Map Making Tips

[cklasick]

Okay, im not that expericed in Doom Builder 2, so I was wondering if anyone could give me tips on making maps. I tend to create pretty cool little things, but I end up ruining the whole thing because I either can't think of any good idea's for rooms or puzzles or I re-use the same thing over and I get frustrated and just don't mess with it anymore. So if anyone could help me out with tip, tricks, or ideas that'd be great!

Edited February 26, 2019 by cklasick

[Kappes Buur]

Other then reading up on the available literature and tutorials all I can suggest to play as many pwads by others and see how and what they did to vonstruct the maps.

[cklasick]

8 minutes ago, Kappes Buur said:

Other then reading up on the available literature and tutorials all I can suggest to play as many pwads by others and see how and what they did to vonstruct the maps.

alrght cool

[DynamiteKaitorn]

 

If you want a little idea on how one of the ID devs did map designs, here's one of them (the guy who covered this vid may do other devs at some point I'm not too sure...)

[cklasick]

2 minutes ago, DynamiteKaitorn said:

 

If you want a little idea on how one of the ID devs did map designs, here's one of them (the guy who covered this vid may do other devs at some point I'm not too sure...)

oh i know chubbz, ive watched some of his tutorials. and thanks btw

[PeterMoro]

List and get familiar with all the hotkeys. It will save you a lot of time in the long run, a real game-changer. 

 

Wish i knew them all in my first year of mapping. 

[Kappes Buur]

3 hours ago, PeterMoro said:

List and get familiar with all the hotkeys. It will save you a lot of time in the long run, a real game-changer. 

 

Wish i knew them all in my first year of mapping. 

 

https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=232&t=54957&start=990#p1092891

[cklasick]

22 hours ago, PeterMoro said:

List and get familiar with all the hotkeys. It will save you a lot of time in the long run, a real game-changer. 

 

Wish i knew them all in my first year of mapping. 

How do I look at hotkeys or change them?

[PeterMoro]

LOL please refer to Kappes Buur's post above yours. It will show you where all the hotkeys are listed. 

 

I recommend messing around with them all and experimenting until they become second nature. Knowing all the useful ones will make mapping so much easier and faster and therefore more enjoyable. 

[Kappes Buur]

6 hours ago, cklasick said:

How do I look at hotkeys or change them?

 

Since you are new to using an editor, I will give you some slack and help you out.

 

Open GZDBBF or GZDB or DBX or DB2

Then follow Tools - Preferences - Controls to view/change the hotkeys.

To print them out, I provided a link how to do that above.

 

But really, get to know your editor.

Edited March 3, 2019 by Kappes Buur

[cklasick]

On 3/3/2019 at 4:06 AM, Kappes Buur said:

 

Since you are new to using an editor, I will give you some slack and help you out.

 

Open GZDBBF or GZDB or DBX or DB2

Then follow Tools - Preferences - Controls to view/change the hotkeys.

To print them out, I provided a link how to do that above.

 

But really, get to know your editor.

ok i get it thanks man