any1 know what i should make? Created 20 years ago2004-01-29 21:24:20 UTC by toonton

Hi im pretty new to mapin, so i want to ask somebody out there what kind of map should i make? Oh its for half life, and i want it to be single player :D.

EXPERIMENT!!! If you don't have any ideas, don't worry about them. Try reading some more advanced tuts to get the ideas going! The best way to learn is to experiment for yourself, so just muck about with hammer for a while... discover some of the more advanced entities and how to use them! How to use func_trains, ambient_generics, func_ladders, trigger_once/multiples, monstermakers, env_beams... most are actually quite simple to use, you just have to "discover" them!

Go through every tutorial. We have written those for you new guys. Start from the beginning and don't get over-confident.

Search around and download some single player mods. This will help you get an idea on innovative ideas (ok that doesn't sound right, I'll rephase). Playing through some mods which got high ratingsor good reviews will help inspire you. So look around and have fun!

hhhhmmmmmmmmmm... good idea JB thx... but... nah... ill find out myself if ya want, mayby u guys can tell me how func_train works :D:D

Read the elevator tutorial!

I've found that if you don't even have any inspiration, you probably shouldn't be mapping or doing any form of art

That's not true, jobabob. I've felt this before, although I rarely feel it nowadays. Just play a few games, get some inspiration, get inspiration off other people (Without stealing ideas), and then bring bits of it together. It probably won't all come in one map though.

Well its true to an extent

if you do it with no heart.. your work will be crap

I have never run out of ideas. Watch TV shows, go and see films, play games, use situations from real life. Just use your head and you will have lots of ideas!

read gamasutra

Lucky bastard he gets snow...

LOL anthony, but i do think i got a good single playa map... i think i'll make a recon map (i got inspired by socom) When im done ill put it in the map vualt. Thx guys.

ps: lucky basterd, i don't get to see snow

You can have some. The snow is 80cm deep by now. And it keeps coming down.

i think i'll go to big bear

Map your school/college/workplace. Then go postal. If you remember your dreams, they can be a good source of mapping ideas.

hmm, i ran out of mappign idea's once, cuz i was almost nonstop mapping for a week, then i have bene playing games for 2 weeks and the ni started mapping again

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thx guys your a real help :)... am i sarcastic? no1 will ever find out lol

Ur welcome
As for snow im in Australia so snow is extremly extremly rare
I've never seen it, felt it, thrown it etc
Substitute - Stick head in freezer on a winters day (which is still quite warm)