Getting Setup

[SneaksieDave]

Yeah, it was quick, but to be honest, we are looking for active members. We only have a few producing anything right now (and for quite some time now), and we're looking to remedy that. We need active help.

 

As always, there are the guidelines.

[greebo]

That link is only visible to beta mappers who can see the "Level Editing" forum, in case anyone is wondering.

[SneaksieDave]

Right! Oops. I'll copy it here:

 

The following items are what we'd ask and expect of active beta mappers:

 

1. Give feedback on what doesn't work (bugs, missing functionality),

2. Indicate what needs to be added (assets, features),

3. Provide maps that can be used for testing, inspiration, enjoyment,

4. Share your knowledge of tricks and techniques learned, through tutorials and the wiki,

5. And of course, feel free to contribute whatever assets or personal modifications you wish.

 

There is also a Beta Mapper Requests thread, where you are all invited to participate and assist with specific requests for maps, testing scenarios, etc.

[jdude]

Great I'm glad that everyone is being so welcoming . I have one question though, do the beta mappers map anything they want or are there specific levels that the mod team would like to have mapped. For instance, is there any idea or concepts floating around or would you guys want maps which resemble those of previous thief games? I haven't been able to get going yet because I'm still downloading everything and getting set up, but I'm really looking forward to it. I hope by asking all these questions in the public forum I'm not divulging to much info to the public which you guys may want to have kept quiet .

[sparhawk]

Bascially you can map whatever you want. You should be prepared to make your own textures though, especially if they are missing in the mod at the moment. What we expect from mappers is that they make use of our assets, create new assets that they may need and contribute them to the main mod, and also (IMPORTANT) to complain about stuff that is missing. The point of having beta mappers is so that we know what is still missing. So if you try to do something and it doesn't work because it's not there, then just tell us. You may not get it immediately and it depends on the request, but we try to provide a broad selection of tools to help creating maps. So if it is something very specific for your particular project, we may not provide it, but if it is something that we may have missed, then we certainly will add it to our list.

[Springheel]

Since you like forgotten city/lava type maps, why not make one of those? We even have mostly-working fire elementals.

 

I'd love to see a map like that with D3-style lava.

[jdude]

That sounds like a good idea, if anyone has anything in particular they'd like me to try and incorporate into the map please pm me.