Awarding Procedure

This article outlines the process a map will go through to become ranked. All ranked maps will and must go through this process to ensure quality maps.

Initial modding “Modding” is when a user provides feedback to another user's map. The user that provides feedback is the “modder” and the collective feedback is known as a “mod”.

Modding is used to improve the quality of a map and move it closer to ranked status. As a modder, it’s a great way to gain a greater understanding of mapping by seeing new perspectives and closely analyzing maps. As a mapper, you gain an equal understanding of mapping while seeing your maps improve.

Mods can mainly be found on the Discord by requesting in modding-queues. They can also be found by just asking around. The act of modding is a voluntary process, that is modders will only mod if they want to. To ensure you get mods, be respectful and make sure your map meets the community's standard for a quality map.

These initial mods are intended to get rid of any obvious problems in the map. These are necessary for almost every map, as any problems could be missed by the mapper. This initial modding will also help push the map further with step 2 of the ranking procedure.

ANT modding High quality maps can be submitted to the Award Nomination Request Form. Requested maps will be checked by members of the ANT, or AN’s. AN’s are senior modders that are the final say in which maps are ranked. Listed below is the procedure AN’s follow when modding requested maps. When a map is first requested, it will be marked as unchecked by AN’s. AN’s will briefly look at unchecked maps. If the AN deems the map to be almost rankable, they may set its status to “mods pending”. If the AN does not think the map is rankable or does not wish to mod the map, they may set its status to “rejected”. These initial AN checks are very surface level. If there are any obvious problems in your map, AN’s will notice them and will likely reject it. Any problems present in the map must be very specific and in depth, rather than general broader problems. In addition, if a map is deemed tedious to mod by an AN, that is a valid reason to reject the map. A map can be deemed tedious if there are many small problems, if the AN doesn’t like the song, if the map is too long, and other similar reasons. If a map is rejected by an AN, other AN’s may still wish to mod it. If the entire ANT rejects it, it may be submitted again. However, it is suggested to go back to step 1 with the map and get mods by non-AN modders. If an AN wishes to mod a map, a mod will be given on the AN’s own time. Once that mod is given, it’s expected that the mapper reviews and applies the mods at their own discretion. Once an AN gives a mod and the mod is applied, the AN will recheck the map. If the AN can find no more problems and believes the map is rankable, the AN’s map status will be set to nominated and the map will move to step 3 of the ranking procedure. To clarify, for a map to be rankable it must abide by the awarding criteria. However, a map must also be interesting enough for the ANT to want it to be ranked, which is subjective to each AN.

Nominations AN’s can give nominations to a map if they believe it is rankable. Nominations to maps are individually given by AN’s. Once there is at least 1 nomination on a map, it will be prioritized so that it is ranked swiftly.

A map requires at least 2 nominations to be ranked. That is, 2 AN’s must believe that the map is rankable and a good fit to be ranked. Once a map has 2 nominations, the rest of the AN’s will review the map. These reviews will be much less in depth than the mods required to nominate the map. If the entire ANT believes it’s rankable, then the map will be ranked.

As a special case, ANT members will require 3 nominations for their maps to be ranked. Once there are 3 nominations, standard ranking procedure applies.