Updated: 4-5-09
Sally's Mapping Tutorial Database
Pokemon Cave:Step 1:
Build the outside ring with the top of the mountain tile, also put down the ground tile all over, all on layer2.
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/step1.jpg)
make it at least 7 tiles on each side, if your using the Pokemon Essentials pokemon starter kit.
Step 2:
put in the tiles for the pathway, like so, this is how i do mine.
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/step2.jpg)
this part is more difficult, but after awile you will learn to do it in less then 30seconds like i did.
Step3:
continue with adding the wall tiles, make them look good add randomess and make it seem like you really tried, you canot rush a cave.
this part will take about 20-30minuts maybe more depending on how long it takes you and how big the map size is.
on 3rd layer.
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/step3.jpg)
Step4:
Now we will be adding some distractions, to disctract the fact that theres open spaces, try to do something like this,
Alright this one didnt go so well for this step. not as much open space as i thought was going to happen.
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/step4.jpg)
Step5:
Now to add layers!
just add more and more of the wall tiles untill you get a depth feel, i say 3layers is good, maybe in some spaces 4.
Note: This takes the longest to do.
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/step5.jpg)
Thats pretty much it, just add props and doors and ladders and what ever you need.
finished projects:
Cave[74,83]: (took 45mins)
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/finished.jpg)
First cave i made[60,49]: (took 2Hours)
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/finished-1.jpg)
Cave[100,40] (Rushed, took 45mins)
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/finished2.jpg)
Very informative! :D
Seriously though, why'd you post this with nothing in it except the title and an incorrect bbcode?
she hit post instead opf preview by accident
ok its done, short, simple, easy.
nicely done *powers up*
Thank you very much,
im planing on adding more tuts to this thread.
2 hours is still quite a lot. o.o;
i screwed it up so i had to fix it, pretty much like if you were doing a map and you used the wrong tiles? then you had to re do it, all of it and then if you acidently saved it all messed up...
I can do a 100x100 map in RMXP with full details in 2 hours. Mapping on the wrong layer usually throws me back only 5-10 minutes. 2 hours is still a lot even for making 2 maps like this.
that map is 60x50 and i screwed up 3 or 4times and it wwas one of my first pokemon cave maps. and, thers no autotiles.
I was talking about cave / mountain maps without autotiles. xD
yeah i know but the rmxpwalls r more simple,
what one is simpler?
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/kerthil/blnk.jpg)
With one: you place the walls once
With 2: you have to use layers of the walls, or it looks very bad.
but who knows maybe i think the pokemon one is more simpler than the rmxp becouse of how i like to map.
You should stop trying so hard, Sally.
trying so hard doing what?
Proving that you are a "fast" mapper. In fact all the proving together. Relax.
I think she he is trying to say is its harder to map pokemon maps.
indeed, but sorry if i offended you in trying to prove myself.
you never said what you think of it.
Looks quite alright for VX mapping (seeing that I don't like VX mapping). It definitely looks better than the mapping in Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow, though.
its xp, not vx. but thanks, and uhm was that a complement? O.o
Definitely. As I said, to me it looks better than the mapping in the oldest Pokemon versions. I pretty much think the mapping there was close to terrible. xD
yeah it was... but it was 'good' to what was out back then :P
No that good. Lufia 2 had way better mapping and that game is older than Pokemon if I remember right.
Anyway, let's stop being offtopic. o.o;
good idea,
what map should i do next?
-pokemon forest
-pokemon town
-pokemon routes
-rmxp caves
-rmvx caves
-rmxp indoors
i cant pick...
-RMXP Towns! :P
But I like the tut lol it looks pretty good
(Too bad I don't wanna make a pokemon game)
mmk ill make a rmxp town next i will start it in a few hours
What ever happen to the 'few hours'?
i got busy, just hold on ill do it.
I'm really looking for the next map tutorial.
You're not getting paid to not do these tutorials :V:
im not getting apain to do them. :)