The Terrain Thread

[D.V.D]

Here's a WIP. Worked on this for about 1 1/2 hours. Still a lot to do like the terrain inside the cathedral, the terrain outside, and some touch ups on the cathedral.

 

[BlackRose]

The stupid doodad selector..... it block the view! It looks awesome! I want an inside view. Are you going to put fire into the 2 columns? It must have taken forever to raise?

 

[D.V.D]

Doesn't take too long to raise all the doodads because you can raise a lot at the same time. The doodad plate didn't block anything. I just had a couple of columns were I made all my shapes then raised them. The torches is a pretty good idea. Ill try to do that. Ill give you a inside view later but the inside is pretty narrow. Thanks for comments.

 

[C-Death]

Noob question. Where do you guys get all these custom models from?

 

[D.V.D]

Go on wc3c.net and go to forums. Go to terrain and the Ultimate Terraining Map is stickied at the top in a thread. Go there and download it.

 

[Jimpy]

So is a single image I've seen in this whole thread practical for playing?

IE:

-Not massive file size
-No doodad map size overload (like over the 8800ish limit)
-Pathable for units
-Looks good from in-game angles

 

[D.V.D]

You talking about mine? Well just so you know, almost all the terrain done in this thread and any other web ISN'T playable at all. Its just good for 1 or 2 shots because its not like a 64 by 64 piece of map thats 100% done and playable and will look good in every angle. The file size for mine is very small, the doodads might be big but you don't want a small cathedral cause that would look messed.

 

[BlackRose]

So is a single image I've seen in this whole thread practical for playing?

That means any... not just yours :S

I doubt so, maybe except for wraithseekers underwater one.

 

[C-Death]

Hey guys, sorry to kinda ruin the thread with questions, but is there any tutorials or something I should look at? I'm horrible at terraining.

 

[BlackRose]

1. Terrain yourself, post here, get feedback.
2. View:
-The Ultimate Beginners Terraining Tutorial
-Terraining - Advanced

 

[Ghostwind]

Once you've read 2-P's tutorial you might want to read some of mine. They cover some additional techniques that might help you a lot.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/general-mapping-tutorials-278/natural-environments-96825/
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/general-mapping-tutorials-278/terrain-advanced-lighting-53574/

 

[D.V.D]

Ashevale Forest:

 

[Ghostwind]

Empty.

 

[D.V.D]

Any suggestions of doodads to put?

 

[BlackRose]

Looks nice, but the grass needs more plant and how come there is only tree at the back?

Entrance to Heaven
(Don't mind the Ogre and Jaina, it is part of a movie that I am making!)

Spoiler

 

[UndeadDragon]

Too bright IMO. It looks like they are standing on nothing.

 

[C-Death]

After studying up some, I came up with this.
(I know it's not good, plz don't pwn me, it's my first one.)

Spoiler

 

[UndeadDragon]

It's not bad for a first terrain. The camera angle is very nice. A few points:

1. Remove the blizzard cliffs, especially as you are mostly using the raise tool.
2. The raised areas are too steep IMO.
3. Use some terrain variation on the floor, it looks monotonous. (I think that's a word)
4. There would not be grass underwater, so change that for sand or dirt.
5. Some tree variation would be nice.

 

[C-Death]

It's not bad for a first terrain. The camera angle is very nice. A few points:

1. Remove the blizzard cliffs, especially as you are mostly using the raise tool.
2. The raised areas are too steep IMO.
3. Use some terrain variation on the floor, it looks monotonous. (I think that's a word)
4. There would not be grass underwater, so change that for sand or dirt.
5. Some tree variation would be nice.

Thanks for the tips man. I guess this is how u learn

 

[BlackRose]

1. You should always give a name to a terrain, to specify what it is.