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Posted by Junkyard God on Sun Dec 19th at 1:44pm 2004

what do you do to prepare a map??? [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Sun Dec 19th at 1:48pm 2004

been done to death [addsig]



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Posted by Pvt.Scythe on Sun Dec 19th at 2:46pm 2004

Well I usually make a quick concept on the layout and then start mapping from there. I add detail to the concept as I go on with the mapping. [addsig]



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Posted by azelito on Sun Dec 19th at 2:49pm 2004

A combination of all.

[addsig]



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Posted by $loth on Sun Dec 19th at 2:58pm 2004

I do a bit of drawing, look at some pics [i.e. for my hogwarts map] and some from the head. [addsig]



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Posted by Adam Hawkins on Sun Dec 19th at 3:23pm 2004

Usually a picture or another game will inspire me and i'll just sit down and map - and hope the results don't turn out s**t.

They usually turn out s**t.

[addsig]



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Posted by pepper on Sun Dec 19th at 3:43pm 2004

anythign that i see/do is usefull for my maps, so i do it all out of my head.
[addsig]



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Posted by Andrei on Sun Dec 19th at 3:47pm 2004

I walk around the room talking to myself until i decide what to make . [addsig]



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Posted by $loth on Sun Dec 19th at 4:16pm 2004

? quoting Adam Hawkins
Usually a picture or another game will inspire me and i'll just sit down and map - and hope the results don't turn out s**t.

They usually turn out s**t.

But what about pulse and sorrow, they look great!

[addsig]



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Posted by satchmo on Sun Dec 19th at 4:30pm 2004

I ruminate about a general concept (i.e. the setting, the time of the day) before embarking. Then, I rely on a series of sketches (mostly done at work, while waiting for patients to show up). I edit all the sketches, throwing out the ones that won't fit into the overall theme, and I begin.

But usually I get the best ideas after I started the map. I compile a rough structure, and I walk around in it. Then I quit mapping for a bit to allow inspiration to hit me. And it almost always happen unexpectedly--when I am eating an orange, when I scratch my back. A random image would pop into my head and a whole new section of the map would apparate out of nothing, complete with lighting and sound effect. It's really strange (and I don't smoke anything, by the way), but I am actually very mentally sound.

Sometimes a map idea would come in a dream. I would wake up at 4 am and implement the image.

I know, I am a freak. But who isn't at the SnarkPit?
[addsig]



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Posted by G.Ballblue on Sun Dec 19th at 4:30pm 2004

I listen to Video Game Muszak. If it's a good peice of music, I'll see a scene for one of my levels in my head! [addsig]



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Posted by $loth on Sun Dec 19th at 4:33pm 2004

? quoting satchmo
Sometimes a map idea would come in a dream. I would wake up at 4 am and implement the image.

And you map for 10 hours straight It's a great feeling.

[addsig]



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Posted by Monqui on Sun Dec 19th at 5:20pm 2004

Mine is generally a mix of the first two. I'll come up with an idea for a map, and then make a quick sketch of the layout just to get a feel for scaling, and to find better ways to add new sections/make improvements on timings/weapon layouts etc.

I've never been artistically inclined, but I can always manage to produce a well playing map, I believe. It's a bit of a shame that I am unable to put both aspects of mapping together, but at least I get something right, I suppose. [addsig]



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Posted by Forceflow on Sun Dec 19th at 8:20pm 2004

Map from the head, but when I have an idea whilst not sitting at the computer, I usually draw it.
[addsig]



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Posted by Cassius on Sun Dec 19th at 8:42pm 2004

Where's the "smoke some crack" option?

All of my maps have originated with a single piece of architecture and grown from there. Pre-planned layouts are for sissies.





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Posted by Andrei on Sun Dec 19th at 8:45pm 2004

There is cannabis growing through the cracks in the asphalt in front of my house. [addsig]



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Posted by $loth on Sun Dec 19th at 8:47pm 2004

? quoting Andrei
There is cannabis growing through the cracks in the asphalt in front of my house.

I wish I lived in romania, I had a friend who went there to do some producing stuff.

[addsig]



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Posted by Foxpup on Mon Dec 20th at 4:38am 2004

I "design" my maps in Duke3d (remember, 8 years ago or whatever, Duke3d?) 'cause you can make say a huge city with all the details in less than a hour. It's also real easy to correct mistakes. AND it allows precise measurements to be made, which makes it even easier to convert to HL.

I make it up as a go along, realise it's a load of garbage, make huge changes, have lunch, come back, make more huge changes, repeat until done. (!) [addsig]



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Posted by (-[PREDATOR]-) on Mon Dec 20th at 2:51pm 2004

At the first I'm making a plans (top view + starts areas + eventualy some entites). Next sometimes I'm drawing a pictures of map. Then I'm making a map and adding what is in my head. Thats is all. [addsig]




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