Profile of Casparitus

I know it's an old thread but I rather make use of this than to make new unnecessary ones!

What I'd like to see is a a guide on how to make a map start-to-finish. Not in detail of course, but in what order you should do stuff. Obviously there is no right and wrong way, but I'm sure you veterans out there have learned a lot on how to approach the actual mapping.

I already mentioned that in my own thread earlier. Other than that I'd really need some sort of gathered information about the changes to the WB since WFA. I just have vague memories of people mentioning changes to splines/splats/tiles optimization, making tiles "better" than before. Making your own command territory seems to have changed as well?

Trying out my new map I've encountered several strange problems. USF base spawning with a lieutenant.. Starting without enough fuel to start building T1 as Ostheer, and other stuff like that.

Not sure what else has changed since WFA but I'm sure it's quite a lot. So having that information easily available in the same thread would be super useful. The current "map making index" is a bit out-dated I'm afraid.

6x7 32m-squares. (Playable 10x11) which means I created it as a 352x320 map. I thought that was OK size for 1v1 maps?

I want to start with thanking all mapmakers for the tutorials (and now even streams!) with invaluable information for someone interested in starting making maps. I've read most tutorials and learned a lot about the WB tools.

After I've decided how the flow of the map and a general layout has been painted out I get stuck! Exactly how to use the splines/splats/tiles isn't the problem here. (Tutorials on how to use them are plenty.) The problem is that I don't know how to proceed really.

Here is an example of a map I've just started up.




Territory points are out, black areas will be inaccessible terrain and the hedges is where I'll have sight-blockers. At this point I feel like I know how the map will play-out and what kind of look I want to give it.

Where do I go from here? How do I go about creating maps efficiently?
Do I continue doing basic tiles etc fleshing out the map before I go into details, or should I simply start in one corner, creating the map sector by sector?

How do you develop your maps and how do you suggest I do it?

Stop talking about balance in EVERY SINGLE THREAD! That was not the question here. If you think that Axis is favored over allies because of balance then say so we don't need more information on your personal view on the current balance.

The worst thing is when you open up a map and try to do shit only to end up doing trivial changes.