Work In Progress Melee Maps - Page 200

I will not go into huge details on mains, naturals & thirds and how to perfectly design a map. I will point out some of the major problems I see with new map makers which make most people not even care to look, play, or give feedback to their maps. I might go back and add more to this post at a later time but these 4 points are some of the biggest reasons why probably a lot of people struggle with mapping.

So I don't hurt anybodies feelings I will only be using maps I have created in this post. Yes, you will see junk maps I created when I first started mapping in sc2 and you will see how over time, my mapping procedure has evolved.



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If your map has a lot of dead space, it sucks. Dead space isn't fun. It restricts movement. It restricts units. It looks like crap. It's bad map design.



No, don't do this. Just stop.

Here's another one so you can see how I started to get a bit better, but still, nope. Too much and too big of dead spaces.


Where as look as one of my more recent maps and you'll see that there isn't much deadspace at all through out the map.


Use ramps, use cliffs, use doodads, use line of sight blockers, DON'T use massive amounts of dead space.



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No, that isn't a picture of a man pile driving himself into his significate other. It's a map layout I thought was good.




Here's another one down the road, better sure, but still some very terrible long straight boring bad looking Corridors.




Finally, here is a much more recent map where you can still use a type of longer corridor but it actually flows with the map and serves a purpose all with the process of looking good.




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Take a look at this awesome frozen tundra!!!! Those mountains are straighter than the pole your mother dances on.



Another one of my early creations, back to elementary school I go because we're learning about shapes! This is out of place, looks way too symetrical and just does not work together with the rest of the map.



Fast forward to a newer creation!

Natural cliffs actually look like something that could come from nature. Man-made cliffs actually look like they would be built...by you know...man.


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When you use the paint bucket tool...

It's not good.


When your textures don't mesh well together and looks like someone threw up...

It's not good.


When you clearly spent no time making your map look good...

It's not good.


If it looks like you spent time on your map, others will do the same...


Give your map some life!!!



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To all new map makers, look at your maps. Look at these points. If your map falls into one of the first three categories, scrap it and start over. If it passes the first three points, start to put some Aesthetic work into it.

Remember, the more it looks like you put time into your map, the more time people put into yours! (At least that's what we hope for!)

Now, get back to mapping!!!