Mapping Sites

This is a list of sites about mapping, including tutorials, articles, communities, etc. Creative toolset to becoming a game level designer and 3d environment artist.

• Edit Life - Mapping articles, entity list, error documentation and forums
• FPSBANANA > Tutorials - Tutorials related to a variety of Source Games
• Half-wit 2 - Another collection of Mapping tutorials
• Mapping-area - Tutorials on Mapping, Beginner to Advanced, all in French!
• mappingbase.de A German mapping community with more than 300 tutorials for the Source Engine.
• mIKe's ReVeNGe - HL2DM Community with an Excellent set of Tutorials!
• myAPERTURElabs - one of the most active and friendly portal mapping sites, with help forums and a public download system.
• The Snarkpit - Mapping and modeling community site
• Spillmodding.no A Norwegian mapping community with more than 130 tutorials for more than 13 engines!
• TAz00.com 22+ Tutorials on Mapping, Beginner to Advanced, 10+ Maps with source files included!
• TF2Maps.net - mapping forums and resource site for TF2
• ThinkingWithPortals - Portal mapping community and public download database
• TWHL - Mapping community and tutorial site with busy forums for HL and SOURCE mappers.
• UberMicro - Mapping forums for all Valve games. Help with Valve's Hammer Editor.
• World of Level Design - Website dedicated to mapping tutorials, 3d environment modeling, level design articles.
• zombie's Optimizing-page information on optimizing your map