[MAP] The Earth - HD [edited by buffet of lies]

[Javisuvi]

Hello guys this is my first map! enjoy.



PD, the image its in HD

PD, the image its in HD


OLD VERSION (its a f.....ng s..t

Spoiler:

Download (DepositFiles) http://depositfiles.com/files/ge6rro8nd
Download (FileSmelt) http://filesmelt.com/dl/Earth.vxl

NEW VERSION EDITED BY BUFFET OF LIES

Spoiler:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9129345/EARTH_HD_fixed.zip

creadits: Blockman 2d vxl editor - Javisuvi e.e

[Silnius]

Hey, can you use mediafire, uptobox, or the "Upload attachment" in forum?
I can't download your map

[Buffet_of_Lies]

So this map is HD, right? Certainly doesn't look like it's 1080p.

4shared links suck. Please use the "Upload file attachment" below the 'Submit" button or use a normal filehost that allows for public links without downloading .EXE files or requiring people to register for the website. There's no shortage of free file hosts. Filesmelt.com is one.

[Javisuvi]

Hey, can you use mediafire, uptobox, or the "Upload attachment" in forum?
I can't download your map

I dont use mediafire or uptobox

[Javisuvi]

WAIT, UPLOADING A OTHER SERVER!

[Sample]

This map is terrible

[Javisuvi]

This map is terrible

Its the earth... and the cubes are random...

[Javisuvi]

So this map is HD, right? Certainly doesn't look like it's 1080p.

4shared links suck. Please use the "Upload file attachment" below the 'Submit" button or use a normal filehost that allows for public links without downloading .EXE files or requiring people to register for the website. There's no shortage of free file hosts. Filesmelt.com is one.

4shared NO need´s programs, NEEDS registration only...

[Sample]

This map is terrible

Its the earth... and the cubes are random...

That's why sucks.

[Javisuvi]

This map is terrible

Its the earth... and the cubes are random...

That's why sucks.

Your planet, my planet, planet of ALL! ¿sucks?

[Sample]

Random cubes.
On this map can not be played.

[Silnius]

4shared NO need´s programs, NEEDS registration only...

Yeah, but people don't want to register just to download a map. Plus you have lot of adds, and all that stuff.
Why not using Upload Attachment ? it's under your post; next time use it, it will be more simple

Edit : And i still can not download the map, cause Depositfils have some limit to download, and since i'm on a public network currently i definitely can't.

[Javisuvi]

4shared NO need´s programs, NEEDS registration only...

Yeah, but people don't want to register just to download a map. Plus you have lot of adds, and all that stuff.
Why not using Upload Attachment ? it's under your post; next time use it, it will be more simple

Edit : And i still can not download the map, cause Depositfils have some limit to download, and since i'm on a public network currently i definitely can't.

4SHARED NOT NEEDS REGISTRATION AND IS FAST!!!

pd: i uploaded the file to filesmelt

[Silnius]

4SHARED NOT NEEDS REGISTRATION AND IS FAST!!!

pd: i uploaded the file to filesmelt

Please, stop caps, and yes, 4SHARED needs registration, at least for most of people.
Using Upload attachment is a lot more easier, anyways, next time you will know :)

And yeah, the map seems not very playable

[Buffet_of_Lies]

4SHARED NOT NEEDS REGISTRATION AND IS FAST!!!

First off, yelling at people with all caps isn't necessary.

Secondly. Yes, 4shared does require registration.
Here is what people get when they choose "priority download":

Here is what people get when they choose "free download":


Nobody really wants to go to the effort of registering or downloading an unfamiliar "download manager" when it simply isn't necessary. Which brings me to my third point.

After downloading it, the user is presented with this travesty:


May I kindly ask what program did you use to create this? Did you use the heightmapper tool called convert.exe and converth.exe? If so, I suggest you go back and review how you were using it, because you're obviously not doing something right. There's even an old version of the program that does crap like this to your map... you also may not have been using the right color-depth on your heightmap bitmap.

Look, when people download a map, a map of the Earth for example, it really isn't terribly far-fetched for them to expect something that someone had put more than 5 minutes worth of effort into making. Rolling hills. Flat water-level oceans. Soaring mountain ranges. Stuff like that. There are more than a few maps based on maps of the planet Earth banging around out there. At [url=aos://1379434439:38887]least one[/url] is currently on rotation on a server on the master server list. I suggest going and taking a look. Hell, I'll go do it for you.

See? It looks a bit familiar, no?

See all the happy deuces? They are gleefully aimbotting shooting each other and griefing northwestern Europe. Poor northwestern Europe.

Sadly, nobody cares about Australia. Poor Australia. But at least it looks vaguely like a continent floating regally upon an ocean and not some sort of random pixel static.

My point here is that, after all the trouble we've gone to in order to actually download & see your creation, we aren't rewarded with a finely-crafted product in any sense of the meaning of the words "finely", "crafted", or "product". This isn't a map release, this is you just practicing using some of the mapping tools. And failing, I might add.

"Oh travesty, despair and woe! People are being mean to me! You are all just big meanies!" you may be thinking of replying. And you might be right. We may actually be big & mean. But we are also trying to help you out here and give you advice that will save you from further embarrassment in the future. I used to work, among other things, on antique furniture restoration. We had a saying I always loved, even if I didn't always follow it. But I want you to consider the meaning of this phrase.

Measure twice. Cut once.

You can really interpret that however you like. But one interpretation would be to "look before you leap". Take a good look at your map before you release it into the world. Maybe even playtest it yourself! And ask yourself things like, "Will people enjoy this? Does this look good? Am I going to look like a huge honking newb when I post this on a message forum populated by people who have been making maps for a few years?" Stuff like that. If there is any doubt, you may just need to consider not posting your creation... or posting it in a way that asks people for help making it everything that it could possibly be. And then maybe posting it in a manner that people can actually access easily. And, you know, throw in a couple screenshots that actually give a fair representation of what the map actually looks like.

Yes. I know this has been a long-winded post. I bet you didn't even read this far. But if you did, please try to take this as advice. To anyone else who is a newbie would-be mapper, please also heed this advice. If you post crap, the community WILL let you know it. Arguing with them will get you nowhere.