New Mapper's Workshop -- Sign Up Here!

[Springheel]

http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/18865-new-mapper-workshop/

 

The TDM New Mapper's Workshop will be beginning in about a week (if there is sufficient interest).

I have about three months before my free time starts to decline, so my intention is to run a short workshop that fits into that time period. Missions will therefore be small (which should always be the case for first missions anyway), and we will aim to complete them by September.

 

I need to restate that this is a beginner's tutorial. If you have already mapped for TDM, even if you've never finished and released your mission, you will probably find the early lessons a bit tedious.

 

The format would be me preparing and releasing a video lesson, which particpants can follow at their own pace. We will have a forum thread open for any questions, and for sharing achievements as we go. The videos will continue to be useful after the fact, and should make doing this again much easier. My schedule doesn't really allow me to conduct live sessions, and I'm not sure that's very useful in a mapping environment anyway.

 

I'd release a new lesson each week or two, and we'd encourage everyone to keep up with the lessons if possible, showing off our efforts before moving on to the next step. Those participants who complete their mission by the end of the workshop (or reasonably close to it) will recieve a small token of their achievement by mail (not to mention receiving the excitement of TDM players with new missions to play)!

 

If you are interested, haven't mapped for TDM before, and are able to participate in the next three months, please sign up here. I'll PM you some questions about what would be the most useful format for you.

 

I'd like to get the workshop started in about a week's time if we have enough people.

[Destined]

I would be interested. I have never finished a map and think I fucked up the visportaling of my WIP, so I may have to start over again, anyway. Also, the pressure of wanting to keep up with the lessons, might keep my motivation up . The only thing is: I have a lot of time on my hand right now, but this might change quite quickly, so it is possible that I might have to drop out along the way. Still, I will do my best

Edit: I think live sessions would not be manageable anyway, as we have people from a lot of different time zones here and it might interfere with workhours etc

Edited June 11, 2017 by Destined

[The Dark One]

_{Sure, why not? I'm barely anywhere on the A to Z thing, and I guess the extra motivation couldn't hurt.}

[DoubleOhZero]

Great idea, sign me up!

[Delahunt]

I'll sign up as well. I like the sound of the format.

[Darkness_Falls]

I'm interested in this (sign me up)

Edited June 12, 2017 by Darkness_Falls

[SeriousToni]

You guys should promote this on ModDB and Facebook also I think.

[Springheel]

I'm interested in this (sign me up)

 

All those years and you never made a map DF?

[marcuskiwi]

As a newcomer to TDM and having played some of the Missions, please sign me up

[Atomica]

I am also interested in this workshop.

 

Hell, I've been playing this mod for ages - figure I might as well see if I can contribute with a mission or two.

[SuaveSteve]

Sign me up

[Nightcrawler]

Most of my time in July will be filled with university stuff unfortunately. But I think I can still save enough time for this and participate. So sign me up

[Springheel]

Wow, now it's starting to get to the point where I have more people than I can handle. I'd like to be able to help each person individually with their map when necessary, and there's a limit to how many maps I can reasonably look at in a week.

 

I think we'll have to cut off sign-up here. We can always do another workshop later if there is more interest.

 

First lesson should be out in a few days.

[Bikerdude]

I'd like to be able to help each person individually with their map when necessary.

If no one else steps up and for now atleast, I can lend a hand with this.

 

Reading the OP, I think I would need a copy of the "Curriculum"...

[Springheel]

This is definitely a "too many cooks" type of situation.

[Bikerdude]

No problem, offer is there.

[Obsttorte]

Well, there is no reason that only one person does something like this. If the amount of persons gets to high, you could split them and make the workshops in parallel.

[Springheel]

Anyone else who wants to run their own workshop doesn't need my permission to do so. Although having more than one going at the same time would be potentially confusing. After this one, it will be at least a year before I'll have time to do another, so that is a pretty large window.

[NeonsStyle]

Wow, now it's starting to get to the point where I have more people than I can handle. I'd like to be able to help each person individually with their map when necessary, and there's a limit to how many maps I can reasonably look at in a week.

 

I think we'll have to cut off sign-up here. We can always do another workshop later if there is more interest.

 

First lesson should be out in a few days.

 

Best way to do this as teacher I think, is for you to set out in a video a project that's reasonably interesting, not too difficult. Then help them when they

get stuck, rather than having to guide each one. There's too many for you to guide them all, you'll end up hating it.