[Event] Void Avoid Stage Building Contest! (With prizes!)

[Fedora]

So, to help get some creative juices flowing in the community, and to help expand the stage base for Void Avoid, I am holding a stage building contest! Rules are as follows:

1) Any previously created stages are not allowed as submissions. All submissions must be BRAND NEW STAGES.
2) Stages will be judged based on aesthetic design and fun factor. I will judge aesthetics while the community will grade the fun factor.
3) Joint projects are allowed, but you have to split the prize.
4) Only one submission per person/group.
5) If you are in a group, personal project submissions are not allowed. Your group submission counts as your submission.
6) You cannot steal a design from another player. You can and will be caught.
7) The contest will last until August 31, 2011, OR until 5 submissions are entered, whichever comes LATER.

The prizes are as follows:

Winner of the stage building contest will be awarded 150 tickets, and have their stage featured in an upcoming Void Avoid event.

The first 2 runners up will receive 50 tickets each.

All contenders are welcome to have a complementary beta hat.

Please submit your entries here.

PROTIPS FOR STAGE BUILDING

-Wide stages suck. The matches are too short. Remember, Void Avoid is a game about FALLING DOWN, so if you have no room to FALL DOWN, the game ends too quick. Build vertical stages.
-Instead of using huge blocks (like mega lands), use smaller blocks instead. This gives players more spaces to stand on and makes matches a little (lot) longer.
-Just because it looks good doesn't mean it plays good. Try having a game with some friends on your stage before submitting it.
-Build some block stacks in your stage. Incorporating a stack of 4 or 5 pixels can make for some interesting vantage points.
-Your stage does not need to by symmetrical. Sometimes, lop sided stages can be very interesting and varied. Make something that players want to keep playing at.

[presentfactory]

So my map is themed on the basic pack. It goes from -250ish to almost the limit of the map, but you shouldn't play with a build grid because a piece of the map dips below it.
Map: http://www.mediafire.com/?n78cgezse1k9kzo (For some reason the N8 fourms wont allow .ncd files)
Screenies:
(ignore the n8 fourms being fucking horrible at resizing)

[Azelphur]

My stage is called SteamVoid, by Azelphur, and it is based on the steam pack.

the map file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BY7J9DWL

What i tried to do with this map is map a fun, nice looking map while adding the ability to hide among the pipes. hiding in the pipes adds a stealth componenent to the map, while if you prefer classic there are many places to jump to. with the advantage of hiding in the pipes also comes the risk, it only takes 1 move to fall!
edit: the map isn't as big as it seems, with small areas and skinny rails it makes for a dangerous jump.
the screenshots i took are to big so i am uploading them to imgur.

http://i.imgur.com/fdLee.png
http://i.imgur.com/XD2UT.png
http://i.imgur.com/q2MPQ.png

i hope people enjoy this map as much as i enjoyed making it


EDIT2!!!!! i changed some features of the map to help balancing and i also beautified it some more

[Fedora]

Both look like good stages, can't wait to play em!

[presentfactory]

My stage is called SteamVoid, by Azelphur, and it is based on the steam pack.

the map file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XQFBQU0W

What i tried to do with this map is map a fun, nice looking map while adding the ability to hide among the pipes. hiding in the pipes adds a stealth componenent to the map, while if you prefer classic there are many places to jump to. with the advantage of hiding in the pipes also comes the risk, it only takes 1 move to fall!
edit: the map isn't as big as it seems, with small areas and skinny rails it makes for a dangerous jump.
the screenshots i took are to big so i am uploading them to imgur.

http://i.imgur.com/fdLee.png
http://i.imgur.com/XD2UT.png
http://i.imgur.com/q2MPQ.png

i hope people enjoy this map as much as i enjoyed making it

I like the hiding in the pipe idea. I was tempted to put the water spicket pipes in mine, but I wanted to stick to the basic pack.

[Azelphur]

I like the hiding in the pipe idea. I was tempted to put the water spicket pipes in mine, but I wanted to stick to the basic pack.

thanks, i was actually thinking of doing the top mirroring bottom like yours, but it would have been a LOT of work. You pulled it off very well.

[Fedora]

*bump* this contest is still going on. MOAR SUBMISSIONS I SAY!

[ScarletIbis]

I'll probably submit if I stop getting sidetracked.