First Terrain Attempt about 10 mins

[Angel_Duster]

Kinda new to the site, but rather new to this sort of terrain mapping and I think its great !

Fixed and updated 2 of them

 

[Ivanneth]

Looks very good, I love how the fog covers the mountains in green. Anyway, a few more environmental doodads on the mountain top, near the archers, would probably look good. Also, the pillar's very funky.

 

[Mor)L(unE]

Hmm instead of the crystals, use frozen bones and then take the spiky ones. they look defenitly better

 

[Pandizzle]

They look good and very original, all you gotta do is add some more doodads to the forest one (flowers, shrubs, rocks, etc) and on the bottom one. You also probly needa make them a little less flat. The other thing which will help is in the editor when you're taking the screenshot hold ctrl and use the mouse scroll so that it doesn't cut off your pic. Other than that, nice work man

 

[Ivanneth]

Yeah, bottom one's very good.

 

[Gilles]

I really like the top one. More doodads as people have said. As for the bottom one, well I really don't like it. Way to flat and symmetrical, I don't mind the crystals, but you need some ground variation (raise/lower). More doodads again in that one. The tops of the hills are barren, definitely need more doodads up there.

 

[Craka_J]

If the bottom one is meant for an actual playable AoS, then I guess it is good enough. But for showcase purposes, I think you should've placed either a lot more crystals than that or use snowy Spires instead. Fog for both maps looks nice, but I enjoy white fog with snowy regions.
The first one is good, but has some annoyances in it; such as the little houses and the rocky tiles on the surface of the plateu. You should have also placed more Environment doodads and definately could have created a dense forest and a waterfall to make it look more... elvish.
Your flaw is that you fear to use too many doodads. As long as you place the doodads in good spots, it will be good to place over a hundred doodads in one screenshot. So feel free and place a bundle of dooads together that also go together. Like a forest of trees with shrubs, rocks, logs, river rushes(tinted darker) and bushes. Those would look good together. And never forget to make hill variation. It will make your terrain look real and won't look so boring. Never make pointy hills! EVER! Keep them smooth, even the mountains. Sometimes mountains are excused from being pointy, but it is highly recommended that you keep them looking smooth and tall.
~Craka_J

 

[Angel_Duster]

Deleted Picture as i realised how lame it looks.

 

[Craka_J]

The jungle is the major issue in this one. What makes a jungle? Well for starters you've made a palm tree forest (exotic atmosphere) and used vines as your tile. I think you over used the vines tile but it can be fixed easily by mixing grassy tiles with it so no big deal. Easy to hide too with lots of ferns, bushes, shrubs, and some Sunken Ruin rocks. Maybe populating the jungle with tiny creatures would make it look nice too. But a lot of environmental doodads will be fine enough as well.
In the background, the fortress looks great, but too small. You should add more to it and have it expand past the left and right side of the screenshot.
[DID YOU KNOW?]:
That you can increase/decrease your field of view by holding the Shift key and scrolling up/down at the same time?
~Craka_J

 

[Gilles]

[DID YOU KNOW?]:
That you can increase/decrease your field of view by holding the Shift key and scrolling up/down at the same time?
~Craka_J

Sweet, thanks =) Never knew this.

 

[Craka_J]

No problem! ;-)
~Craka_J

 

[Gilles]

Actually I tried it today, didn't work for me?!

 

[Deckboy]

Also, hold down control and scroll back on the mouse wheel.(If you have one) That way you can see farther.

 

[Craka_J]

Yes, that is what I meant
~Craka_J

 

[Gilles]

Oh, well that works! lol

 

[Ivanneth]

Craka posts everywhere in the terrain board . Anyway, that jungle needs a lot more tile variation, and the trees don't fit well. Needs a lot more environmental doodads. [they pwn]

 

[Craka_J]

Yeah... I'm a forum Troll. What can I say?

No new updated terrains or anything Angel_Duster?
~Craka_J

 

[Ivanneth]

Lol, troll. Your picture is an orc. Curse you ...
Anyway, well done on the changing of fog & the other .. stuff. The cliff looks a lot better now.

 

[Gilles]

I like the snowy area more now. I actually thought your first one of the NE was better. I really liked it. But good job on the snowy terrain.

 

[Craka_J]

Improve more! I demand an improvement!
Or not... your choice.
~Craka_J

 

[Angel_Duster]

Improve more! I demand an improvement!

Sir Yes Sir xD

 

[Angel_Duster]

I did quiet River, A Few doodads and tiles added by Craka but I think its good

 

[Gilles]

I like it, although maybe a little too many shrubs. Use some viny plants!

 

[Craka_J]

Yeah, blame the excessive amount of shrubery on me. I thought it was too much when I added a lot as well. But I did it to set and example that it is okay to use a lot of doodads to make your terrain look better. Empty terrains are just not at all impressive or interesting what-so-ever.
~Craka_J

 

[Gilles]

Truer words were never spoken.

 

[Mor)L(unE]

Hmm the icy pass looks defenitly better with the bones, perhaps make em larger or add more, or keep it the same. The River looks pretty good, but i wont try to drink from it

 

[Craka_J]

I think you should add more bones. Looks too empty with about four or five per side
Another good addition would be adding those Icecrown Glacier spires on the walls too with the bones. Would look cooler.
~Craka_J

 

[Gilles]

I think it shouldn't be so straight. More doodads or better placed doodads.

 

[Craka_J]

Yeah that was the word I was trying to look for! The bones sticking out of the hill are alligned straight, which IMO and apparently Gillies opinion, that is the issue with that screenshot.
~Craka_J

 

[Ivanneth]

There's something about it that's just ... not right. I'm not sure what, but ...

 

[Craka_J]

You should add bones on the edges of the hill too. The top egde I mean.
~Craka_J