Noobie Tip: Don't release your first maps

[Boba]

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1585
I think it's decent for a first map, if a bit small.

God, eh? I wish you would make another map, that one was fun.

[Neuro Guro]

I think if you release your first map , on these forums , then penalty should be Neuro takes them out for a nice seafood diner then gets to smack them in the face with his potato sack like scrotum , and never calls them back.

[TheGhost]

The first two maps I made were never released. There is a good reason for that.

My second actually wasn't that bad (I mean for the time and experience level), but it definitely didn't have anything special about it that warranted a release.

[TPE]

i beg to differ

my first map im making is in a alpha stage ATM and the wall textures are messed up

bassicly the map is a little smaller than huge ass, it has a snowy moutain plain and a valley down the middle of the map with one main bridge to go acrost, also a holo bridge but that only stays on for 8 seconds

in the final we will have many custom vehicles and weapons


here is our crappy outdated webpage, weapons section really need to be updated, the only h2 weapons will be a BR and carbine, maybe a worthless sword.

we really havent gone public with this till now. just wanted to say not all first maps are boxes

[Kornman00]

I believe you mean "mentally"? At least its not your first post

EDIT: @ TPE, where exactly is "here"? I see no link.
And I think they're refering to first ever releases. As in, no prior releases of any sort for any game. And by yourself, not a team (which could be composed of brand newbians or talented people or both)

[Arteen]

I released my first map and I turned out fine. I don't think there is anything so bad about releasing one's first map. Actually, I released my second map too and lots of people liked it.

[TPE]

I believe you mean "mentally"? At least its not your first post

EDIT: @ TPE, where exactly is "here"? I see no link.
And I think they're refering to first ever releases. As in, no prior releases of any sort for any game. And by yourself, not a team (which could be composed of brand newbians or talented people or both)

sorry i was in a hurry i was in first period and it was almost over


http://pimpsatsea.bravehost.com/index.html

crappy but it works =\

also im working with my best friend that i go to school with so its easy to communicate and trade visual ideas

[DECOY]

Actually I would shorten the advice to "dont release your first map here."

I just went straight ahead and released my first map anyway because I
get by just fine as an outsider of the notoriously elitest, po-faced, bug up
the arse Halo CE community. I for one will miss it when it's gone on may
8th, but don't worry I'll be ok again by may 9th.

OMG, ONLY JOKING!!

real advice....It's a lot smarter to just post pics and seek advice on what
to do / not to do next. theres no reason to release a test map, which is
basically what a box map is.

[TPE]

Doesn't have to be a literal box to make it not worth releasing. If I were you, I wouldn't be going for something 'a little smaller than Hugeass' since generally those maps are only fun for about a week, but if you do, I'd advise you don't release it here. Unless, of course, it turns out to be a really awesome map... though like I said, I can't see it being one.

well the place i have been posting updates and letting them alpha test are highly interested, even though the textures are messed up. the official alpha test is tomarrow so i cant really tell you what they thought of it till then.

anyway i dont care about the popularity. it will come out after H2V and then were moving to our next prodject.

[Stormwing]

/signed.

Well, for the most part. there are a number of very very good first maps, especially from those who hang round here

But I actually found this guy's first map (http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=2095) to be very fun and well made...but yeah, one of the few exceptions anyway..