Hey community,

A few days ago I was about to take a stab at making a map for myself and so I loaded up the standard Voxed editor. I didn't know where to even begin, and I figured a lot more people were confused as well so I wanted to make a simple editor, something that pretty straight forward to use, for the community.

Now I've got a bit to show for it, although I can't yet load and save a map I have the foundations for it laid. My only concern now is that I'm starting to see some awesome maps pop up like the Urban Warfare one or Reddit's big city, and I'm wondering is the standard engine good enough or is there some need for improvement.

Thanks

hahaha urban warfare yay i edited that one =)

The standard editor is confusing and at the very least needs customizable controls so I don't have to move with the fucking arrow keys

its not THAT bad

Yeah, well that's because the only thing you do is save other peoples maps and put a bunch of holes into it.

and guess what? ppl love it so go pick on someone else and let it go

I'm not picking on you bro, i'm just saying if all you do is put holes in the map it wont be hard for you to edit maps.

i made the d-day map its not hard

Again, making a new map and flattening every inch is not hard to do.

Why are all the important keys on the right side of the keyboard

Why would anybody to this to me

First world problems

The Dev is actually an alien.

Have to hold a key on the bottom and a key on the top in order to save

They are both on the same side

Why

The dev must have been ha;f asleep and mapped the keyboard upside down

I made a video tutorial for people that are still confused

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ

I fucking love ncis.

Now I understand how I'm supposed to use a keyboard! Turns out, I've been doing it all wrong this entire time!

I like to pretend the writers are secretly master trolls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRhGPVYRsOY&feature=related

DOHR STUK DOHR STUK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVmNCachEKA&feature=related

Pretending is fun!

this is always relevant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS7c21jOnI

We do not need a new one.. we just need a better version of the current one.
There's alot of conceptually easy things to change which would make it alot easier to use.
My thoughts are, as always, on my Wiki page.
http://www.aceofspadeswiki.com/index.php?title=User:TheGrandmaster
Feel free to discuss on my Wiki talk page or in IRC channel #AoS @ Quakenet

@TheGrandmaster

It sounds like you need a simple map editor, and that's exactly what I want to create. Features like left click for placement, right click for removal, being able to paint on colours. I'd also like to designate the spawn zones and respective sides of the map, just a bunch of nice things to have.

the controls in the current editor make sense once your used to them, and you can paint in the current editor :P

The only thing the editor needs honestly, is a way to select all your voxels, and move them on an axis.

This is mainly useful for weapon editing. I've had to remake the weapon I'm working on MULTIPLE times so I can get the axis right, so it looks good when the player is holding it, just to move the entire weapon over one voxel.

We aren't talking about slab 6 though.

Whenever I use slab6 I have to open the blinds and turn the lamp on like I'm playing a GBC

I know that feel, and i experienced a glitch so my chopper is fucked up god dammit.

^^^^^
+1 for relevancy

How detailed was it?

About as much as your ass in the midnight moon after a hot shower and a fall in the convenient ocean under your floor which was made of wood and burned down since it was eaten by a shark and the hobos needed firewood.