Ideas For This small Troll town for a cinematic

[millzy]

Im just after some idea for how to create this troll town for my cinematic. Im so stumpped on where to evan start. it needs alot of work all i have now is the out line of the town.

also any suggestions for dodads to use for the Trolls buildings.

here are some images of what i have already

Troll camp/town (outline)

 

[Cihparg]

Try changing tileset positions.

Examble; Dirt over Grass? But Grassy Dirt over Dirt - Dirty dirt (Or wut it ees) below all

 

[millzy]

hmm um no idea what your trying to tell me about the tiles

 

[Dr. House]

these trolls are just normal trolls or trolls wich are allied with orcs? if they are just normal trolls i suggest making buildings out of wooden doodads if they are allied with orcs just use horde buildings and som spikes around the camp maybe som wolfs you also might wana make som kinda throne with bones on it and orc towers as doodads near the entrance behind the wall but besides that i dont have much idea's sorry

btw: you might wana use different tiles and more tile variation atleast

 

[millzy]

its a troll only town/city

yes i know the tiles are bad at the moment im after dodad suggestions

 

[PROXY]

I like it already, it's really nice What I suggest is, taking a look at some pictures from the wow forest trolls in quel'thalas.

 

[Celaquil]

It kind of depends what kind of trolls we're talking? Jungle trolls? Forest Trolls? Dark Trolls? etc...

I'll try to give some ideas and help as soon as you clarify that.

 

[PROXY]

forest trolls, judging on the trolls in the pic.

 

[millzy]

forest trolls

 

[millzy]

bump

 

[Ikithe]

Would the Forest Troll huts and Voodoo lounge buildings work for ya? If you dont like the way they look after they're sized up, then try using the Murloc-styled buildings (Including Goblin Merchant).

I suggest adding some kind of meeting center, like an area where all the tribespeople might meet at night or during events, if it's going to be a close-knit community.

Also, think about why there are walls around the village. If there's a need for protection from the outside world, then the tribespeople themselves might be more like warriors. If they are, then Orcish buildings might be good.

 

[millzy]

thanks for the info

 

[millzy]

Bump

 

[Ikithe]

Need more help or suggestions?

What is the nearby environment going to be like?

 

[HappyCockroach]

hmm um no idea what your trying to tell me about the tiles

I believe he was telling you to don't place the tiles that randomly...
like.... defining levels between 2 values. For instance, areas of:

Rough Dirt | Dark Grass | Rough Dirt

better would be:

Rough Dirt | Dirt | Grassy Dirt | Grass | Dark Grass | Grass | Grassy Dirt | Dirt | Rough Dirt |

 

[millzy]

Need more help or suggestions?

What is the nearby environment going to be like?

a forrest a thick forrest

I believe he was telling you to don't place the tiles that randomly...
like.... defining levels between 2 values. For instance, areas of:

Rough Dirt | Dark Grass | Rough Dirt

better would be:

Rough Dirt | Dirt | Grassy Dirt | Grass | Dark Grass | Grass | Grassy Dirt | Dirt | Rough Dirt |

ok thanks

 

[Ikithe]

Um, try placing your buildings around the trees, like...

Ewok Village

You might like it, you might not, but atleast try mixing in elements of the environment into your town.

 

[millzy]

Um, try placing your buildings around the trees, like...

Ewok Village

You might like it, you might not, but atleast try mixing in elements of the environment into your town.

i would love to have the town to look like that but im unsure of what to use to create that effect

 

[Ikithe]

There should be some good custom models for it, I think i've seen some... but I've done something very similar with Murloc Huts, piers, large trees, and tiny world trees.

 

[millzy]

got any examples?

 

[Ikithe]

Of what it might look like in the WE?

Picture!

I made that in about 17 minutes, but it only took that long because I had to make the doodad for a pathingless murloc hut, 1 and 2, and a pier. I hope this somehow helps.

 

[Deolrin]

If you are going to keep the walls around the village, I suggest you change them to something more tribal. Those walls look too well-made to be built by trolls. But I suggest you remove the walls as a whole.

 

[millzy]

well what do you suggest other than removing the walls?

 

[M0rbid]

Maybe this work of mine can give you some inspiration aswell (except from the temple )
All models used can be found in the UTM

Show

 

[millzy]

well looking at that the best thing i can do is remove the walls all together and go on from there

 

[millzy]

im still lost with what to do

how to make the enterance and where in the UTM are those trees will it work for a cinematic having it like that?

picture

 

[Ikithe]

What entrance are you goin' for?

Also, the trees in Morbid's pic just look like World Trees with some green stuff on the tops, maybe bushes I'm not sure.

 

[M0rbid]

Yes I did use the world trees as bases, and you can mainly add every other tree onto them with some tricks. Depending on what tree you want to have. Just choose one of the utm trees, pitch the angle a bit and add a few and place them, so that they fit the basic world tree and you have your high detailed tree.
I personally attached UTM trees aswell, shrubs and bushes however do not work all that great, because you would have to stretch them a lot to make them fit the base of the world tree.

 

[millzy]

What entrance are you goin' for?

Also, the trees in Morbid's pic just look like World Trees with some green stuff on the tops, maybe bushes I'm not sure.

well im after a enterance were there are troll guards guarding the town

 

[Black_meoonG]

a small troll town??
i don't see any house, tent or any troll hut..

maybe u must put your map here..so people can edit it to put their ideas and show it to you..

 

[Ikithe]

well im after a enterance were there are troll guards guarding the town

Try having the entrance be a ramp or something leading up into the Tree Village. But if that's not what you were wanting to go for, just make a wide bridge of some kind.