Seeteegee a dit :

Oh! I should explain what "virgin map" means.

I don't have sex with my maps, but I often replace the XML codes of my older maps with newer ones. I have a little quirk of being ashamed of failure. I quite dislike that many of my maps are ugly and aren't worth showing here. For that reason, I keep picking old maps of mine and replace their original XML. In essence, "touching the maps' essence".

I thought it was noteworthy to indicate which maps I *haven't* edited at all ever since I first exported them. These virgin maps have survived my rigorous map purging and some of these are relics of a time long past when things like backgrounds and hard mode were unheard of. I call them "virgin" since they are untouched since birth.

So there! I hope it's clearer now. I'll perhaps update my first post since once I finish writing the mini-article for the maps.

That explains it. :D Thanks.

Although... I was wondering what sort of babies you and your other maps would have.

Admshumaker a dit :

Very, very nice maps you got there CtG!
Also, I didn't really.. "copy" your map.. Just like 1 thing of it, but it does a different thing..
@1923781

[Edited] but you did copy this map.

Just telling you, its not [thumbnail][/thumbnail]
its
[img][/img]
. ^^

Fxie a dit :

You don't seem to have it listed here, but I love your Michael Jackson map (@776000). Simple but very nice; animating a person is a huge feat (which I've personally failed before).

Uh, sorry about that! I'm making the mini-articles of my maps in @code order... As you may have seen, I've only done up to @351000 something, so I have a lot more writing to do before I reach @776000. I wonder what sort of thing I'll write for my pants map. :B

Fxie a dit :

One improvement I'd suggest, though: you could use circles for the knees to cover up the space created when the legs move at certain angles.

I would have done that already, if I haven't used up all 50 grounds. D:
I really wish silly things like ground limits would not apply to mapmakers like me... It's quite limiting of our potential.

Elvismousee a dit :

Just telling you, its not [thumbnail][/thumbnail]
its
. ^^

Uh, thanks? I'm still trying to learn how to use this new forum. I'd like to be able to learn how to use different fonts, links to other sites, and use images... Unfortunately, I've so far not encountered someone of help.

Seeteegee a dit :

I would have done that already, if I haven't used up all 50 grounds. D:
I really wish silly things like ground limits would not apply to mapmakers like me... It's quite limiting of our potential.

I'd love to help you reduce the mechanics/excess grounds if you'd like ^^

Sorry, moonwalk technology is highly classified and very very secret! I can't show you the XML codes... even if I can!!1

Also, my opening post has PICTURES now!!1
I wonder if I should add images for my other maps. It'll probably take too much time to load if I did...

May i please have the xml for the aquarium.

Code sent.

I really like science shaman maps. In fact, it's one of the categories I brought up for voting in the map making contest. Unluckily, it hasn't been chosen as a category yet xD . Yours are old, original and well-made so kudos to you. Also, I remember a lot of these maps when I played two years ago and they're very nostalgiac. I'm looking forward to more maps!

Seeteegee a dit :

Uh, thanks? I'm still trying to learn how to use this new forum. I'd like to be able to learn how to use different fonts, links to other sites, and use images... Unfortunately, I've so far not encountered someone of help.

Oh sorry! the tags didnt come up ./fail
I meant [img ] and [ /img] but I guess you already found out. ^^"

I found out about your maps through the amazing MJ map and the Sofa pyramid map with the big choco sofa, one of the best :P

Nice virgin maps. Why so old school lol?

Iulianbuhai a dit :

Nice virgin maps. Why so old school lol?

Most of everyone else tries to go for the new stuff, but I'm quite prone to nostalgia. I love the feel of the old grounds as well as the simplicity of the old maps where, as I might have mentione before, had a ground limit of 20! Back then, the highest generic racing title is "Quick Silver", and after that, the game was more about having fun with friends than about getting Alpha and Omega or some title that would take months to achieve, even for the most skilled players.

Back then, I anticipated the next Temple map like a child would for Christmas. Room shaman was actually a fun place to build science contraptions and to ban trolls for throwing snowballs. Having a permanent actually meant something. Sorlui was everyone's best friend, and completing shaman maps without the B anchor was a status symbol. I uh, miss those times, I guess.

I'm not ALL old, though! I make use of new technology such as invalid friction, no-B, no-anchor, invalid rotation, invalid restitution, Rype Glitch, hiding anchors and invisible color grounds. I'm still learning how to innovate my maps, and more so on the mechanism side, than the art side.

How did you make the ground look like the old ground ?

I did not! I simply took screenshots years ago, and that's what they looked like then.

You can't be more oldschool than CtG.

Hmmmmm Ctg while looking at your maps i was thinking how interesting most of them are. I honestly think you should have put updated pictures more then the old ones but that was interesting too. Infact seeing as how your maps worked simply form the pictures you gave me a map idea so i must thank you for the idea. Anyway good job on the maps their great.

Mousechris a dit :

I honestly think you should have put updated pictures more then the old ones

Thanks, but I fear that the opening post would take too long to load, and uh, that's not even half of my maps. o.o

Look, a new thread title!

Seeteegee a dit :

Thanks, but I fear that the opening post would take too long to load, and uh, that's not even half of my maps. o.o

Look, a new thread title!

Nice.
I dont feel like you need to put new pictures, since the pictures tell you your maps are old, now some of your maps are "Cheap Tricks" as you said, but the pictures tells you that you made it before it was easy to make them :D

Seeteegee a dit :

Look, a new thread title!

Whats the floating green thing? o:
It looks cool