What's the best way of making a map?

[lt_yao]

So i was wondering what's the best way to create a map in 3ds max? maybe any one can help?

[ptkamikaz]

I think you should go to the tutorial forum for that.

But you could make some buildings to export to the game

[dertyjerzian]

On paper or in a paint program.

 

When it comes time to model, start with the roads, with or without sidewalks,

your choice, and build a system of them. Lift spots to make them less flat,

but not too much in cities, think of it like this: "San Fierro was overly sloped" and

you should be fine.

 

I find it best to model a corner piece of road, a 20x40 long straight piece, a 20x20

short piece, a intersection, and a t-section, all including the sidewalks (use XRK road

tutorial) and build it in patch work, copying, attatching, welding, edge connecting, bedning, path deforming, and detaching to bigger pieces, optimizing as you please.

 

Play with some roads, and see what you end up with.

 

From my experience and how many times I have scrapped decent but not quite

workable road systems, I would suggest you make no more than 5 or 6 "closed"

blocks (lots surrounded by sidewalk, a hole for buildings and land) and then start

modeling the places. A huge road system becomes overwhelming at times

 

As long as you make your map "modularly" then you can always easily edit it.

 

Try do decide on a scale and decimal points such as you can use grid snapping for

the fastest and most accurate placement in max.