Incoming fire has the right of way
Posted by: nitwitcoffee10
what annoys me the most while forging is that I can never seem to get blocks making up floors to line up perfectly smooth, so that you dont feel a bump walking over them, especially when I need stairs that are longer than just a ramp large peice.
I'm just cutting my teeth on Reach and Forge.
Luckly Godly's tips are handy as I dive into designs.
One of the biggest things I discovered figuring out Forge, is that when it comes to lining things up, moving them by hand is pretty much a waste of time.
I place everything using the "edit coordinates" tool (at least as a last step).
Even if it's a large initial piece alone, go to edit coordinates for a final nudge. This will align the piece to the overall numbers of the map.
Later pieces (using the edit coordinates) can then be matched to the same height, depth etc.
For speed, using the rotation snap is useful as well to get a bunch of pieces to the same orientation.
Hope that helps. Again, I'm fairly new at this myself but it was the biggest bit of useful info I figured out on my own at the beginning.
BTW: It probably still needs some work, but I'd love feedback from anyone on my one contribution to fileshare so far.
Map: Port Facility 3Kilo
Took easy route on a basic slayer map until I get proficient at customizing for specific game types.
[Edited on 07.04.2011 9:14 AM PDT]