Being a forge veteran with a created map reaching 23,000 downloads under my belt (tooting my horn) I’ve felt let down by halo 5’s forge mechanics. Not for any technical reason but for its lack of simplicity and intuitiveness. With past forge mechanic’s I was easily able to jump in and get creative but now I’m overwhelmed and couldn’t find it enjoyable. To me there is 2 types of “cartographer’s”. One’s that want complete control over every element and ones that want to play lego. Im a lego guy. I’d like to see a easy mode ! if not in 5 then in 6. A mode that provides the lego people simplicity and familiarness in the forge mechanics. Halo 4 is a great example of that.
The big part of why Halo 5’s Forge mode has “harder” controls is because it was built from the ground up. Completely from scratch.
And a lot of the community map makers wanted more extensive controls to really get that “developer’s toolset” feel.
I was skeptical of the new controls at first.
When Forge came out it was really frustrating.
But after months of playing it, I’ve gotten very skilled and my maps are so much better for it.
While the old controls were nice, just sit and spend a few days in forge, experimenting with everything.
You’ll get the hang of it.
I used to Forge a lot, but my maps have never looked better.
I used to spend weeks perfecting maps, but now it only takes a few days or rock-steady focus and I have a complete map.
Just keep forging. You will get used to the controls and realize they are just different, not really harder.
Thanks for the tips guys, I’ll just have to be patient with the controls. Just wasn’t expecting such a change but i agree it difficulty makes for a more creative experience. The maps and designs being made are unreal.
It’s all been streamlined and once learned its infinitely better than previous forge modes. There are a ton of shortcuts that I didn’t utilize until well into my 3rd map. It can be overwhelming with all the changes and completely revamped controls but even for someone who prefers to “LEGO” it’s easier than before. What they need is a tutorial to at least go over the basics.
If you want you can just add me and I can run you through some stuff that would have saved me countless hours had I known early on. And my maps would have been better out of the gate if I didnt have to learn through trial and error. GT is same as my name here.