Post Worldtree tileset

[Kam]

I am requesting an edit of the Ashenvale tileset to resemble what the area around the world tree would look like after the defeat of archimond and the burning.

I'm looking for a charred dead looking landscape, if you've seen Avatar the scene where he wakes up and ash is floating in the air - that is what I need.

 

[M0rbid]

How fast do you need it?

 

[Kam]

Well maybe a week?

I'm more concerned with quality, but also keeping the file size down as this is for a melee map.

How much time would you need?

 

[M0rbid]

Yes I could try it in a week, but can't promise that you'd like the result; I'm still kind of new to the business, especially tile sets, but I have some ideas for your request, so I'll just give it a try. If you don't like the result then, you can still ask anyone else more experienced.

But you would like to have a tile set in warcraft style, right?

 

[Kam]

Yes. It would probably be easy to start with the ashenvale tileset and alter it to look burnt and charred.

 

[M0rbid]

Ok, I already gave it a first try now, and think I will get some first results until sunday.

 

[M0rbid]

Here's a first WiP Picture: Please give me your opinion about it, is it what you were looking for?
Only the grass is finished, I'm currently working on the earth tile, to get it a little more brown again, to better fit to ashenvale and I'm also working on the vines, to look more burned and destroyed.
A problem might be, that the whole thing gets kinda dark. So you might only can use it with daylight, not night. (I think this is a screenshot while night!)

If that isn't going in the direction you like, please tell me immediatly!

 

[Kam]

That looks great. Perhaps leave some very small areas of brown grass spotted in.

Did you use that tileset sample I linked you?

 

[M0rbid]

That was my idea too, and I'm now working on the second grass tile, where I hope I'll get the results with brown grass in it. It's very hard, to get a random look into it. So I might won't be able to do it with the one I already did, but with the second one, I hope.

The sample you send me, was some kind of inspiration for the second dirt tile I'm working on. And to get some ideas, so thank your for that. As bases I try to use all Ashenvale Tiles, so that you can use them 1 for 1. For every old tile, a new burned one.

Might finish on tuesday or wednesday.

 

[Kam]

Sounds great, I'm working on a whole new terrain for this set with the world tree in the center, sort of like fighting at ground zero.

 

[M0rbid]

Mh, you'll need much tile variaton because, to much of the same will unfortunatelly look odd, and I'm not skilled enough to fix that, I assume!
But, with tile variation, I think it should work.

 

[Kam]

If you could also skin the world tree doodad that would be great - try to make it still have some embers like you did with the grass.

 

[M0rbid]

I'll have to take a look at the given skin first, and then have a try, but I guess I can do it!

 

[M0rbid]

I found some time, to edit the second grass part now, also did the worldtree, as you can see in the attached picture, maybe, I'll find some time to edit the rocks and leaves too, if you want me to do, but at this point, I'll upload the rest now.

What to say: I took the barrens dirt ( i think) and recoulored it, to get the second dirt tile. I changed the colour of the other one a bit, and I edited a second grass tile, browner grass, just play with it, it has some random burned, ashes, fire, ....
THe whole tileset is very dark, I appreciate to only use it with daylight.
The Worldtree is just burned and so on, have a look, if you would like me to change anything, just say

 

[Deleted member 177737]

Planning on uploading them to the skin's area?

 

[Piwlady]

I guess those wont be apporved if uploaded because they look most likely recolor to me. But personally i don't have anything against recolors, espically good ones
Nicely done.

 

[M0rbid]

Should I?
I'm not so sure, if that would be approved, because there's a big part of recolouring in it, and surely not 75% freehand, on the other hand, it could might be useful, so what do you think?

 

[Kam]

Well considering it's a campaign relevant skin I would say upload it. They look very nice even if they are substantially recolors.

Thank you by the way.

 

[M0rbid]

Ok, thank you, I'll give it a try and upload them.
Hope you'll contact me, if you finish the map, would like to see your idea and the map.
If you would like more tileset changes like the rocks, just contact me

 

[Kam]

Could you also do lumpy grass?

 

[M0rbid]

Yes but probable not before end of the week or start of the next week.
I'll have to get an idea and time first :-D

 

[M0rbid]

Ok, here I'm with lumpy grass

If you don't like those craters, just klick again in, so that the variation disappears

 

[Kam]

Very nice, I was worried it would be too dark but you seem to have had the same idea.

 

[M0rbid]

Yes, I had the same idea:-D
But it's still very very dark and the whole thing can only be used at daytime, but I found out, that it depends a lot of what monitor you're using.

 

[Kam]

This is the latest terrain.

Question: What would you alter?