Welcome to the ManiaExchange Monthly Track Contest (MTC) for February 2020! If you thought this month was going to get better, too bad; this month is also hosted by Arkive!




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





Theme of the Month: Be Their Valentine




Find a buddy and build a map! All submitted maps must be a collaboration between at least two builders.




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Theme Specific Rules

• Your map's route must be built by two or more players
  
• If only one of the builders in your group has an MX account, you must provide proof that at least two players have collaborated on the map (feel free to ask me about this)
  
• As per usual, a builder may only be part of one submission


General Rules

• You may submit one track maximum
  
• Each map counts as one track for each author involved
  
• MTC should be present in the track name. Example: "mtc - cupid" or "Hopeless Romantic (MTC)" (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
  
• All environments are allowed
  
• All titlepacks are allowed
  
• Blockmixing is allowed
  
• Envimixing is allowed
  
• Embedded items are allowed
  
• Stadium64 base is allowed
  
• TMUF cars are allowed
  
• Mods are allowed (remember to include locators!)
  
• Press Forward, Left, Right, or similar tracks are NOT allowed
  
• Courses requiring OpenPlanet are NOT allowed

If you have any questions or would like to contest a rule, feel free to ask!


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Deadlines

• Your track should be uploaded before the end of February 29th at midnight EST. Submissions will continue to be accepted until I officially announce closure in this thread, which will likely occur the following EST morning
  
• Tracks submitted within the deadline will have 24 hours after submissions close to make any last minute edits
  
• Public voting will go from March 1st to March 8th or until the internal judging is finished, whichever occurs later
  
• Results are calculated and posted soon after public voting closes



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Prizes
Honour and the right to brag! (Jozii used to say that. He popped by recently. Hi, Jozii! )
The top 3 winners will receive a showcase of a track of their choice (< 10 awards)

How to Submit

• You MUST 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 75/25 between internal judging and public voting if there is 1 public voter, 60/40 for 2, and 50/50 for 3+

• 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 track will be judged with marks 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 must play and vote on all tracks for your votes to count
  
• 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 internal judging will note some detailed feedback with points based on categories (Theme [20p], Creativity [10p], Fun [10p], Detail [10p])

Good luck, and if you have any questions, please ask!

Submissions are now closed! All participants have 24 hours from the time this message is posted to make any last minute edits you might have to your map. No more maps may be submitted. I'll try to get the voting sheet prepared tonight, but it may be delayed until tomorrow.

February 2020 Public Voting Link: https://forms.gle/qKFsJKfSKU15rn6g8

This month there's 8 maps! Download them 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:

8.2 - I really enjoyed how distinct the sections were!

• 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 75/25 between internal judging and public voting if there is 1 public voter, 60/40 for 2, and 50/50 for 3+
  
• You must be able to play 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 March 8th, 2020 at midnight EST. After that, you may still vote until the internal judges complete their voting.

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Arken., wortex, and Piotrunio steal not only our hearts, but first place as well!

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• Bay on Lagoon works great...one of the best intros I have ever seen - eFFecT
  
• Not that easy, not that hard, perfect. - Akiliyh
  
• ...a solid course that isn't afraid to do some weird things and comes out better for it. - Arkive

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The Waypoint Mapping crew nab themselves silver!

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• ...a similar 'feel' throughout, but each section being distinct. - PangoLynne
  
• [This course] does a great job of highlighting the group effort. - Arkive
  
• There is a lot of nice tricky turns and originalty! - Akiliyh

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Superal.nc and Rioyter soar into third!

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• I really like the atmosphere and how we pass the differents "islands" each time. - Akiliyh
  
• An incredible aesthetic and atmosphere! - PangoLynne
  
• ...I found the course to be quite enjoyable and engaging! - Arkive

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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.

Thanks to all participants this month for joining in the contest, thanks to all those who publicly voted and gave their feedback.

The March 2020 MTC is well underway, but there's still time to build a map! April is right around the corner, too, so stay tuned for the next theme!