GoldSrc.one summer contest 2026
Competition period: July 1 – August 31, 2026
Categories: Mapping, moviemaking. Make a map or a movie. Or both.
Prizes in each category: 🥇 1st: $50 🥈 2nd: $30 🥉 3rd: $20
Mapping contest
Create a map designed for the GoldSrc.one crossplay server.
Rules
- The map must be new, without prior public release
- One entry per competitor (more people or a team can be credited, but only one gets the prize)
- The source file must be provided (for verification purposes, won’t be published)
- The map must run on the server on its current configuration (hl+op4+dmc+cs+tfc+dod)
- By submitting the map, you give license to redistribute the map (with the attribution of the map’s author)
- That means it could be put on the public GoldSrc.one server and people could download it
Recommendations
- The map should fit the HL/CS/… vibe
- The map should be well compiled
- The use of AI should be disclosed
- You should make some screenshots of the map with some brief text (or a video)
Specifics
Creating maps for the crossplay has some caveats.
First, the map must fall into one of the games. If you make a CS map, CS gamerules will apply. If you make a HL map, it will be a HL deathmatch map.
You are also a bit limited in the number of used models. It is quite hard to quantify how much of what can you use exactly. But if you take a look at the server’s maplist, you will get an idea. For example, we can run dod_charlie no problem. But we cannot run de_vegas nor de_inferno_cz.
There is also a limit on the number of used sounds, but that isn’t usually a problem.
There are also some benefits. You can use entities from the other games. For example you can make a CS map and put a HL monster in. You just need to change its classname from monster_zombie to valve/monster_zombie. There is a video with a little more detail.
To test the map properly you will need to get the server installer.
Join the Discord so we can share the mapping knowledge.
Moviemaking contest
Create a video related to the GoldSrc.one crossplay project. Could be a fragmovie, could be a trailer, anything audiovisual.
Rules
- The video must be new, without prior public release
- One entry per competitor (more people or a team can be credited, but only one gets the prize)
- By submitting the video, you give license to redistribute the video (with the attribution of the video’s author)
- That means it could be put on the GoldSrc.one YouTube channel
Recommendations
- The use of AI should be disclosed
Specifics
To record a server-wide demo via a HLTV you need to pick a port to connect to. If you connect to a cstrike port, you will record a demo that can be played and rendered only in CS.
You will see the player from other games, but first-person spectate will miss the weapons. So if you want to have a HLTV demo where you can spectate HL players and see their weapons, you need to connect your HLTV to a HL port and record a demo there.
Also on the Discord there is a #hlds-relay channel where a bot uploads hltv recorded demos, you can use them (in CS).
If you want to record a play with your friends or something fun with bots, you can get the server installer to have your own local crossplay server.
Entry submission, Judging, Prizes and payout
To submit the entry, send an email to info@goldsrc.one or DM me on Discord.
Inside that message you must specify:
Contact email/discord: (where can I reach you, this will not show up anywhere)
Author name: (your nickname or full name that is up to you, this will be public)
Title of the entry: (map name / title of the video, public)
Screenshot / thumbnail: (public)
Short description: (few sentences about your entry, optional, public)
For what game the map is: (only for maps, just tell me the game: valve/gearbox/cstrike/tfc/...)
Link to download (will stay private) / attach to email if small enough.
If it is a map, I will need the bsp + resources AND the source file (rmf or similar, will stay private)
If it is a video, I will need the rendered video (mp4 or similar)
I should reply within 24 hours. If I won’t replay in that timespan, the message might’ve been caught as spam, so please try to notify me using a different method.
Entries may be disqualified in case of a rule violation or other dishonesty.
After August 31st the contest will be closed and the vote will begin.
The map entries will be uploaded to the game server and put into the maplist so anyone can try them out.
The video entries will be uploaded to the GoldSrc.one youtube channel so anyone can watch them.
There will be a list of entries with links to download the maps and to watch the videos.
Until September 15th there will be an option to vote. Eligible members of the GoldSrc.one community will get the option to select their top-3 choices. 1 Based on those personal top-3 choices a total order of submitted entries will be established. 2 The winners will be announced afterwards.
The author of the best map will get $50, the second best will get $30, the third $20.
The author of the best video will get $50, the second best will get $30, the third $20.
All entries will be published on a GoldSrc.one website (probably this page).
I will try hard to get the money to you. The best option for me is PayPal, but we can try crypto, gift cards, whatever will get the funds to you.
Server installer
If you don’t have access to the server installer yet, for the purposes of this contest you can get the Installer here:
GoldSrcOne-CrossPlay-Installer-v14.exe
There is a video about the Installer. There were major changes since, but the main idea should still hold.
If you would like to edit some of the amxx scripts, contact me and I will give you access to the scripting repository.
Contact
If you have any questions, there is a #contest channel on the Discord
Or send me an email to info@goldsrc.one