Hey, JaSn here!

Don’t worry, we will get you up to speed in time — a lot of things have happened since our last blog post — but first, we are stoked to announce a new, exciting event!

Map MANIA!

Sure, the Fortresses and Smogs of the world are great and all, but we’ve decided that for the entire month of December, we are going to replace the entire public map pool (you know, the maps in those public lobbies you play in sometimes), with maps made by community — yes, that means you!

Yes: Your Maps!

Just in case you didn’t already know, you make your own maps by going to your Map Manager menu. From the BlockTanks main menu, click Host Game, click on a tab named ‘My Maps’, and then click ‘Create/Manage Maps’. Alternatively, you can just use this link.

To submit a map for this event, quickly fill out this form, and you’re all set! Multiple submissions are allowed. We will be closing the form on the 27th — that’s Thanksgiving for my fellow folks in the U.S. — so you have two weeks to make and submit your map(s).

Usually, we have stricter standards for the features of a map to be included in the map pool, but this time, we are throwing them out the window! Instead, we will consider any maps we receive that:

• follow our guidelines for Community Maps
• have acceptable spacing (don’t make it too cramped so that players may have difficulty getting around the map!)
• have weapon spawns
• have a size fit for the gamemode it’s intended for

If you really want to get your map accepted and be part of the new map pool for December, we recommend:

• paying attention to spacing; make sure not to make things too cramped!
• avoiding overusing roofs and ice, though both are definitely allowed.
• evenly distributing weapon spawns throughout the map

If you need help, watch our friend Yt Yolo Animate’s YouTube video on how to make good maps.

And, one more thing: Unfortunately, the map you submit must truly be your map. This means that if you want your map to be in public matches next month, you need to fill out the form; we will not consider your map if it is submitted by someone other than yourself.

Account Transfer Service

Do you have old accounts with XP? Items? VIP? Maps? We are now offering a service for users to consolidate these into one account!

You reach out to us first before paying, and we will review your request to ensure you are eligible. If we deem it so, you would give us a donation of $5 with a note for the source account and destination account you want the transfer for.

However, this comes with some terms:

• Only pay once you are actually approved; otherwise, we won’t refund you.
• You need to actually own said accounts.
• If you are transferring XP, the source account cannot be shadowbanned. Also, account-sharing may disqualify you from any XP transfers.

How do I reach out?

As always, you can reach out to us via our official Discord server; alternatively, you can find me, Me Da Source, Giant_Professor, or SirDrone in-game (We’re quite active)!

Sneak Peak

We’ve been up to a lot — much of which will be covered in the next newsletter — but here’s a teaser:

• Color theme choices: BlockTanks’ color scheme was revamped back in February, but soon we’ll be giving you the ability to choose between color/rendering schemes!
• Incentivized team switching: We are preparing a mechanism where a player is rewarded for switching teams. Increased balancing in public matches awaits!
• ???… so we have a really wacky event coming up soon. We hope that you’ll like it, and our Discord community sure will. And, most importantly, it will be massive — so stay tuned!

Most of what we’ve been working on is very close to being done (expect an update to be out early December at the latest), so stay tuned for the next newsletter!

Signing off,

JaSn

Community Manager