How do you work best when mapping?

[DarkDenizen]

Just wondering, how do you all map best? What time/place do you do most of it? What kind of mindset? Personally, I like to do my mapping after midnight. That's when I feel the most creative. Problems that have been bugging me for the entire day come together easily at night. I also like to map while it's raining. I can't concentrate when it's nice out.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

With loud synth music on.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Anytime, mostly at home, with music on..

 

[GST_Nemisis]

with generic trance music, a load of coffie and a variety bucket from KFC.

 

[Neiko]

Get some Hardcore, Dark or Happy, depending on my mood. Get some Monster Energy, Possibly some Pizza. But usually any food will do. And between the hours of 10pm - 5am. After 5am I just say I'm done, and do something else.

Oh, and I as well, work better when it's raining. Unless the thunder breaks my power and it's like, "LAWL NO POWA! U NO SAVE EITHER!" =/

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

I work best after ive just played my map online, and everybody loved it and its getting popular (I wish) then syddenly I run into a bug....Makes me SUDDENLY want to work on it alot more.

 

[Ljusdahl]

The ideal mapping conditions would be at night, when it's raining outside and I don't have work or anything to think about the next day. I have either pizza or some form of snack and beverage. If I'm in the mood for it I have some good music playing. Sometimes I like it quiet, especially if it's raining and you can hear the rain rattling on the window-ledge.

 

[DarkDenizen]

Rain and darkness, man. Something about it that lends itself to mapping. I personally don't drink energy drinks while mapping, only before, sometimes halfway through.

 

[SimonKurciski]

3am

My most productive mapping hours are 11pm to 3am......oh, and I have to be able to see the moon.

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Its a map-wolf!.... that did not sound like I thought it would. Anyways! It is pitchfork time! Burn the wolf and stab him!!!

I like to map when I am mad. When I get pissed, I get productive, and that is good. I also need my playlist. It is the most f'ed up list you ahev ever seen.

 

[DarkDenizen]

Lol
I listen to Apocalyptica while I map, usually, along with some random Bloodhound Gang/Tenacious D, and some stuff I can't even begin to name.

 

[Razorbrain]

Music(mostly rock)
Dark outside
My computers notepad

i just cant make a map without notes

 

[Redeemer59]

When nobody's around, usually after 11pm. Especially when it's quiet or raining (I like listening to the rain, when it does rain I open the tiny window near my desk to let the smell in), and when I have nothing else on my mind.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

When nobody's around, usually after 11pm. Especially when it's quiet or raining (I like listening to the rain, when it does rain I open the tiny window near my desk to let the smell in), and when I have nothing else on my mind.

Ah, the refreshing smell of miniscule amounts of carbonic acid and dampness...

 

[SimonKurciski]

No, really....

I wasn;t kidding about the moon thing; I get depressed at night if I can't see the moon, and I get depressed during the daytime if the sin isn't out.

 

[DarkDenizen]

and I get depressed during the daytime if the sin isn't out.

Yeah... I get depressed with lack of sin too. }

 

[SimonKurciski]

I meant sun........

 

[Redeemer59]

Ah, the refreshing smell of miniscule amounts of carbonic acid and dampness...

Hey, I like it. *shrugs* Different strokes for different folks.

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Bring out the sin!!! We need more sin!! Lol

 

[DarkDenizen]

Who knows what sin and mapping, brought together could create? Not even sure I want to know.

 

[SimonKurciski]

Sadly, I know.....

Whenever my brother plays on B-net on my computer, I later find the download file full of things like OMFG MAZE OF PORN W/ REAL PORN LOL!

Wheeze

 

[Horn]

Drunk and with some loud rock music.

 

[HappyTauren]

Whitehorn, when you are drunk, dont u place 2 footmans instead of one?

 

[Horn]

When I am drunk I make 3d digital babies.

 

[DarkDenizen]

Whitehorn, when you are drunk, dont u place 2 footmans instead of one?

No, he SEEs too footmans, but there is really only one.

 

[SimonKurciski]

Oooh - I almost forgot.....what really helps me when I'm mapmaking is having the original "All you base are belong to us" flash movie playing on loop.

 

[Pyritie]

Now that's just wierd.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

I don't map.

I like to animate when I really have nothing else I have to do at the time, so I can just relax and focus. I like to have a snack and a soda with me. Sometimes I like to play family guy in the background for a good laugh.

 

[Neiko]

I don't map.

I like to animate when I really have nothing else I have to do at the time, so I can just relax and focus. I like to have a snack and a soda with me. Sometimes I like to play family guy in the background for a good laugh.

Replace family guy with Fresh Prince of Bel Air. And that works for me =p.

 

[MaD_cOw_DiSeAsE]

I do my map making in the morning (instead of sleeping at night I think of more ideas and then I do map making again before I go to bed). Also while I map I shrink WE down a little bit and open up a Family Guy or Futurama and I watch it in a little screen next to WE, it keeps me going