Just out of curiousity...

[golgo_13]

Just out of curiousity, (and because this has recently been a problem I've had...) where do some of you mappers get inspiration from?

[Claymore]

-Movies.
-Series.
-Other levels.
-From other games.
-Dreams /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif
-Out of boredom.
-While drawing something.
-Things I hear.
-Things I see.
-Buildings (outside & inside).
-Moods (depressed or happy, this works with music too, I come up with beatiful piano parts when I'm depressed /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif ).
-Forums like this one.
-even from the design of websites.

what about you.

[Jenkins]

I really don't have any inspiration /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif

http://www.planetunreal.com/images/bullet2.gif
Jenkins

[Wanderer]

Sleeping in school (Senior year you don't do anything anyways).

Listening to music and then turning it off. Then I start singing the songs in my head. Lots of **** goes through my head then.

Playing other games (although Gran Turismo 2 is bad inspiration for UT).

I tend to find myself doing best when I get a player with an idea who's willing to play test a map as it grows from **** to glory. Haven't had that happen in ages.

[tykeal]

I agree with you Wanderer. The best maps do tend to come about when you've got someone playing testing right from the start. I have no idea how many map ideas I would have thrown out if I hadn't had a friend push me into actually trying to create it and then be willing to play it.

[Wanderer]

My problem is, nobody comes to me. Even when I ask for it /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif

Usually I have to come up with something kick-*** first and then I get sent good ideas. Obviously I haven't released anything of mention yet but considering I've got 2 for the Immaculate and got what could be a kick *** (albeit big) AS map I'm finishing up, maybe it'll happen again. Nah, I'm dreaming again /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif

[NarkyBark]

Anything that comes to me... something I'd like to see. I try to think of what will make a cool scene, and then think of how it might be fun to play. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

[Wanderer]

Speaking of which, Narky you plan on making AS-Resurrection about 4 times smaller? It's cool but it's fricken huge! It's actually bigger then an AS map that I'm working on right now.

[J'nuh]

If anyone here wants to use me as a guinea pig for their maps....im more than willing. Im a current grad student studying graphics/photo...so i got some good critique skillz. im also a texture artist.

[xShadowXHunterX]

You want my maps there mostly Movie and Game
based designs i have 32 of them all at least 1.2 MB. I should send them to file planet or something. I have em all on a I-omega Zip CD.

[xShadowXHunterX]

You wanna hit MAP design one based on something like jurassic park where its mostly woods that would be sweet. Or maybe a design like game designs like Half-life or something!

[xShadowXHunterX]

AHA Goldeneye based maps everybody always says somebody should design those!