Dockinoke
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Joined: 20 Mar 2008
Posts: 2728
Location: Sicily, Italy
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 Posted: 15 Nov 2012, 10:56 Post subject: 10 Tips to make "decent" maps |
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1st) Lenght between 0:40 and 4:00 minutes
2nd) Start in wide areas/corners
3rd) Checkpoints minimum size 4
4th) NO MUSIC and/or rainbow sky
5th) Use a "criteria" for placing checkpoints:
-always signs the way where to go
-make it visible from the racing line
-don't make it cover obstacles
-size it with the good scale of the place where you set it
6th) Always check collisions of objects you place in the map*
7th) TEST YOUR MAPS MANY TIMES!!!
8th) Give space to cars when you place spawnpoints
-set cars in ordinated rows (from 2 to 4 cars per row)
-give enough space between cars
-DON'T set cars in up-cliff
9th) If you have a custom vehicle, send it to us as it was an indipendent resource (with his meta.xml + the .lua file, all into a separated folder)
10th) Keep in mind the difference between "decorate" a map and "make a racing line" when you place custom objects:
-decorate = set objects, OUT of racing lines, just to give atmosphere
-make a racing line = set objects like walls, ramps, etc, to force players to run into a specific direction OR to cover some obstacles
* = Run trough it, hit it... check if the surface of the graphic is the same of the collision.
Sometimes some objects "rounded" having a cubic collision instead
Periodically me and others will check during test seasons all maps recieved.
Relax Rulez 8-)
<<The difference between a newbie and a noob? The first learns, the second is pwnt.>> - Docki at phone whit a friend
Docki sharable maps here: [url]http://sdrv.ms/O4MJx0[/url]
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Dockinoke
Site Admin - SKC Leader
Joined: 20 Mar 2008
Posts: 2728
Location: Sicily, Italy
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| Posted: 15 Nov 2012, 12:42 Post subject: Re: 10 Tips to make "decent" maps |
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Technical tip:
DO NOT PUT BLANK SPACES in map names folders when you save it...
OK: spaces in Map Settings -> Map Name
NO: spaces in map folder and/or files when you save it
Relax Rulez 8-)
<<The difference between a newbie and a noob? The first learns, the second is pwnt.>> - Docki at phone whit a friend
Docki sharable maps here: [url]http://sdrv.ms/O4MJx0[/url]
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