¶ Map Making Guide
Maps are the most important aspect of Project: SCP. They’re all made by the P:SCP community. While the SCZ & Sublevels remain untouched in the Map Maker, users can still customize Surface Zones and add Custom Rooms. However, it’s important to note that maps with these modifications won’t be accepted into the official Map Pool.
¶ Creating a Map
Maps can be made using the Map Maker. Public servers offer a single player slot, ideal for individual editing your own maps. For collaborative editing, you can join a private server and share the private server link with others.
¶ Saving/Loading Maps
To save a map you have made, press the SAVE MAP button then copy the code. Ctrl+C for Windows and command+c for Macs. When the map code is copied you can paste it into the Project: SCP Discord in #map-submissions or paste it into the admin panel in private or community servers.
If you want to load your map in the Map Maker to edit it, just paste your pre-existing map code in the "ROOM DATA" text box and click on LOAD MAP.
¶ Submitting an Offical Map
- You can submit a map on the project SCP discord in the map-submissions channel. Make sure you also include a screenshot of the whole map including the map code.
- Upon submission, your map will undergo review by a member of the Map Verification Team. This process may take some time, during which your map will be either accepted or denied. Should your map be accepted, you’ll be granted the Map Maker role in the Discord server.
- Split zone map submissions are allowed. However, there are a few rules to this. LCZ cannot be split, a maximum of one split can be done, and there should be one armory per half of the split.
¶ Map Maker V3
¶ Map Requirements
For any map submission that wants to get added for the Official Map Pool, it must adhere to and include the following requirements:
| Room Name | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Armory | Max/Min: 1 per zone. |
| Room Name | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Sublevel Elevators | Max/Min: 2. Sublevel Elevators can replace: T Hallways (A) & (B) // I Hallway (A) // Corner Hallway (B) |
| X Hallway | Min: 1 for SCP-1770 CC to spawn |
| SCP-372 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-012 | Max/Min: 1 |
| WC | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-034 | Max/Min: 1 |
| Greenhouse | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-173 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-714 | Max/Min: 1 |
| LCZ-HCZ Elevator A/1 | Max/Min: 1 |
| LCZ-HCZ Elevator B/2 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-914 | Max/Min: 1 |
| Dead Ends | Min: 5 |
LCZ Offices are apart of the Dead End rooms.
| Room Name | Requirement for the Room |
|---|---|
| Shelter | Max/Min: 1 |
| HCZ Armory | Max/Min: 1 |
| LCZ-HCZ Elevator A/1 | Max/Min: 1 |
| LCZ-HCZ Elevator B/2 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-049 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-079 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-106 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-096 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-457 | Max/Min: 1 |
| SCP-005 | Max/Min: 1 |
| Dead Ends | Min: 3 |
| Railgun | Replaces an I or T Hall |
| Server Room | Replaces an I Hall |
| SCZ Elevator | Replaces an I or Corner Hall |
| Nuke Room | Replaces an I Hall |
| Generator | Replaces an I Hall |
| (Optional) SCP-939 | Replaces 1 T Hallway and a 1 Corner Hallway |
| Room Name | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Gate A | Any Size, Max/Min: 1 |
| Gate B | Any Size, Max/Min: 1 |
| Dead Ends | Min: 3 |
| Intercom | Replaces a L/Corner Hallway. |
| (Optional) Cafeteria | Replaces 2 I Hallways connected facing the same direction |
Both Gates must face HCZ.
¶ Rules of Map Making
When submitting your map, keep in mind that loops should serve a purpose rather than lead to dead ends. Make sure there are no empty parts on the map and that they do not lead nowhere.
When making your map, it’s best to avoid placing rooms at the end of long or unnecessary halls. This ensures smoother navigation for players playing.
¶ Other rules
- Rooms clipping into hallways or other rooms are not allowed under no circumstances.
- Some rooms randomly replace I, X, T, or L Hallways. You cannot place these within your map.
- Sniper halls are allowed but limit their length to five hallways. Additionally, makes it possible to escape them. (E.g. A straight hallway with only I hallways is not allowed but a combination of T, L, and Xs are allowed).
- It is recommended that you play your map in a private server to look for rooms that clip or lead to the void.
- You cannot add custom rooms or surfaces to your official map submissions.
- Clusters are not allowed (Hallways or rooms that are not connected to the map).
- Useless loops are not allowed (Loops that contain nothing)
- You may use any size gates of your choosing, you are not allowed to have two of the same kind of gate. (EX: Large Gate A & Small Gate B is allowed, but Large Gate A & Small Gate A is not allowed)
- Dead End rooms are meant to be placed like rooms, not in an actual dead end.
- Make sure there are no missing room requirements when submitting a map.
¶ Notes
- If your map got denied, the reasoning behind this may be that the map is pretty bad overall or it breaks the majority of the rules.
- You can still ask the Map Verification Team members on why your map got denied to clear up any confusion whatsovever.