Map Ideas for Red Thunder :D

smite · April 24, 2003, 08:10:18 AM

Slowhand after looking into this map making thing i take my hat off to you that Box room you have made is excellent.

How long did it take??

FBG · April 24, 2003, 01:35:44 PM

yeah i want to make a tube station map where you can drive the train to the next stop.

Gh0st Face Killah · April 24, 2003, 02:28:36 PM

you wanted to be a train driver when you were a kid didn't you?

SLoWHaND · April 24, 2003, 04:13:10 PM

QuoteSlowhand after looking into this map making thing i take my hat off to you that Box room you have made is excellent.

How long did it take??

Lo fella

errrrm 4 or 5 hours worth
prolly could have done it quicker but I got playing at making textures and creating my own wad file too.

Red THunder ....I dont have MSN or ICQ installed
If anyone could point me to the best/safest option I may reinstall one of the two.

SLoWHaND :juggle:

Dr Sadako · April 24, 2003, 04:17:20 PM

Quote

Red THunder ....I dont have MSN or ICQ installed
If anyone could point me to the best/safest option I may reinstall one of the two.

SLoWHaND :juggle:

Install both in one program!!! If you install Trillian Pro you can have both in one program. PM me or Albert and we can arrange some ... hrmmm... distribution ... hrmmm...

TeaLeaf · April 24, 2003, 06:06:54 PM

/me hijacks thread

I liked the idea of Trillian but I just couldn't figure out what all the little bloody buttons did :x
But if you send me some 'tuition' on Trillian Pro too then I'd experiment again......

/hijack over, return to your business folks, nothing to see here said Officer Barbraidy

TL.

Red_Thunder · April 25, 2003, 03:36:07 PM

Yeah any maps good for me, votes for a train station or underground station ? [ i havent made a train station b4

[ maybe someone could put a poll up ] this could then draw more attention and make sure the idea is to the majoritys liking!!

SlowHand my MSN = king_hemeroid_i@hotmail.com
[ anyone can contact me through this to give me ideas etc

]

FBG · April 26, 2003, 01:50:35 AM

hey, ive got all the software installed and run through a couple of tutorials. i'll post the link below. Everything looks quite simple to do just need the ideas. Being creative is the hard part learning how to do it is just a matter of time and sharing ideas.

So if you start building a map and get stuck on a part or want to get other mappers to build some objects, rooms, wad files/maps etc then that may help in the overall production.

I'll help in any way i can but im stacked for time.

the tutorial im working through.

http://www.halflifemapping.com/modules.php...&artid=7&page=1

SLoWHaND · April 26, 2003, 09:25:45 AM

Quote

the tutorial im working through.
http://www.halflifemapping.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1

I just had a brief glimpse at that page fella and it would seem to be one of the better tutorials available.In fact I wish I had come across that site when I was first dipping into this stuff.
SLoWHaND

Dr Sadako · April 26, 2003, 09:38:19 AM

Ok fellas. I have drawn a quick overview of the local train station and later today I will go down and take some photographs.

And YES the sketch is crappy but I think it will suffice for some basic layout.

smite · April 26, 2003, 10:35:50 AM

Quote
Quote

the tutorial im working through.
http://www.halflifemapping.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1

I just had a brief glimpse at that page fella and it would seem to be one of the better tutorials available.In fact I wish I had come across that site when I was first dipping into this stuff.
SLoWHaND[/b]

Thx for that flibber i was about to give in on the map making front as it is bloody hard. This site looks very good ....cheers

FBG · April 26, 2003, 11:26:32 AM

sadako that map is really good. Its those kind of drawings that make it really easy to build. Personally though im thinking of a underground track. but thats more along the lines of paddington station which would look really cool.

Dr Sadako · April 26, 2003, 12:15:36 PM

Quotesadako that map is really good. Its those kind of drawings that make it really easy to build. Personally though im thinking of a underground track. but thats more along the lines of paddington station which would look really cool.

Why don't make it a combined underground/ normal station?

Gh0st Face Killah · April 26, 2003, 12:29:57 PM

The best combined one i have seen was used in strike force (UT Mod) and was of a station in Paris, I forget which one, the guy had been to the station and photoed it and then converted some of the photos into textures and used these in the map. i'll try and dig out the map as it could be a good one to convert as the layout was superb.

Red_Thunder · April 26, 2003, 03:07:23 PM

Ahh very nice Sadako , now we have progress !!! all we need now is the photos for detail , the plan is fin i could work off that no probs

Yeah FGB thats a very nice tutorial i wish i had found that when i had first started [ a year ago or so ] GL with it.

All we need now is the photos and to have a discussion on the map idea
i certainly know that Sad has a very good idea for a PCS style map which is what we want.

I think this weekend we can deffo get started on this one

Thanks
and cheers Sad for your efforts

:!:

Dan
Red Thunder