What have we learned

[Icarus]

People expect too much from volunteers.

 

[Cynick]

Learned I can't make layouts for shit.

/pessimism

 

[Ravidge]

I learned that texturing in alpha is not such a bad idea if you have a plan, and aren't afraid to delete and redo a lot of work.

Saved me a lot of pressure on the final detailing week. It was also easier to show the map to people.

 

[Ezekel]

i learned a lesson of building in a modular fashion, and using visgroups extensively. makes it so much more easy to add/remove paths and test different layouts (or partial base rebuilds)

 

[Boylee]

I learned that mapping unfamiliar gametypes to a deadline is a bad idea.

Also, that Rexy is awesome.

 

[Bermuda Cake]

gosh, what did i learn...

I learnt that I need to work on scale.
I learnt that while things can look ok in dev textures, the brushwork might be completely messed up.
I learnt that sometimes it's better to just give up on a map and move on (solvent, ellis).
I learnt that getting your account hacked and hence having no access to SDK while you're on holiday in the remotest part of Scotland with no internet for a week, can be slightly counter productive when it comes to mapping.
I learnt that I probably should have released ctf_ellis_a1 to test, seeing as it actually worked and everything :/

ooh, and I learnt how to check for leaks! I'm getting there, slowly but surely...

 

[TerabyteST]

I learned that I should never ever leave contest maps for months and then rush them the last 4 days. Or I'll end up working 27 hours on the same map in 4 days. And that feels bad.

 

[Ida]

I learned that I will never again work on a map for a mode I hate. So much wasted time! :c

 

[ANova]

I learned that I will never again work on a map for a mode I hate. So much wasted time! :c

Same
I've learned not to make a lot of entries for nothing :blushing:

 

[Void]

I've learned a lot about optimizing and detailing. I got a lot less stressed once I got Wiretap into Beta.