i'd strongly recommend a smallish map. maybe not small in diameter/outer boundaries but at least tight enough not to get lost. maybe consider splitting it into several maps? that way you dont have the problem of leaving it incomplete. just a suggestion...
on the other hand if you have lots of time to map, you may well want to do something quite incredible and innovative. good luck anyway! 

it sucks, i suck 

i dont have much done, kinda like 5% or something. i dont know how big its gonna be, or if its gonna come out small or how long its gonna take.

what i have in mind is to make the player go anywhere, a non-linear map, doesnt matter where you go, you'll still be able to find the exit without getting confused (pretty sure the player will get confused).

i dont mind if the player finishes the map without seeing the whole level, thats when the exploration thing comes.

i also though of making this a whole new thing, like adding new weapons, monsters and stuff...but i have no idea of how to do those. hehe.

to get the map finished. i think its gonna take me like two months or two. im very slow when it comes to quake mapping. :( 

i am thinking about maybe adding some more features/sections to my map review site.

<a> http://www.planetquake.com/underworld/index.html</a>

Some thoughts i had included a Quake 1 Timeline/History or A Breakdown of the Quake 1 monsters.

Has anyone got any other ideas about possible website content they would like to see? 

. 

Anyone who needs a breakdown of the Q1 monsters has serious problems. 

I'd like to see some Quake history divided into time periods. I think that could be very interesting. You'd need people who have been around since the beginning, and it would require quite a bit of time and research, though.

For example, there might be the "Ancient Period," the "Renaissance," the "Revolution," and the "Penis Fascination Period." 

And yes, I has half joking and half serious. The Penis Fascination Period would be more of a subset of the Golden Era -- perhaps 1999 through 2000. Although the Penis Fascination Period is still continuing today and we're well passed the Golden Era. :/ 

ROFL....you sarcastic bastards :p

I guess i will just stick to map reviews then.

BTW, I dont want to know anymore about your penis fascination period, RPG. 

At least not entirely. 

there sort of already are eras, for instance oldskool versus nowadays mapping... 

But they could be subdivided even further. For me, there was yet another distinct period between then and now when Q1 mappers were truely thriving and producing high-quality maps at a very prolific rate. 

The Quake1 mod Battle Mech has gotten some nice screenshots posted at moddb.
http://mods.moddb.com/1023/
They're rather plain compared to gameplay because the test map has not been lit. They do give a decent impression though.

Here are a couple samples:
http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/1023/1631/
http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/1023/1639/

The mod is very easy to map for, and has interesting gameplay. It's scheduled for release in June, during QExpo. I can be contacted at
static _ void @ hotmail . com
if you're interested (remove the spaces from the addy if you're not a spam bot *wink*). 

The Quake1 mod Battle Mech has gotten some nice screenshots posted at moddb.
http://mods.moddb.com/1023/
They're rather plain compared to gameplay because the test map has not been lit. They do give a decent impression though.

Here are a couple samples:
http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/1023/1631/
http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/1023/1639/

The mod is very easy to map for, and has interesting gameplay. It's scheduled for release in June, during QExpo. I can be contacted at
static _ void @ hotmail . com
if you're interested (remove the spaces from the addy if you're not a spam bot *wink*). 

Looks better in the maps I made. 

http://forums.overclockers.co.nz/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5148

Nice :)

(Porrasturvat was that game where you pushed the guy down the stairs, if you've forgotten) 

New Zealand...

my ex girlfriend was from there...

but I'm not going to whine on this forum.

*scuttles along* 

http://pherrous.phaitaccompli.com 

Thanks to PushPlay, I now have some screenshots I can be proud of:

http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/1023/

The architecture is relatively in a above-view game (most of what you'll see is the uper surface), but on bmech03 PushPlay did an excellent job of making a map that both plays and flows extremely well.

Thanks PushPlay!

Also, I've started working on making the bot's aim direction be based on mouselook, so it's independent of the direction you're traveling. This will improve the controls greatly, and should fix the bug of not turning fast enough or not at all on some computers.

I only took shots of the first map, but there are others that can be taken too. I'm looking forward to any further additions by pushplay and anyone else who wishes to map for Battle Mech.
static _ void @ hotmail . com 

Should be
The architecture is relatively *simple* in a above-view game

And it was the third map I took shots of. :)

How do I mess up so often? :) 

That was my mix of ikblue and pox3 which I think turned out pretty well. I might do another with that combo. 

Dont know how old this is, but Ten Four (http://tenfourmaps.telefragged.com) has put up a review of a very Alien-esque map made for HL called Someplace Else. Teh visuals are very non-HL and the atmosphere is quite good. Gameplay uses standard HL alien enemies so it isnt spectacular but it's better than most HL alien only maps.

Review (http://tenfourmaps.telefragged.com/php/review.php?gameid=hl&levid=spe) 

http://tenfourmaps.telefragged.com/php/review.php?gameid=hl&levid=spe 

Hi. I'm looking for mappers to make custom maps for UD. The dynamics of the game are very different. Check out http://www.freewebs.com/shadowalker/ for info on this quake1 mod. To download it goto http://planetquake.com/botarea51/main/default.asp,
257 downloads last version.

People with serious interest contact me...

as 

http://pherrous.phaitaccompli.com/q1_ph8dm2.php