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Feedback! from SJ: FTL Starship: + Fairly balanced layout with both open and closed areas + Pretty smooth and friendly flow with lots of diversity + Lots of room for strategic play and skill moves like RF-climbs + Balanced weapon and carrot placement + Visually impressive but not too distractive, no harsh colors - Takes some time to learn completely, some areas are not so easily distinguishable - Some tubes are sometimes hard to move in - Some scenery is hard to distinguish as foreground from sprite layer, like the ceiling tubes at the top of the level / Seems playable in 2v2/3v3 / Easy to get stuck at pos 20,15 needs to be fixed Riparius Ridge: + Inspiring level theme and impressive visuals + Uncommon and interesting powerup choices, balanced pickups in general + The movable carrot gives more room for strategic play around it - The flow is rather quirky and hard to get used to, lots of climbing on the sides of the level - Some areas require very precise movement like the middle with blue spring and flipper pads - The top of the level may get a bit campy and generally feels to be a bit isolated from the rest of the level (the level might be a bit too tall in general) / Playable in 3v3, not working in 2v2 Galeloch Castle: + Good strategic depth regarding the full carrot, possibility to shoot it down with certain weapons or block access by freezing springs + Well balanced weapon and powerup placement + No area is too easily campable but there are a few spots for breathing + Impressive visually without being too distractive to the eye - The springs next to bases are sometimes hard to land on / Seems playable in both 2v2 and 3v3 / The level is fairly big in size, but at the same time very open which compensates for it Ragnarok: + Interesting layout with a few influences from other levels + Much room for skill moves like RF-climbs + Balanced with both open and closed areas - Fairly peculiar flow, hard to get used to - Feels sometimes a bit cramped with the ceiling scenery, especially in the middle - The top area of the level feels a bit redundant and isolated / Playable in 3v3, not sure about 2v2 Snowland: + Visually decent in the night version + Good selection of weapons and powerups - Fairly quirky flow, hard to move in smoothly - The vines at the top of the level are mostly on the way, rather than adding more gameplay depth - The buffer tubes and spawn positions are quite evil, it takes a long time to attack the enemy base after dying - The lower levels feel too cramped and it's easy to hit the ceiling while moving - Some things are a bit unintuitive, such as the floor below the bases which is not one way / Seems to be playable in 2v2 and 3v3, but 3v3 might get a bit cramped / The day version might be a bit harsh to the eye, the night version works better Time's up: + Fairly original and inspiring level theme + Original choice of weapons + Generally solid layout with lots of potential if some improvements were made - The big white blinking clock in the middle of the level is quite harsh to the eye, even if visually original, it could be less distractive - Some things like the vines blend too much with the level primary colors, makes them hard to see - Powered up roller weapon seems a bit overpowered in this map, it's flying around literally everywhere - The tiles could be used better in the sprite layer, looks a bit dull visually / Playable only in 3v3 apparently Percolator: + Strategic layout and very different from other contest levels + Uncommon and balanced weapon/pickup placement - Huge FPS drops in 8-bit mode for some reason - The level gameplay centers around the fly carrot too much, also because the only way to get rid of it is by going underwater - The level feels unfinished and empty in certain aspects, there isn't much visuality nor scenery in the level - There is only one exit from the bases unless you have a fly carrot, which makes them quite evil dead ends / Seems like it could only work in 3v3, partly due the fly c as well Byzantine Blues: + Good usage of the tileset, visually decent and no distractive elements + Solid layout + Well placed platforms and ledges that allow diverse skill moves + Quite balanced for all characters - The level seems slightly imbalanced regarding open/closed areas, there is only little room for safe play / Works only in 3v3 probably

In alphabetical order: 1. Byzantine Blues by Jelly Jam + Really fun carrot area + Atypical PU scheme, and also very rare to see RF PU being a superpower in a level + Very fun to DD at bases with flag ;P - I feel the level is too horizontal, and could be shrunk ever so slightly to reduce reaction times - Sad that you can’t get RF PU with gun9 from below - I think the gameplay is quite rigid on the whole Other comments: I recommend 3v3 ONLY 2. FTL Starship by Warren + Fun carrot areas + Versatile & fast-paced gameplay + Probably most suitable for 2v2 + 3v3, gameplay-wise - Some minor flow blips (that have potentially been updated but I have only seen the version on PNA); • shooting gun8 PU seems suboptimal from left-side • weird suckertube delay at bottom left • can get stuck at the top left (missing oneway) • some layer 3 pipes feel a bit bumpier than expected, probably easy to fix - I feel like some ammo can be redistributed, namely a lack of seekers and gun8, and too much gun9 which does not serve a huge purpose (I believe warren has addressed this too, but haven’t seen) Other comments: I recommend 2v2/3v3 Was surprised that this played so differently to Astro and was pleased about that 3. Galeloch Castle by Purplejazz + Fun Full NRG area + Very suitable ammo/PU choices given the layout, and logical ammo placement + Interesting to have ice feeling useful in a level with spring trolling (for once) - Does feel a bit like there’s not much safety in the level, which is great for 2v2 in fairness, but may encourage double hunting (which I personally like, but I know others don’t) Other comments: I recommend 2v2/3v3 I found the EC somewhat distracting in-game, but lowdetail really helped, good job building support for ppl who are blind like me! I’d like if the small C’s were a bit more easily accessible, perhaps a personal nitpick… 4. Percolator by cooba + Visual appeal + Unique to have usage of fly-C and water mechanic, although I really wish it was used better or didn’t feel like the only way to play the level… + I really enjoy the small oneway climb areas towards the middle, fun gameplay-wise - Bases feel like death traps - I’m not a huge fan of the ammo placement, and it’s even lacking at parts. Toaster feels useless - Whilst I complimented the fly-C/water concept, I think many of the people I played with mentioned wanting copters instead or a limited duration - Level feels empty at parts Other comments: I recommend 2v2/3v3 I like the fly-C/water concept on paper, but in practice it’s a bit annoying in CTF! I think ammo should have been unmovable given the layout 5. Ragnarok by Loon + Visual appeal + Very fun & unique Full NRG area - Some incredibly awkward start positions - The bottom section of the level feels rather disjointed at parts, similarly, some ammo at the bottom feels very time consuming to collect (namely seekers) - Top section feels a bit isolated, I personally didn’t have issues with it in 3v3s, but in 2v2s it felt pretty much a defensive haven Other comments: I recommend for 3v3, although I would need to test this further in 2v2 to really endorse it for that too Some flow (particularly at the bottom) can feel very odd and take a lot adjusting 6. Riparius Ridge by Laro + Some unique layout in aspects (great mix of open and closed spaces) + Cool use of pinball + Cool PU scheme, although I’d like to see more fastfires if you wanna balance blaster out + Best flow of all the entries I’d say - Perhaps too tall as a level, although the pinball events do remedy it directly at the middle - Some ammo placement could definitely use reworking; • two bouncer patches pretty much right next to eachother, above and behind bases • seeker ammo patch at 108, 29 (and corresponding symmetrical section) in a pretty powerful chokepoint… not really too counterable • don’t really like mixed ammo patches in the level - I personally don’t like the areas below/behind bases and feel like truncating or removing them slightly would make this level feel less massive Other comments: I recommend 3v3 ONLY Seems to cause a lot of crashes 7. Snowland by Toni + Fun C area + Fun to do tricks with the base through the floor + Some useful RF climbs that don’t feel forced + Atypical PU scheme - I don’t like the mixed ammo patches - Ceilings are incredibly bumpy - Some really awkward spawn positions that allow free rushes - Generally very cramped, making gameplay feel quite rigid Other comments: I recommend as 2v2/3v3, perhaps even 2v2 only, haven’t tested in 3v3 to be sure 8. Time’s Up by Lynx + Unique PU scheme + Layout actually complements roller very nicely + Intuitive flow - The PUs in the top corners feel a tiny bit too isolated - Some strange asymmetry at parts, namely missing oneways at 64,24 - Bumpy ceilings at 74, 14 - Would have preferred slightly more meaningful ammo placement, less gun9 perhaps? Could have also been cool if gun9 was easier to use to shoot the top PUs - I don’t like the use of floatups instead of slopes Other comments: I have only tested this in 3v3, but assume it’s too big for 2v2s Roller PU might seem really clowny for CTF, more a criticism on the gun than the level Also firework gun seems quite fitting for the layout This would have most likely been my 4th place vote - (or Ragnarok)