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Types of mappers/mapping
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:08 pm
by 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
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 9:13 pm
by 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.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:59 am
by 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.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:37 pm
by 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
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:15 am
by Mj
Hahahahha
Whom, may I enquire, changed the third poll option to "My hovercraft is full of eels???
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:29 pm
by Deutsche Dogge
Mj wrote: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.
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:38 pm
by Mj
IMO, your structural + detail, and your a craftsman... but thats my view
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:30 am
by Balr14
My hovercraft is full of eels best describes my mapping style. I don't make maps remotely like anyone else.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:09 pm
by Mj
Your an organic artist if I ever saw one, Balr! ... well thats my view, anyhow
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:28 pm
by hogleg
I'm a structural artist who never completes his work
I've got about 60 unfinished maps!
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:45 pm
by Runt
hogleg wrote: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)
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:44 pm
by 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
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:10 pm
by Master-Of-Fungus-Foo-D
hogleg wrote: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)