Comments on: A Little Research on Standards http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/ Source Engine Level Design Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cuteEevee http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1392 cuteEevee Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:52:30 +0000 http://www.nodraw.net/?p=149#comment-1392 Why don't you use red patches under the healthpacks, since they have a red cross and red insicades 'blood' somehow, and blue patches for ammo, since the ammocrades (at least the small ones) are blue too? ImhO red is more the color for urgent matters, and running low on health is way more urgent than running low on ammo. Also thanks for the grea article. So long Eevee Why don’t you use red patches under the healthpacks, since they have a red cross and red insicades ‘blood’ somehow, and blue patches for ammo, since the ammocrades (at least the small ones) are blue too?

ImhO red is more the color for urgent matters, and running low on health is way more urgent than running low on ammo.

Also thanks for the grea article.

So long
Eevee

]]> By: Grup http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1368 Grup Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:59:41 +0000 http://www.nodraw.net/?p=149#comment-1368 One disadvantage of player clipped stairs, it seems, is that your footsteps don't make the proper noise. Not a big deal, just saying. One disadvantage of player clipped stairs, it seems, is that your footsteps don’t make the proper noise. Not a big deal, just saying.

]]> By: MrTwoVideocards http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 MrTwoVideocards Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:06:31 +0000 http://www.nodraw.net/?p=149#comment-1348 Great article. For my maps I had never really thought of the tradition of marking items, I just did. Players see that patch, and they immediately know something will likely spawn there. Keeping consistency across all of your maps is important, but I would not venture as far as to say that using them in your map specific design would be a good idea. Players play Valve maps more than they do ours, and therefore those maps set the consistency. Thats what any mapper should do with his, or her current map. Great article. For my maps I had never really thought of the tradition of marking items, I just did. Players see that patch, and they immediately know something will likely spawn there. Keeping consistency across all of your maps is important, but I would not venture as far as to say that using them in your map specific design would be a good idea. Players play Valve maps more than they do ours, and therefore those maps set the consistency. Thats what any mapper should do with his, or her current map.

]]> By: nik. http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 nik. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:12:13 +0000 http://www.nodraw.net/?p=149#comment-1340 Cool. I never actually thought of ever looking into this stuff. I thought clipping stairs was a good practise to get into - but I guess it's not entirely necessary? Cool. I never actually thought of ever looking into this stuff.

I thought clipping stairs was a good practise to get into – but I guess it’s not entirely necessary?

]]> By: Nerdboy http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 Nerdboy Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:38:01 +0000 http://www.nodraw.net/?p=149#comment-1339 Very useful information. It's small things like these that can help a lot with mapping. Very useful information. It’s small things like these that can help a lot with mapping.

]]> By: Jake http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1338 Jake Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:12:27 +0000 http://www.nodraw.net/?p=149#comment-1338 Nice post, I would be interested in seeing more of these "valve standards" posts in the future - they know the game engine better than anyone, and it is nice to know what they have found to be best practices. Nice post, I would be interested in seeing more of these “valve standards” posts in the future – they know the game engine better than anyone, and it is nice to know what they have found to be best practices.

]]> By: Moose http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Moose Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:33:00 +0000 http://www.nodraw.net/?p=149#comment-1337 That's pretty cool, I'd always assumed clipping stairs was done all the time on every official map. Although I have to say, I consider red to be a more suitable patch color for health. That’s pretty cool, I’d always assumed clipping stairs was done all the time on every official map. Although I have to say, I consider red to be a more suitable patch color for health.

]]> By: chickenm4n http://www.nodraw.net/2010/01/a-little-research-on-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 chickenm4n Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:09:41 +0000 http://www.nodraw.net/?p=149#comment-1336 wow. an amazing information packed tidbit. can't wait for this site to be jam packed with this type of stuff. bravo. wow. an amazing information packed tidbit.

can’t wait for this site to be jam packed with this type of stuff.

bravo.

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