Hi,

**CorinthianMerchant** · 09-18-2012, 07:16 PM

You need at least 10 months of practice before releasing a Custom Story.

**Adny** · 09-18-2012, 07:30 PM

(09-18-2012, 07:16 PM)CorinthianMerchant Wrote: You need at least 10 months of practice before releasing a Custom Story.

Lies. If someone releases their first bad custom story and actually listens to constructive criticism, it can help them advance much faster. Sadly, many people just say "lolidk I maek mapz for PDP!1!!" or something like that. Also, people naturally learn at different rates and excel at certain aspects of the modding process (i.e. mapping, scripting, or story creation).

I think somewhere Anxt said that Abduction was his first mod and that he just actually took his time with it. The mapping or events aren't really close to the original game, yet it is considered to be one of the best mods out there.

I'd also like to point out that a thread like this can be a botting technique; seeing how many people respond to see if it's worth spamming advertisements. I'll give OP the benefit of the doubt in this case, but many people don't normally make a thread to introduce themselves.

**Robby** · 09-18-2012, 07:31 PM

^

It took me 4 months to learn everything with HPL2. And guess what, 3 weeks later, I released "Haunted Hallways", which right now has 43 votes (8).

That was the first CS I made and I consider it a success.

**The chaser** · 09-18-2012, 07:34 PM

Welcome, it's always good to have someone new. Enjoy.

**failedALIAS** · 09-18-2012, 11:32 PM

(09-18-2012, 07:12 PM)Statyk Wrote:
(09-18-2012, 07:06 PM)the dark side Wrote: Welcome Aboard. watch out for some of the old Regulars, they can get a bit, "touchy", around new users.
I wouldn't go giving him the wrong idea... Some people are more edgy than others, but no one is going to go off on a newbie.

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**Kman** · 09-18-2012, 11:42 PM

(09-18-2012, 07:31 PM)Nemet Robert Wrote: ^

It took me 4 months to learn everything with HPL2. And guess what, 3 weeks later, I released "Haunted Hallways", which right now has 43 votes (8).

That was the first CS I made and I consider it a success.

Knowing how to use HPL2 =/= knowing how to use HPL2 well. If you really need proof...

First version of this map when I had about 2 months of experience:

Spoiler below!

Second version of this map when I had about 8 months of experience:

Spoiler below!

I don't think you really need more proof then that. I'm gonna have to go with Cornithian on this one, yes it's different for everyone, but I'd say the minimum amount of experience you'd need to make a proper custom story is about 5 months (and that's only if you're practicing all the time). There are a LOT of skills and tricks I've picked up over time just by messing around with the engine, almost all of which I was never able to find on the wiki or other tutorials that were posted here, or if they were included in them they sunk so far down that nobody would see them again.

ALSO http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thr...#pid169172 I think it's safe to say it's a spam bot.

**Gaviao** · 09-19-2012, 03:34 AM

(09-18-2012, 05:32 PM)AbelAbel8100 Wrote: Hello,

my name is Abel.I'm newbie here.I love games.
I just found this forum at google.I seen some interesting threads and posts so I thought I would sign up.

I would be happy after entering this wonderful forum which might be nice and interesting ideas from lovely people here.I hope that there will be great fun here.

soon you will discover so many things and haters on this forum that you will want to leave, but instead of that, i'm sending you a pm,Welcome to Frictional Games Forum!

**Obliviator27** · 09-19-2012, 03:36 AM

(09-19-2012, 03:34 AM)Gaviao Wrote: soon you will discover so many things and haters on this forum that you will want to leave, but instead of that, i'm sending you a pm,Welcome to Frictional Games Forum!

I prefer to believe that we promote intellect, silly as that may be.

**Danny Boy** · 09-19-2012, 03:37 AM

(09-19-2012, 03:34 AM)Gaviao Wrote: soon you will discover so many things and haters on this forum that you will want to leave, but instead of that, i'm sending you a pm,Welcome to Frictional Games Forum!

Silence you Devil's fiend!

**failedALIAS** · 09-19-2012, 03:43 AM

(09-19-2012, 03:34 AM)Gaviao Wrote:
(09-18-2012, 05:32 PM)AbelAbel8100 Wrote: Hello,

my name is Abel.I'm newbie here.I love games.
I just found this forum at google.I seen some interesting threads and posts so I thought I would sign up.

I would be happy after entering this wonderful forum which might be nice and interesting ideas from lovely people here.I hope that there will be great fun here.
soon you will discover so many things and haters on this forum that you will want to leave, but instead of that, i'm sending you a pm,Welcome to Frictional Games Forum!

I'm sorry we hate idiots. . . I'll try harder next time Sad