What Gives You An Idea For Mapping

http://nmaps.net/user/jackass77 · Postby **jackass** » 2008.10.26 (01:36)

What im trying to ask is where and how do you get your ideas for maps ... do you base it on a topic or do you plainly pull it out of no where?

http://nmaps.net/user/RadiumFalcon · Postby **Radium** » 2008.10.26 (01:44)

I usually play around with tiles, trying to stick to a theme, add some objects, then *bam*, a masterpiece. :P

http://nmaps.net/user/T3chno · Postby **T3chno** » 2008.10.26 (01:47)

The tiles are kinda random. So are the objects. Therefore my maps are random.

The titles are usually inspired by songs though.

http://nmaps.net/user/TribulatioN · Postby **TribulatioN** » 2008.10.26 (01:59)

Most of the time, I randomly, almost splatter, tiles all over, and if there's something particularly nice, I keep it.
When I have a theme in mind, I would just base it off that.
Mines and gold are always random.

http://nmaps.net/user/mc_george · Postby **George** » 2008.10.26 (02:49)

Have a lookie in this thread. There are a couple of others floating around, too.

http://nmaps.net/user/jackass77 · Postby **jackass** » 2008.10.26 (03:12)

Ok will do thanx

http://nmaps.net/user/turtles · Postby **Turtle** » 2008.10.26 (16:17)

Often, my emotions.

http://www.nmaps.net/user/Kablizzy · Postby **Kablizzy** » 2008.10.26 (18:00)

I'll generally begin with an idea or a theme, a tile structure, or a play idea, and go from there. Sometimes, though, a certain shape or concept will spark an idea in my mind - And my map names have a LOT to do with the maps.

Postby **squibbles** » 2008.10.26 (18:28)

Mine are pretty sporadic. I just get an idea, and develop on that, keeping the first idea in my head the whole time so that there is a constant theme.

http://nmaps.net/user/ · Postby **handofgod** » 2008.10.26 (22:49)

ideas explode from me like fireworks.

http://nmaps.net/user/crescor · Postby **crescor** » 2008.10.26 (22:59)

I just mess around with tiles until I find something that suits me.
And to be realy honest, the longest I ever worked on a map was 25 minutes.

http://nmaps.net/user/KinGAleX · Postby **KinGAleX** » 2008.10.26 (23:04)

Generally some sort of theme or idea I come up with before making the map. Or nothing at all.

http://nmaps.net/user/z3phyr · Postby **Zephyr** » 2008.10.28 (05:32)

My ideas come from where i do, NOTHING =D

http://nmaps.net/user/Triptolemus · Postby **BNW** » 2008.10.31 (02:36)

Kablizzy wrote:I'll generally begin with an idea or a theme, a tile structure, or a play idea, and go from there. Sometimes, though, a certain shape or concept will spark an idea in my mind - And my map names have a LOT to do with the maps.

Pretty much me in a nutshell also.

http://nmaps.net/user/eternal_moonlight · Postby **moonlight** » 2008.10.31 (02:59)

I play different maps and get inspired.

http://nmaps.net/user/isaacx · Postby **isaacx** » 2008.10.31 (21:21)

a lot of my maps are made with pre-drawn tilesets and based on my emotions and my doings at the moment (school, listening to music, hiding from bullies etc.)
I believe that my maps reflect that

example (made in the middle of a test worth 70% of my science grade)

http://nmaps.net/user/blackwhite · Postby **blackwhite** » 2008.10.31 (21:51)

mostly like radiumfalcon, but sometimes the tiles grow in my head, doing other things, especially when im skateboarding.

http://nmaps.net/user/notkitt · Postby **notsteve** » 2008.11.01 (12:23)

usually i remember another map, and start from there
or just make random shapes and start from there
or sometimes i actually get an idea for what i want in my head, and those are usually my better maps

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