Can anybody help me with my Terrain and my Doodads?

[colinjames12]

Can anybody help me with my Terrain and my Doodads?

This will be the arena for my final boss but I'm still not contented with it.
The arena is intended to not have elevation heights, and the positions of the buildings are supposed to be that way. The walls are temporary because I haven't found anything good yet.

Are there people there who can help me?

Here's the image:

 

[Binsu]

You can add more of a doodads to decorate it with bro. Looks empty if you will ask me and also please try to mix tiles, it will give you good results.

 

[colinjames12]

Actually the map is full of diff. tiles so I can't add anymore that will blend in well. But I'm okay with that.

It's the doodads that's bothering me. I need something red and purple. I don't want it to be overdecorated though.

 

[Binsu]

Oh I see and from what I can see is that you raised the ground.... DONT! Return it to normal level because raising a manmade tile is quite weird and gives bad results.

 

[MasterTrainer]

If he raises it like that, then it would look weird indeed. If you want to raise it, use man-made cliffs, then just put doodad ramps or elevators. You could also add more tiles.

 

[Strydhaizer]

Add more decor , add a knight statue or something that really fit mostly on the arena , i suggest a flag on both side

 

[MasterTrainer]

Maybe you should also add some fog, weather effects, and doodads which model files are SFXs.

 

[colinjames12]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm trying to stick with a theme. Are there any great doodad custom models here, I tried to find some but I didn't find anything great.

No cliffs, or anything, the arena is meant to be flat.

 

[MasterTrainer]

You can add fog and effects in a theme, but if you're looking for specifics- wait a minute; what theme are you talking about?

 

[Binsu]

Remember even with presets or original doodads, cliffs, tiles and destructibles, you can still make a great terrain.

Some tips:

• Put proper and fitting doodads to the terrain. Doodads and destructibles that you think fits the environment.
  
• If you cannot find a fitting doodads, find some special effects and make them to doodads or destructibles and put them on the arena. But excessive use of it will give bad results.
  
• Mix tiles such as Grass with Dark Grass or like. Using one of a terrain tile is quite dull so mixing is an option here

 

[MasterTrainer]

Again, what theme are you talking about?

 

[colinjames12]

Thank you, I think I'll try using sfx for doodads, that's a great idea.

By theme I mean the color theme. The terrain is supposed to be dark red violet, so I'm trying to figure out what should I put in it to make it alive.

 

[MasterTrainer]

Hmm... how about you re-tint those walls so they fit your theme more, and change the player owner of the circle of power so they change color.

 

[Binsu]

RE tinting to dark red is quite good maybe.

 

[MasterTrainer]

Don't make their colors the same as the ground; that will be unpleasant to look at.

 

[colinjames12]

There's not a lot of walls in WE. The walls are just temporary cause I can't find a good one?
What do you mean by re-tinting?

I'm already using the sunken ruin walls, the dungeon walls, the dalaran walls, and that wall.

 

[Binsu]

There's not a lot of walls in WE. The walls are just temporary cause I can't find a good one?
What do you mean by re-tinting?

I'm already using the sunken ruin walls, the dungeon walls, the dalaran walls, and that wall.

Re tinting is the process of changing a unit's/building's/doodad's/destructible's color by messing up its Art - Tinting Color 1,2 and 3.

All of them are originally set to 255.

 

[MasterTrainer]

Re-tinting is basically another term for recoloring.

As what HM said you will just edit the Art - Tinting Color field of the desired object in the Object Editor.

Oh and not all of them are originally set to 255.

 

[Binsu]

Yes, some are different. Thanks for reminding me but mostly are quite set to that.

 

[MasterTrainer]

I know, just telling him that not all of them are.