Beginner Inspiration

[Atasco]

Howdy............ pardners..........

Tldr I'm looking for simple to implement ideas for inspiration :0 I'm sorta sure this is the right subforum...? Since I'm making a request? I considered either this one or the map discussion forum.

I'm currently suffering from my plans for my maps being more complicated than I have time or ability for. I'm currently sssllllooowwwlllyyyy working on my split-cap ctf map and my shitpost payload map, but I need something that I can wrap my head (and shitty computer) around. What's something cool that not a lot of maps have that I could take inspiration from?

 

[Twist.vmf]

okay, i might not fully under stand but...
how about a map with a Dam? or on a Dam!

how about a map with a Missile silo, or how about in one?

WHAT A LOVELY DAY! to go to the Desert

abandoned mall? a snowy mall? a Chernobyl mall????

CANDY LAND???? you'd blend in there...

 

[Atasco]

okay, i might not fully under stand but...
how about a map with a Dam? or on a Dam!

how about a map with a Missile silo, or how about in one?

WHAT A LOVELY DAY! to go to the Desert

abandoned mall? a snowy mall? a Chernobyl mall????

CANDY LAND???? you'd blend in there...

Hahahaha thank ye for the candyland joke >U< and a dam does sound interesting :0 I had an idea a long time ago about a map with a dam next to a national park... Hmmmmm

 

[squ1rrel]

Try trawling through the inspiration section on the TF2M discord. Never know what you'll find there.

 

[Atasco]

Try trawling through the inspiration section on the TF2M discord. Never know what you'll find there.

I didn't know that existed :0! I'll look that up

 

[FloofCollie]

I recommend looking at TF2 concept art and looking around some of the early maps to get a feel for the colour palettes and style.
Here's a great little blog about the art of Hydro

 

[Atasco]

I recommend looking at TF2 concept art and looking around some of the early maps to get a feel for the colour palettes and style.
Here's a great little blog about the art of Hydro

Ooh these are good. It makes me melancholy that the best looking old maps are often mechanically terrible (2fort, hydro, ect)

 

[FloofCollie]

Too true! I wish they got remakes. There's an idea, eh?