Map Terrain

[Megafyr]

I have started redoing all the terrain for my map Zombie Wars. Now it's all dark and scary.
I like feedback.

(Please excuse the white stripe on picture three. I'm toolazy to fix it.)

 

[Destructor [DoR]]

When you want to play this map you need night vision^^ The background looks really nice but the near doodas are to dark.

Edit* Try to decrease the start of the fog so that you can see a light silhouette of the doodas/enemies

 

[~Void~]

Cool, but what the hell is up with the UI? Why did you make it all empty and shitty?

 

[Megafyr]

It might not be permanent. The interface just looks far to bright for the terrain, that's why I made it black. : <

 

[~Void~]

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/texturing-and-surfacing-274/tech-ui-113378/

How about this? Use the version with blood

 

[Megafyr]

Holy mother of God. Thanks for showing me this!

 

[leet.firefox]

Looks good for what is visible.

 

[ZFMGK]

looks good but all i can see are tiles and shadows of trees and stuff.
how will u be able to kill anything in that small amount of vision? or r u meant to build something that provides vision?

 

[Celaquil]

Neat.

 

[Just_Spectating]

maybe i can help make a zombie UI

 

[Lexandritte]

Waaaay too dark. Maybe spread the hero's light twice as much (so it's not concetrated on him, but spreads around unnoticably). Add some light sources in distant places. Fire. Street lamp. Light torch by the fresh corpse.

 

[Sephalo]

Waaaay too dark. Maybe spread the hero's light twice as much (so it's not concetrated on him, but spreads around unnoticably). Add some light sources in distant places. Fire. Street lamp. Light torch by the fresh corpse.

What he said!

 

[LordDz]

I like it!

 

[Megafyr]

I'm gonna keep it this dark. It's supposed to be with zombies and stuff, and dark = scary. : <

 

[Nudl9]

I would recommend making it a bit lighter because else you would have to play in total darkness to see clearly.

 

[Sephalo]

I'm gonna keep it this dark. It's supposed to be with zombies and stuff, and dark = scary. : <

Good point, but did you think about people with a pretty sucky screen? I have a pretty good screen myself and don't have problems with it, but I'm sure some ppl will hardly see anything in the map. Maybe you can make a function that allows players to select a game mode with lamps or withoud lamps or something?

 

[Megafyr]

That's true. But even they should be able to adjust contrast/brightness settings. I occasionally adjust those settings when playing games myself. Besides, while playing the map, it really doesn't look that bad.

 

[Celaquil]

Good point, but did you think about people with a pretty sucky screen? I have a pretty good screen myself and don't have problems with it, but I'm sure some ppl will hardly see anything in the map. Maybe you can make a function that allows players to select a game mode with lamps or withoud lamps or something?

Having such a function would make the people with the good screens just exploit the function and simply straight forewards use it. And thus it would just be a pain for them to have to access the function each time, making them irritated at the darkness of the map and thus taking away the whole concept. I have to say that personally I can see no problems in having it this dark. Considering what is already said.

Did I also mention that I am quite looking forewards to this? Megafyr

 

[Eleandor]

That's true. But even they should be able to adjust contrast/brightness settings. I occasionally adjust those settings when playing games myself. Besides, while playing the map, it really doesn't look that bad.

Ever had a CRT screen? At maximum brightness, anything that is medium-dark is pitch black...

 

[Megafyr]

Yes, I have, but darkness wasn't really much of a problem as far as I can remember. : < Anyway, alot of people should be having an LCD screen by now, and for those who don't, they still should be able to adjust their screen settings.

@Keiji: I will do my best.

 

[Celaquil]

And do get yourself some better Zombie models than what you previewed in the youtube video. The normal wc3 ones look SO horrible, and not in the good way.

 

[darkreapers]

cant see nothing...

 

[Just_Spectating]

im makin a Cursor

maybe you could use it when its done
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/texturing-and-surfacing-274/zombie-cursor-137290/

 

[Fingolfin]

Where are those pine trees from?
They aren't the highres ones, are they?

I would really like some more non-pine tree models though, i'm sick of using pines everywhere. Also, i'd love a.. uhm.. don't really know the name of them, think it's called furu in norweigan.
That would be nice.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Love it, i hope i'm playing with this one (rare thing to say ). Release it at last :S

 

[Belgarath]

I think some of the trees are from some tree pack on xgm, they have little bushes up top. Pretty damn nice, though I liked it better before, it was just, so delicious. Also, IMO, you should use ashenvale dirty grass + grass instead of village's one.