NUMA has not been so active these last few years, but thanks to all of the participants for the ReTile competition, we’ve seen a huge amount of activity on the site over the last couple months. Overall, 77 maps were made for the competition across 5 weeks. The final round concluded in the last week of May and now we have the results of the competition! As promised, here are the title and links to the top scoring maps from each participant. Please rate/comment/enjoy these maps as they are all amazing creations! <br/> <br/>Amibe :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238768">Escape</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>blacklef :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238844">blacklef’s constant</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>ChrisE :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238842">Close Your Eyes And Let Go</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>Daggafork :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238749">a8197bbd8fdf537b49d1502a28cbc98101b5f5bd</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>DW40 :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238740">Cosmic Fragmentation</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>fingersonthefrets :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238758">Impepho</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>Hyteriux :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238803">A Mile Under</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>jasdanu :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238827">Hounds of Baskerville</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>Kaylab :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238816">Two Doors, One Gauss</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>Lightning55 :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238769">The Path We Take</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>origami_alligator :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238835">Meth Valley</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>PALEMOON :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238846">We Burned Chrome</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>script :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238811">Fat Ghost Facility</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>ska :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238762">playing the cards you’re dealt</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>Spackal :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238775">Afternoon Lines</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>Tempus_Fugit :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238821">cyberg melts</a> [nmaps.net] <br/>Yahoozy :: <a href="https://www.nmaps.net/238780">Strontium-90 Half-and-half</a> [nmaps.net] <br/> <br/>Below are the total points for each person. A huge round of applause for our Top 3! They will each be receiving a featured map from one of their submissions for the competition, written by none other than our fabulous judges, Aidiera, PALEMOON and Yahoozy! <br/> <br/><strong>TOTAL POINTS ::</strong> <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/fingersonthefrets">fingersonthefrets</a> [nmaps.net] :: 790 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/Spackal">Spackal</a> [nmaps.net] :: 790 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/yahoozy">yahoozy</a> [nmaps.net] :: 757 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/origami_alligator">origami_alligator</a> [nmaps.net] :: 751 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/Hyteriux">Hyteriux</a> [nmaps.net] :: 726 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/DW40">DW40</a> [nmaps.net] :: 717 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/PALEMOON">PALEMOON</a> [nmaps.net] :: 700 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/Tempus_Fugit">Tempus_Fugit</a> [nmaps.net] :: 650 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/blacklef">blacklef</a> [nmaps.net] :: 642 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/ChrisE">ChrisE</a> [nmaps.net] :: 618 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/jasdanu">jasdanu</a> [nmaps.net] :: 573 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/Lightning55">Lightning55</a> [nmaps.net] :: 573 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/Amibe">Amibe</a> [nmaps.net] :: 533 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/Kaylab">Kaylab</a> [nmaps.net] :: 491 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/script">script</a> [nmaps.net] :: 436 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/ska">ska</a> [nmaps.net] :: 409 <br/><a href="https://www.nmaps.net/user/Daggafork">Daggafork</a> [nmaps.net] :: 236 <br/> <br/>Some extra thanks are in order for script and lord_day, who helped with judging; Aidiera, for making it easier to keep track of the judge comments and scores; Tempus_Fugit, for creating a program to randomize who retiled which maps each week; and Daggafork, for placing the original announcement on NUMA. If I am forgetting anyone, know that your work, time and effort are greatly appreciated! <br/> <br/>Until the next competition… <br/> <br/>&lt;3 origami_alligator

Hello, NUMA! <br/> <br/>It is officially Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing new growth. With that growth, we've seen more activity on NUMA as of late than we have for a long time. It's great to see this community come back to life, no matter how fleeting that may be. <br/> <br/>With a new season comes a new competition! While this is not an official NUMAcon, it is open to all members of the community. The theme of this competition is: <strong>retile</strong>! For those of you who are unfamiliar, retiling is a form of creating a map where users swap object sets from existing maps and create new maps by only placing tiles around the given objects. The details of the competition can be found <a href="http://forum.droni.es/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=10512">here</a> [forum.droni.es] on the forums. <br/> <br/>If you would like to join the competition, I strongly recommend downloading <a href="https://discordapp.com/download">Discord</a> [discordapp.com] and finding us on the <a href="https://discord.gg/nplusplus">N++ server.</a> [discord.gg] <br/>From there, contact southpaw, better known as origami_alligator here on NUMA, and he can answer all your questions about the contest. If you would rather not download Discord, you may instead sign up on the forums and join via the forum thread or by sending a PM to origami_alligator on the forums. <br/> <br/><strong>Sign-ups are open through April 20th</strong>, so if you would like to join, do it soon! <br/> <br/>Here’s to new growth in the community! <br/> <br/>- <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/user/origami_alligator">origami_alligator</a> [nmaps.net]

Hey there. For those of you still active on the site, or lurking, we have some things to update you all on. <br/><ul> <br/><li><a href="https://discord.gg/nplusplus">Here</a> [discord.gg] is a link to the N community discord server, for 1.4, 2.0, and ++. <br/></li><li>Future reviews are fixed. Thank you to Tempus_Fugit! <br/></li><li>Rated maps count are slightly buggy, but will be fixed in due time. <br/></li><li>Map rating graph is buggy as well, and will be fixed in due time as well. <br/></li><li>Report bugs and suggestions on <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/238691">this page</a> [nmaps.net]. <br/></li><li>Cleared house of inactive admins, moderators, and reviewers. <br/></li></ul> <br/>If you would like to be either re-instated or instated as a reviewer, or moderator, just message either <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/user/DaggaFork">DaggaFork</a> [nmaps.net] or Sunset and they will take you into consideration. As a side note to all reviewers though, reviews are currently spaced three days (72 hours) apart. When a map is newly featured, it is added to the end of the review queue; when a review has been active for three days, the top map in the queue is automatically featured. If there's nothing in the queue and it's been over three days since the last feature, your feature is immediate. Queued features can be rearranged (Thank you again, to Tempus, for explaining this). <br/> <br/>Thank you. <br/>- <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/user/Sunset">Sunset</a> [nmaps.net], <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/user/DaggaFork">DaggaFork</a> [nmaps.net], and <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/user/Tempus_Fugit">Tempus_Fugit</a> [nmaps.net]

The theme of this contest will be bubbles! <br/> <br/>Additional information and rules: <br/>Every map will need to be posted with edited mapdata in order to make the runs not shown. This way less experienced players will have a chance to create inventive routes without getting shut down with more technically skilled players. With this, all runs must be posted on NReality, and <strong>no demos can be posted to the comments until the contest is over</strong>. If anyone posts demos to this site during the contest they will be disqualified. I'm not very worried about this, though, since we have such a small community. <br/> <br/>How to edit your mapdata: <br/>Note: if there are maps submitted without the edited mapdata they will not be entered into the competition. <br/> <br/>Add <em>|||protectedcontest</em> to the end of your mapdata. An example can be seen <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/238400">here</a> [nmaps.net]. <br/> <br/>Tag all maps with <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/browse?q=bubbles18">bubbles18</a> [nmaps.net] <br/> <br/>To reiterate: <br/>Mappers, tag your maps with <em>bubbles18</em> and add the <em>|||protectedcontest</em> string to the map data before you submit. <br/>Players, do not post demos to this site. Submit your private runs through NReality! <br/> <br/>Okay, I hope this is not too confusing! <br/> <br/><a href="http://forum.droni.es/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=10508">Talk about this contest on the forums!</a> [forum.droni.es] <br/> <br/>Happy mapping, happy playing, <br/>Dagga

Hello everybody, <br/> <br/>It has been a while since there was an update about NUMACon. This is mostly because the site was low in users for many months and the judges for contests often didn't follow through with their commitments. But, that is in the past, and I want to make a new contest. The format will be different this time. <br/> <br/>In 1 week I will announce the contest theme. <br/>The mapping deadline will be 1 week after that. <br/> <br/>There are many users who like to play maps as well, so they will be part of the contest too. <br/> <br/>1 week after the mapping deadline is the playing deadline. The winner(s) will be chosen based on two categories: highscore and speedrun. <br/> <br/>The only judge will be myself this time around, if the contest goes well we can do another with different judge(s). <br/> <br/>Dates summary: <br/>Theme announcement: July 1 2018 <br/>Mapping deadline: July 8 2018 <br/>Playing deadline: July 15 2018 <br/>Results: July 18 2018

<strong>NUMACon: Phantasm</strong> <br/>This October's Halloween-themed contest is called Phantasm! Tag your maps with <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/browse?q=phantasm">Phantasm</a> [nmaps.net]. Up to three Halloween-themed maps may be submitted per person, up until November 15th. <br/> <br/>Spooky mapping! <br/> <br/><strong>WE NEED JUDGES</strong> <br/>This contest cannot work without any judges! We need judges for Phantasm, as well as for Equality. Contact me, DaggaFork, to become a judge. It usually doesn't take very long to judge. Please help NUMA out and volunteer to be a judge! <br/> <br/>Thanks, and happy scary mapping, <br/>DaggaFork

<strong>Hunger Results</strong> <br/>Congratulations to our winner Aidiera with the map <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/237908">Death Do Us Part</a> [nmaps.net]! <br/>The runner ups were: <br/><a href="http://www.nmaps.net/237886">🌭</a> [nmaps.net] by script <br/><a href="http://www.nmaps.net/237905">the small apple</a> [nmaps.net] by Addicted_Ancestor <br/><a href="http://www.nmaps.net/237890">Back to your roots</a> [nmaps.net] by Spackal <br/><a href="http://www.nmaps.net/237887">24 Carrot</a> [nmaps.net] by DaggaFork <br/> <br/>Thanks to everyone who participated; it was a pleasure to play all of the maps! <br/>Thanks to the judges Arona_Daal, Kaylab, and Sunset! <br/> <br/><strong>NUMACon Equality</strong> <br/>This NUMACon limits the balance of objects the mapper is allowed to use. You must pick a number N (which must be greater than 0) and then create a map with... <br/><ul> <br/><li> N gauss turrets <br/></li><li> N homing launchers <br/></li><li> N mines <br/></li><li> N floor guards <br/></li><li> N thwumps <br/></li><li> N gold <br/></li><li> N bounce blocks <br/></li><li> N launch pads <br/></li><li> N oneway platforms <br/></li><li> N exits and exit keys <br/></li><li> N drones of any type (zap, homing zap, laser, chaingun) <br/></li><li> N doors of any type (normal, locked, trap) <br/></li><li> any number of ninjas <br/></li></ul> <br/>You may use any tiles. Each author can submit up to 5 maps, until July 16, 2017. Contact us if you want to be a judge (even if you made a map)! <br/> <br/>DaggaFork and Sunset

With spring in full swing (except for our Australian users) and five months of NUMACon-less shame under our belt, we've decided it's time for another contest! This time you've got to create a map with food inspiration! Tag your maps with <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/browse?q=hunger">hunger</a> [nmaps.net] to enter! <br/> <br/>Maps must actually visualize some type of food or drink, and not just be a map named after a food. A smooth map isn't food related just because it plays as smooth as butter. <br/> <br/>Each person can enter 5 maps. Deadline is May 21st. PM/map message us to judge. <br/> <br/>Have fun! <br/>Dagga + Sunset

Disguise Results: <br/> <br/>Results for Disguise are available <a href="http://forum.droni.es/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10456">here</a> [forum.droni.es]. Congratulations to Aidiera for winning with his map <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/237342">Holocrux</a> [nmaps.net]! Thanks for mapping, everyone! <br/> <br/>Spooked Poll: <br/> <br/>Vote on your favourite spooked maps! The poll is available <a href="http://forum.droni.es/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10464">here</a> [forum.droni.es]! You can choose your top three, and all the maps are available in the post as well as <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/browse?q=spooked">here</a> [nmaps.net]. <br/> <br/>All the best, <br/>Dagga

1. NewmaCon <br/> <br/>This Halloween NUMACon is a spooky one! Scary maps can be posted between October 14 and November 11, and must be tagged with <a href="http://www.nmaps.net/browse?q=spooked">spooked</a> [nmaps.net]. Happy Halloween, and spooky mapping! <br/> <br/>2. Voting, judging, or voting again <br/> <br/>If you'd like to vote for Disguise winners, visit the forum page <a href="http://forum.droni.es/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10456">here.</a> [forum.droni.es] The winners will be announced at the end of this month. Thanks to everyone who participated, feel free to vote for your own maps. <br/> <br/>If you'd like to judge for Spooked! send me a message on the forums or one of my maps. Otherwise, we will have another vote! <br/> <br/>Thanks, everyone <br/>Dagga