Jul 6, 2021
Trailmakers - alexirons92
Sometimes when scrolling through the gallery you stumble on a creation that is just amazing. A really talented person must have put tons of hours into this. But who are these people, and what is their approach when building?
Today we caught up with Martysama - who is regarded one of the top builders in the community and hear what advice he would give new players, and how he gets his ideas.
Whatโs your name?
Hi, my real name is Filip Martinez and my handle in game and discord is the one and onlyโฆ Martysama.
How old are you and what do you do for a living?
Iโm 30 years old (the best years of ones life, Iโd say) and Iโm a high school teacher. My area of expertise is biology, but I love all the science branches alike.
How long have you played Trailmakers and on which platform?
Iโve been playing Trailmakers for a bit over two and a half years now on PC. Not to brag, but I also passed 1000 hours of playtime mark this spring and Iโm currently at 1238 hoursโฆ at the same time Iโm proud of that fact and something is telling me Iโve been spending more time in game than I intended.
What makes you play Trailmakers?
Aside from simple cars, other vehicles and devices I was struggling to build something good at first. Even though I was objectively bad at building, I kept trying and I could see myself getting progressively better at it. A big motivation for continuing were the weekly challenges and seeing peoples positive reactions to the things I built. Today what I enjoy most is challenging myself and refining ideas and concepts I had before but did not have the skill to do them justice and using mods to make maps.
Which of your creations are you most proud of and why?
Iโd say there is one creation and one map that take the cake. The creation is my two-part warrior mech. The reason for my pride is that I was able to make a Two-part walker that has an awesome walking cycle, is self-balanced and can controllably fly.
Torso of the mech is here and the legs here.
The map Iโm proud of is Trailmakers city. Itโs a full-blown city made from scrappy models with Riddicolases awesome trailedit mod. Iโm currently working on an expansion for that map that Iโll release as a separate map, where Iโll be adding a huge jungle and a big battlebot arena. Based on what I made so far, I think that will be my best map for a long time, and best of all, it will include Trailmakers city as a small part of it.
Here is the link to the city.
A lot of people say: I donโt know what to build?
How do you get your ideas?
Creativity is my guide. I rarely build common stuff like a cars or regular boats, and if I do, I always try to do it with a twist. My advice for people who donโt know what to build is to start from a small part like: I want to build a machine gun, or a rocket, or a new suspension setup, or wall-crawling mechanism and after that build their creation around that idea. Also, something I find fun to do is search around the map for cool places I can build something into, some of my examples for that would be (a house that hangs on the edge of a cliff, cybernetic parts for a big snowman, big hangar doors that make pipes into your personal warehouses, a mine cart that can slide on the rails around the map, etc.)
What is your best tip for someone who just downloaded the game and wants to get started?
I suggest you try the different game modes to get a hang of building. Alternately you can browse the Workshop for awesome creations to have fun with, either alone, or with friends (no building skill required). That might motivate you to do those other stuff and learn to build yourself.
Anything you want to add - feature requests or anything?
Iโve suggested quite a few things in the Discord that seen to be quite popular. If I had to choose one to be added to the game, that would be my Fabricator block idea โ A spawner block that would allow you to prebuild a low complexity creation you could spawn. Like we can do with beachballs or creates on their respective spawners.
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Thatโs it, hope you enjoyed the answers and creations by Martysama. A big thank you to you Filip, for making the most out of Trailmakers and for kindly participate in this interview. A more than deserved spot for a true Trailmakers Builder. Stay tuned for more Builder Showcases in the future!
Today we caught up with Martysama - who is regarded one of the top builders in the community and hear what advice he would give new players, and how he gets his ideas.
Whatโs your name?
Hi, my real name is Filip Martinez and my handle in game and discord is the one and onlyโฆ Martysama.
How old are you and what do you do for a living?
Iโm 30 years old (the best years of ones life, Iโd say) and Iโm a high school teacher. My area of expertise is biology, but I love all the science branches alike.
How long have you played Trailmakers and on which platform?
Iโve been playing Trailmakers for a bit over two and a half years now on PC. Not to brag, but I also passed 1000 hours of playtime mark this spring and Iโm currently at 1238 hoursโฆ at the same time Iโm proud of that fact and something is telling me Iโve been spending more time in game than I intended.
What makes you play Trailmakers?
Aside from simple cars, other vehicles and devices I was struggling to build something good at first. Even though I was objectively bad at building, I kept trying and I could see myself getting progressively better at it. A big motivation for continuing were the weekly challenges and seeing peoples positive reactions to the things I built. Today what I enjoy most is challenging myself and refining ideas and concepts I had before but did not have the skill to do them justice and using mods to make maps.
Which of your creations are you most proud of and why?
Iโd say there is one creation and one map that take the cake. The creation is my two-part warrior mech. The reason for my pride is that I was able to make a Two-part walker that has an awesome walking cycle, is self-balanced and can controllably fly.
Torso of the mech is here and the legs here.
The map Iโm proud of is Trailmakers city. Itโs a full-blown city made from scrappy models with Riddicolases awesome trailedit mod. Iโm currently working on an expansion for that map that Iโll release as a separate map, where Iโll be adding a huge jungle and a big battlebot arena. Based on what I made so far, I think that will be my best map for a long time, and best of all, it will include Trailmakers city as a small part of it.
Here is the link to the city.
A lot of people say: I donโt know what to build?
How do you get your ideas?
Creativity is my guide. I rarely build common stuff like a cars or regular boats, and if I do, I always try to do it with a twist. My advice for people who donโt know what to build is to start from a small part like: I want to build a machine gun, or a rocket, or a new suspension setup, or wall-crawling mechanism and after that build their creation around that idea. Also, something I find fun to do is search around the map for cool places I can build something into, some of my examples for that would be (a house that hangs on the edge of a cliff, cybernetic parts for a big snowman, big hangar doors that make pipes into your personal warehouses, a mine cart that can slide on the rails around the map, etc.)
What is your best tip for someone who just downloaded the game and wants to get started?
I suggest you try the different game modes to get a hang of building. Alternately you can browse the Workshop for awesome creations to have fun with, either alone, or with friends (no building skill required). That might motivate you to do those other stuff and learn to build yourself.
Anything you want to add - feature requests or anything?
Iโve suggested quite a few things in the Discord that seen to be quite popular. If I had to choose one to be added to the game, that would be my Fabricator block idea โ A spawner block that would allow you to prebuild a low complexity creation you could spawn. Like we can do with beachballs or creates on their respective spawners.
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Thatโs it, hope you enjoyed the answers and creations by Martysama. A big thank you to you Filip, for making the most out of Trailmakers and for kindly participate in this interview. A more than deserved spot for a true Trailmakers Builder. Stay tuned for more Builder Showcases in the future!
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