Post by toby on Apr 27, 2021 18:06:53 GMT
New Blood Map Build 1.1
The Rank Update
This update will be released in the coming week, we will give notice of of the exact day and time sooner to the time.
When you have logged onto our Map Build server, you may have been greeted with a large amount of folk with the "Player" rank, well this update will change this. We are introducing a new system that scraps bloodbags completely from the rank-up process! This will also reduce the numbrt of player ranks as a lot are redundant. Instead, an Operator+ will now promote you if you need more overseer maps alongside an assessment of your portfolio of maps (maps are expected to be well made as you progress through the ranks - ranging from the quality of the map to the originality of the map).
Ranks
The new player ranks look like this;
● The Guest rank will give you 3 OS maps
● The Builder rank will give you 6 OS maps
● The Engineer rank will give you 9 OS maps
● The Architect rank will give you 12 OS maps
● The Innovator rank will give you 24 OS maps
These figures were calculated based on how many maps we feel people need for a Map Build server compared to a Freebuild server. This update also means that all the building commands will be set to the Guest rank so that you don't need messy temp-ranks!
Note: As mentioned earlier, an Operator+ will review your whole map portfolio before promoting you - this can be seen as a "quality check". An Operator may ask for you to flesh out a map before promoting you.
Store
As a consequence of this update, a lot of the existing store items will be virtually impossible to get (as we won't give bloodbags for builds). So, the store has been removed from Map Build.
● Titles, color, tcolor, login and out messages will be set to Builder - as an incentive for Guests.
● Nick will be set to Architect - as an incentive for Guests.
FAQ
With this being a relatively major overhaul of our system, I've compiled a "FAQ" to elaborate on certain points a bit more.
Question: What happens to my bloodbags on Map Build?
Answer: Bloodbags have transferred to Zombie Survival - thank you Fam0r!
Question: What is the incentive to make maps now?
Answer: As the Map Build server is primarily for map making for our Zombie Survival server, you should be incentivised to make maps for folk to play on the Zombie Survival server. You can still obtain the bloodbag award on the Zombie Survival server and the clout!
Question: I helped a friend a lot with their map. Can I get a rank up?
Answer: As mentioned earlier, the main purpose of ranking up is to gain access to more maps, rather than gaining access to more building commands. Thus, this new update will remove the hierarchical system of the player ranks. You can submit the map and add your friend as an author!
Future Developments
Similarly to the XP update, there will be future developments for our Map Build server as time goes along (namely the introduction of a possible leaderboard system). Do you have a suggestion that you want to share? Let us know on our Discord or on the forums!
Thanks!
~ The New Blood Map Build Staff ~