C30N9 Posted January 24, 2011 Can't finish mini-plutonia Can't finish my megawad Can't find a person to make a project with... CALL ME! Reached map28 in tnt Reached map18 in pl2 Dying waiting for Plutonia Revisited Not making maps for DTWIDD right now I used to map for Serious Sam, now back to Doom WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU CAN'T FINISH ANYTHING IN DOOM, EVEN AFTER YOU STARTED A PROJECT? I have a big problem about making projects, i mean seriously, all i published is Redoom, and it is a shitty wad when my mapping skill was garbish. Too late for projects, I could have finished at least 4 maps for Plutonia Revisited. Mini plutonia is a wad by me meant to be 8 maps, finished map01 and gave up. How do you get yourself out of boredom situation? (I think i metoined this before) 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted January 24, 2011 I'm never really bored of Doom because I don't play it everyday. I pick it up every couple times a week. 0 Share this post Link to post
Hellbent Posted January 24, 2011 forget about doom for awhile and do something entirely different (I like to go play in the snow for example). Eventually your desire for Doom will creep back. 0 Share this post Link to post
exl Posted January 25, 2011 Do something else. Take a walk. Drive around. Find new music. Find another hobby. Think of the best way to organize your fridge. Just damn do something else for a few days or weeks. 0 Share this post Link to post
Marnetmar Posted January 25, 2011 Krispavera said:Push ups. I guess I'm not alone. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted January 25, 2011 Krispavera said:Push ups. Marnetmar said:I guess I'm not alone. DOOM DOES NOT PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING! YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG! 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted January 25, 2011 magicsofa said:I live life And troll forums. 0 Share this post Link to post
lupinx-Kassman Posted January 25, 2011 I do the work I am usually avoiding when I post here. 0 Share this post Link to post
Nomad Posted January 25, 2011 I work, go hang with bitches, and drink. Actually I don't play doom that much, on account of doing the other three things. (and also troll forums) 0 Share this post Link to post
elic Posted January 25, 2011 Fill a cup with water and watch as it evaporates. 0 Share this post Link to post
D_GARG Posted January 25, 2011 slam QuakeLive noobs face ingame hang around with friends try to learn growling without sounding like my friends cat maybe blow/burn something up, who knows? 0 Share this post Link to post
RjY Posted January 25, 2011 Play Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup (very badly, since I insist on playing it like Doom and killing absolutely everything) 0 Share this post Link to post
Creaphis Posted January 25, 2011 Join a vocal jazz group. Singing walking bass lines ("Doom doom doom doom doom doom doom etc.") always gets me back in the mood. 0 Share this post Link to post
Spleen Posted January 25, 2011 I try out games I haven't tried yet, realize none of them are as good as Doom, and go back to Doom full of inspiration. That or watch anime. 0 Share this post Link to post
The_MártonJános Posted January 25, 2011 Krispavera said:Push ups. My personal record is 82 in one line. And YES, I was doing 'em while not being in mood for mapping something for my WADs.Creaphis said:Singing walking bass lines ("Doom doom doom doom doom doom doom etc.") always gets me back in the mood. Doom and mood are palindroms! :D 0 Share this post Link to post
b0rsuk Posted January 25, 2011 Release early and often. Feedback can motivate you... as long as there are any playtesters who care. Aside from that, push ups. RjY: You absolutely can kill everything in Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. It's just that sometimes you have to run away and come back later. One of most important skills is learning when to run away. Even Conan the Barbarian ran away many times when faced with overwhelming enemies. It's just D&D barbarians who are too stoopid to run away. 0 Share this post Link to post
Dutch Doomer Posted January 25, 2011 Just keep mapping, ingnore your boredom. Make silly stuff in Doom Builder, things that are not meant to be serious. Play other wads and draw inspiration from that. Remake a original doom map from scrath to jumpstart your motivation, ideas, etc. 0 Share this post Link to post
pavera Posted January 25, 2011 Cell said:My personal record is 82 in one line. And YES, I was doing 'em while not being in mood for mapping something for my WADs. That's pretty hardcore man. I can do 50 before it gets tough but I usually just stick to sets of 30 or 35. 0 Share this post Link to post
b0rsuk Posted January 25, 2011 It depends on the kind of pushups you make. I used to make 120ish, but they were no better than 90 degree in my elbows. Now I'm touching the ground with my chin while keeping my back and neck straight, and it's considerably harder. I barely manage 5 sets of 15 with good wind. Either way, people are telling me I got taller, so it's noticable. 0 Share this post Link to post
magicsofa Posted January 25, 2011 Clonehunter said:And troll forums. yeah that's what I said! 0 Share this post Link to post
Lorenzo Posted January 25, 2011 I sometimes have the same problem. the best thing is to drop all the doom stuff and start doing something else... L. 0 Share this post Link to post
DeathevokatioN Posted January 25, 2011 When I'm bored of mapping, I listen to metal, watch tv, play DooM (much more fun than mapping), or grab a beer. One way I learnt to actually finish maps is to work on one at a time. It seems that your trying to do too much at once, especially if you can't finish anything. 0 Share this post Link to post
NiuHaka Posted January 25, 2011 I take a break. I could never have gotten as far as I have in my project without taking long breaks. Working on the same hobby project for too long can make it seem tedious and tedium is a main ingredient for stagnation. I'll take 3 to 4 week long breaks and spend that time playing new games or doing something else that is fun. After a while I can't wait to get back to work and sometimes I even make myself wait a couple days longer just so that I feel excited once i'm finally back to it. 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted January 25, 2011 magicsofa said:yeah that's what I said! I was referring to my self. 0 Share this post Link to post
Lizardcommando Posted January 25, 2011 Just leave Doom alone for a while. Take a few weeks or even a few months off from making maps or mods or playing them. That always helps me out when I can't do anything creative with it. 0 Share this post Link to post