Guide : How to make a successful Forge Map. Innovative OK first of all you gotta analyze what your gonna do, think every pro and contra. be sure that its an innovative map, you don't wanna make something its been done before. So make sure you visit Community Flies 2 or 3 times before making your map. Just to make sure nobody has done it. Can I? Before you rush into doing your map, make sure it can be done. I suggest making a close average of what objects are you gonna use, that way you will not end up with missing objects. This happened to me before. and I tell you I´t ain't funny. So think again. Can I do that? if you cant...well think of what other object could be used in replacement. Be careful with this step couse it may ruin your map. Let´s GO! After you analyzed it, its time for you to grab the controller and start forging, rember be patient sometimes forging can get into your nerves. so if your stuck with something don't give up you'll be amazed what you can reach with a little bit of patience. I suggest starting with the hard stuff, like the main parts of the map, don't get into to details till the structure is made. Testing Before you upload the map into Bungie.net, make sure you have tested it, gather some friends and play your map, make sure it has no mistakes, otherwise you can end up in the horrible situation of error comments...like, hey dude your respawns suck, or CTF wont work. and you don't want that. So gather your friends and test your map. If for some reason they don't wanna help you. tellem you'll add a Thanks to testers. and add their gamertag. maybe that will make them help you. EPIC pictures This is an elementary phase to succeed, PICTURES, make sure to take epic pictures from your map, I made several polls about it. and I came with the theory of good pics = Download, and please take pics of the map also, that way they will know what they are downloading. I suggest this. save the film of the test games, that way you will also take pictures of the map in action, that will give you some more downloads. Map Name and Description OK this is a vary important decision, make a name that grabs attention, that way they will go ¨Oh that map sounds INTERESTING¨ and they will enter your thread. and the description, make sure it explains the map in brief words and that they sound interesting. Something catchy. like WOW is that a giant robot. no its bungienator you moron. something like that. So think very well this. it might be the difference between 10,000 and 1000 Downloads. UPLOADING If you don't know how to please read below. 1.-In any menu press start. 2.-Select Fileshare 3.-Select a slot 4.-Select the branch you gonna upload (pics, video, map, game variant) 5.-Done! 6.-It will be placed in you Bungie.net account fileshare. Posting into Bungie.net Forums This is necessary, you gotta make an interesting post, make sure to link some pics. and the map description. please be brief, you don't wanna bore them to death. make sure its neat and readable. next I will post a link of how should it look like. oh and the SUBJECT! like I said before make something catchy. and think what does a subject contains that makes me enter to it? http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=16292612 This was I guide on how to make a successful map, I hope it helps you. Guide by, AlExThEgReAt22. With this guide I shall end My Forge Career.
sorry to hear the ending of the forge career, especially with new maps coming out, but nice guide, and testing is a HUGE part of forging. DO NOT FORGET TO TEST MAPS, then fix stuff. You are can has rep.
when you are saving your map and you name it say, bungienator.how do you save a description with that name, when ever i try to do it, it does that blam crap, and all my typing is wasted.
This seems to be more of a guide to posting a map, not necessarily a successful one. There are several new guys who always seem to ask, so hopefully this will help them.
The key to making a successful map is to TEST IT!!! Testing a map is the number one way to fix problems with layouts, weapon placement, spawning issues....everything. Don't post a map if you haven't played it. A map that hasn't been thoroughly tested, is almost NEVER a good one. So for all of those who are new to forgehub (and some who are not), make sure to play it many, many times before you post it.
but my map is not named bungienator. i just want to type a description and the description always turns into blam!
The key for me is patience, so many times i posted a map before it was ready. You got to try and edit and test and edit to make a good map.