Eh, I generally dislike the idea just because of the fire texture, it looks really weird and cheaty. Like giving the player water blocks (unobtainable in vanilla) or lava blocks, that's a no-no. I'm kinda strict on these things, for no apparent reason, can't tell ya why...
Look at pictures of space... space is always inspiring.
Then go into a creative world and experiment with different color schemes.
Also experiment with different area themes ect.
And go look at pictures of cool stuff.
Hey everyone! I'm part way through building my first map, and I was hoping to get a few more thoughts on the areas that I've made so far! If you feel like giving some feedback then by all means go ahead!
Edit: Wait no-one said they are excited for my map that hasn't been officially announced and has been barely started and like 2 people know of it? I am disappoint! (that was a joke by the way)
Community Question Time!!! *fireworks* *firework noises**something similar to the family feud theme*
How did you start making CTM maps? Who/what inspired you to start?
I saw an add for "Epic Realms" once when I was browsing Planet Minecraft and I clicked it and it led me to Three_two's channel or thread or Planet Minecraft page or something like that. The first CTM map I ever made was really weird and used 32 (three-two inspired me and I used 32 torches, hehe, that was unintentional) redstone torches for the monument and some areas didn't even have a redstone torch. I only got about a third of the way there until I quit that map and moved onto another one.
...so yeah, I philia love three_two. ...Did I use the word "philia" correctly? I'm pretty sure I did, but maybe I didn't.
Community Question Time!!! *fireworks* *firework noises**something similar to the family feud theme*
How did you start making CTM maps? Who/what inspired you to start?
I saw an add for "Epic Realms" once when I was browsing Planet Minecraft and I clicked it and it led me to Three_two's channel or thread or Planet Minecraft page or something like that. The first CTM map I ever made was really weird and used 32 (three-two inspired me and I used 32 torches, hehe, that was unintentional) redstone torches for the monument and some areas didn't even have a redstone torch. I only got about a third of the way there until I quit that map and moved onto another one.
...so yeah, I philia love three_two. ...Did I use the word "philia" correctly? I'm pretty sure I did, but maybe I didn't.
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I started out as a budding mapmaker, when watching the Youtuber Evan1994. Back then, I was a REAL n00b, so I watched innocently as he played adventure and puzzle maps. When I saw just how cool it was, I decided I wanted to make puzzle maps. I didn't know of any of those cool tools called MCEdit, SPC, and WorldEdit. So, with no experience at all, just a mind full of dreams, I started my first puzzle map. I built it in creative, all by hand. Frankly, I was proud of it back then. I ended up naming it Trials Of The Facility. It took over a year. It probably had about an hour's worth of gameplay, and BASIC redstone tricks. It has a nice storyline, and looked average, but that was about it. I only ever used this map as an inspiration later for a story I am currently still writing. At some point while I was making this map, and enjoying myself on the Youtubes, I found Zisteau and his Legendary LP. And when I found him. I discovered CTM.
CTM was quite an unknown concept to me. But I watched. And was I ever amazed by what this map was. I couldn't fathom someone making a map like that. But I continued to watch. I watched all 50 something episodes. I checked out his thread, and then, I was hooked on CTM maps. I soon after finished my puzzle map, and that's when I pulled out MCEdit, and got cracking. I experimented first, and soon I started making Corruption #01 - Forgotten. This map has had MANY MANY renditions from the beginning product. I had started making this map shown in this video down here:
Most of the renditions I had made had succumbed to the Anvil lighting glitches. Once I learned how to fix them, I went on to make ONE more rendition (My third, I believe), which had corrupted when I tried to run an operation too large for MCEdit.
About a year ago, I started the rendition I am working on now.
Community Question Time!!! *fireworks* *firework noises**something similar to the family feud theme*
How did you start making CTM maps? Who/what inspired you to start?
I first starting mapmaking after playing through ChronoBasher's 'Professor Grizwald and the Redstone Keys'. At the time I thought it would be a fun little project to make a map. I did not know what I was getting myself into. >_<
That was my first adventure map. My first CTM map was Tablet, a CTM-PVP hybrid. I later took it down because it had some pretty serious balancing issues. Then I decided to make Pathfinder Elemental...
So, I kinda got into mapmaking because I was sorta pulled into it by the guys on Vechs' thread, before this became the go-to place for all things CTM (i.e. before this thread existed). So many of them were mapmakers, and I thought, "How hard can it be, if there are so many of them?" ...Turns out, it's easy to make a bad map, but really tricky to make a good one. I'm aiming for "good", which is probably why it's taking so long.
HOWEVER
I have progress screenshots! Just to prove that I actually AM doing something (other than lurking like a pro).
Both pictures are from the area "Darkfall Depths". It's the red wool area (the fleecy box is barely visible at about the center of the screen in the first picture), and it contains a nether portal (visible in the second picture) leading to the black wool area.
What do you think? Needs less obvious brush strokes and more block variation, amirite?
the irony is it probably does need less obvious brush strokes and more block variation
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Mapmaker and LPer of Complete The Monument (CTM) maps.
Creator/owner of the CTM Community Mapping Server - ask about it on the CTM Community thread!
Current projects:
Thanatos - a subterranean semi-open-world urban CTM
Titan's Revolt - a collaborative project run by ProjectCTM; sequel to Pantheon
Pinnacle - a "sketch" mini-CTM intended for newer players (nearing completion!)
Community Question Time!!! *fireworks* *firework noises**something similar to the family feud theme*
How did you start making CTM maps? Who/what inspired you to start?
My story is somewhat short, but tearful nonetheless. I had recently been accepted onto Monumenta, and became friendly with Eye Sac, or as most of you know him, Isaac Bardin. At the time, we were just derpin' around, but he (for some unknown reason) got into map making. I played his first map and had a really great time with it. I was even the first to post a finished wool monument screeny on his thread. His work was what made me want to make my own CTM maps, but sadly, by the time I had finished, he was no longer around for me to share my accomplishments with. Now I just roam the minecraft forums, a hollowed shell of my former self, waiting for someone to accept me for who I once was. (not really that last part, it just makes it sound like more of a tragedy)
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Well, it all started out when I finished Paulsoaresjr's 1.2.5 LP. I remember him talking about his SBC LP, and I thought it was some sort of RPG LP. I decided to check it out.
I don't like it >< For one I have no idea which part of it is the intersection, so can't really compare it. For another I don't like the lava - stone brick - sand/sandstone combo, plus whatever that is lower down... clay bricks? Also, the lava falls look quite out of place and, well, random. Could we have some screenshots from a different angle? And yeah as Com said, bland walls, although I like the way you've used all the different types of sandstone!
can someone help me, should I erode the lines in the wall that stick out?
Heres what I would do: Download and install SPC (It comes with a free world edit!). Download and Install InHaze's Build Commands. Then use the erode tool.
If you're using MCedit for this, then I guess just use the erode tool.
I have progress screenshots! Just to prove that I actually AM doing something (other than lurking like a pro).
Both pictures are from the area "Darkfall Depths". It's the red wool area (the fleecy box is barely visible at about the center of the screen in the first picture), and it contains a nether portal (visible in the second picture) leading to the black wool area.
What do you think? Needs less obvious brush strokes and more block variation, amirite?
the irony is it probably does need less obvious brush strokes and more block variation
Looks cool, but the problem is with the lighting and how ice will melt.
About the how I got into CTM mapmaking... and pretty much a whole story that goes on too long.
I first saw the CTM genre REALLY far back when the Mindcrackers did a OOGE thing and played one of the Vinyl-Fantasy maps. I thought was a Vech's map though, cuz I'm clueless. Anyway, I never, ever really cared for CTM because whenever I played it or saw video of it, it was only insanely hard and annoying maps. So I mainly only played Adventure. When I first decided to start making maps, around April 2013, I planned on doing one adventure map, one CTM map, and then one Survival map, and see which I liked the best. I made the simple adventure map first. It actually got a pretty good response for my first map ever. Then I made a CTM map. I really had no clue what people liked in CTM maps, so I just threw stuff together and had terrible aesthetics. (DON'T DO THAT) Anyway, my first CTM map was terrible and I'm glad Karrot basically told me I sucked in a nice way. I was determined to make a better CTM map so I decided to not make a survival map and make another CTM. I looked at some other CTM maps and was mainly inspired by Amlup instead of Vechs to make maps. I like CTM maps a lot more than adventure maps now. My second map (Corrupted Lands - I didn't know about XeroThomas when I named this map) was better, but it was just really unbalanced I would say. I gave unbelievably good loot. My third one was Corrupted Lands 2. Again it was unbalanced. The loot was fine, it is just too easy. These are both easy and quick to complete which has actually worked out since people like a quick simple map to play. They seem to have been more of me still learning how to make better maps. I wanted a big map. Something that can actually take the player over 2 hours to complete. That's where Abundant Seas came in. It's much bigger and is more fun. It's very balanced and I consider my best map so far by a long shot. It's more like a CTM map where you travel over 2 minutes to each intersection.
What's really crazy to me is how many downloads I've gotten on my Corrupted Lands maps. I have over 1100 with the 2 combined and over 800 on the first one alone. I think Youtube played a big part of that since a person with 400 subs played it. I honestly wish Abundant Seas got that kind of attention since I put a lot more work into it, but I guess that's just how it happens sometimes. I consider the Corrupted Lands maps more of a learning and how I got more into map making which is why I put the whole thing here. SORRY FOR THE LONG RAMBLING!!
Added! Thanks for the review!
-WittyWhiscash
LAVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Firefly
and Serenity
just keep watchin' 'em
OOH IRON IN ORANGE WOOL
Toooooooooooooooooooooootally not one of my favorite areas in your map <3
Wut dat.
Oh wait.
That's my map.
XD
*cough*i was*cough*
See above
And thanks for the playlist
Evil.
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How did you start making CTM maps? Who/what inspired you to start?
I saw an add for "Epic Realms" once when I was browsing Planet Minecraft and I clicked it and it led me to Three_two's channel or thread or Planet Minecraft page or something like that. The first CTM map I ever made was really weird and used 32 (three-two inspired me and I used 32 torches, hehe, that was unintentional) redstone torches for the monument and some areas didn't even have a redstone torch. I only got about a third of the way there until I quit that map and moved onto another one.
...so yeah, I philia love three_two.
...Did I use the word "philia" correctly? I'm pretty sure I did,
but maybe I didn't.
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Curse PremiumI first starting mapmaking after playing through ChronoBasher's 'Professor Grizwald and the Redstone Keys'. At the time I thought it would be a fun little project to make a map. I did not know what I was getting myself into. >_<
That was my first adventure map. My first CTM map was Tablet, a CTM-PVP hybrid. I later took it down because it had some pretty serious balancing issues. Then I decided to make Pathfinder Elemental...
Anyway, there's my story.
My Minecraft Maps: coldfusionmaps.com
HOWEVER
I have progress screenshots! Just to prove that I actually AM doing something (other than lurking like a pro).
Both pictures are from the area "Darkfall Depths". It's the red wool area (the fleecy box is barely visible at about the center of the screen in the first picture), and it contains a nether portal (visible in the second picture) leading to the black wool area.
What do you think? Needs less obvious brush strokes and more block variation, amirite?
the irony is it probably does need less obvious brush strokes and more block variation
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Whoops. Guess I should've added ambient lighting. Completely forgot.
...Problem is, though, that the area's got tons of ice in it. So, too much lighting will make the ice melt.
Potential temporary solution to problem: SPC's /light command.
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Curse PremiumLooks cool but probably just annoying. Placing torches will melt all the ice, and then your cavern is going to be a giant flooded hole...
My story is somewhat short, but tearful nonetheless. I had recently been accepted onto Monumenta, and became friendly with Eye Sac, or as most of you know him, Isaac Bardin. At the time, we were just derpin' around, but he (for some unknown reason) got into map making. I played his first map and had a really great time with it. I was even the first to post a finished wool monument screeny on his thread. His work was what made me want to make my own CTM maps, but sadly, by the time I had finished, he was no longer around for me to share my accomplishments with.
Well, it all started out when I finished Paulsoaresjr's 1.2.5 LP. I remember him talking about his SBC LP, and I thought it was some sort of RPG LP. I decided to check it out.
Yeah.
I kinda went crazy.
IT WAS SO AWESOME.
(In the Dashie voice)
So I got inspired.
And here I am.
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Hey ya big goof! where's all the loot chests in frigid wasteland intesection 4? im out of arrows!
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I'm pretty sure the only arrows in Intersection 4 are in
I like the lava pools, but the walls are a bit bland.
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Curse PremiumWish Granted.
maybe that's the point! muahahahaha... and I might try redstone torches, see how it looks. Thanks for the suggestion.
But in all seriousness, the easiest way to get through this area would probably be just to run. I'm trying to think of some ways to combat that...
Y'know what?
COMMUNITY QUESTION (For mapmakers):
How do you combat the "rush in, grab the wool, and get out" strategy? Do you even try?
Heres what I would do: Download and install SPC (It comes with a free world edit!). Download and Install InHaze's Build Commands. Then use the erode tool.
If you're using MCedit for this, then I guess just use the erode tool.
About the how I got into CTM mapmaking... and pretty much a whole story that goes on too long.
What's really crazy to me is how many downloads I've gotten on my Corrupted Lands maps. I have over 1100 with the 2 combined and over 800 on the first one alone. I think Youtube played a big part of that since a person with 400 subs played it. I honestly wish Abundant Seas got that kind of attention since I put a lot more work into it, but I guess that's just how it happens sometimes. I consider the Corrupted Lands maps more of a learning and how I got more into map making which is why I put the whole thing here. SORRY FOR THE LONG RAMBLING!!