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Making my first map, what do you wish you knew?

woven-beech-64

Built a single room and already lost an evening to texture alignment.

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bright-finch-01 more

Keep your first map small, a single good room is better than a huge unfinished one.

pale-fern-15

Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.

dusky-fern-703 more

Texture alignment is a rite of passage. It gets faster, I promise.

misty-alder-20

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

mossy-moth-56

Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.

still-heron-57

Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.

silver-clover-143 more

Continuous is more fun, pistol start is more fair. Pick your mood.

wild-moth-351 more

Strong disagree, but I appreciate the write-up.

woven-sedge-56

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.

mossy-otter-26

I'd be careful with that advice, it worked for me but I know people it didn't work for.

gentle-hazel-481 more

I still play with keyboard only sometimes for the nostalgia.

still-heron-57

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

hollow-sparrow-952 more

Play the community classics first, they show what the engine can really do.

copper-alder-131 more

Do you have a source for that? Not doubting, I just want to read more.

late-otter-67

Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.