Making my first map, what do you wish you knew?
woven-beech-64
Built a single room and already lost an evening to texture alignment.
bright-finch-01 more
Keep your first map small, a single good room is better than a huge unfinished one.
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pale-fern-15
Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
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dusky-fern-703 more
Texture alignment is a rite of passage. It gets faster, I promise.
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misty-alder-20
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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mossy-moth-56
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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still-heron-57
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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silver-clover-143 more
Continuous is more fun, pistol start is more fair. Pick your mood.
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wild-moth-351 more
Strong disagree, but I appreciate the write-up.
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woven-sedge-56
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
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mossy-otter-26
I'd be careful with that advice, it worked for me but I know people it didn't work for.
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gentle-hazel-481 more
I still play with keyboard only sometimes for the nostalgia.
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still-heron-57
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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hollow-sparrow-952 more
Play the community classics first, they show what the engine can really do.
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copper-alder-131 more
Do you have a source for that? Not doubting, I just want to read more.
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late-otter-67
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.