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Posted by DrGlass on Thu Jul 28th at 9:35pm 2005

Finished maps have a "offical" review option that you can write and submit to the admins.

As for a critique all you need is to give your opinion of a map you've played. This is done on the map forum as I'm sure you've seen. Pictures are only used to aid you, because a picture is far better than 45 words trying to explain where the place is in the map. You will need to find a free web server where you can upload pictures, I use Photobucket.com but there are quite a few out there.

As for skills, you dont need them to write a critique. Most anyone can tell you want looks nice and gamers can tell you want plays well. Yet, mappers can give deeper insight into how or what to change to fix a problem. Mappers can pick out problems that may affect performance, and this is why I think skilled mappers make better for critiques. The more you've mapped the more problems you have run into and solved, so your better prepared to help with other people's maps.

For instance, I was reviewing a map and found that the fps seemed a little bit high. Turns out the whole map was inside a huge skybox, so the engin was drawing the underside of the map. There were also many textures that the player couldn't see, I knew from mapping for so long that in the end it would be best to slap some nodraw textures on these faces.

We also critique, maybe 90% of maps, by playing on them solo. You have to really be a game player to guess at gameplay. I'd say that critiques at the snarkpit almost never focus on gameplay untill late in the map's life. Though there are some maps (like my dm_cliff) that was shot down becuase of gameplay problems.

Dont be discuraged though, so of the best reviews are done by lesser skilled mappers. oh, and always be honest! No matter how mad or upset people get give them the honest truth. If it sucks ass tell them, as long as you can tell them why. soft critiques dont help anyone.




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Posted by Underdog on Thu Jul 28th at 9:40pm 2005

OK, so I need a host. I think I can manage that. Perhaps by the weekend I will have it.

Thanks to all. I will try to be more concise with my next round of questions.

This thread sure got long considering all I needed was "host" and a format.

Perhaps my inability to convey is telling me something.




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Posted by rival on Thu Jul 28th at 9:41pm 2005

? quoting Underdog
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.

when you submit a map you can specify an image URL. you make a web album then specify its URL in the appropriate area. hope thats finally answered your question!

as i said before you can make a web album at http://www.ornj.net/




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Posted by DrGlass on Thu Jul 28th at 10:01pm 2005

? quote:
Perhaps my inability to convey is telling me something.



You did fine, you wanted to be very clear on the answer and if anything, other people will find this thread and learn from it.




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Posted by Underdog on Thu Jul 28th at 10:17pm 2005

I searched a bit, to my knowledge no one asked exactly the same question. I am looking at the source of a few of these pages and I cannot see what code is used. Does Snarkpit not use HTML for its images?

Say, I have a screen, I have it uploaded to some host and want to display it here. what <img><url> tags are used? I think thats about my last question. In fact, its really what I needed from square one,but didn't know it till now.




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Posted by rival on Thu Jul 28th at 10:35pm 2005

when you go to 'new reply' there is a little picture of a mountain of something on the taskbar above where you write next to the 'having trouble posting?' message. click it and a small window should come up with the ability to write the URL of the place where you hosted the image.

i know that isnt very clear but i hope it helps!




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Posted by DrGlass on Thu Jul 28th at 11:20pm 2005

Snark pit uses BBCode, you can see a link to its info to the left of the reply box.




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Posted by Underdog on Thu Jul 28th at 11:39pm 2005

Ahh, thanks. I am beginning to see way to many yellow links on this site. Not to many for the site, to many for me. I think I reached saturation 2 days ago. Never noticed that link.




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