Procedure

[prototype]

Hi. What's the general procedure for mapping? I take it you would do it in this order:

1. Layout
2. Layout details
3. Weapons, powerups, etc.
4. Textures
5. Lighting
6. Pathnodes

I guess Pathnodes could go anywhere after #2. Anyone have preferences? Thanks.

[STC_Wacky]

Good layout I guess. I leave pathnodes to last as well. I once severed a path by accident by putting a create in the way and when a bot tried to use the severed path the game crashed.....took me a while to figure out why......anyway I ALWAYS leave pathnodes the end now /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif


"Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?"

[STC_Wacky]

Oh...and I leave weapon placement to second last 'cause they have a large effect on the pathnodes you know /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif

[Jenkins]

I simply do everything in a different order each time.

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[Wanderer]

I guess I'm really wierd when it comes to creating maps. I start with an idea that's nothing more then a sparkle in my eye and a gleam on my smile and then I just go from there.

I do a combination of everything in one shot but I still leave weapon placement and pathnoding till last. Often I'll find myself (where possible) making running 2 UED's working on 2 parts of the same map and eventually exporting 1 of them and importing it to the other. But that's only for really big projects (ie: complex AS projects). Usually I don't get that luxury and just do the map in sections adding detail and lighting in one shot.

But like I said, I guess I'm wierd in how I do these things.