Detail as I go, stream of consciousness mapping. I plan out a rough idea for the map in my head or even a napkin sketch but then just let creativity take over and have fun with it as I go. My maps aren't typically that coherent as a result but each area is typically well contained and, I hope, fun. Keep it fun. Go map. 

check out these threads for discussion of mapping technique: (feel free to add to them too)

http://celephais.net/board/view_thread.php?id=61057
http://celephais.net/board/view_thread.php?id=60554 

http://www.celephais.net/board/view_thread.php?id=60386 

I rarely have the slightest idea of what I'll end up with at first. I often start with placing both the beginning and ending at once. The next thing is to fill in the middle part.

I sometimes have the exit/ending visible from the start position. If not, then at least have the first goal in sight. Getting to it being the trick.

Always I have built solid and error free from the beginning, none of this plugging the leaks later nonsense.

Texture and lighting as it goes, but often just a guess at first, knowing it will get tweaked and adjusted as the map progresses. Rooms, areas, and brushes will get rearranged and changed many times. 

I struggle with going back and removing or rearranging what I have, feels like taking a nice painting and scribbling crayon all overit, just seems wrong though it probably ends up making the map better in the long haul. 

Is now the most powerful person in America.

I....I...never asked for this. 

Remember: the GEP gun takedown is the most silent takedown.

deus ex theme plays in the distance (the good one) 

Thanks metlslime, I will have a look at those threads. I knew there were some floating around.

I am starting to think "going as you go" may be the best approach because now that I have fully invested on doing that (Even though I have large greybox to currently work with) I find I can appreciate my map as I see it truly being from concept to releasable material.

If this conversation continues on, I'll try to sway it towards one of the existing threads. 

Thanks metlslime, I will have a look at those threads. I knew there were some floating around.

I am starting to think "going as you go" may be the best approach because now that I have fully invested on doing that (Even though I have large greybox to currently work with) I find I can appreciate my map as I see it truly being from concept to releasable material.

If this conversation continues on, I'll try to sway it towards one of the existing threads. 

Thanks metlslime, I will have a look at those threads. I knew there were some floating around.

I am starting to think "going as you go" may be the best approach because now that I have fully invested on doing that (Even though I have large greybox to currently work with) I find I can appreciate my map as I see it truly being from concept to releasable material.

If this conversation continues on, I'll try to sway it towards one of the existing threads. 

Thanks metlslime, I will have a look at those threads. I knew there were some floating around.

I am starting to think "going as you go" may be the best approach because now that I have fully invested on doing that (Even though I have large greybox to currently work with) I find I can appreciate my map as I see it truly being from concept to releasable material.

If this conversation continues on, I'll try to sway it towards one of the existing threads. 

Cute spy.

Anyway, no idea know why that happened...clicked submit once. O_o 

Must be the Brexit effect x3... 

In case some of you have no idea what I meant, it was a reference to something Quackshot (I mean Trump) has said. 

Well played everyone. 

 

 

USA is now doomed. Trump will destroy America. 

for your bottomless political insight that everyone on this message board about Quake needed to read. 

"Talk about anything in here"

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Does any of the 28K+ posts in this thread explain who's abusing the general? 

This election was the psychic and legislative instatiation of an ongoing assault on the imagination of a shared (inter)national fabric - of discourse *and* of bodies.