Map prefixes

youme · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: Map prefixes

Any comments...
[edit]bugger, forgot none![/edit]

Added None as an option. Pretty sure that standard users can edit poll options, too.
^only before a vote has been cast^

meloen · New Employee Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 16

i think it doesent need a begin on a name, the game has no diffrent game styles so it doesent need one. maybe if it is a chalange map or somthing...

Artesia · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:38 pm Post subject:

im against a naming prefix, it would instill a sense of conformity which I dont like. whilst some embrace naming conformity by putting the word "cake" into every portal map they make, I like to name my maps after what I think describes them best. With a prefix, thats the first thing people are gonna see, 100 maps that start with ptl_ or something.

Vampired · New Employee Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 3

People add dod_ to their maps because Valve added dod_ to their maps to show that is was a Day of Defeat map. However, Valve didn't add a prefix to the Portal maps so I don't think we should.

I think it only matters if there are different game modes such as the team fortress maps.

Angel_Mapper · Test Participant Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 38

Without a convention it would be really hard to remember the names all of the maps you've downloaded. What would be really nice is a map browser in-game, but a prefix would be the next best thing.

Artesia · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:

there is a map browser in game

http://forums.thinkingwithportals.com/viewtopic.php?t=155

L2P

Razz

Astro · Superior Participant Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 79

Your argument sucks, sorry no other way to say it. Valve has released no multiplayer maps for portal because there is no mulitplayer. People that play portal that only play the Valve maps will never ever see the map names. They are named in a manner that helps the developers know exactly what the area is and really are not meant to be seen by the player.

When Valve made Day of Defeat the opposite was true. There was no single player. They chose to use the dod_ prefix to distingush their maps and let people know exactly what they are playing. The map titles are then indicitive about the actual map. dod_bridge is a map with a huge bridge in the middle and the Axis start on one side and the Allies on the other. If i'm trolling a site looking for custom maps and I see just a list of maps it would be easier for me to associate maps with a game thru the prefix that's why they do it.

Artesia · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject:

If you are on a portal map site looking for portal maps, and you notice maps without a stupid prefix, are you really going to be dense enough to download it and launch it in TF2?

Download, extract to portal dir, and see it in the bonus maps

youme · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject:

Well, I think we can all agree on one thing.
That we can't agree.

Very Happy

Artesia · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject:

well...

You want to tell me what to name my maps.

I want to name them myself.

youme · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject:

Astro · Superior Participant Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 79

Not telling you what to name your map but rather to make the name look more professional.

msleeper · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

WHO CARES WHAT FILE NAME YOUR MAP IS WHEN PEOPLE LOAD IT THROUGH THE BONUS MAPS MENU

Artesia · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject:

msleeper is right in the sense that any such tags wouldn't be seen in the bonus maps.

and the bonus maps make it irrelevant if such tags are used or not.

and since such tags are irrelevant, I will retain the right to name my files what I want, without people online trying to influence file names to feel important, or for whatever reason they may try to do so.

Angel_Mapper · Test Participant Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 38

That's for challenges though, what about non-challenge maps?