Best/favorite terrainer?

[HeretoDLstuff]

MadseN == Best. Terrainer. Ever.

You really are the best I've ever seen. Prepare to get repped.

I think 2-P is the best. You can see some of them here: http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29221&page=42


Still, MadseN, you are a very very good terrianer!

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Both 2-P and MadseN are great terrainers but personally my favorite is DivinePeon, even though his time has passed.

 

[Just_Spectating]

dont forget HT!

 

[UchihaSasuke.gr]

Yeah,he is really good too!

 

[Craka_J]

The best terrainer is a mix between three terrainers I believe. They are the following:

• MadseN
• Corexx
• HernanG or ~Void~

and my favorite of them all is Corexx, because his terrain is the most realistic. As proof, you can check out his still work-in-progress RPG "Neratia RPG" for Warcraft III here or here.
~Craka_J

 

[Just_Spectating]

yet true terraining deals with no imports

 

[Craka_J]

Not in my book!
I'm not a very big fan of terraining with WC3 models anymore. Bad graphics, very low poly count, textures are too unrealistic, etc.

I go for those who can make virtual reality become reality, if you know what I mean.
~Craka_J

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

Suddenly I have a thread about this, cool!

@:Craka_J Those look great, but I prefer no imports. It looks much better with imports, but I like it without them anyway....With imports its like its not even in wc3.

 

[UchihaSasuke.gr]

But you don't make a terrain related to Warcraft.You can make something from another dimension or a picture from tomorrow.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

I disagree on your views Craka_J. HernanG, MadseN and Void may be good terrainers, but a good terrainer knows how to both make terrain that both looks good and is good for practical use, which never was HernanG's strong side and doesn't seem to be either MadseN or Void's either.

And yes, practical terrain CAN look good, something which only a few terrainers has proven, such as Corexx and DivinePeon.

 

[Deckboy]

For those old enough to remember: Beam

The freaking God of terraining.

And then I'd throw a bone to 2-P. His(her?) ability to come up with totally original ideas is astounding!

 

[Eleandor]

I have seen a terrainer who even beated Madsen, void and others at terraining (might have been beam, but I can't recall his name), I even had a link to his work in my bookmarks, but it seems that the site is gone now... too bad

So my vote would be going to madsen

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

For those old enough to remember: Beam

The freaking God of terraining.

And then I'd throw a bone to 2-P. His(her?) ability to come up with totally original ideas is astounding!

Ah yes, Beam. He did a lot of awesome stuff, especially considering the limits on what he had to use at the time of his prime.

 

[Kaitech[SanD]]

Aww cmon, they have to use custom models to get any satisfaction! I'm with HT, not only does he try and save space when terraining your map, but he also does it faaast!

 

[Craka_J]

Ah yes, totally forgot about Beam. and Pheonix_IV (I think that's the one who did the terrain)

2-P is very good as well.
I don't consider myself good compared to those that've been mentioned so far.
~Craka_J

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

As I have never really seen much that you have showcased Craka, I really can't judge, but from what I have seen of your work on Apocalypse you do make some nice terrain, but if you are among the cream of the crop I don't know. I neither consider myself that good, though I am better than your average joe.

 

[Gilles]

I think I'm the best.

I love a lot of people's work. I would say MadseN takes it, but herio-san or whatever his name is had that WIP or Iron Forge that was amazing! (In the icecrown competition)

 

[Craka_J]

Your name is Joe? :O

My showcase thread is here. I post screenshots in the first post and a few other posts within the thread. So you'll kind of have to cruise through each page. Hope you like them, and feel free to critique my work as well.
~Craka_J

 

[UchihaSasuke.gr]

Nice screenshots!The first is the best!

 

[MadseN]

I have to say that PheoniX_VII is still my biggest fan because it was he that inspired me in the first to start terraining.

/MadseN

 

[FamousPker49]

I think Madsen you are my favorite terrainer, but I also do like HT's terrain, I have not seen all of the above mentioned terrainers work, because I have not been around that long, but I really like Madsen's terrain work

 

[Mor)L(unE]

Correx is very good, but Madsen is abosulutely my favorite right now. keep it up!

 

[Craka_J]

HT's best piece was the Elwyn Forest terrains. What made it look great was probably the new doodads and tiles. But he did have good doodad placement. His other works are... well he's getting better, but I wouldn't consider him one as one of the best.
But hey! That's just my opinion. If you disagree, so be it. We're all entitled to our own opinions now, aren't we?
~Craka_J

 

[Just_Spectating]

[off-topic]mm famousspker49, i keep getting you mixed up with this other guy with the same avatar and i wonder "hmm is that the one guy i saw before or some new guy? nah its probably the same guy, i mean, were do you find that kind of avatar?" but it wasnt you.[/off-topic]

HT is good but messes up alot and speeds through alot of his terrains.

 

[Craka_J]

Yes. I agree very much that he rushes his work too much. I rush my work as well, but eventually I fix it... if I'm still interested in the project of course.
~Craka_J

 

[Deckboy]

Ah yes, Beam. He did a lot of awesome stuff, especially considering the limits on what he had to use at the time of his prime.

Exactly why he's so amazing. Did he ever use any custom models? And yet. . .all of the things he did do made you look twice to see if he did use custom models. . .I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of his stuff was done with the ROC editor and not TFT too. . .

@Craka_J: Yeah I would not even consider myself close to any or most of the people mentioned here. I still have so much room for improvement.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Beam used the original Ultimate Terraining map and made a few stuff with one of the newer versions as well, but most of his stuff is made with a limited amount of custom models.

 

[Mor)L(unE]

Anyone has a link to some of Beam's work?

i consider myself as a Just-above-average terrainer, im busy with a huge porject, perhaps il post some pictures in a month

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Most of his good work got lost during the Wc3c closing in 2005. But he posted some of his work again in 2006, you should be able to find it if you search on Wc3c on which threads he has created. I am not too pleased with the work he showed there though, he has done better.

 

[Craka_J]

Last that I knew, Beam was around at the forums of maps.worldofwar.net
But that was like, four-five years ago lol.
~Craka_J

 

[Pyritie]

Maps 'n' Mods still exists. Metaphorically it's like a small diner in the middle of the desert; someone occasionally passes by with a question, the only active moderator there helps, and then the passerby leaves. Then there's the off-topic forum, which has about 7 or so people who consider themselves to be RPers (who don't RP any more).

http://war3.incgamers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=31

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Beam was Wc3c staff, I have no knowledge of him being at MnM.

 

[ghenjis]

Can I be someones favie? =(

And beam still lurks around wc3c occasionally.

My favorites are probably Gitlich, Zurg, [Death], Beam, Vagabond, 2-P, Hernang, Blitzkreige, Evading_Self, Killer_Mushroom, Taplonaplo, AgentSmith, Plasticangel, Born²Modificate, infrane, Corexx, Reinless, Wazza, MC ! and Madsen.

Though, these are my favorites, it's impossible for me to pick a best. Each terrainer has their own style, innovation, and creativy. So it then makes it hard to compare.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Vagabond, Evading_Self and Tarnapolo I have never even heard of

Could you perhaps find some of their stuff and show? Or link to?

 

[ghenjis]

Vagabond, Evading_Self and Tarnapolo I have never even heard of

Could you perhaps find some of their stuff and show? Or link to?

Evading Self:http://www.wc3campaigns.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=11645&d=1156731536

taplonaplo: http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/1914/wt490dh.jpg

Vagabond was around a good two or three years ago, I doubt I can find anything by him still around.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Thanks.

I really like the screenshot from taplonaplo, good use of doodads, though nothing spectacular, but that is just 1 screenshot ofcourse. hard to judge general quality from 1 piece.