Who is your favorite map creator? I've seen the discussion asking what is your favorite map, but I find that sort of limited in scope. My favorite map is not made by my favorite creator, and that's because my favorite map is sort of an anomaly of goodness from the producer, where as I find someone else's maps to be more consistently fun.
My favorite creator is Sqaz
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewmaps.php?author=Sqaz
Yours?.......
Hmm.... That's a tough choice. When I want a map to burn time, I go to SPIFFEN, though.
Indeed a tough choice, especially because I still haven't been able to play all maps that caught my interest. I can only list my top 10 (in random order). Of some authors I have played most maps, of some none at all (but I just know from the comments in combination with the number of scores that they must be good). Here I go:
- KettleFalls
- Mrmcdeath
- Xylnalya
- Apocalypstic
- sqaz
- Usofat25
- Vexsin
- ItsFunToLose
- Sauffaus
- Bort
Quite a lot of these authors have left the CW arena already, but that doesn't make their maps worth less. That's also why I'm happy to see Usofat here again. :) When I've played all maps on my to-do list I might make a final choice, but that will probably take a few more months....
Edit:
Addition:
- F0R (especially his terrain maps)
- Fisherck (especially his harder maps)
Flattered to be on the list. I do try my best, however, I concede there are some failures in there, Run Some Reds and Hemispheres are probably the worst culprits.
I never really left, it's just Carnegie Mellon doesn't really afford it's students much time for recreation during the school year. I played what I could. Now that it's the summer, and my Internship is only a 25-30 hour/week gig, plenty of time to watch baseball and play CW ;D
SPIFFEN
Nuf said.
Okay no thats not.
He is my favorite because he posts alot of maps fast, and they don't suck. (Much.)
(Just kidding about the much part. :D)
Hmm, I think I'll choose UpperKEES, he might not post as frequent as Spiffen but almost all his maps are pieces of art with a very good gameplay.
But I might forget some map makers here as I haven't got very much time to play maps and I have only played less than a tenth of all maps around here.
I'd probably have to say Apocalypstic, (I think I got that right lol) because back when I just joined, he would be the one that made the maps everybody wanted to play. And I haven't even beaten them all yet.... :P As for me not getting on, I have been busy with track and my new hobbies... paintball and warhammer to be on lately. But expect me to be on more and more as the summer is here for a while.
Spiffen
UpperKees
Too hard to choose only 1 , because it depends on different things .
How it looks , how it is to play , new idea , new things to learn and so on .
But here is some players that should be on the list :
Virgil (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewmaps.php?author=Virgil)
UpperKEES (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewmaps.php?author=UpperKEES)
hi (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewmaps.php?author=hi)
Karsten75 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/mapcomments.php?id=1223&page=)
All map makers can give inspiration to others to make better maps ,
so the list should be very long ;D
I don't download much maps but I have the most maps downloaded from REAVER 2010 (RIDGE TO RIDGE and RIDGE TO RIDGE 2). The best I have downloaded comes from Apocalypstic. (one map downloaded)
EDIT: SPIFFEN
Unfortunately I often miss who the creator of a map is...
Spiffen is different because his name's always on the map title, so I'll say him, as his maps are usually good ones :)
If you don't know the creator of map use search and you find the creator.
I think he knows how to find it, he just doesn't pay too much attention (maybe in his excitement of the game).
I only do when I really liked a map, so I search for more by the same author.
Quote from: UpperKEES on June 03, 2010, 02:35:31 PM
I think he knows how to find it, he just doesn't pay too much attention (maybe in his excitement of the game).
I only do when I really liked a map, so I search for more by the same author.
Aye, pretty much the same - download about ten at a time, then search if a map was especially good or part of a fun-looking series.
SPIFFEN for sure. I've tried to play all of them. UpperKee's as well.
Hmmm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Be curiosus, be very curious.
Quote from: TheBuilder on June 21, 2010, 01:36:51 AM
Hmmm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Be curiosus, be very curious.
Been that for about an week now , so how long do i/we have to be curious ? =P
Upperkees lol!
love the series!
Quote from: The smoking revolver on June 27, 2010, 10:56:41 AM
love the series!
Thanks! :) Now the end of the Nice Job series is in sight (just 4 more to come), I've decided to start another one, called "Hard Art". Famous (often modern) paintings will be the basis for these maps. More info soon.
hmmmm...
Apocalypstic is good
SPIFFEN is frequent quality
UpperKEES... good maps but i can't beat any TT_TT
If you can beat most of Apocalypstic's maps, you should be able to beat mine as well. I guess they are about the same level of difficulty.
See this post (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=3604.msg16367#msg16367) for some of my easier maps to start off with if you like.
Edit: my latest map is certainly the easiest: The Astronomer (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=3875). Should be possible for almost every player, but still offer a challenge.
Quote from: TheBuilder on June 21, 2010, 01:36:51 AM
Hmmm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Be curiosus, be very curious.
He he , guess we never will know =P
All the creators who spend alot of time and have a good plan for the making of the map :)
Keep being curious. . . . .
. . . . .if you have not figured out why to be curious. . . . .
. . . . .then you're not being curious enough. . . . .
I haven't played a lot of custom maps but what I have seen and liked are spiffins and Pyxis_GeeK
Quote from: Michionlion on September 01, 2010, 10:28:16 PM
I haven't played a lot of custom maps but what I have seen and liked are spiffins and Pyxis_GeeK
Woah..... Thanks dude. That completely blew me away. I have only made 2 maps to date but am working on many more. That really helps in keeping me motivated to do more maps. Thanks.
Quote from: Pyxis_GeeK on September 02, 2010, 07:50:12 AM
Quote from: Michionlion on September 01, 2010, 10:28:16 PM
I haven't played a lot of custom maps but what I have seen and liked are spiffins and Pyxis_GeeK
Woah..... Thanks dude. That completely blew me away. I have only made 2 maps to date but am working on many more. That really helps in keeping me motivated to do more maps. Thanks.
well i mean your maps have good quality and a good story. thats what i look for in maps
I don't really have a fave map creator as per sé but I do have a fave map; Useful. (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/mapcomments.php?id=4&page=) It's one of Virgil's maps.
Quote from: GorgonVonSchlichenbacher on September 02, 2010, 05:35:02 PM
I don't really have a fave map creator as per sé but I do have a fave map; Useful. (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/mapcomments.php?id=4&page=) It's one of Virgil's maps.
Yeah, we know you like waiting for decaying walls.... ;)
Quote from: UpperKEES on September 02, 2010, 08:41:35 PM
Quote from: GorgonVonSchlichenbacher on September 02, 2010, 05:35:02 PM
I don't really have a fave map creator as per sé but I do have a fave map; Useful. (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/mapcomments.php?id=4&page=) It's one of Virgil's maps.
Yeah, we know you like waiting for decaying walls.... ;)
How can you still be mad about that? Anyway you'll be happy to know that I have requested that the original (impossible) and others to be removed so HA! >:P
SPIFFEN, Most maps and nearly all of them are high quality.
Tbh I expect his Cw2 maps to be amazing.
No pressure.
Quote from: GorgonVonSchlichenbacher on September 02, 2010, 10:17:27 PM
How can you still be mad about that? Anyway you'll be happy to know that I have requested that the original (impossible) and others to be removed so HA! >:P
Hmmm, do I sound that mad? ::) I only get mad at important things in life, my dear Gorgon! ;)
Quote from: UpperKEES on September 03, 2010, 02:28:06 AM
Quote from: GorgonVonSchlichenbacher on September 02, 2010, 10:17:27 PM
How can you still be mad about that? Anyway you'll be happy to know that I have requested that the original (impossible) and others to be removed so HA! >:P
Hmmm, do I sound that mad? ::) I only get mad at important things in life, my dear Gorgon! ;)
Oh sorry. Those maps aren't exactly my pride and joy though. (if you know what I mean)