Welcome one and all to our first Halo Infinite forge contest, Dueltacular! This will be a 2v2 map contest with our biggest prize pool ever. You read that right, our biggest prize pool EVER, with it being $10,000.


We are also partnering with our friends over at the HYE Energy Gaming Community to help judge this contest.

Dueltacular is a 2v2, or doubles, map building contest. With the advancements of Halo Infinite Forge we wanted this first contest to really allow people to show off the potential of forge while also creating content that the community is craving. Below are the basics.

• 2v2 Core Maps
• Must be set up to play slayer. We will be using Ranked Slayer in the 343 modes browser with a 25 score limit.
• Maps can only be made using Halo Infinite Forge
• 1 map submission allowed
  • Once submitted you can’t submit another or make edits, as in order to make sure the contest can be completed in a timely manner we will start initial judging as maps get entered in.
• The Map must be created no earlier than today, the start of the contest (12/1/2022).
  • If your map is created before the start of the contest then it will be disqualified. If you attempt to circumvent the creation date then this will also result in disqualification and a potential ban from future contests.
  • Clarification: You are allowed remakes if you want to work on an old design that you have not started in Halo Infinite yet. But if you have already started on a map in Halo Infinite before December 1st, 2022, then you cannot use that for this contest.

You will have two months to create your best 2v2 Map. Make it play well and look good, with the power of Forge we are expecting to see some awesome looking creations.


Start Date: December 1st, 2022

End Date: January 31st, 2023 at 11:59 PST

Judging Period: To be Determined and based upon the number of entries. Estimated a month and a half starting February 1st, 2023.

These are the people that will be judging your maps, they come from a wide variety of backgrounds and specialties.

Judges:

SIR IRON WOLF
WAR
I Crush All
MrSnow
Mooshg

Guest Judge:

HYE Energy
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While this is a 2v2 contest and gameplay is the primary factor that will be judged, we don’t want you to forget about aesthetics. With the power of forge in this latest iteration we are looking for maps that can check all the boxes without hindering gameplay.

There is a lot of money (USD) up for grabs! In addition to the money, there may be prizes in the form of merch. Lucky for you the prize pool can only grow!

Grand Prize:
$5,000

2nd Place:
$2,500

3rd Place:
$1,500

4-10th Place
$200

Community Vote
$100
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Submissions will be open soon. There will be a location on our new site where you can submit your map. Or a submission thread will be made available. We will let you know when it is open and we will also provide more detailed submission guidelines.


IMPORTANT: Make sure you follow the proper way to submit your map as well as the guidelines in the “What is it” section. Many times people with good maps unfortunately have to but cut because they missed some basic rules or guidelines. Especially with only allowing one entry, making sure you dot your i’s and cross your t’s will be very crucial.

Question: What if I am co forging with multiple people, how will submissions work?
Answer: You are allowed to co-forge, but you can only submit one map as the main author. You can be the secondary for any map but you can only submit one. Your co-forge buddy will have to submit the second map if you create a second map. Remember though, only the primary author will receive the money and it is up to them to split it up.

We will be providing lobbies that you can partake in to get playtests and potential feedback on your map before you submit it. We recommend joining this lobby or getting a lobby started, we can help promote lobbies too. We will attempt to have feedback lobbies after the contest has concluded but this will be dependent on judge availability.

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