JMaxchill
L5: Dapper Member
- Jan 21, 2015
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What in that map tells you they care about detailing? It's in alpha, focus on gameplay
WiP in WiP, post your screenshots!
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Nit picking, also its on the spawnroom visualizer, not a dev texture.
Collaide
L2: Junior Member
- Oct 14, 2015
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I don't care about signage atm since huge chunks of the map might get overhauls/reworked in the future. I also figured that my first playtesters (if I ever get any) would be competitive players with way more game knowledge and map knowledge than your average tf2 pubber, and would easily be familiar with some of the concepts.
You always want to put signs. Trust me. Even if they're just those wooden prop signs, you can easily move/delete them at any time along with your layout changes. There is signage on EVERY official map and for good reason; don't just trust players to know where they're supposed to be going.
Yeah, never assume players will automatically know where to go, no matter how good of a gamesense they might have. You know your map inside and out because you're the one who built it; your testers, on the other hand, won't magically have the intuition to navigate around a map they've never seen before.
Signage is important, even in alpha maps. If your map doesn't need signs, then chances are it's just a perfectly linear map which is just plain bad design (I'd know from experience). Players don't always necessarily know where to go, but arrows here and there will help and you'll find people mentally following them unless something else is really suggesting they should go elsewhere (ie players choosing between uphill and downhill not knowing for sure which is the right/wrong way).
Collaide
L2: Junior Member
- Oct 14, 2015
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To sum up my replies to your comments:
I agree, and I understand what you're all saying, however, running around on the map for 1 minute in pregame is usually more helpful than looking at arrows during the game.
I get a bit overwhelmed by how helpful you are tbh ._.
I agree, and I understand what you're all saying, however, running around on the map for 1 minute in pregame is usually more helpful than looking at arrows during the game.
I get a bit overwhelmed by how helpful you are tbh ._.
I was going to make a contract-styled poster with a secret Morse Code message. It didn't look good, so I deleted everything. Everything but some text, of course. It's sloppy, but I though you guys would find some of it funny/stupid, so I'm posting it here.
Instead of working on sending Cruise to beta like I should be, I'm making overlays.
Here's a stop sign. If there are any suggestions you have or changes you want, let me know.
Here's a stop sign. If there are any suggestions you have or changes you want, let me know.
Oh, how do I, TF2Maps.net user HolySnickerPuffs, move a KoTH map to beta? Well, that's simple, really.
First, I look at In-game TF2 maps for architectural ideas and texture references. Then, I delete half of the map, and fix roughly 30% of the geometry that I should've on the remaining portion. Shortly after, I add obscure props and textures on new, invalid geometry. Afterwards, I slap on some cubemaps and ship it, not even touching VIDE or Pakrat.
That's how a pro does it. This is quality mapping skill right here.
First, I look at In-game TF2 maps for architectural ideas and texture references. Then, I delete half of the map, and fix roughly 30% of the geometry that I should've on the remaining portion. Shortly after, I add obscure props and textures on new, invalid geometry. Afterwards, I slap on some cubemaps and ship it, not even touching VIDE or Pakrat.
That's how a pro does it. This is quality mapping skill right here.
