Im making a map for first time, any tips?

[Sentinel]

well the title sais it all. im making a halo ce map even though i dont even have halo ce, i just need some practice on making maps for when halo 2 can have custom maps.are there any pointers that anyone would like to share. im just following the H.E.K. tutorials that are on here, not the one in the hek.

[AuTolVlaTiC]

um.......be creative! dont have much advice, but i do know one thing. Backup every original map in case something goes wrong. also, go check out the tutorials section in the files forum for some great reading

[Pie]

Tip One. Never Use the tutorial that comes with HEK

Tip Two. Be creative.

Tip Three. Don't release everything you do. Save it for the end when it becomes well worth it.

Tip Four. Many people like custom weapons, and if you don't want to struggle with that, find someone that is cooperative, and will help.

Tip Five. Always accept help, no matter who it is from. By Help, I do not mean sitribute your map to people to work on, I mean help in ideas and help in making models.

Tip Six. Weapon placement is cruicial. DO NOT place powerful weapons too close to spawn points. For example. In bloodgulch, the Rocket Launcher is found in the center of the map...NOT in the bases.

Side Note One. Not all great maps had new weapon/vehicles.

Side Note Two. Force strategy upon the players.