Map Layouts Options

[Crash]

How do you plan your maps? Do you go on it and just do stuff or do you make a layout plan?
I have been doing different from map to map. I might learn a bit of this.

[Ixith]

meh i usually choose a map size then decide what main feature will i have divide the map and start from there then slowly fill in details in that area and expand from it. of course thats what i do for multiplayer maps. sometimes i do have a layout like....a river canyon and then once i get that placed i build up from that. so simple i just use basis and go from there with no real already made layout.

my smmc map is kinda the same. i had a few major areas i wanted and had an idea of how i was going to make them and where on the map i wanted them to be placed then the rest i basically filled in.

if i start not liking my map layout i still go with it adding things here and there to try and make it look better.