map building method

well, when you make you map, what do you make first, terrain, locations and triggers , or do everything without concrete order ? do you have any map making method ?

Wrong forum, moved.

though it's a bad method I start with custom skins, icons (if they are there anyway) and then do the map part by part.

I mainly make campaigns O_o

mine method for starcraft maps - terrain 1st (while terraining - plan conception), then place locations and then triggers.
for warcraft i usually do everything messed up, i mean a bit terrain, a bit triggers. But it seems wrong for me, however im bad wc3 map maker.

First of all I think out what I'm going to do, plan out the ideas in my head, and then I make a basic terrain (layout only). Next, I do the triggered systems, followed by fleshing it out with content (eg: units, abilities, etc.). Then comes fine tuning, and polishing.

i usually finish idea only when im about finish terrain. i mean ofc i got some basic concepts in my head, but they form in the process as im doing terrain, triggers , locations etc.

Depends on the map size. If your doing a large map, terrain and detail is the LAST thing you want to put in, cause all those doodads lag the map up somethin 'orrible while your trying to do the unit data.

I just do everything in whatever order... hehe.
Like if I'm designing a certain aspect of the map, I'll focus on that aspect and I'll do any terrain related elements (if any) then make any necessary units and abilities that the feature requires, and then I'll trigger it. Then I work on another aspect :P

That's what I do...

I do units and abilities first, becuase i suppose thats my strong point. Then I do units on the map, creeps, and doodads, then I fashion the terrain around that. Triggers is my worst point so I do those last.

I always make the base terrain first, so I know where everything should be, then I do all object editing, triggering and terrain enhancing later, whenever I want or force myself to do one of those things.