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level_lad2 Junior Member Posts: 3 From:Rochester Registered: May 2001 | posted 05-09-2001 05:17 AM I'm quite new to the level editor, and im finding it hard to get inspiration for new levels. Can anyone help me? IP: Logged
Bart! Member Posts: 99 From:The Netherlands Registered: May 2001 | posted 05-09-2001 05:22 AM Watch movies I think and try to rebuild a special scene in the film and add a story to it Bart IP: Logged
Torry Member Posts: 262 From:Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Registered: Jan 2000 | posted 05-09-2001 06:02 AM from those glossy magazines that come from Denmark????? IP: Logged
dhama Member Posts: 767 From:Tibet Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 05-09-2001 09:57 AM I guess some level designers work out what they want the level to achieve in playability, i however, just make them up as I go along (what do you mean it looks like it???) I like my levels to have some kind of realism to them and then just go a little over the top. Humour is just as important as scaring the life out of someone who is playing your level. Just make the whole level easy enough for someone to complete, but difficult enough to make the player feel like they have acheived something when they finally figure it out. I have created about 30 levels so far but only 5 have been posted on the internet. All the others have either been shelved because I couldn't quite get something to work or deleted because of the limitations of the editor. Hope this helps in some way.. ------------------ All phenomena possess two natures That which is revealed by correct perception And that which is induced by deceptive perception. The object of correct perception is ultimate reality. The object of deceptive perception is conventional reality. Please also visit my other site: http://www.topnote.org.uk (Free music in aid of Tibetan Refugees) [This message has been edited by dhama (edited 05-09-2001).] IP: Logged
moose562 Member Posts: 861 From:London, England Registered: Dec 2000 | posted 05-09-2001 10:47 AM i couldn't have said i better and welcome to the forum, level_lad2. ------------------ IP: Logged
Bullet ridden monkey Moderator Posts: 461 From:Canada, eh? Registered: Aug 2000 | posted 05-09-2001 10:58 AM First, work out a theme. What do you want the level to be? A jungle adventure? A dark city? An egyptian mystery? Watch movies, look at pictures of different things that interest you online, play previous TR's. (During this time you should pick out a texture set) Second, find a wad. What wad do you want to use? There are many wads out there, many of which can be found at www.tombraider.ic24.net pick the wad you think will suit the level. Third: Plan your level! Do some sketching of rooms, write down puzzles and traps, make a map of the level. Think of different designs. What is the goal at the end? Fourth: Read the manual then build! The manual can provide lots of basic information about level building, also feel free to ask questions here. Fifth: Go to it!If you encounter a Builders Block, just jot down random sketches and drawings. Sixth: This is just a piece of advice from me. SMALLER IS BIGGER!! Don't ceate a level where everything DWARFS Lara, those types of levels are really amaturish IMO. Smaller rooms make the level have more atmosphere, and if you do decide to do large rooms, it is IMPERATIVE you create a flyby. Here is an example of a room that is small, yet has alot of atmosphere. Hope that helped! ------------------ BRM --------------------- [This message has been edited by Bullet ridden monkey (edited 05-09-2001).] IP: Logged
psiko Member Posts: 454 From:Rome Registered: Mar 2001 | posted 05-10-2001 03:16 PM search for good Architectural Site on internet, there you can find some very interesting buildings or environments that you can like and take inspiration from.... ------------------ | |--->> psiko <<---| | IP: Logged

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