Mapper's Block? I hate this 'illness'!

Winter Dragon · Unreal Old Friend

Mapper's Block? I hate this 'illness'!

stevelois · ...

All mappers I know, including me get blocked, out of ideas at a certain point in the mapping process.

A solution that work for me is to start working on something else than go back to the level few weeks later & then inspiration come back & new ideas take shape. No wonder why Citius took me 2 years to complete & other levels few months !

Good luck :)

1xTrEmE · its me .. i'm back

stevelois wrote:
A solution that work for me is to start working on something else than go back to the level few weeks later & then inspiration come back & new ideas take shape.

+1

Worked wonders for me .. I'd also ad that too many irons in the fire (like working on 4,5, or 6 maps at a time) was spreading myself too thin; that and RL kept me from finishing some projects that should have been better prioritized. So 1 or 2 projects (maybe 1 fun one on the side) was optimal for me.

P.S. don't feel bad Steve; i've been working on Rainbase for longer than 2 years now (starting and stopping) lol - its getting finished now though, no ifs ands or buts.

Lord_PorkSword · Connoisseur of Bourbon!

+2 to Steve's advice!
Very well said Steve!

I normally do this and eventually end up with something completly different from my original plan...but better in the end!

Sly. · Unreal Old Friend

Welcome to the club!

I had this with another map recently, so I decided to work on the Vortex Rikers for a bit, got some ideas, went back to it and did what had to be done. Just do not shift from one map to another, this can be dangerous, hehe. :)

Achernar · Amateur UT mapper

Well those sentiments are pretty common but apart from distracting one's self long enough for inspiration to strike again (in the same place as it were), I wondered if you could resurrect some iterations form the auto save location. That should leverage you some time getting back where you'd like to be.

If you'd just like a second opinion you can PM me the map I can give it a once over just and jot down some suggestions. If you do decide, please attach a few notes on any intended vision(s) you are between to help orientate me.

Alternatively seeking out inspiration on the net sometime helps too. Just a few quick ideas:

http://nuro-art.deviantart.com/gallery/

http://concept-art-house.deviantart.com/gallery/5045677

http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/PS3/unreal_tournament_3/concept_art.html

http://game-art.deviantart.com/gallery/23843654

http://conceptworld.deviantart.com/gallery/25712843

Winter Dragon · Unreal Old Friend

I might have a crack at an interior level in a couple weeks. Thanks everyone!