Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · May 19, 2008, 4:23 pm

So everyone here releases or announces maps here on ThinkingWithPortals. Is there anyplace else where people here post or announce their maps? I've seen a couple of maps from here also posted on other sites. Do we have special relationships with any of the other mapping communities?

So THAT'S how you do that!

#2 · May 19, 2008, 4:36 pm

the one i personally recomend (aside from it being on the TWP homepage) is my APERTURE labs... aside from it being on the homepage it is also HOW i found TWP. i used to use it first. it has a good download database that allows comments, they have tutorials and wikis and such. its not as strong as TWP. but if not for them i might not have found TWP. plus their "upload" process is a little easier than here, as they are BASICALLY just a portal custom map download site (instead of TWP which is really an entire portal mapping community) so sometimes. maps will be released there... before here.

if i "ever" release a map. there are only two places that i will DEFINATLY release and thats here (TWP) and my aperture labs (i might release other places but these two are for sure)

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#3 · May 19, 2008, 4:37 pm

Well, this is the only portal mapping community I'm hanging 'round so far. Personally, I find it hard to keep track of things if I'm around more than 2-3 forums at once, which I'm currently, all of different subjects. However, once I complete my current map project (no airboats yet, but lots and lots o' MALCom), I guess I'll only release it here for bug testing. If that works out all well, I'll start looking around for other places where I can release it, to reach an user base as big as possible.

"Duct Tape is the answer."

#4 · May 19, 2008, 4:42 pm

If it's a Portal map, this is Home for it. But you can also put the map on Moddb and on your own website if you have one.

Currently working on Darksiders 3.

#5 · May 20, 2008, 10:53 pm

MrTwoVideoCards wrote:

If it's a Portal map, the is Home fore it. But you can also put the map on Moddb and on your own website if you have one.

Agreed.

I considered releasing my map on other sites like Halfwit2 or Interlopers but since I've never registered there I thought it would be rude to register and immediately post my map. It might look like I was just there to promote my maps. I should register at both those sites because I've utilized them many times, almost as much as TWP.

My policy will probably be to release my maps here and after a few days post links to my map threads (here on TWP) on other sites. That way I can reach as many players as possible but still give my friends here at TWP first dibs and always point people back here.