I tried to revolutionize the style of play in this futuristic elite map!
hf
Elite - MainBase : http://sm.mania-exchange.com/tracks/view/10448

http://sm.mania-exchange.com/tracks/view/10461

Since the SSM-Lobby is at the moment occasionally offline and has just pre-MP3 maps on it, this is a bright chance for us to establish our server. So a few questions and suggestions:

1. When will the server be online again? - I hope as soon as possible, because of the bright chance I mentioned!

2. I think we should make a clean sweep and start with 7 new maps.

3. What maps? The maps that were suggested here so far did not really convince me. I would suggest that we orientate ourselves by the maps that are currently played on the custom servers. A few suggestions would be:

- Reign
- Noble Brume
- Shaluria
- Attom
- IronFist

4. I myself could offer:

- Kafka's Motorbike
I updated this map with MP3-blocks. The MP2-version of this map was relatively extensively tested and I like it.

- In Heaven.
A new map, but because the server where I used to test my maps is not working at the moment, I could not test it.

- Black Fever, my newest map. I could not test it either, but I would guess that it will work better than "In Heaven".

5. I updated my lobby-maps to MP3: Secret Garden with minor changes and Lake Placid (called "Seestadt" before) with bigger changes.

6. let's fetz!

This is inline with our idea too

One for the lobby too: http://sm.mania-exchange.com/s/tr/10541

Franny, you tested MainBase online? I was not on the result in elite mode, what do you think the style of the map?

Go test this map : http://sm.mania-exchange.com/maps/view/10461?shortName=elite-dennlys

Here is the all new selection since Maniaplanet 3...

Week 17
"Elite - Attom by   Nad
"Xtra - Fire by   thejanni99
[Bad Track/Map Link]
"Flaying Potatoes by   Xirdrak
"Arigato by   aymric45
"Elite - REQUIEM by   Shhook
"Elite - Commando by   Mr.DVD

Thanks to all authors and Bionick for making this weeks choice.

Map for lobby Lobby - MainBase
hf

The lobby is run solely by us here at Mania Exchange now, and indirectly by you folks who post here on the forum. Which means we can do what we like regarding when to update the maps, how many to update etc, but we plan on keeping the same pattern of 3 new, 3 previous, 1 saved for each week.

The difference, is that the update will actually get done
(or if it doesn't get done on time, then its at least only us to blame)

I would like to request some planet donations (just send via ingame message to user: mra) so that we can increase the ladder rating of the match servers. Every match server in the lobby group has to be separately upgraded at a cost of 40,000 planets each, if we want 80k servers, or 80,000 planets each if we want 90k match servers.

It means we need some pretty hefty planet donations if we ever want to be at 90k per server... it means we really would appreciate your planet donations if you have nothing else to do with them ^^

Hey, check out my new elite map : http://sm.mania-exchange.com/maps/view/10488?shortName=epl-rome-arena