Over-Tutorialized New Mapper

[mffpetergriffin]

Hi guys! I'm a new mapper and decided to give it a try after spending some time making several skins. I got myself into it I guess! I have been reading so many tutorials and some are great but they all fail to realize that new mappers don't know simple procedures. For example, making a non-rotating door apparently is quite the task for me. I know how to make it so you can't walk through a model but how do you walk through something like a section of wall into a secret passage? I couldn't figure out what fire to use for a fire place for a long time. Since there are at least 7 fire effects in my list at least I assumed it would be somewhere in a tutorial but I can't find it. I could sit here and read a million forums but the lingo used is not geared toward noobs like me.

I know it's annoying to repost things all the time and I should look through the masses of posts before posting like this but let's face it, that's just not practical. So, after that venting intro could I get a helping hand with some things lol? If you would like to be a gem and help me through xfire or something that would be fine too. My xfire name is 1andonlypetergriffin.

If you play much, I am in the <<{MFF}>> clan and we do rifles-only freeze-tag as well as custom maps and we have a King of the Hill server that one of our guys made. Come check us out! 64.34.215.104

Thanks a ton!!!

<<{MFF}>>PeterGriffin{EMS-SL}

[PKM]

i swear i've read this somewhere before recently . i swear .

[mffpetergriffin]

I am assuming you're hinting that it is in the forums...all of my needs and desires. If so, which I'm sure it is, I'll let you know in ten years when I find something that's on my level.

[PKM]

...I'll let you know in ten years when I find something that's on my level.

as shown in the image below, objects shouldn't be on your level, your level should be on the object . otherwise it doesn't work .

[mffpetergriffin]

I love it when people prove stereotypes true.

[Imagination]

I'm not on here often but many knowledgable people still pop in, basic starting tutorials are plentiful on this site and many others.
A good starting point is this site where I learned the basics http://users.1st.net/kimberly/Tutorial/index.htm
Take your time and experiment, ask questions but try to find answers before requesting solutions.
I and I'm sure others will try to help you along the way.
Good luck.

[neillomax]

Tough to read when you have a headache. Did I miss a question or wasn't there one posted ?

[PKM]

I love it when people prove stereotypes true.

[Image removed. Behave yourself, PKM. - Rookie One]

[mffpetergriffin]

I am very familiar with many of Nemesis's tutorials on mapping and on skinning. They are very good but he leaves a lot out. My question was not specific, it was just a request for help with mapping. I don't expect an answer here because you're right, I haven't posted a specific question. That's why I put my xfire on there. Thanks for your help Imagination and please add me to xfire if you're interested in helping me more.

I find it rather hypocritical to not allow vulgar language on the forums but someone can post a picture of a guy with a raging hardon. Mr. Sourpus needs to go to his room for a little while and learn how to play nice with others.

[PKM]

i'm not angry, i'm embedded .

[ViPER]

So your all down with tutorials then

then go here -

http://recyclingbin.mods-r-us.net/

learn by exanmple of .maps provided by other mappers. I believe all your questions can be answered by looking at the material in the Bin.

[tltrude]

Dispite PKM's spam posts, we do help, now and then. Just post your questions, one at a time.

[PKM]

dear sir;
please accept my apology for any actions that would be deemed violations of the TOS .

PKM

[Rookie One.pl]

Dude, you're just incorrigible.

Welcome to .map, Peter, please bear with PKM. Once you've hung around .map a bit more you'll see he's actually quite entertaining.

[PKM]

rook, my rank please . if anything just put ''mic'' in place of ''troll '' .