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Mapping, or called making new custom levels, is a type of the action of modifying levels. However, what makes custom maps (custom levels) entirely different from ordinary modified levels is, custom maps do not, or almost do not, can contain any no parts derived from default levels.

{{Mapbox[[File:MonengSpace.jpg|thumb|300px|position=right|language=enA screen shot of [[SkyScraper]], the most representative custom level]]

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Generally speaking, mapping in Ballance, is much harder than in almost any other games, which makes some mapping skills and mechanisms still unclear till now, even more than a decade after the release of Ballance. The basic software for mapping is [[Virtools]], which can be used to modify .nmo files. However, since Virtools doesn't support [[wikipedia:3D modeling|originalName3D modeling]]<ref name=魔脓空间站"3dmodel">Virtools can be used to edit existing 3D objects, but cannot create 3d objects.</ref>, [[wikipedia:Autodesk_3ds_Max|3ds Max]] is commonly used for assistance.|author== Tutorials =傲骨银狼ヶ璇|section=6

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==Mapping in Ballance= History ===

Generally speakingIn 2011 the first pack containing all custom levels till that time was released. In 2013, mapping in Ballance, is since too much harder than in almost any other gamesmaps had been available, which makes the new version removed “bad works” and ordered the maps by difficulty.<ref name="sys">Due to some mapping skills and mechanisms still unclear till nowreasons, even more than a decade after the release of Ballancecurrently posts before 2017 are hidden in Chinese forums.</ref> === Download ===

===DownloadDefault levels ===

All custom The first 12 levels are free to use and modifywere released with the game itself, in April 2004. The newest version of map pack is 7Another downloadable level, named level 13 (“Speed”/“速度”), was released in September that year.5 <ref>''(June 2019Archived 20 Oct 2007)'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20071020052454/http://www.ballance.org/news.htm Ballance Developer Homepage]</ref> Nowadays most Ballance setup packs already contain this level.

* (Mediafire) [https://www.mediafireVirtools 2.com/download1 is credited to be the software used to make this levels; however, since it is clear that Virtools can't do 3D modeling<ref name="3dmodel" /3ucbnz2chl48lpz Download Ballance Map Pack 7>, what apart from it is used remains unknown.4 (June 2018)]

==History= Custom levels ===

===Default levels= In Chinese forums ====

The first 12 levels Most softwares were released with the game itself, hacked to be downloaded and used for free in China in April 2004. Another downloadable level2000s, namely level 13 (“Speed”/“速度”), was released in September that year. Nowadays thus providing access to 3D modeling softwares and the most important software for Ballance setup packs already contain this levelmapping, Virtools.

Virtools 2.1 The date of the first available edited level is credited unknown, probably dating back to 2006; The first level considered to be a “new” level was ''Reversed level 1'' (December 2008); the first custom level was ''Level 14'' (June 2009); [[wikipedia:Autodesk_3ds_Max|3ds Max]] was also chosen as the software used to make this levels; howevercreate 3D models at that time. In April 2010, the first level with Ballance textures, since it is clear that Virtools can't do 'Beautiful Textures'' was released. In June 2010, a Ballance-floor-making tool,[[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_modeling 3D ModelingBMMaker]], what apart from it is used remains unclearwas released.<ref name="sys" />

===Custom levels= In other forums ====

====In Due to the lack of 3D modeling softwares and unified forums, there seems to be no new custom levels before the release of ''First CLU's Level'' in May 2019; in 2012, some Chinese Forums====custom levels were brought to some forums; in 2018, mapping tutorials were translated and brought to the Discord Ballance server.

Most softwares were hacked to be downloaded == Notes and used for free in China in 2000s; thus giving access to 3D modeling softwares and the most important software for Ballance mapping, Virtools.references ==The first custom level was released in June 2009.<references />