Posts by ken0x

Dude i love the map! I was curious what skybox you used for it?

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I think I may investigate a more urban feel for it. Either way, I'll be not worrying about theme or any detailing until the layout is 100% solid.

Cool man! Best of luck, btw any good websites you used on inspiration? Or just something that came out of your head? haha

Quote from misutow0lf

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I am still pondering this map's overall theme but I think Aztec would be neat.

I was also considering something like Italy or Inferno.

I think an italy or inferno feel to it would work, mostly because of how you already have some of the indoor areas looking more like a urban environment, but if you think you can pull off an Aztec feel go for it, it would definitely be something different and if it works out something really cool to play! Good luck!

I don't know what it is about this map and its pictures but it's making me want to play it. I like the overall look of it and i can't wait to play it and provide feed back! Keep it up.

Quote from Squad

Here are a few more interesting links:

World Of Level Design: CS:GO How to Design Gameplay Map Layouts

Ben's Small Bible of Realistic Multiplayer Level Design

Both cover examples that either are about CSGO, or could be applied to it.

Here's a forum post at Interlopers that has a few other articles that are probably worth checking out: http://www.interlopers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15171

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Dude i really appreciate all the help you've given me! Thank you so much.

Thank you very much for your input KOLARI, much appreciated! I'll definitely look closer into what you had to say about the popular maps such as Dust 2 and Inferno.

Quote from Squad

It's not easy to explain what makes a good defusal layout for CS, but there are some basic guidelines you should follow.

Take a look at de_cache, it's a great map and you can learn some things from its layout:

Hey thanks man i appreciate the help!

Hello mapcore community,

This is my first post so excuse me if i come across a little nervous when asking a question such as this. But I've recently been working very hard at becoming a level designer and i am able to grasp the concept of building, brushes, decals and so on. But i find the one thing i'm constantly struggling on is getting better at map layout and map flow. I feel that I have one part of the map like a bombsite or a spawn point done in my head, so i start working it out in Source but then seem to fall short on how i want the rest of the map to flow or even just end up looking. If anyone could help me out with either teaching me some tips and tricks on how to get a good map flow going that would be wonderful. Also if anyone could link a video or blog or something that can help me better understand on how i should be laying out my entire map and and getting inspiration to make a certain type of map that would be wonderful. Thanks very much for whoever reads this.

P.S - I'm a huge Counter-Strike and Half:Life fan, so i'm usually building maps for one of those games.

Thank you all for your time.