I don't have motivation to finish levels anymore.

[AtticTelephone]

I have tried countless times to make mapsets or even single maps, and lost interest in them a day or at most a few weeks after I make them. I have tried ones with cool settings, ones that are very green, ones that have Sergeant Hartman, and with every one I lose interest in it immediately. I have decided to package them together and ask you guys what's the problem with me, since I think some of them are great. I think the oldest wad in this file is VIRIDIS.wad, a green themed mapset that I was working on either in November or December, and the newest one is whatnot.wad which has a png of Sergeant Hartman in it and is only one room, I worked on it today. They're all either Boom or Vanilla, so I suggest an advanced port like PRBoom+, especially for VIRIDIS.

 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/opl6szlu5exk0t8/Motivation.zip/file

 

Am I just not motivated to finish levels at all anymore? I've tried a bunch of genres of mapping and have never been able to finish single maps or mapsets. Please try the wad files and see what I'm doing wrong.

[Dexiaz]

This means you have to work with someone in team. Do not work alone anymore. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.

 

P.S.: You need more power to get the motivation.

 

Edited January 20, 2021 by Dexiaz

[SilverMiner]

3 hours ago, Dexiaz said:

This means you have to work with someone in team

Oh yeah this really makes sense, otherwise my maps wouldn't have become better with time

 

When you work in a team, you start to feel your responsibility and it motivates

[Alper002]

Having a reason to need to finish a map is often a good motivator, and collaborating is one way of doing that. There are also other ways to get one's motivation: Self-imposed restrictions, deadlines, wishing to express a certain emotion or message, among others.

You can feel that motivating responsibility all by yourself without having to collaborate, but you might need to plan ahead a little.

 

Also, It's hard to be motivated without an energy of sorts. If a lack of energy is hindering your mapping speed, take solace in the little mapping you can do and don't feel bad about being slow or missing any personal deadlines you set before that energy disappeared.

Edited January 20, 2021 by Alper002

[Silhouette 03]

7 hours ago, AtticTelephone said:

I have tried countless times to make mapsets or even single maps, and lost interest in them a day or at most a few weeks after I make them. I have tried ones with cool settings, ones that are very green, ones that have Sergeant Hartman, and with every one I lose interest in it immediately. I have decided to package them together and ask you guys what's the problem with me, since I think some of them are great. I think the oldest wad in this file is VIRIDIS.wad, a green themed mapset that I was working on either in November or December, and the newest one is whatnot.wad which has a png of Sergeant Hartman in it and is only one room, I worked on it today. They're all either Boom or Vanilla, so I suggest an advanced port like PRBoom+, especially for VIRIDIS.

while all the posts give good advice on motivating yourself to continue mapping, I thought I'd say this: don't force yourself to map If you don't feel you're in the right emotional space to map. You could become depressed. Map at your own pace and remember to enjoy what YOU create. You are the mapper, so create whatever you want. No pressure, friend.

[Kappes Buur]

There is nothing wrong with having a loss of interest in mapping. It just means that inspiration has taken a hiatus. As already mentioned, you are the mapper, to do as you please. As with any hobby, have fun with it. If the fun has gone, then simply take a break from mapping.  

 

Mapping does not mean that one has to create a map. It is just as rewarding to take one particular idea and try to construct it. For example:

 

replicate  Stonehenge

exhaust the possibilities with 3D floors

learn the unused features of UDB, like all the tools it offers

build a mountain, a valley, a castle

map a room and detail it as much as possible

read what problems other mappers have and try to solve those etc.

 

However, if you feel stress to construct a map then stop mapping and it is time to do something else. I learned shorthand, of all things, because of mapper's block.

 

Edited January 21, 2021 by Kappes Buur