http://sm.mania-exchange.com/maps/view/8687?shortName=eliteroyalfortress

If you wish to build a lobby map, set the maptype to Melee and format your name like this "lobby - [mapname]"

I built a lobby map aswell:
"lobby - CrashTheParty by   basbaas

Hello,

Unfortunately Lobby maps must be validated with the Elite maptype. (It used to be the Melee maptype however, wasn't aware that this has changed.)

Build your map like a functional Melee map. (high number of spawns)

Karma vote results - Week 7
"Elite - Factory by   Wabbitface + 79 %
"Elite - Babel by   Franny + 77 %
"Elite - Break the Walls Down by   basbaas + 57 %

(source)

PapyChampy says:

Unfortunately Lobby maps must be validated with the Elite maptype. [...] Build your map like a functional Melee map. (high number of spawns)

But if I choose the "Elite-arena" maptype, the map just gets validated if I place exactly 1 attack-spawn and exactly 1 defense-spawn and exactly one goal. So the map can't have a high number of spawns in that case.

This week, was the choices from basbass...

Map Pool - Week 8

3 New Maps
"[Elite] Ancients by   Snake55wildcat
"Elite - Reaction by   MrA
"Elite - TheClash by   Ze-Rax

3 Previous Maps
"Elite - Babel by   Franny
"Elite - Break the Walls Down by   basbaas
"Elite - Factory by   Wabbitface

Map saved by Karma vote
"Elite - Valiant by   kryw

Franny says:

PapyChampy says:

Unfortunately Lobby maps must be validated with the Elite maptype. [...] Build your map like a functional Melee map. (high number of spawns)

But if I choose the "Elite-arena" maptype, the map just gets validated if I place exactly 1 attack-spawn and exactly 1 defense-spawn and exactly one goal. So the map can't have a high number of spawns in that case.

Its possible to select Melee as the maptype in Elite title and save it, but it will produce the following settings..

title="SMStormElite@nadeolabs"
maptype="ShootMania\MeleeArena"

Perhaps this is what is meant, as certainly maptype can not validate with multiple spawns (and no goal)

We shall seek clarifications

Is there a difference if I access the editor via the titel "Elite" or via the titel "Storm"? I suppose not. I always access the editor via "Elite" and then "Enter Elite" and if I do so, I can save a map with the maptype "melee" without errors. That was what I did with my lobbymap.

I have loaded my validated maptype=MeleeArena lobby map into the SMStorm title, changed the maptype to EliteArena, then resaved it. It will not show validated in the editor against the EliteArena maptype, but this doesn't matter, its fine for a lobby map.

I sent the map to PapyChampy and he has verified this approach worked, (they were able to start a lobby using the map), so there is how to convert your lobby maps so they can work.



Meanwhile, I also updated my lobby map : "Lobby - CastleDefence III by   MrA

TiP for the next week: http://sm.mania-exchange.com/tracks/view/8804

Fun and worth testing!