Can... Cliffs...

[locked_twilight]

Can Blizzard cliffs still be used effectively in a map to make it look good?
I mean, real life we also have some similar looking cliffs.

Because my map, Lordaeron Steepe, have its mountains as a series of cliffs, and I know it does not look good.... But I do know there are some ways cliffs can be used effectively, right?

note: I only use default wc3 resources, not custom resources.

 

[Naze]

Yes, there are ways to make Blizzard Cliffs look real...

But I don't think there is a way to make them look cool as mountains...

 

[syltman]

I think at some cases it can be really usefull but it's hard to combine the Blizz cliffs with the skill raise tool

 

[UC16]

Just use raise land or plaetue* and add rocks or rock terrian to make it look like its going up. idk

 

[Gilles]

No they never look good. Ever.

 

[Hawkwing]

Imo, they can look good. But not in outdoor landscapes or for cliffs. As UC16 said, just use the Raise/Plateau tool and add pathing blockers to give it the same effect.

 

[~Void~]

I find only the city ones look good.

 

[Ghost765]

the city walls look bad to me. doesnt feel stonish.
i try to limit the use of blizzard cliffs, but raising can be a little time consuming. heres a map that makes good use of cliffs (imo)

 

[Gilles]

Ahh Megalith, one of the first maps that had inspirational terrain for me. I'll look at it again, but I bet it would be even better without cliffs.

 

[Ghost765]

yah, i found it while i was playing on Europe. i must say it makes very nice use of fog/doodads/cliffs. the one thing i dont like about the raise tool is that u need to add pathing blockers everywhere, and units get stuck between the top of the cliff and the bottom if u use knockback spells.

 

[Gilles]

yah, i found it while i was playing on Europe. i must say it makes very nice use of fog/doodads/cliffs. the one thing i dont like about the raise tool is that u need to add pathing blockers everywhere, and units get stuck between the top of the cliff and the bottom if u use knockback spells.

I've played games that have knockback and blockers. I can think of a way to do it, but it would require a lot of time.

 

[Ghost765]

please explain or pm me.

 

[Gilles]

Well I'm actually not sure if it would work, and it would take way too long, not worth it at all.

 

[Ghost765]

oh bother. i guess ill have to stick with units getting stuck on a cliff =\