My terrain sucks

[Sesshoku_sendo]

I can do almost anything else but for some reason my terrain is horrible it looks way too simple. Got ne ideas on makin it look cooler

 

[HappyTauren]

wtf? um... well it takes time to learn to really terrain well. Look at link in my sig, i have been shitty terrainer evvur since, but i have tried and succeed in improvment. i tell you to do so to get some free time, and terrain muchmuchmuch.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Please post screen shots of your terane if you want tips, else post the map with it and ask if people could improve it and attach the map to this thread. Ofcourse they can submit screenshots and brag how well they did it.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Terraining is fairly easy and just takes minimal practice. Ofcourse there are always someone which is better than others, but mediocore to semi-good terraining is not something that takes a lot of effort.

 

[Redeemer59]

Practice, practice, and more practice. Did I mention the practice involved?

 

[Mechanical Man]

I suggest you that you draw the base look of your terrain on paper.

 

[Craka_J]

We can't just say "Terrain good" and give you ideas without any sample screenshots of your terrain and then you become good all of a sudden. Please try to terrain good, when it's ready to be shown, attach a screenshot of your terrain to your post. Attaching multiple screenshots helps us help you. Supplying us with only one screenshot has a less likely of a chance for us to help you efficiently... unless it's a 64x64 map or smaller lol (Which is totally pointless IMHO)
~Craka_J

[EDIT]

Actually, here is how I started making terrain look a bit more than simple and plain:

Step1) When creating a map, it's best to start the map in "Shallow Water" instead of just a flat ground surface. This will make ponds, lakes, oceans, etc. look more realistic when created. After you've done this, you'll need to make a hill in the water and once it is finally above water enough to where you can't see water over the hill, you'll need to make it spread out all over the map with the Plateu (I think that's the name) terrain option which can be found next to hills I believe. Make the entire map just grass.
Step2) Make a patch of trees in the corner of the map.
Step3) Now select a tile that should be called "Grassy Dirt" and place Grassy Dirt only where the trees are placed. Outside of where the trees are placed should be just grass. You can also use tile called "Leaves" and use it under trees instead of Grassy Dirt.
Step4) Now to make a small pond: In terrain, click "Ditch" or the opposite of hill I guess thing and use it in the middle of the map. Doesn't have to be in the middle of the map, but let's keep it away from the trees for now. Use the ditch thing on one area of the ground (make sure you've selected a pretty big circle thing to make the ditch bigger and save you more time) and hold it until the ground has been submerged in water and you can no longer see the ocean floor.
Step5) It's probably best to use grassy dirt around the edge of the pond.
Step6) Now it's time to decorate the pond. Go in Doodads/Environment/ and then use Shrubs, Rocks, Cattalais(forgot what they're called) and place them all around the edge of the pond, but IN the water. Not outside of the water.
Step7 After it's been decorated (Make sure it doesn't look messy) you need to do pretty much one more thing: Go to Doodads/Water and place lilly pads here and there IN the pond. It's best to place River Rushes all alongside the pond as well and place lilly pads around River Rushes and Rocks. Looks more realistic if done properly.

That's how I did stuff back when I was a noob and things looked fine. Not great, but if done properly with patience, it can look alot better than a plain and simple map.
~Craka_J

 

[HappyTauren]

rofl craka post that in tutorial section +REP

 

[Sesshoku_sendo]

Yea ok I cant post a screen shot now it will be awhile but when I get a chance I will ive been getting pretty busy in fact I gtg here in like 15 mins

 

[Jirinal]

Hehe thats a good one, nice explaination. Now you need only to add screenshots. And it would be a nice tutorial.

 

[Craka_J]

Didn't really mean to make it a vivid tutorial. No one really reads them so I never bothered to make any. I kinda made a cinematic tutorial, but got really bored with it and I think it sucks now lol; check my link in sig. The terrain is made kinda like I explained except I forgot to start the map in Shallow Water. It has pretty decent explanation of what each trigger does in the map so hopefully it'll help people make not only cinematics, but maybe TD maps and so on...
~Craka_J

PS: Thanks for the rep