're mapping osu!taiko, ensure that your song is [**at least 240 BPM**](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists/tracks?is_default_sort=true&sort=update_desc&bpm%5Bgte%5D=240), as outlined in the [limitation above](#limitation). + +And of course, if you'd rather not map a long song, feel free to cut it to a shorter length! ## Rewards From 4314458e4f103e9cb0bb2d36a627d703843f6e97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pishifat <31551350+pishifat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 18:11:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/7] words --- .../2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md index a875ba13d1f5..9731e13aed27 100644 --- a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md +++ b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Given osu!taiko mapping is pretty limited to begin with, this contest is opting #### osu!catch -osu!catch is taking a much simpler approach: **your beatmap must be 5.00 stars or higher.** +osu!catch is taking a much simpler approach: **your beatmap's star rating must be 5.00 stars or higher.** Apparently the winners of some previous osu!catch contests have been *Rain* difficulties that competed against a bunch of *Overdose* difficulties, so this limitation aims to bring all submissions to an expert-oriented skill level. @@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ Additionally, a [**Mappers' Guild keychain**](/wiki/shared/news/2023-08-29-chang If you're looking for a lawless contest, wait for the next [Aspire](https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Contests/Aspire). In the meantime, pay attention: +- **Submissions must follow the month's beatmapping [limitation](#limitation):** + - **osu!taiko:** your beatmap's song must be 240 BPM or faster. + - **osu!catch:** your beatmap's star rating must be 5.00 stars or higher. - **Submissions must be a single difficulty from one of the month's [selected songs](#songs).** - **Submissions must be in `.osz` format.** - **Submissions must NOT be uploaded to the osu! website until after the contest's results are finalised.** From be41dd26a301732716e0d7e98edf6cc25538dacc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pishifat <31551350+pishifat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 18:14:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/7] links --- ...3-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md index 9731e13aed27..ff46e9257ecf 100644 --- a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md +++ b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ For those out of the loop, the [Monthly Beatmapping Contest](/wiki/Contests/Mont This month's contest is open to **osu!taiko** and **osu!catch** mappers. -- [osu!taiko contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/186) -- [osu!catch contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/187) +- [osu!taiko contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/187) +- [osu!catch contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/188) Next month will feature a new contest for **osu!** and **osu!mania**, along with the results for [September's contest](https://osu.ppy.sh/home/news/2023-09-09-monthly-beatmapping-contest-september-2023) (which is currently being judged)! @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Additionally, a [**Mappers' Guild keychain**](/wiki/shared/news/2023-08-29-chang ## Rules -If you're looking for a lawless contest, wait for the next [Aspire](https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Contests/Aspire). In the meantime, pay attention: +If you're looking for a lawless contest, wait for the next [Aspire](/wiki/Contests/Aspire). In the meantime, pay attention: - **Submissions must follow the month's beatmapping [limitation](#limitation):** - **osu!taiko:** your beatmap's song must be 240 BPM or faster. @@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ Note that all submissions will be anonymised before they're reviewed by screener That's enough reading. Create your mapping masterpiece, then upload it to one of these pages: -- [osu!taiko contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/186) -- [osu!catch contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/187) +- [osu!taiko contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/187) +- [osu!catch contest listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/188) You have until **the end of October** to submit your entry. Good luck and have fun mapping! From fe6a0e5103c8479128aecdbeadddf33d690e8e1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pishifat <31551350+pishifat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 18:17:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 6/7] line --- news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md index ff46e9257ecf..3f3c1f980899 100644 --- a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md +++ b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md @@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ Contest points reward users at certain thresholds: ![](/wiki/shared/news/2020-02-20-monthly-beatmapping-contest-1-results/mbc-badge-1.png) - Additionally, a [**Mappers' Guild keychain**](/wiki/shared/news/2023-08-29-changes-to-the-mappers-guild/keychain.jpg) is optionally rewarded to the winner of each month's contest. Its design is based on your beatmap! ## Rules From 68c6e7d38f7f82405f7c552b255f1c63fc6a6e18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dean Herbert Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:58:28 +0900 Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Update date to be closer to now --- .../2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md index 3f3c1f980899..8d3453079935 100644 --- a/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md +++ b/news/2023/2023-10-10-monthly-beatmapping-contest-october-2023.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- layout: post title: "Monthly Beatmapping Contest: October 2023" -date: 2023-10-10 19:00:00 +0000 +date: 2023-10-11 10:00:00 +0000 --- Rumors say that you're the world's #1 mapper. Now's your chance to prove it.