Terraining Contest #16 - Castles/Cathedrals

[Vinz]

dont u like naked guys?

The model is okay.

 

[APproject]

Hey. Is there a way to remove Game View Settings marking on the screen? If not, is it okay to keep it or can I use GIMP to remove it?

 

[fladdermasken]

Hey. Is there a way to remove Game View Settings marking on the screen? If not, is it okay to keep it or can I use GIMP to remove it?

Enable/disable everything manually, e.g. enable sky (K) and fog effects (F) and disable info display (I).

 

[APproject]

Thanks, fladder, it worked.

Facing another problem. Lighting appeared to be harder than I expected. I use Light: White doodad and it doesn't seem to cover all of the doodads around it, it is like some doodad are immune to this completely and no matter how and where I place the light, the doodad will not get lightened because of other Lights nearby, that's some ugly and annoying thing.

 

[Forsaken]

Really good your terrain so far sonofjay! Stryderzero; your terrain is very well made! And Edge45, your terrain is getting better and better!

 

[APproject]

Seraphim's Cathedral

This is my final submission for the contest. If I am to change something, this post will be removed and it will be reposted.

Some of the statistics: 3 weeks, approximately 60 hours of work, 6031 doodads of cathedral building, 9804 doodads in total.

Building's style is Gothic with Baroque elements such as the dome. Captured moment is the night time before the storm. Moon is facing behind the camera, that is why it is bright at the front. Lightning strike also brightens most of the object's sides. Cathedral is called after Seraphim the heavenly being with 6 wings. Other buildings and structures on the view: clergy house, small chapel, a monument and the roof for the baptismal water in the garden of cathedral. On the bridge a bunch of monks are in hurry to take shelter. Two statues with 6 wings on top of the structures represents Seraphim himself. Aim was to present a realistic view in the medieval setting.

Seraphim's Cathedral

Seraphim's Cathedral (full size)

Credits

Special thanks to Stryderzero for his tips.

Map was based on The Ultimate Terraining Map 4.0, credits for people who were not on the list of UTM below:

Hiveworkshop Models:

Tranquil
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/monk-157280/?prev=search=acolyte&d=icon&r=200
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...ple-111493/?prev=search=lightning&d=list&r=20

Chaosrealm Models:

Sanistra
http://chaosrealm.info/topic/7969386/1/#new

Judash
http://chaosrealm.info/topic/7701406/1/#new

Chaosrealm Skins:

Firstlegacy
http://chaosrealm.info/topic/7868781/2/#new

WcUnderground Models:

Sliph
http://wcunderground.freeforums.org/chains-t1282.html

Vexiant
http://wcunderground.freeforums.org/red-pink-tree-t2354.html

APprojectHive
http://wcunderground.freeforums.org/uldum-floor-t3240.html

Sanistra
http://wcunderground.freeforums.org/huge-zandalari-mogu-saurok-doodad-pack-t1530.html

XGM Models:

Longbowman
http://xgm.guru/p/wc3/fantasy-environment-statues

 

[Forsaken]

APproject it's simple amazing! You've made an excellent work!

 

[Veritas 117]

@APproject: I'm sitting at my computer and when I looked at your final submission for your terrain I literally said out loud "Holy Crap"

That is epic.

 

[Edge45]

So Epic!,
(You can win this AProject)

Although, some parts are cartoonish, its very awesome,
specially that lightning, XD

 

[Strydhaizer]

Ahhh nicely done APproject although the lightning is too intense , you've placed too much glows. The cathedral is really great, i like how the windows glow.

 

[Gilles]

.... : O

 

[WolfFarkas]

hi everybody (may i wonder if i should do this)...

i saw this contest and i wanted to have some fun and participate (this is the first time i participate in a contest so dont throw a me garbage conteiner)

im not especting to win at all, maybe a lemmon candy for the last place, while you are terrainers making cathedrals/ castles, im like a child of 5 years playing with a lego set of 212 pieces (doodads used so far)

so here is my WIP

WIP1

i only used this: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/terrain-board-267/ultimate-terraining-map-4-0-a-252232/

 

[Strydhaizer]

Ahh i feel im not going to win the contest , but i dont care i think it's enough to be part of this contest.

Anyway , im not really making any progress to my terrain , so here's the final.
I've added torches , few decorations , fixed the overbright lighting and kicked out the boating guy.

My terrain's based on the cathedral at Venice , with some mix of buildings in France. River is obviously based on Venice. Columns and Stairs were based on Greek Buildings. Simply , this terrain is a mixed Greek , French and Italian designs.

So , i have the same work time like APproject , i worked this terrain for almost 3 weeks (10 hours everyday).
My map have 3016 doodads, so bad. :<

[rainbow]

Poco Venezia[/rainbow]
[rainbow]Little Venice[/rainbow]


*Updated "October 12 2014"*

Poco Venezia (Updated 10-18-14) - By StryderZero

Poco Venezia - By StryderZero(Old)

Credits

-Tranquil [Hiveworkshop]
-Fingolfin [Hiveworkshop]
-_oGre [Hiveworkshop/Wc3C]
-Talavaj [Hiveworkshop]
-xXm0rpH3usXx [Wc3C]
-olofmoleman [Wc3C]
-Illidan(evil)x [Wc3C]
-Mc! [Wc3C]
-Daelin [Wc3C]
-Born2Modificate [Wc3C]

 

[Gilles]

I can't see any images in the previous two posts. Is this an issue on my end?

 

[WolfFarkas]

I can't see any images in the previous two posts. Is this an issue on my end?

thats because the images are on private album, i changed it to public

i cant see Stryderzero because he is not my friend

 

[APproject]

Thanks, guys. The cartoonish part I would say are the stars, I guess I will have to make it better. And lightning glow is really badly made indeed, will attempt to adjust it in the near future.

Looking good, abgm.

 

[Heinvers]

Great entry APproject. All those constructions that you did in Seth's and Iceborn really payed out results for you. I hope it's not too late to join Is it? :O

 

[Strydhaizer]

thats because the images are on private album, i changed it to public

i cant see Stryderzero because he is not my friend

Fixed ! can you see it now?

 

[Heinvers]

Ahh i feel im not going to win the contest , but i dont care i think it's enough to be part of this contest.

That's all that counts

 

[MasterTrainer]

So here is my final entry~ (Couldn't think of anything more to add)
-Added fog, to make the castle feel more deserted and bring a little "too-ancient, too-haunted" feeling to it.
-Added small environmental stuff around, and changed the Terrain Fog from Gray to Light Gray
-The weird light orbs are really, really dense spots in the fog (unknown cause, so the Royal family abandoned the castle, in fear of any more strange occurrences)

Relictus Castrum

The Abandoned Castle

Credits

-The makers of the UTM 4.0-

Here the links to the posts with my previous WiPs:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/2587091-post200.html

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/2587219-post203.html

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/2587456-post210.html

 

[APproject]

I would suggest you to fix some things that would greatly improve your terrain, MasterTrainer. From this angle, you are not supposed to see the sky, unless it is flying in the air. What is more, your fog doesn't affect the trees and they are extremely bright and stand out from the rest, I'm sure those trees could be more fogged. The pillar at the left is really black, perhaps few lights would do. And in at the top right corner you can see the inside of the block, it would be cool if you hide it.

 

[Vinz]

Some trees aren't affected by the fog, also the lighting could be reduced a bit.

 

[Heinvers]

@MasterTrainer, have you ACTUALLY set ANY fog there? :O

 

[Vinz]

Scenario -> Map Options -> Fog

 

[MasterTrainer]

I was waiting for comments like these for the past week now - - and now the recommendations have arrived XD Thanks guys for the suggestions Will do them all!

 

[WolfFarkas]

with humilty WIP 2 , 461 doodads till now

wip2

 

[Vinz]

Nice. Are those gray stuff flags?

 

[Forsaken]

Probability this will be my Final Entry!

Lonely Night

Terrain

 

[Pharaoh_]

Probability this will be my Final Entry!

Lonely Night

Terrain

Sky: Good attempt to display a color difference between the moonlight ring and the rest of the sky, however, that area should not be darker than the sky. In fact, the whole sky has to be darker.

Tree: It kind of gets repetitive to use them almost at the exact same angle; it makes your execution pretty random and it eventually lacks realism.

Table and Chairs: For a deserted place like this, that part is conceptually off. Either add watchers to establish more vivid scenery or remove those doodads.

Tree on the rock: The tinting of the models creates a very crisp contrast and one can have the feeling that the tree is actually floating. Try reducing the color tone of the rock or use Black Glows to make that area darker (and thus the transition, between those two models, smoother).

The overall atmosphere is pretty decent, but I would reconsider the use of mushrooms.

 

[WolfFarkas]

still with humilty but now with more confidence on my self

903 doodads used till now

WIP 3

wip3

im going to represent the middle Eastern theme

 

[APproject]

Oooh, getting better and better, with good lighting and camera angle this can be great.

 

[Deleted member 238589]

@abgm:

Looks great. Good luck, you'll have some fierce competition

 

[Paillan]

I will join in even if I am late. Can I show my WIP as an image tought?

 

[Edge45]

Final Submission of Edge45(maybe)

Well, Since in the coming days that I have more work, This will be my
Final Submission (Maybe)

Since its a final submission, there will be no more updating (maybe)

Last WiP (Maybe)

Cair Sanctaruz

The castle and fortress of the Whitebeak Clan, settled within the mountain ranges of The White Mountains. The castle is surrounded by harsh terrains, large rocks and waterfalls which makes it difficult for any siege. The castle itself has very fined architecture, walls and blocks, which enables them to gain less damage from long range attacks. Cair Sanctaruz also gain its tittle as the White's Castle and also known as the Waterfall Castle.

 

[Heinvers]

Okay, that's it! I'll be posting a WIP later, there's still a month for me to come up with something :b

Will probably accomplish nothing :<

 

[WolfFarkas]

really sorry guys but i have to quit,i mistake in join in the first place, for personal matters, anyway i wouldnt reach the third place with my skills

 

[APproject]

Sad to see you going away.

 

[sonofjay]

Welp. Didn't have a chance to work on my entry that much but here is an update WIP. Finally done something on the courtyard. I was actually thinking of a big tree in the middle of the pond but I thought it will be boring so just switch to some kind of a structure.



Everything is going well and I just need to add a clock tower or something on the top left corner but then when I tried to decide of an angle to use for my terrain a big problem occurred... it seems that I can't view the whole damn thing on my editor. I'm losing massive parts of the building if I try to view it on a low angle.

Haha.

 

[Vinz]

@Forsaken nice! I agree with Pharaoh, though. The moon needs to be the light source while the sky should be dark.

@abgm the Middle Eastern theme looks good but needs a better angle.

anyway i wouldnt reach the third place with my skills

Not about going third place... :/

...

Kinda reminds me of Santacruz. xD
Anyways, the sun's light is undiscernable due to the overly bright sky. Also the flags need more light.

@sonofjay looks cool.

 

[sonofjay]

Welp. That Garden/Courtyard alone is using 972 doodads. Paladin rocks <3.

 

[Vinz]

Looks good. Is that water?

 

[Heinvers]

Welp. That Garden/Courtyard alone is using 972 doodads. Paladin rocks <3.

View attachment 139613

Great details.

 

[sonofjay]

Looks good. Is that water?

Yup. If it looks weird because there is no source of water then I might put a water way somewhere(probably on the southern part).

Great details.

Thanks although its still not finish since I haven't put the details of ruined/abandonment yet. Also I might need to spam a little more grass, flowers and other plants here and there.

 

[Vinz]

A massive fountain perhaps.

 

[Splub]

Welp. That Garden/Courtyard alone is using 972 doodads. Paladin rocks <3.

View attachment 139613

Nice!

 

[Strydhaizer]

Hey Heinvy, where's your entry?

 

[Edge45]

Beautiful sono,
And guys (and gals), is it ok to
update the wip after submitting the final?

 

[Celaquil]

Yesh

 

[Heinvers]

Hey Heinvy, where's your entry?

ummm, it's lost somewhere through these misleading posts. Will come out EVENTUALLY (hopefully).

 

[Strydhaizer]

Uhm , beep!! Where're the other WIPS?