Looks interesting, did you make a lot of these models yourself?
I like what you have going with the stairs and the rock chunks stacked around them.
Here are some remarks:
- In the second picture the roadside stone fences should be tinted differently. The orange color crashes with the environment around.
- While I like what you did with the stairs they should still be turned into walkable destructibles. That way you can lower the ground below the stairs, so it's not visible.
- The areas are very flat, and some height variation would not hurt. Have some higher areas in the village for example, some houses on top of a hill with a road leading up to them or something. Look at concept art of ancient Greek villages and take inspiration from there.
- You need a lot more foliage, and filler doodads around to make your terrain truly vibrant and breathing. Research what kind of foliage was normal at the time, and try to imitate what you see in the concept art images you search up online. Fig trees, olive trees and such are normal trees for the Mediterranean.
Try to do some city planning. Think about the essential things a city has, think about a logical city layout (port location, city entrance, marketplaces, temples) and then mark the key locations. Build your terrain around those key locations.
Look at concept art and try to think about what is the best possible way you can make your terrain as similar to the concept art as possible. A lot of it requires tedious placement of thousands of filler doodads.
What I normally do when I start a terrain;
First, have the majority of the assets you need to create your terrain prepared beforehand. Before I actually place any doodads I flesh out the layout in the terrain editor. All height variations, roads, hills, ports, areas for water and so on. I make all of that first, then I proceed with the big doodads such as cliffs, rocks, stairs and houses. Then I move on to trees and fences. After that I place all of the foliage like bushes, grass, flowers, dirt and cobblestones. After that I place filler doodads such as boxes, crates, carriages, vases and all the other tiny stuff that you'd normally find laying around in whatever kind of area you're making. Finally you put the tiny details like ivies from the building walls, leaves hanging from doorways, tiny flags and stuff hanging about.
Basically have a clear plan in your mind, that way things becomes more streamlined, and less random. Terrain is a time sink when done properly but it's worth it.
