User maps, levels & Mods.

Post by **aTOMiC** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 2:41 am

One of the biggest kicks I've ever had, involving gaming, iwas creating my own maps. The most time I've spent was creating a reproduction of my work office layout in Duke Nukem. "Build" was kind of confusing at first but once I got the hang of it, I was able to pretty faithfully create my entire office building with many recognizable details and including the garage area and parking lot. My co-workers and I had a blast running about playing on the network in that enviroment. I also made several other maps including a fairly large star ship map. I've begun learning to edit Quake III maps. There are game engines that are even more realistic to have fun with. I wonder what it would be like running around in Revelstone, blasting my friends in the sacred enclosure or in Mhoram's quarters or sniping from the tower.

Post by **Landwaster** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 2:49 am

Absolutely! I'll do it for ANYTHING. I even like to draw diagrams of old places I've been too, houses and creek-routes etc, that I played in as a kid.

With games, its SO MUCH fun to map them! I was playing Twin Kingdom Valley a few months back, and I drew a map of a maze under the ground as I was trying not to die of thirst in it, and my wife looked at it where it was sticky-taped to a box, and said I was starting to act like the guy in A Beautiful Mind! Hahahaha!

I am OBSESSED with mapping stuff.

Here's a hint, if you're ever writing a scenario, and need a random town map, just draw a quick diagram of a house you know. Then exchange the rooms for just lines (ie: take out the squareness of the paths). Voila! For bigger places, do it with a corporate office.

I have MANY homemade towns, and TWO huge cities street directorised. One is COMPLETE, another still only partway done. This is SO much fun ... for me, anyway!

Post by **aTOMiC** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 3:02 am

Land, It sounds like you are having a ton of fun with mapmaking. The largest environment I've made so far is the Star ship scenerio. It begins aboard the ship then you materialize down to a planet. There are buildings everywhere. Traps. Running the map used to really slow down my machine. I'd be doing a lot more map making but I just don't have the time I used to have.

Post by **Landwaster** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 3:28 am

Oh I've never made one on a PC ... I just handwrite them

Post by **Loredoctor** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 6:25 am

Yeah, I used to build cities using the Aliens vs Predator 2 engine.

Post by **Landwaster** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 6:38 am

I wanna do that!!!!

Post by **Loredoctor** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 6:41 am

It's not that hard, Landwaster. Just pick up that program and install the level creator. There's a very very handy guide which walks you through creating a big level. Once you get the hang of it you'll be making your own maps in no time.

Post by **Landwaster** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 6:49 am

Do I gotta be buyin' the game? I doubt my computer can handle games, it normally can't.

Post by **Loredoctor** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 6:53 am

This is an old game so it may run on your computer (though, you have to own a graphics accelerator). I'd say you can find some architectural programs that should run on your machine - they may on the net to download or just check out a local store. I'll see what I can find out for you.

Post by **aTOMiC** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 7:14 pm

I'm biased because I do Land Surveying drafting for a living but Autocad is a great map making bit of software.

Post by **CovenantJr** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 8:27 pm

Cromas Tummins wrote:creating a reproduction of my work office layout in Duke Nukem

Sounds amazing!

Cromas Tummins wrote: I wonder what it would be like running around in Revelstone, blasting my friends in the sacred enclosure or in Mhoram's quarters or sniping from the tower.

We could do with that here on the Watch

Post by **aTOMiC** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 8:33 pm

I would be great. Just making the maps would be fun. To get all the right textures I could pick a 3d multiplayer first person shooter that is based in a similar world. LOTR or something.

Post by **Loredoctor** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 2:16 am

Serious, if anyone did a TCTC multiplay shooter map id play it with you people!

Post by **hierachy** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 2:37 am

heh, you could do a UT mod or something. and have all the new weapons like staff and ... ... ... ... white gold!

Post by **danlo** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 2:39 am

(So this explains y nothing ever gets done!

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