Mapmaking articles

Idiot's Guide to Scripting
June 21, 2004 by gholsbane
This is a guide to help you script like an idiot. If you want to make rubber air hockey balls that explode into a thousand stars when a dwarven pathfinder taunts within a radius of 2.5 WU from the center of a backwards flowing waterfall, then this guide is for you. We won't claim to be experts in this field because that would suggest some sort of knowledge. We're just here to produce devious and disastrous machinations and then laugh at you as you try to replicate it. Good luck! → read more
Quick and dirty guide to collection editing
June 21, 2004 by gholsbane
This is certainly going to be quick, and dirty is the only way I like it so brace for impact. First, you take a collection, be it a tree or flaming atomic farm maid, and then you whack it in the editor. Once there, it's just a simple case of editing the collection, saving it and quitting the editor. Then you're done! Hurray! Thanks for listening. → read more
Terrain Maps Explained
June 21, 2004 by gholsbane
A thorough explanation of the workings of terrain maps and how you can use them to your advantage for the furthering of your map's awesomeness. Terrain maps can sometimes be quite a bum to manipulate when ego's are flying, so watch out for those defense drones. Peace out! → read more
Collections
- Quick and dirty guide to collection editing by gholsbane
- So quick you might miss it!
Colourmaps
- Make Colourmaps like Clem! by gholsbane
- Learn to emulate this God of many names! You know he worships you, the mapmaker!
Gameplay
- Learn to be play Myth like a noob by gholsbane
- Tired of people unjustifiably calling you a noob? Live up to your reputation with this simple guide.
Mesh/Loathing
- Terrain Maps Explained by gholsbane
- Handy how-to on terrain maps
Misc
- Miscellaneous stunk and garbage by gholsbane
- Specific? Like phshh...
Models/Textures
- Modelling can be fun! by gholsbane
- You just gotta try it to see!
Scripting
- Idiot's Guide to Scripting by gholsbane
- A fabulous guide for the technically inept. 3 thumbs up. Way up!
Tags/Fear
- Don't Fear the Tags by gholsbane
- Instill the fear of god into those tags like your daddy did!
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