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Mapcrap!
The smelliest community mapmaking contest is a content initiative designed to provide more experiences for the playerbase, while rewarding the authors who do the best work! Events typically run across the timespan of 1 month and follow a particular theme or type restriction to help shape submissions into something beneficial for the entire community.
Unless otherwise noted by a specific Mapcrap announcement, submissions cannot include recycled content and must be made from scratch for each contest. Community voting is used to select the cream of the crop and rank the submissions. The three highest-voted submissions are eligible for prizes!
Since 2024, Mapcraps have always had small cash prize pools, provided by the community! Contributions to Mapcrap prize pools can be made via PayPal to pronogo@hotmail.com, or through our ko-fi page. Please note that ko-fi takes a small percentage of your donation, as does PayPal.
Please leave us a note saying that it is for the current or forthcoming Mapcrap prize pool!
2026 Contests
Aprilcrap 2026
THEME: Campaign-style mission
PRIZE WINNERS: TBD
Aprilcrap 2026
Hail, cartographers of Cosmonarchy! The second Mapcrap of 2026 is here, and it's all about making campaign-style content for this epic game!
The rules:
- The deadline is: 30 April 2026, 11:59PM EST
- Your map must be a singleplayer campaign-style mission.
- Co-op is allowed, but map must be completable in singleplayer!
- There are no thematic restrictions: you can make something...
- Classic (like Sovereign Saga)
- Comedic (like TRENCHES)
- Set in Krysilliant (like The Lost Gods / Day of Blood)
- Set in another game's setting
- Or even set in your own original setting!
- Your map must be made for this contest -- you cannot reuse existing maps!
- You may submit as many maps as you want, but only one submission will be considered for voting and prizes. You may decide which submission that is.
Prize payouts are preferably done via PayPal; if you have an alternative method, attempts will be made to utilize it!
The prize payouts are structured as follows:
- 1st place: 50%
- 2nd place: 30%
- 3rd place: 20%
- $50 from Pr0nogo
- $100 from Jesse
- Your donation here! PayPal to pronogohotmail.com
- One week following the contest's deadline, a community poll will be created that contains all prize-eligible submissions
- Server members can vote for as many submissions as they want
- If applicable, ties will be resolved with subsequent polls
- The initial poll remains open for one week; subsequent polls remain open for 3 days
- Looking to participate? Check out the following guides!
- Mapping Starter Guide for SCMDraft 2 setup
- Scenario Setup for Cosmonarchy-specific tips and tricks
- Mapmaker's Guidebook for easy references and best practices
- If you're only interested in playing the upcoming submissions, you can help by encouraging our contestants, asking them questions about what they're working on, and otherwise engaging with the content prior to its completion!
Marchcrap 2026
THEME: Adaptation of another game's level or cutscene
PRIZE WINNERS: TBD
Marchcrap 2026
Hail, valiant cartographers of Cosmonarchy! We summon thee for another Mapcrap -- the first of 2026! We're taking on the task of bringing compelling concepts from other games into the realm of Cosmonarchy, and there's a lot of possible combinations that stand to present experiences most epicacious!
The rules:
- The deadline is: 31 March 2026, 11:59PM EDT
- Your map must draw inspiration from a level from any video game
- First-party and custom content are allowed!
- Non-RTS games are allowed!
- Cutscenes (but not trailers) are allowed!
- Scenario / campaign-style content is welcome, but not required; for example, you could port Blood Gulch or dedust2 as melee maps!
- You may submit as many maps as you want, but only your highest-quality submission will be considered for prizes
Here are some ideas that demonstrate valid submissions!
- A reimagination of an RTS campaign mission, such as missions from 3crow's "The Fall" which reimagines the Protoss campaign from Starcraft
- An original twist on an RTS campaign mission, such as missions from UEDCommander's "Brood War Alternate" that changes which races are active
- A universe merger that combines multiple game settings, such as a version of Halo CE's "The Library" where UNSC (modified Terrans) face off against Zerg instead of the Flood
Prize payouts are preferably done via PayPal; if you have an alternative method, attempts will be made to utilize it!
The prize payouts are structured as follows:
- 1st place: 50%
- 2nd place: 30%
- 3rd place: 20%
- $20 from pr0nogo
- $50 from 3crow
- Your donation here!
- One week following the contest's deadline, a community poll will be created that contains all prize-eligible submissions
- Server members can vote for as many submissions as they want
- If applicable, ties will be resolved with subsequent polls
- The initial poll remains open for one week; subsequent polls remain open for 3 days