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Contestants are to create an experience containing no battles, blood or any traces of violence.
The map type is still quite open, but make sure to create something original.

- No submission may violate any of the site rules.
- If a submission does not follow the map submission rules the creator will be disqualified.
- All submissions must follow the current theme. If any model does not fit, a moderator will tell you as soon as possible as to avoid confusion.
- Your submission must be posted before the deadline. The post containing your final submission must also contain the following:
- Several screenshots of terrain and gameplay.
- The file in the appropriate format.
- You must show at least one unfinished preview of your submission, before the deadline, as proof that it’s yours.
- Your submission may not be started/made before the official launch of the contest.
- Judges may not participate.
- Your final submission must be more-or-less bug free.
- Teamwork is not allowed.
- Finding testers and voice actors to help you with your submission is not considered teamwork.
- Imports may be used in the map, however they must all be credited.
- All multiplayer maps must be under 8mb, so they are playable on Battle.Net.

- First Place: 30 reputation points and your entry on the award icon
- Second Place: 20 reputation points and an award icon
- Third Place: 10 reputation points and an award icon

- Ardenian
- rulerofiron99

Originality | Does the entry bring any new ideas to the table? This may include gameplay mechanics, genre or different iterations of an existing concept. | 25pts |
Gameplay | The fun factor: Does the whole package create an enjoyable experience for the player? e.g. Are the spell effects satisfying, is there replayability, is the plot compelling, ...? | 25pts |
Theme | Does the entry conform to the contest's assigned theme 'Peace(ful)'? A map containing blood, gore, violence, fights, anger, unrest, etc. will lose points in this category. | 20pts |
Aesthetics | The beauty of the map: how well-made is above all the terrain? This includes the right choice of doodads for the theme of the environment, the lighting, the proper use of imported models, etc. Overall, the visuals of the map are judged in this category, thus the terrain and, additionally, the spell effects, the atmosphere of the map (which may include the use of an atmospheric soundtrack), etc. | 15pts |
Triggers/Performance | Does the map run well performance-wise? Factors which influence this category are: efficiency of the triggers/coding, memory leaks, game-breaking bugs, etc. Due to the contest's short duration, small bugs here and there, which do not retract much from the user experience, will not reduce the contestant's points in this category. | 10pts |
Polishing | Does the map have a title, an in-game description, a quest log? Is the in-game text clear to read (this may include proper use of colors)? Are there assigned hotkeys for skills and are they easy to use? Are the hero/skill tooltips clean and easy on the eyes? If custom icons were used, were their counterparts (e.g. 'DISBTN', etc.) properly imported? | 5pts |
- 65% of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
- 35% of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.

Weekend Mapping Madness #3 is set to begin on Friday the 14th at 00:00 GMT and conclude on Sunday the 16th at 23:59 GMT.
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