Starting next month, monthly challenges are returning with the same structure you know: one month to create, two weeks to vote via reactions. One change moving forward is that the next challenge will be provided, rather than the previous winner deciding.

The winners of our Big Adventures Mapping Contest have been crowned! 👑 This Saturday we are hosting 5v5 tournaments in both EU and NA on these maps, 15 000 FACEIT points in each prize pool 🏆 You can prepare for the tournaments in our FACEIT club, and sign up at the links below ⬇️

The winners of our Big Adventures CS2 Mapping contest have been announced! On behalf of Mapcore and FACEIT Congratulations to the Grand Finalist winner: Grail! Congrats also to the runner-ups: Alpine, Palacio and Stronghold!

Our judges have finished scoring, and we’re looking forward to announcing the results at 18:30 CEST / 12:30 EDT. Join us by watching the following premiere:

After 375 days our Big Adventure Mapping Contest has finally come to an end. Check out the astounding quality of maps that were created during this contest. We also want to take this time to thank FACEIT, without them this contest would not have been possible. The winners will be announced on May 4.

Grail is done. We reworked majority of the materials and added a lot of details across the map. We also reworked a dungeon area as well as introduced some gameplay changes based on feedback from the players. Congrats to everyone who participated. @radutanasie.bsky.social @flowlee-art.bsky.social

Canopy is done. Having spent over a year on this project and finally being able to call it finished is a really great feeling. I'm a very different person than who I was when I started working on this project.

It's been a long year, but we finally made it. Coachi, @klixx3d.bsky.social and I are thrilled to present the final version of our @mapcore.org contest submission. Check out Palacio on the Steam Workshop: bit.ly/de_palacio

Welcome to #Alpine, a luxurious resort nestled in one of the world's premier mountain ranges. A haven for skiing, climbing, relaxing, and taking hostages. From @lukyvald.bsky.social, @twinnienl.bsky.social, g3om, and myself comes a new map for @counter-strike.net.

The last map in our presentation of the Top 10 maps in the Big Adventures Contest (presented in no particular order): Warden! 👮 Made by catfood, Thomas and Almaas, Warden is set on a former prison island. This video was made by Blacky:

We present to you today from the top 10 of our Big Adventures Mapping Contest: Wild by @maximepoutiline.com ! Set in a wild natural reserve, you get to rescue 2 agents that were kidnapped. 🧗 The video was made by @k3tal.bsky.social

Today we're presenting Flick, another map in the Top 10 of the Big Adventures Contest. 🎞️ Set in a Film Studio, Flick is made by a big team which includes Jay from Chicago, Chimonahehe, bman and Froddoyo. This video was made by Blacky:

We are live with our 3rd tournament on the finalist maps of the Big Adventures mapping contest, casted by @trevorvictrus.bsky.social ! 🍿

Up next from the Top 10 of our Big Adventures mapping contest: Grail 🐙 Set in a fantasy mini-golf park with a very big octopus head, Grail was made by @lizardmaps.bsky.social , @radutanasie.bsky.social and @flowlee-art.bsky.social . This video was made by Meddson:

Today's spotlight of the Top 10 maps in our Big Adventures mapping contest is very Polish: Jura! Made by ProAgressive and @vfxnev.bsky.social , Jura has the ruins of a fictional castle, set in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. 🦕 This video was made by Blacky:

We're half way through the Top 10 maps of our Big Adventures contest already 😱 Today we present to you Palacio, which is a picturesque hilltop palace. 🏰 It was created by @slimek.spkymnr.xyz , @klixx3d.bsky.social and Coachi. This video was made by @nordican.bsky.social:

It's time for time for the next map in the top 10 of our Big Adventures Mapping contest: Stronghold! Made by @t-r3x3r.bsky.social , @squidski.spkymnr.xyz , @haaselh0ff.spkymnr.xyz and Kale, Stronghold takes you on an adventure through the tunnel system of Gibraltar. 🇬🇮 The video ⬇️ was made by Blacky

Canopy is another map in the top 10 of our Big Adventures Contest! It is set in an abandoned resort in Indonesia, made by @ynel.art, Ecsi, Charmigan and @darivan.bsky.social. 🐸 This video was made by Dragooney: youtu.be/u4vBbCPq5Ls

It is 5v5 tournament time again! Next Saturday, on 15 March, 64 teams in NA can battle it out on the maps in Group 2 of our Grand Finale in the Big Adventures Mapping contest. 15 000 FACEIT points are up for grabs at bit.ly/MapcoreAdven...

Today on the menu: the journey of Alpine, another one of the maps in the top 10 of our Big Adventures Contest. Alpine is made by @lukyvald.bsky.social, @zavaro.bsky.social, @twinnienl.bsky.social and g3om and set in a snowy ski resort. ⛷️ The video was made by Ketal: youtu.be/65CsQADbXWU

We are in no particular order presenting the journey to the top 10 maps in our Big Adventures Contest. Today we are starting with Golden, a map made by vachinsky and wavybby, set on a remote island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. 🌊 The video was made by Meddson: youtu.be/rz1HkmOUiR4

Stream for our first CS2 tournament on FACEIT is live! Follow the action on Twitch with @trevorvictrus.bsky.social at www.twitch.tv/TrevorVictrus

Curious to play some fresh up and coming community maps in a competitive setting? We got you covered! This weekend we're hosting a 5v5 tournament with 15 000 FACEIT points up for grabs. Check out the maps in our Mapcore Club on FACEIT or sign up to the tournament with the links below ⬇️

🚨 The big announcement you've been waiting for! 🚨 All of the judges have cast their votes and chosen the top 10 maps that will compete in the Grand Finale stage of the Mapcore FACEIT 2025 Big Adventures contest. Check out all 10 maps here: www.mapcore.org/topic/30276-... #CS2

Great work to everyone who finished something for @mapcore.org's @counter-strike.net mapping contest! Very excited to see the finalists!

youtube.com/watch?v=FS89... MapMaking Community videographer T2mure broke down his opinions on all the stage 2 maps from the Mapcore FACEIT Big Adventure contest. Official results coming later today! 🗺️🗺️ See more information about the contest at: mapcore.org/forum/62-cou...

Big Aventure Contest 2025 -- Judge James Bardolph is streaming his Mapcore FACEIT Contest feedback again just now at twitch.tv/jamesbardolph 📺 #counterstrike #faceit #leveldesign

The second stage of our FACEIT 2025 Big adventures contest is complete. While our judges start judging the maps we would like to thank all the entrants and players on our FACEIT queues so far. Crazy quality across the board! 🔥 We will announce the top 10 in 2 weeks.

For those who missed it! Mapcore Judge 🧑‍⚖️ and cult leader @onfireanders.bsky.social ran through all remaining 47 contest maps 🗺️ over a number of days on his Twitch stream. Watch the VODS now on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #cs2 #mapcore #leveldesign #jointhecult

It's night 2 of @onfireanders.bsky.social checking out the maps in stage 2 of our Big Adventures mapping contest! 🍿 www.twitch.tv/Anders

The last run of our stage 2 maps has started... ⏰ Play now to participate in the final, quickfire round of each group and compete for new prizes! This may be your last chance to play some of these maps as they may be eliminated in the next stage, join the queues and enjoy them now!

Gorgeous lighting in Waterfront for Counter-Strike 2 by mrpotato44 www.mapcore.org/topic/26870-...

Forum design updates! As promised, work has been underway to freshen the forums up a bit. More about it in our Patreon update: www.patreon.com/posts/forum-...

So, does this Bluesky have any, like… game developers?