Project Terrain

[SimonKurciski]

These are pictures of a terrain I'm doing for a project. I need some comments/feedback. This doesn't have to be an artistic masterpiece, it just needs to be playable and look good.

Thanks!

 

[thedeathunterxx]

hmmm.

it depends. If your planning on an overhead view for the camera, you might want to remove some canopy trees... those can be annoying sometimes. However its a 3rd person camera, it would look nice.

try selecting doodads, and using [CTRL]+[Page Down] , to lower some hegihts of the trees. because the ugly roots are showing.

fix fog and sky combo. use a grey fog with a fogged sky. or a blue fog with a fogged sky ( or blizzard sky...)

other than that it seems pretty gud

 

[~Void~]

Looks pretty nice to me. I think you need to lower your trees and I know you overdid it with the canopy trees. Try using 75% normal ashenvale trees and 25% canopy trees. Place the canopy trees where they will look good, and only where they will look good.

Also, use boulders!!!

 

[Naze]

Yeah, that looks really cool. The only thing I can tell you is to try to put more space between the doodads and using larger paths.... Because the playable area seems too small.

Keep the good work.

 

[SimonKurciski]

try selecting doodads, and using [CTRL]+[Page Down] , to lower some hegihts of the trees. because the ugly roots are showing.

I'll do that...maybe repost some of the pictures later.

Also, use boulders!!!

Sorry, but do you mean rocks, or some imported model? Or something else?

the playable area seems too small.

The play is going to be ship-based, so the islands just need to have a few paths.

Thanks, all.

 

[~Void~]

By boulders I mean the larger, more solid variations of the rock doodad, like 4 and 8. Also, rock spires, but not the really tall pointy ones, use the shorter and fatter ones that aren't quite as pointy. If there's one thing that I've learned from making terrain it's that pointy rocks should only be used when you want it to really stand out, and even then only use one or two.

 

[Gilles]

I see a green selection circle. : )

 

[D.I.Y Death]

Looks awesome. Couldn't have done it better myself.

 

[Craka_J]

Making very large hills that look sort of like mountains so close to the shores of islands is something I wouldn't recommend. Make them much lower and smooth it out so the base of the hills smoothly goes to the surface and looks more like a clean lump rather than a steep mountain or cliff.

~Craka_J