Here you can post or find custom map ideas. You can freely use all ideas in your own maps, but I hope you contact ideas creator, when you use his/her ideas. 
ps. Sorry my bad english 
map ideas
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here's my
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And explanations
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explanations continues..
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And different views
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views..
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And how to complete test
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Oh my....
Do you want a brain?
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I bet I could make that map in hammer in half the time it took you to make it in ms paint.
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But seriously, I have a point: why spend so much time planning when good old trial and error in hammer works just as fast, and is twice as fun?
The only plans I've done of maps (as I've said many times before) are little sketches on paper that take about 30 seconds each because as soon as I get the idea I don't want to waste any time putting it on paper, I want to get it into hammer and test it as fast as posible. (having said that, no one has yet seen the fruits of my labour as far as mapping for portal goes)
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can you say +++++++post count?
also. i never plan ANY of my maps (on paper atleast) i think of a general idea. and then go to work on it in hammer (or previously WorldCraft) and then hammer it out (pun intended) 'till it looks good.
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I wonder if planned maps play and look differently to unplanned maps, because when I'm mapping I just make it up as I go along and everything seems to work nicely.
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Take it easy 
ofcourse you can edit idea if you like and make it better and watch What comes out.. ;P
ofcourse you can edit idea if you like and make it better and watch What comes out.. ;P
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I usually plan partially, and do things spontanious partially. Layout and basic usage of chambers is often planned by me before, but the actual end-use of the chambers I decide in Hammer.