Hey there! I am starting to do some map making, and I want your opinion. Is this skywars worthy? This is a small island, and Im going to add some more stuff. Please tell me your opinion. View attachment 1079
Hi! That tower looks nice imo! Is it going to be on the middle island, or the starting islands? I really think the red clay looks good with the wood! When I create maps I try my best to imagine playing the map, and have the entire map follow the same theme. I also ask myself: Would it be fun to play? Would it be fun to pvp in this area? Does this area give some unfair advantages? Does this area allow for fishing rod camping? (; But for sure you know how to create something that looks nice. It's hard to tell if it's fun to play from just 1 picture, cause by now you have probably improved alot. Like making the area bigger etc. Feel free to post your progress.
Thank you! I'll post my progress, but I wont finish it for a while. I'm waiting for 1.8 world edit for single player.
Ok. I am really bad at making decisions, so -Sand or Dirt for island?(dirt will be bone-mealed) -What should be on my main island? -When I do the stone underneath it for the floating island effect, should it have a secret room? To answer your question: It is a starting island. THANK YOU!
I think the best advice I can give is to try and experiment. It looked really good with a desert theme imo. Try do something in the same theme with the middle island. I usually try to make the middle island different from the start islands and focus as much as possible on making the gameplay the main priority. "Good looks" is also important too though ofc but sometimes you have to imagine playing the map and try to figure out what would make it fun to play. Also, skywars maps on this server follows some basic rules that applies for most of their maps. Distances between first islands (with chest) and middle island is usually about 12-15 blocks.
I'm sorry to bother you, and this probably sounds stupid, but which islands do you mean by first and middle island? The island where you spawn, the main island, or the mini island in-between them? Sorry for being that guy who posts too much. I'm a noob to this sort of stuff (,obviously). Thank you for being so nice! ;D
Hehe don't worry, I don't mind . But I'm no expert, Im just creating maps for fun. I have no contact with the aem staff etc. What i mean is: Theres the island you start on, (1st island usually with 1 chest and some resources), then theres usually small island floating around with 1 chests between your island and the opponents island. And there's the middle island that usually has 4 chests. Skywars maps looks different on every server, I'm just making maps that I believe would fit AEM skywars.
I love the maps you make. I hope one day we'll be able to play with them because I'd love some new maps.
Makes me happy to hear. Thank you! If you guys want new maps, do a thread on the suggestion/feedback forum, let the aem staff know people want new maps! Not saying that cause I want them to use my maps, even if that would be awesome^^) But personally i've gotten bored of skywars cause it's always the same maps! I would do it myself, but I feel like ive asked too much. ^^
My progress? Well I'm very slow at building, but I finished the main island, and I am waiting for the 1.8 single-player version of world edit. I'm kinda a noob to mods, so I have no clue if I'll even finish the map. I really want W.E., because I build one of my islands of by 1 block. I hope I still keep my motivation to work on this. THANKS!
I'll upload the two latest i've done before I got a bit bored. Also made a video: New maps: Kinda happy about this map: First island contains stone and iron, however there's only furnaces in the middle. (Trying to make camping your island less of an 'attractive playstyle' ) Second island has chest and iron beneath it. Middle island has 4 chests. Another one: Basic 4 player map. Nothing special about it really. Made middle island tiny, I think that would make it interesting. 8 Player map.
PLOT TWIST! I made a new separate map. (It looks way better at night) View attachment 1221 View attachment 1222 View attachment 1223 Anyways, I think I'll call it Shades? I did it on my creative plot (which acookiegod said to do) at x:-1442 y:240 z:-5779.*Hint hint high ranking staff, you could use /tppos (cords). My only concern is that the map is too small. Thanks! (Don't worry, I'll create my own thread for my new maps, hopefully plural, right after this.
Whoo! It's fun to do new projects ;-) I really like what you did with the colours! Looks awesome! Never thought of that. Creative and nice, and by the looks the distances seem alright. Would be a fun map to play I believe! Keep em comming!