Greenlit: How to Make Your Maps Stand Out!

[Lycanroc]

With all the ROM Hacking tutorials coming out from Daily, teaching everybody how to make a Pokemon game of their own, it would make sense for people to understand just how to make their game stand out from the crowd. One of the big things that set a fangame off from the rest is the quality of level design. However, many designers suffer from having very bland maps in their games. This article would discuss level design (which is not mapping, despite common misconception; mapping is usually the term for actually importing these creations into a game via something like Advance-Map or RPG Maker XP). It would teach the fundamentals of making a great map both visually and in terms of gameplay, so that games can be less tedious and more enjoyable to play through.

 

[Kostas]

I agree with this!
There are many people who are struggling to create "appealing" maps. I think it's a good idea. So +1 from me!

 

[Christos]

So what kind of points are you going to make to help people with level design?

I'd really like to see this, I'd actually like every ROM hacking (or game dev since maps work for both) tutorial article to be part of a series, something like ROM Hacking 101, or (Fan) Game Design 101.