Hi everyone !
As we all know, treyarch has announced that BO3 for PC will have it's very own mod tools for mapping.
I discovered the UGX community very recently, and I am truly amazed each time I see how great custom zombies maps can be !
The thing, is : I would really like to create my very own zombies maps !

Now here's my question ? should I start to learn mapping for Waw now ? Or should I wait for the BO3 mod tools release ?
Also, I have some experience in mapping : I made some CS:S, TF2 and Portal 2 maps under hammer (source engine editor).

Thanks for your advice

odds are it will be the same program but updated, so yeah i would get the feel for the controls and shortcuts

odds are it will be the same program but updated, so yeah i would get the feel for the controls and shortcuts

i agree 100%

I would say yes for the simple fact that we haven't heard anything new about the tools. I am truly worried we wont even get them and it was a way to get more money.

Plus its not like the community won't live on for WaW maps after mod tools are released for bo3. Most people can barely run WaW let alone bo3. I dont feel like any good work will go unappreciated within the modding community for the next year at least

well yesterday pcdev tweeted that closed alpha is around the corner so we know its atlas still being worked on

Yes. Just FYI all the maps you made in source engine can be ported to waw. Thou bo3 will have no weapon Importing/Exporting. So we kinda limited. The other side is waw we have everything setup right Just need to work.

Blablabla.... Thou bo3 will have no weapon Importing/Exporting. So we kinda limited. Blablabla....

Some sources??? 

defiantly should learn radiant, it will give you some experience for bo3 radiant, but i wouldn't start on a year long project, as bo3 tools will probably be out by then

if you're good at hammer, learning how to use radiant will be a piece of cake for you. a lot of things are very similar to hammer  and in my opinion, radiant is better in many ways.

Yes. Just FYI all the maps you made in source engine can be ported to waw. Thou bo3 will have no weapon Importing/Exporting. So we kinda limited. The other side is waw we have everything setup right Just need to work.

yeah what are you talking about? you have no clue what the black ops 3 mod tools are gonna bring to the table!

yeah what are you talking about? you have no clue what the black ops 3 mod tools are gonna bring to the table!

‏ ok we're off-topicing right now but i'm gonna say this once. If you want a clue check their fourm & their Youtube channel. You can get it there.

Yes. Just FYI all the maps you made in source engine can be ported to waw. Thou bo3 will have no weapon Importing/Exporting. So we kinda limited. The other side is waw we have everything setup right Just need to work.

Yeah......source?

Anything anyone says about the tools is "guess work"...

Let's just move on

Thank you for all your great advice guys ! What an awesome community ^^
So i'll start learning WaW mapping ! and concerning the bo3 mod tools, only the future will answer our questions...