[TIP] Things To Avoid When Designing Your First TF2 Map

[Sel]

New mappers, listen up. Your first half dozen projects are going to be uglier than Rexy's butt. Even if you follow the above rules, no-one in their right mind will willingly play your first project. Do whatever the hell you want and have fun with it. Likely you'll make a lot of mistakes, but your next project will be better.

SCHWA OUT

There have been instances where people have made some pretty excellent first maps, so this is hardly a rule, but for the most part what's being said here is true.

Just keep that in mind.

 

[Theobromin]

btw, currently making my first map, and I noticed in some decompiled map that there's 'player clips' around corners or round surfaces. Is that really necessary?

 

[A Boojum Snark]

That is generally to guarantee smooth flow and prevent the player from getting caught on edges during combat movement.

 

[tyler]

You want to do that everywhere possible (probably).

 

[Theobromin]

That is generally to guarantee smooth flow and prevent the player from getting caught on edges during combat movement.

okay, in that case, better safe than sorry I guess...

 

[ForbiddenDonut]

okay, in that case, better safe than sorry I guess...

Well, look at it this way.

ETF2L hosts a league match on your map. Both teams get to middle and, as BLU's medic is turning to get away from sticky bombs from the RED demoman, he gets stuck on a small protruding wall support and gets blown up.

Stuff like that doesn't give a favorable impression of your mapping skill. You want to make sure that your map in no way impedes the gameplay of the players - only enforces/guides it.

 

[Pocket]

If only the method Source uses to make players automatically walk up short steps applied to horizontal protrusions as well.

 

[Tarry H Sruman]

This should be stickied because it is beautiful.

 

[WhyNott]

I don't know why everyone love this tutorial so much. I generaly agree with most of the statements, however I don't realy like the tone of the article.

 

[Burnout6010]

I don't know why everyone love this tutorial so much. I generaly agree with most of the statements, however I don't realy like the tone of the article.

It's just to make you understand. It isn't saying "gtfo off noobs diz iz our site pls donate "

:O

 

[tyler]

I don't know why everyone love this tutorial so much. I generaly agree with most of the statements, however I don't realy like the tone of the article.

It's written from repeated frustration. That's why it sounds exasperated and also why I don't have it in my signature and it isn't linked anywhere.

 

[Sel]

I don't know why everyone love this tutorial so much. I generaly agree with most of the statements, however I don't realy like the tone of the article.

Say that again after 5 years of seeing and playing terrible maps that keep violating these basic rules.