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Welcome to the MTC (Monthly Track Contest) for October 2022!
The MTC is a track building contest hosted by TrackmaniaExchange which challenges you to build a map with a specific theme.
There are no prerequisites or qualification requirements to enter, just continue reading the theme below, hop in your editor, and submit a track before the deadline!

Theme: 10 blocks and not one more
- Choose 10 blocks and build your track with them. You will not be able to use more. You can use them (the 10) as many times as you want.
- Checkpoints blocks or items and start or finish are not counted as "one block".
- Signpost blocks like 12-3-1-1-1 will not be counted as "one block" but cannot be used for the layout (you cannot "drive" on them)
- Custom items are allowed only for decoration and not for the layout. Like using trees for example, or using items for pointing the way (items need to be items at least for this theme)


Deadline:
Entries must be submitted to the MTC mappack before 30/10/2022.
Following the deadline, the Host will close the mappack for submissions. At that point, all maps in the mappack are considered valid entries. If you map is sent in less than 24h after the deadline, 5 pts per day will be retired in the total of the judge points


Prize
- Honor and right to brag!
- The winning track will be featured on the TrackmaniaExchange front page!
- The mappack will be featured at the main page after the deadline!

Rules
- One entry is allowed per user. Multi-author maps count as the single entry for all authors involved.
- “MTC” must be present in the track name as it appears on TMX.
- All entries must be built using the latest version of the game.
- All entries must be built specifically for this MTC.
- Blockmixing, Offgrid mapping, and Embedded Items are allowed.
- Texture mods are allowed.
- Royal tracks are not allowed.

Judging System
All entries will be graded by a panel of judges who will be studying each map based on the following criteria:

Theme (20 pts): How well does the track fit the theme? How creatively did you implement the theme’s requirements?
Design/Route (10 pts): Flow, smoothness, layout, speed, transitions, difficulty. The “Feel” of the track.
Details/Polish (10 pts): Signage, Scenery, Mediatracker. Does the track feel like it has the finishing touches?
Fun Factor (10 pts): Is the track fun to the judge? Some extra points can be given here.

Good luck! Please ask any questions in this thread or in discord, otherwise get to building!

Hello, does the 10-block limit apply to scenery too, or can I use as many block/item types as I want to for scenery?

The quantity of the "blocks" for scenery AND layout is 10. You can use 100 times one block but you need to pick the 10 and do the track with

do finish and start blocks count?

hey eliot

Sorry for late response.

- Checkpoints blocks or items and start or finish are not counted as "one block".

So no it doesnt count

We have 11 maps of 10 blocks or less. How many are 10 out of 10s? Only one way to find out; voting is now open! With so many maps, I'd like to remind you that you do not have to judge every one! If voting on all of them is too much, feel free to just vote on a portion!

Here's how to vote:

• Go to the "MTC" room found in the TM Exchange club
  
• When you're on a map, send one of these vote messages into chat to vote:
  • -- = 1 point (bad)
    
  • - = 2 points
    
  • +- = 3 points
    
  • + = 4 points
    
  • ++ = 5 points (good)
• If you need to change your vote on a map, just send your new vote in chat. Only the most recent vote on each map is recorded
  
• The map with the highest average rating wins!
  
• Everyone can vote! If you made a map, your vote on your own map won't be counted
  
• You do not need to finish a map to vote on it, but please give it your best effort!
  
• You must vote on at least half of the maps for your votes to count
  
• If you liked a map, please leave it an award
  
• If you have any feedback, please leave a comment on the map's page
  
• The jukebox and voting are enabled, so feel free to request, extend, and skip maps

The voting period will last until next month, specifically until I start up judging for the current September 2023 MTC. After that, I will tally all the votes and our final results will be posted!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Otherwise, start driving and get voting!

Voting is officially closed! I'm a bit busy, so it will likely take a few days before I can get the results out.

Against all odds, we have a tie for first!

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SkaryZ9 takes half the win!

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• I can't comment on this map without mentioning the really fun bugslide. - Arkive86

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Our other victor is Adralonter!

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• The fact that it feels like a whole completed map just amazes me, most creative map i've seen in a while, hats down to you - jahbibbo
  
• Very creative and impressive with the set limitations. - OregoX
  
• Absolutely gorgeous - jackmania

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Taking home bronze, we have asyr.NJ!

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• creative transitions with 10 blocks - OregoX
  
• There's a lot of creative transitions in this deceptively short map. - Arkive86
  
• nice map! - MoredDaBlob

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Both of our winners had perfect scores across the board! They weren't the only tie, though; two other maps ended up with equal scores.

Congratulations to our winners!

Here's the link to the full results sheet.

Thanks to all the builders and voters who participated in the contest!

Looking for more maps to play? The September 2023 MTC is currently in the voting phase. Want to build instead? Then the October 2023 MTC is just the place to stop by!

Thanks again, and see you next time!