[Fred]

Thanks everyone for your superb posts so far

As expected, everyone falls one side or the other!

Both hold merits and drawbacks. One point worth mentioning is using proprietry software like Max/Maya etc should be ruled out. Access to this software can not be taken for granted. I think the only way would be for a bespoke solution.

After everyone thoughts up til now, I'm tending towards a hybrid solution of free form and block based

Also, If someone could make post a list of editors to investigate that would be cool.

[Fragle]

we could draw tracks on paper and send it to you the easy way to have update : 3 new maps each month for a new championship (online or replay). at the end of the year 2008 you could sell a great big game on console

I hope each map would be a new environment with NSR : a 3D work is the only solution : I hope you'll find players able to do that ! which tools are you using to create map ?

how they do custom maps in call of duty ?