Welcome to the Mapping Challenges from RUN.  THINK.  SHOOT.  LIVE.

Starting in 2010, regular mapping challenges, originally called mapping competitions, have been run every year. Each challenge has a set duration and a theme.

As well as creating new and original content for the site, they also have the aim of providing motivation for modders and mappers to increase their knowledge and experience.

All the entries are collated into one mod at the end of the deadline and released on the site. The mods require Half-Life 2: Episode Two (except 1) to be installed and run at least once.

Below you will find each year's challenge in reverse chrological order. At the bottom of the page is a Details table, which can be re-ordered and filtered instantly.


You can also view the Mapping Challenges as a sortable and filterable TABLE or in the standard EXCERPT view.

Finishing Half-Life is just the beginning!

The 3x24 Mapping Competition series, was 3 challenges, lasting 24 days each. This series' objective was to create a full mod. The challenges were: BeginningVille, MiddleVille and EndVille.

The 6x10 Mapping Competition series, was 6 challenges, lasting 10 days each. The idea was get encourage mappers to commit to various themes. Points were awarded for the top 3 positions, plus a point for entering, with the overall winner being the mapper with the most points. The winner was Justin Carlton. The challenges were: DoorVille, ElevatorVille, ChaseVille, ForestVille, VerticalVille and AlphabetVille.