I have been spending days just reading through the site. Quite an undertaking I assure you. I have just completed most all the tutorials, but fear not, I absorbed almost none of them, so a reread is most definitely in my future plans. I however have noticed some interesting critiquing in the maps section. How does one go about being an official Snarkpit critique writer? I think I could learn almost as much about mapping by noting the mistakes others make and would really like to get into such a trade. Assuming of course, that being a critiquer is not taboo till you meet a certain requirement.

Any insights on the subject?

I can see your point on which knowing how to map may provide you with knowledge that pertains to construction. I fail however to see how not knowing how to map would handicap you in a critique.

As I tried hopelessly to explain, that is a wall were needed, then a non mapper would know it just as well as a mapper would. Concealment and such would dictate certain fundamental applications. I know its a game, so reality aside, damned few are gonna be safe ducking behind a crate in an HL map, but if the crate belonged and was missing, then a non mapper would recognize this and be able to say "Put a crate here"

I may not know how to create a teleporter, but I would know that if I wanted to get from "A" to "B" and it would enhance the game play, then I could suggest "You know, a teleporter by that tree would be a great spot to port you up to that ledge back there"

I may be way off base, but thats got to be something of the truth.

"exactly my point."

Which part, my being off base or the rest?

I am still a bit confused about this but lets assume for the moment that I want to make a complete fool out of myself. How would I post a critique here? Some that I read looked a bit complex. I assume that just taking the screen shot is the first step, but how do I post them?

"Groans softly, and tries again"

How do I post screens. I figured that I'd have to acquire the map, then play it already. I didn't figure that I would have to use ESP to get the pointers from them after all.

Like I tried to say. Some of those critiques look professionally done. The pictures all line up and such. Whats the HTML codes? I assume that you need some sort of access to post screens.

Thats my question, not the actual acquiring of the maps.

Reviews? what good is a review? The opportunity to alter anything significant has passed by that time. Besides, critiques are intended to be opinions, reviews would be less opinion and more certainty. What I am trying weakly to say is, a critique could lead to a better map before its released, a review would not help but in some future way. Also, I think to be certain enough to write a review would require a bit more skill than a simple critique.

I do however appreciate your confidence in me. I assume you thought that I could do a review. That says a lot for your attitude.

Then I feel we both need to wait for someone who knows. This thread is growing with replies not relevant to my inquiry.

No offense, I am just not learning "how". Perhaps someone will take mercy on us both, and either shoot us in the heads, or open them and insert the required knowledge. " SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">

How do you make these?

http://www.snarkpit.net/pits/orpheus/critiques/bocaburgers/index.html

I just chose this one at random cause it was one of the most recent. I have seen many others done, differently and similarly represented.