Mapping Ideas Thread

HLGenius

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 09:41:15 UTC Post #244747

I posted thies thread up so we can share some mapping ideas. So bored because you have no idea of what theme will your next map be.
I will start:

Mutiplayer
Theme: Space Station, vertical map
Weapons: Crowbar, pistol, 357, AR, Shotgun, and a Crossbow
Size: fairly large
Features:Has a little bit of destuction

OK thats one of my Ideas Feel free to add more!!
PS: no trucks of fail; in this forum

          ---------------HAVE FUN!!!-----------------

HLGenius

ATDestroy

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 09:42:24 UTC Post #244748

I have a bad feeling. I hear the truck of fail approaching

Really

ATDestroy

HLGenius

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 10:04:19 UTC Post #244750

wHY

HLGenius

aaron_da_killa

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 10:06:24 UTC Post #244751

.....

Why don't you tell as more about your idea. What year is the space station set in (current day, future...). What main features will the space station have? How are you going to show off awesome views of earth or the moon.

Maybe you could have a section where you go out onto the space station, the gravity is very low, maybe add in some big containers.

Also I think it will be important for you to have lots of glass and open areas in the space station, and some nice trees, maybe palm trees in there. Have a look at the space station from halo 2. If you like, I can link you to some pictures of the halo 2 space station.

aaron_da_killa

HLGenius

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 12:05:52 UTC Post #244756

ok

HLGenius

Tetsu0

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 13:09:36 UTC Post #244759

lets keep halo far away from half life.

Tetsu0Positive Chaos

Striker

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 15:55:27 UTC Post #244762

The truck of fail's engine is damaged HlMapper. And the driver is also fired .

StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure

Blitzkrieg

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 16:41:59 UTC Post #244765

The truck of fail cannot be damaged.

Lately it's been so busy for it around here, he's probably just running late.

Blitzkrieg

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 16:52:41 UTC Post #244766

well, the truck of fail has stalled at another place, but don't worry, it'll be here soon.

thehalflifedude

Striker

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 17:23:29 UTC Post #244767

Do you watch the T.V. ? Oh my god ..on the news ...on the ...... poor little driver ...... The truck is so badly damaged ...oh and .....oh my gosh ...the fail load is all over around ......

Looks like ....it is neccesary for a new truck.

StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure

Luke

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 17:24:25 UTC Post #244768

Not a truck, but still mega fail.

http://oxihosting.com/files/4/iseewhatyoudidthere.jpg

Don't do that.

LukeLuke

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 17:25:17 UTC Post #244769

oh, guess my calulation was incorret. oh, yes, that was the tiny car of fail, not the massive truck of fail.

thehalflifedude

HLGenius

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 20:45:08 UTC Post #244772

Halo really sucks the last reply of mine was an accident

HLGenius

TheGrimReafer

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 21:30:59 UTC Post #244782

Halo sucks in terms of gameplay, but this isn't purely the mapper's fault. The music/mapping I find quite good.

Take some of their mapping elements, they were awesome. If you dont like their space station, play all of the 3 modern metroids.. they have some awesome mapping too.

TheGrimReaferADMININATOR

Strider

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 23:05:12 UTC Post #244785

You know, if you all actually just talk about your map ideas, I don't see anything wrong with this thread. There'll be no truck of fail here, at least not for now.

StriderTuned to a dead channel.

Spike

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 23:12:14 UTC Post #244787

Your avatar is cool halflifegenius

Spike

HLGenius

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-01 23:18:55 UTC Post #244788

thanks spike. yours too is AAAWESOME

HLGenius

TheGrimReafer

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 00:33:17 UTC Post #244792

How's my avy?

Oh, and my latest idea. -- I'm going to make an island HL2DM map that's almost completely made of displacements. The whole idea of an island is usually a bit more than most people want to do, so I figure why not.

It's going to all basically be an upward spiral/path to a tower that will more than likely have the crossbow or rocket launcher at.

I have a layout.. just noone gets to see it except dewdle, =D

TheGrimReaferADMININATOR

aaron_da_killa

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 03:04:03 UTC Post #244797

Halo really sucks the last reply of mine was an accident
nuke -

FFS. Do we have to have this halo sucks debate again. Its a fact that the majority of the half-life community hates halo. I don't care to be honest. But I tell you what, halo has a much larger fan base than half-life, and half-life has an advantage because you're able to create custom content for it, thus, loads of mapping and modding websites and more fans. If you said halo is a crap game, you would be lieing and you know it, accept the fact that its a good game, you just don't like it. And I'm not talking to you half-life genus, I'm talking to other people.

aaron_da_killa

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 03:27:53 UTC Post #244798

don't worry, aaron. halo isn't a crappy game, the're probably mad because it requires a fast machine

(it's also really slow on my machine too. but i still have plenty of fun hours killing my team members, running away, going back, and repeating until i die. then i just do it even more until i get bored and find something else to do.)

thehalflifedude

Strider

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 03:28:53 UTC Post #244799

If you said halo is a crap game, you would be lieing and you know it, accept the fact that its a good game, you just don't like it.

Erm, no.

Now, this thread isn't about Halo, so people can stay on topic or I might actually have to bring the truck around. I don't want to do that.

I have a layout.. just noone gets to see it except dewdle, =D

Not even me? :'(

StriderTuned to a dead channel.

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 03:29:41 UTC Post #244800

do you mind if i bring my tiny car of fail to this topic?

thehalflifedude

Strider

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 03:31:07 UTC Post #244801

do you mind if i bring my tiny car of fail to this topic?

Depends, would you mind if I bring my banstick?

StriderTuned to a dead channel.

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 03:33:29 UTC Post #244802

oh, i don't mean to close the topic, he just want's gas. and of course, he want's more fail. (he's just started colecting fail)

thehalflifedude

Strider

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 03:36:45 UTC Post #244803

This thread has a purpose, you know? Stay on topic.

StriderTuned to a dead channel.

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 03:37:37 UTC Post #244804

woa, geez. calm down.

thehalflifedude

Striker

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 05:54:12 UTC Post #244808

I see only one Map idea at the top of the thread
:

StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure

Daubster

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 06:13:24 UTC Post #244810

Some people might not feel like giving away their good ideas instead of executing them themselves.
I'm not saying this thread is fail. It's just that you'll mostly be getting either medicore, plain stupid or no ideas at all. ;<

DaubsterVault Dweller

Striker

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 06:41:31 UTC Post #244814

Multiplayer (Sven Co-op)
Theme : SF. Earth Underground .
Size : Multi-levels (about 3 )
Features : Lots of chambers with lava in the first level. In the second level you'll find only in some chambers lava , and in the third one no lava.

Well here's the objectives and story :

You and your teammates start in an underground prison . The scientists there are making an experiment with lava , but something went wrong and a terrible earthquake started . A bit of explosions and your free to go because the prison is ruined ....Monsters immune to lava are appearing (that's only in the first 2 levels ) . In the last level you'll have to battle with the army ....then a tunnel to the earth-grounds and some kind of spectacular finish ...or a music or something ...

Note : It requires some red under-ground textures . You'll have to make it difficile to pass through some areas . Some tunnels with damaged lights (flickering ...) etc.

StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure

HLGenius

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 07:35:45 UTC Post #244817

nice one cstriker!! now about the other people..

Lets get back to the topic of mapping ideas. ok

HLGenius

Striker

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 08:00:04 UTC Post #244818

Please don't post Counter-Strike mapping Ideas ! For Counter-Strike mapping Ideas go here . Click me

And click on "random map idea"

Refresh the page for a new Idea .

StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure

kraken

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 11:28:09 UTC Post #244827

cstriker, the point of the thread is to share YOUR ideas.

kraken

Soup Miner

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 18:11:09 UTC Post #244845

I'm thinking about trying to recreate CSS's office again. Maybe.
Also, a post apocalyptic city that I started a while ago but never finished.

I hate being so disinterested in mapping these days.

Soup Miner

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 18:15:52 UTC Post #244846

cstriker, the point of the thread is to share YOUR ideas.

haha! i was just going to say that. allright allright, i'll go back on topic now.

thehalflifedude

srry

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 18:37:20 UTC Post #244855

Edit: Shit, didn't notice the second page...

srry

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 19:01:39 UTC Post #244858

second page?

thehalflifedude

alexb911

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 19:15:33 UTC Post #244859

Edit?

alexb911

Captain Terror

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 23:15:22 UTC Post #244886

"And the driver is also fired ."

Haha talk of this truck of fail is more fun then talkin about mapping ideas, lulz... or Halo! : P

Seriously tho, as for ideas I think it would be cool to do blood gulch for cs and make the vechicles func_vehicles... could be cool

Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman

srry

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 23:29:30 UTC Post #244887

second page?

Yes, this thread has two pages in the regular (not big-screen) TWHL setup.

Edit?

I deleted the contents of my post because it was relevant to the last post on the first page, which would have been off-topic and thread derailing.

srry

thehalflifedude

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-02 23:49:38 UTC Post #244888

oh. never knew that.

thehalflifedude

HLGenius

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-03 00:51:17 UTC Post #244892

"And the driver is also fired ."
Haha talk of this truck of fail is more fun then talkin about mapping ideas, lulz... or Halo! : P

once again sitck to the topic!!

HLGenius

kraken

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-03 01:03:56 UTC Post #244893

yes, I have a few ideas. All I really want to do these days is push gldsrc to it's limits but the map is still running smooth. I have tried doing island maps because I have always wanted a beach assault map where the CT's come in to show either via boats or sky diving and junk. Anyway, I better get to work on it. I also would like to make a purely industrial map, where machines are constant threats to your safety and everything seems very dynamic. They are my two maps I want to complete most. I am not interested in source yet.

kraken

Spike

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-03 01:13:10 UTC Post #244894

Oh, and my latest idea. -- I'm going to make an island HL2DM map that's almost completely made of displacements. The whole idea of an island is usually a bit more than most people want to do, so I figure why not.

I'm doing it too, but I don't know if it's possible. Would it be heavy to the engine? If not, you saved my map. Do you think I can make a full map made of displacements?

A map idea for CS Source I thought is making race maps T vs CT, so they have to resolve puzzles and etc if they don't want to die. For example, starting at the bottom of a volcano and lave going up, so you have to jump/resolve puzzles/taking profit of source physics engine etc to save yourself and there's a gift at the end.

Yeah I know, people just want to kill other team but KZ, surf_ and custom map players maybe would like it.

Spike

kraken

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-03 09:48:04 UTC Post #244915

yes Spike, I have played a good map like that done by kreedz, I just think some of the stages where a bit rushed, but most of em are fun as. I think it's called kz_games_b01 or something crazy. Yes, source can do island maps fine, afaik.

kraken

TheGrimReafer

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-03 16:56:30 UTC Post #244932

Yeah, it doesn't really matter if you make a map entirely of displacements... just dont make it too big - keep optimization in mind - and be aware of how displacements enjoy leaking.

TheGrimReaferADMININATOR

Captain Terror

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-04 01:48:31 UTC Post #244947

half-life genius: If you insist...

The massive truck is in the repair shop, so this one's a loner:

Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman

Penguinboy

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-04 01:54:17 UTC Post #244948

thats quite good

PenguinboyHaha, I died again!

Strider

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-04 01:55:30 UTC Post #244950

Way to go. This thread was on the right track for once and you took it right back to the idiocy.

StriderTuned to a dead channel.

Captain Terror

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-04 02:18:36 UTC Post #244951

Yeppers, and I apologize, but, consider:

If a Medium Truck Of Fail can make a thread spiral into idiocy, then it was going to die anyway.

Back on Track then:

I would agree with kraken that in that I'd like to push the limits of the Goldsource engine, which after so many years never ceases to amaze in versatility and potential.

The only trouble is is that less and less people play goldsource games all the time, and because of this, all the mainstream mods have quit development for them, which is a shame. There are still new, high-quality goldsource mods out, but they seem to be dwindling.

for these reasons, I will switch to Source as soon as I get a new machine, and probably won't look back.

Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman

srry

Posted 16 years ago2008-02-04 04:12:08 UTC Post #244953

Truck of Fail isn't funny at all. TWHL needs to get the fuck over it and stop referencing it, and the mods are only perpetuating it by continually posting those lame images every time they close a thread, which seems to be about every day. Yeah, it was real cute the first, and maybe second time you saw that image, but it's just unnecessary at this point. Way to go, guys. Talk about digging your own grave.

srry

Mapping Ideas Thread Created 16 years ago2008-02-01 09:41:15 UTC by HLGenius