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I need Mapper tips for faster work
hexer:
Does anyone have tips on how to make tileset and walls placement faster? I don't want to rely on copy paste because I don't want repetitive maps.
Placement of tiles and walls was faster in Fallout 2 for me so I was thinking about doing that in Fallout 2 mapper and then finishing the map in FOnline.
John Porno:
I've done quite some mapping work now and I only use copypaste, sometimes not even planting a single tile or wall by hand. However, I strongly beenfit from Lexx' tiled mapper you'll find here on the forum somewhere, along with a custom urban preset made for that, allowing me to draw a street network on a checkerboard and then have it tiled out in a matter of seconds. The first time I go into the actual mapper, I copypaste from a desert template I made to make all the desert parts look work.
Copypaste in itself doesn't mean repition, you just have to do it properly. With only so we tiles and walls available for each use, you HAVE to get away with a lot of repition anyway. I also noticed that as soon as I started mapping, I looked at maps differently ingame and kept spotting a lot of "bugs" on 2238 maps that I would have fixed. The average player who doesn't even know how the mapper works wont be able to see anything.
hexer:
I'll practice. I remember when I first started Fallout 2 mapper and it was hard but eventually I mastered it.
fonliner:
I would recommend you check Kilgore's tutorial (yeah, another website about FOnline, just translate from polish to english) about mapping. There are some interesting informations, tricks and tips for example themes maps with all items from category. Well, I usually use copy and paste method for placing walls, especially tiles. I hope help you and wait for progress of your project.
hexer:
Thanks for the link! You can follow our daily progress here:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?forums/van-buren-a-fallout-adventure.86/
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