When, and if, the tools come out for BO, I hope it's not just a hodge podge release of data that we have to dump into the game directory, and then rely on scouring the internet for tutorials.

The one thing that has kept me from any serious mapping since COD2, is the technical difficulties associated with the proper release of a custom map.

A concise, definitive road map from the actual developers would be nice. If there is a "Create Map" button to click, maybe, just maybe, clicking on that button will guide us through a more interactive process, creating all of the proper directories and files that we need.

I'm not whining --seriously. It's just a minor rant.

Once I started mapping for COD1, a long time ago, I was hooked. I would like to go the distance and release custom maps in the future, sans the technical difficulties and the concerns of whether or not my release is complete and capable of running without errors.

/rant

You should be happy, if we even get them.

Shooma writes...

I know. I know. They really don't have to just give the dev tools away like that. I don't mean to sound unappreciative.

They are confirmed so we will get them but don't expect them to have changed to a simple sandbox editor style, it will more than likely be the exact same thing with the new assets, textures are models.

Mystic writes...

If we get that i will be happy

But see before believe..

Only want the modtools don,t play that much anyway.......

If not i move on to other things in life...

Mystic writes...

They haven't confirmed level designing tools, for sure. I think you'll be shocked at how radically different radiant is now.

Shooma writes...

Modtools where confirmed a long time ago, before we even got any black ops preview videos.

Many have suggested that the modtools that have been stated that we will have is Treyarch's way of saying that you will be able to MOD a few features on the server.

Personally, if the modtools that have been stated will be released are the actual mods that are used to mod the game then it would be a given that we will get the mapping tools at the same time otherwise what is the point of having modtools as we know mod tools are to make mods.

Is that confusing???

Mystic writes...

Confirmed to exist.

the "confirmation" of mod tools means nothing if its then contradicted, by them not being sure about map tools.