Hit me!
Brainstorm!
Created 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:13:16 UTC by
Tosse
Created 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:13:16 UTC by
Tosse
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:13:16 UTC
Post #134604
I need ideas, crazy or wierd ideas for either a line of maps or a mod.
Hit me!
Hit me!
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:16:42 UTC
Post #134605
lotz of lifts crashing 
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:17:27 UTC
Post #134606
Haha
An elivator map maybe ?
An elivator map maybe ?
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:17:45 UTC
Post #134607
Forums haven't changed a bit during 8 months. We're still the community where the lazy, arrogant and new folks just go straight to the forums with a new topic. Seriously: I knew more advanced map editing than most of the new guys around here when I didn't even have access to the internet. I wonder how many that has actually looked in the help file that came with Hammer.As a mapper you shouldn't ask other mappers ideas.
So what if the answer isn't in the help?
The answer is simple. Perform an online search for tutorials. And to stick to them until the basics and the intermediate has been learned. It takes patience, and I've been really frustrated at hammer on several occasions. I can imagine how certain people feel when their dreams, of the greatest map in HL history, gets crushed for something as useless as a vertex manipulation error or a leak.
Something people tend to fear today, especially new mappers, is the will to experiment. Everything has to be taught and this is a shame. The things you learn by yourself, are the things you'll remember. Worthy of mentioning is also the lack of planning. Sketch out a map on a piece of paper, put out notes, scribble down some ideas along the side. Things will get so much easier when there is written information to refer back to.
What I definitively can't understand is the fact that many posters detail their topic with ":P", "lol" and ":D". What the... People want to avoid such things and just skip the topic. Which is exactly what the poster didn't want. He/ She wants help but instead sort of chase the repliers off. Use plain english to the best of your ability. Get your mom and dad to help you if you don't know how to properly spell a certain difficult word
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:22:30 UTC
Post #134612
The best ideas are usualy two ideas combined 
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:26:52 UTC
Post #134614
why not ask for ideas??? other games that ive mapped/modded ive got alot of insperation from other peoples ideas, they are only ideas they are not permenent
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:29:29 UTC
Post #134616
Word So any how... I can?t think of much strange things to do with hl1
So any how... I can?t think of much strange things to do with hl1
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:31:01 UTC
Post #134619
mabye doing somthing like the aprehension chapter in the origianal game with lots of water i don't think many people at all would try that but mabye you could
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:33:29 UTC
Post #134621
I can always try... But i?m more into "psycadelic" maps, you know, really messed up 
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:36:15 UTC
Post #134623
really messed up well you could try to make a completly messed up black mesa with every room broken in some way like say the upper levels were caving in and all lower secters were taking lots of damage from that
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:37:46 UTC
Post #134624
Or like the black mesa with pink walls and the floor is spinning so it?s really hard to even walk 
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:40:21 UTC
Post #134625
Haha thats original
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:41:10 UTC
Post #134626
But it would suck
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:44:20 UTC
Post #134627
yea but it would be crazy
and BTW, if you want could you have a look at my dead labs sample map and see what you think cause i just need some more appinions on it because if its really bad i dont want to keep going on with it, would be great if you could take a look though
and BTW, if you want could you have a look at my dead labs sample map and see what you think cause i just need some more appinions on it because if its really bad i dont want to keep going on with it, would be great if you could take a look though
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:46:32 UTC
Post #134628
Stop this thread spamming, sjeesh.... idiots.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:50:00 UTC
Post #134630
use lots of monstermakers!
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 09:53:01 UTC
Post #134631
MSN or a similar system is a nice way to brainstorm together, yeah...
Anyway, if you're into psychedelic or weird things, Google for some reference pictures. Esscher stuff or things like that. Play other games, read books, take a stroll outside... inspiration can come from anything and often when you're not trying to think up on new things you'll get the best idea's.
Anyway, if you're into psychedelic or weird things, Google for some reference pictures. Esscher stuff or things like that. Play other games, read books, take a stroll outside... inspiration can come from anything and often when you're not trying to think up on new things you'll get the best idea's.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 10:03:15 UTC
Post #134633
Like my space toilet
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 12:36:58 UTC
Post #134675
i wanna see that! pm me when you upload it!
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 12:38:24 UTC
Post #134677
Hell yeah! But it?s for cs 
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 12:39:56 UTC
Post #134678
damn. oh well, if you post an rmf (or email it to me) i could remove the cs entities. (I promise I won't steal your idea)
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 17:34:37 UTC
Post #134746
As a mapper you shouldn't ask other mappers ideas.
ok, well i am not a mapper, so remember on the train ride and you pass the little cafe thingy? you could make a map out of that, or if you wanted to do a mod, you could be a pizza delivery guy and all the crazy xen stuff happens...
yea i thought about that for a while
ok, well i am not a mapper, so remember on the train ride and you pass the little cafe thingy? you could make a map out of that, or if you wanted to do a mod, you could be a pizza delivery guy and all the crazy xen stuff happens...
yea i thought about that for a while
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 17:58:51 UTC
Post #134757
You may steal my ideas if you want to 
Pizza guy strikes back I like it!
Pizza guy strikes back
I like it!
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-14 20:22:02 UTC
Post #134769
i didn't steal your idea, i only read the top posts, then i wrote my own, not what i usually do, but in this case it helped so i didn't copy anyones idea.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-15 12:04:01 UTC
Post #134883
I think that was directed at me. but a pizza guy caught up in the black mesa disaster? that would pwn!
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-15 12:07:22 UTC
Post #134884
Loads of splatter!
Func rotating squeezers every where, if you walk on the wrong brick, you fall through the floor and glide down to a "splatter machine"
MUHUHHAHAHAH!
That was my old SP idea,, was never released..
Func rotating squeezers every where, if you walk on the wrong brick, you fall through the floor and glide down to a "splatter machine"
MUHUHHAHAHAH!
That was my old SP idea,, was never released..
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-15 14:14:42 UTC
Post #134929
I know just the thing.. Listen to this... You are a pizza boy, you?re about to delivere a pizza to the black mesa and you get caught in there when all the shit happends Broken machines acting crazy so that you will die or get hurt if you are too close, that splatter floor madcow told us about... And then add some usual hl stuff 8)
Broken machines acting crazy so that you will die or get hurt if you are too close, that splatter floor madcow told us about... And then add some usual hl stuff 8)
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-15 17:47:59 UTC
Post #134987
Crazy idea.... Look no further than the map Blahhhh by good ol' Nipper. That should give you sufficient weirdo power.
Do they have to be weird or are these just ideas in general?
Do they have to be weird or are these just ideas in general?
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-15 20:13:58 UTC
Post #135000
I LOVE Nipper Maps, The Crazy tanks, Super mega crazy cars, yea.....
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-17 20:06:28 UTC
Post #135369
Just ideas in general Yeah i love blahhh, but i don?t find it wierd enough
Yeah i love blahhh, but i don?t find it wierd enough
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-18 08:12:51 UTC
Post #135447
Play Jazz Jackrabbit. Weird game, could give you some good inspiration.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-18 08:17:20 UTC
Post #135451
Map a giant cow with fully functionable working insides and you get poo'd out
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-18 08:32:08 UTC
Post #135458
OMG! thats a great idea! to bad i didn?t come up with it 
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-18 08:35:22 UTC
Post #135459
Uh you can use it, I haven't made it Func_rotate tail
Func_rotate tail
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-18 08:38:12 UTC
Post #135462
Or how about we make a "inside animals" mod ? Then we can use a bunch of animals
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-18 14:50:57 UTC
Post #135551
Yeah i love blahhh, but i don?t find it wierd enoughThen enter the world of Secret City for Sven.
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