Types of mappers/mapping

[Mj]

I was just curious to find out who agrees with me on this:

There are two types of mappers: Artists and Craftsmen

Artists tend to go for flashy, screenshot inducing low FPS maps, whilst Craftsmen go for fun, structured, high FPS maps

There are three types of mapping style: Organic, Detail, and Structural

Organic: A lot of mesh and LoD is used, as well as odd angles.
Detail: Lots of detail is packed into small areas, often resulting in bad FPS
Structural: Good at structuring map, and making buildings - can be a bit right-angular though.

i.e: I'm an Artist - My style is Organic and Detail

[lizardkid]

i'm an SP Structural Craftsman, but i tend to focus on making odd or out of the ordinary things happen in my maps more than old-fashioned playability, since most players can beat SP pretty easily. or make the AI think more or whatever.

[Cheetohs]

Your options would be the more obvious Extremes of both ends... but of course there is always the 'mid-range' with a little bit of everything.

I myself do a bit of everything.... basically what i feel like mapping and how lazy i am that day.

[Master-Of-Fungus-Foo-D]

Id say im bot an artist and a craftsman.... im gussing ill be a crafty artist lol

now id ssy im:
Artistic Craftsman Detailed structural..but then again i like doing organic stufff.... i guess ill take cheetohs side. I fell like whtever depending on how lazy im feeling that day ... im a combination i guess

[Mj]

Hahahahha

Whom, may I enquire, changed the third poll option to "My hovercraft is full of eels???

[Deutsche Dogge]

Hahahahha

Whom, may I enquire, changed the third poll option to "My hovercraft is full of eels???

What was the previous choice? That one's funny

...and for the subject, i'm in between, like Cheetohs says, rather than any bother ends. Only, i don't map when i get lazy, i go do something else. And since i only have 1 map done (almost) i can't really define a precise style. This one's realistic as most as i can, could be better, imo. Next map.. i'll see then.

[Mj]

IMO, your structural + detail, and your a craftsman... but thats my view

[Balr14]

My hovercraft is full of eels best describes my mapping style. I don't make maps remotely like anyone else.

[Mj]

Your an organic artist if I ever saw one, Balr! ... well thats my view, anyhow

[hogleg]

I'm a structural artist who never completes his work

I've got about 60 unfinished maps!

[Runt]

I'm a structural artist who never completes his work

I've got about 60 unfinished maps!

You could post them @ The recyclebin ( Wacko's site)

[hogleg]

yeah, Im gonna send a handfull of the better ones there soon.

most of em are tuts i did and improved them till i got bored

[Master-Of-Fungus-Foo-D]

I'm a structural artist who never completes his work

I've got about 60 unfinished maps!

man do we have something in common ... (more liike a million in the other omputer)