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Welcome to the Monthly Track Contest (MTC) for September 2023!
The MTC is a track building contest hosted by TrackmaniaExchange which challenges you to build a map with a specific theme. Later, all the tracks are rated and a winner is found.
There are no prerequisites or qualification requirements to enter; just read the theme below, hop in your editor, and submit a track before the deadline!

A lot of schools are starting back up this month. As such, let's brush up on our ABCs with this theme:

Theme: In Character

• Design a map that looks like a letter, number, or other text character
  
• Your character should be recognizable from some angle, such as top-down
  
• Blocks used for the route must fit within your character
  
• The car does not have to stay within the bounds of your character, just the blocks for the route
  
• Blocks used for scenery may be placed freely

General Rules

• One entry is allowed per user. Multi-author maps count as the single entry for all authors involved
  
• "MTC" must be present in the track name as it appears on TMX. Example: "mtc | Letter to the Editor" or "! - (MTC)"
  
• All entries must be built using the latest version of the game
  
• All entries must be built specifically for this MTC
  
• Blockmixing, Offgrid mapping, and Embedded Items are allowed
  
• Texture mods are allowed
  
• Royal tracks are not allowed

If you have any questions or would like to contest a rule, feel free to ask!

Submitting and Deadline

• Submit your course to the MTC mappack before the deadline below
  
• Submissions may be freely updated within the submission period
  
• The earliest deadline for submissions is the end of October 1st. Submissions will continue to be accepted until I officially announce closure in this thread, which will likely occur the following EST morning
  
• Everyone will have 24 hours after submissions close to make any last minute edits to their submissions
  
• After this, you may not make any more updates until after the results are published

Prizes

• Honour and the right to brag! (Jozii used to say that. I wasn't around then, but maybe some of you still remember him? )
  
• The winning track will be featured on the TrackmaniaExchange front page!

Judging

• For judging, we will be using a public voting system
  
• A server will be opened that anyone can play the MTC maps on
  
• Simply play on the maps and use the server's karma system to vote
  
• More details on this will be provided in this thread once voting opens

Good luck! If you have any questions, feel free to ask in this thread or in Discord! Now then, get to building!

I messed up and didn't upload my map to the map pack, is it possible to add it manually ?



Thanks a lot !

Just a quick reminder that you have just a little over a day left to submit your courses!

Also, asyr, your map has been added to the pack!

Thank you ! Sorry for the bother haha

Submissions are closed! If you've submitted a map, you've still got 24 hours from this post to make any further edits. The voting period will start shortly after that.

It's time for another voting period! I'm going to try adding a little incentive to vote this time around: if you made a map, your vote on your own map will now count! So, you know, just give it a ++ for a little boost in the rankings.

Here's how to vote:

• Go to the "MTC" room found in the TM Exchange club
  
• When you're on a map, send one of these vote messages into chat to vote:
  • -- = 1 point (bad)
    
  • - = 2 points
    
  • +- = 3 points
    
  • + = 4 points
    
  • ++ = 5 points (good)
• If you need to change your vote on a map, just send your new vote in chat. Only the most recent vote on each map is recorded
  
• The map with the highest average rating wins!
  
• Everyone can vote! If you made a map, your vote on your own map WILL be counted (feel free to give it a ++ !)
  
• You do not need to finish a map to vote on it, but please give it your best effort!
  
• You must vote on at least half of the maps for your votes to count
  
• If you liked a map, please leave it an award
  
• If you have any feedback, please leave a comment on the map's page
  
• The jukebox and voting are enabled, so feel free to request, extend, and skip maps

The voting period will last for at least one week, after which I will tally all the votes and our final results will be posted!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Otherwise, start driving and get voting!

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Nolafus killed it and takes the gold!

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Matuu2's totally cool map earns silver!

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asyr.NJ goes home with a bronze medal!

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Unfortunately for Scragski, they missed the podium by a mere 0.1 points!

Congratulations to our winners!

Here's the link to the full results sheet.

Thanks to all the builders and voters who participated in the contest!

There's still half a month left for the October MTC, in case you're looking for more mapmaking competition. If you just want to drive, why not check out the January MTC, where judging has just opened up?

Thanks again, and see you next time!

So close ;-;

Ggs all, will definitely be participating again in the future