Terrain Classes

mckill2009 · May 31, 2013

Terrain Class

Terrain Class

This is a terrain class so that people like me who want's their map to have an awesome terrain can enroll here, just VM me so that your name be listed as students or teachers.

Teachers:
- Make a map assignment and give it to students
- Rate the map and tell them what are the improvements
- Give tips to students on what to do and donts in terrain making
- Put your name inside the map to download so that students will address you

Students:
- Download a map below and improve the terrain
- Teacher (the one who submitted the assignment) will rate/grade your map

Ralle said:
Holy shit guys. Why don't we just say that this thread is now a terrain class in itself?

Why does this need to be official for you guys to start teaching each others how to terrain? The terrain forum is not very active, so why not just start there and make a Terrain Class thread. Name how things will be run and post content. You don't need me to approve a thing. If this gets big, we can make arrangements in regards to forums and what not.

Teachers

TLI-Inferno
Footman16
Kithraya

Students

mckill2009
Xian_1998
Hera_
Daffa the Mage
DivideByZero
DESTROYER123
Stare Cat
MasterTrainer

Assignments

GreeN!X · May 31, 2013

That would be awesome but I don't think there's some willing teachers. :/

mckill2009 · May 31, 2013

That's too bad as I'd be the first one to enroll, teachers salary btw will be reputations...

Binsu · May 31, 2013

I agree.. I like terraining and I do like to be a great terrainer. There should be a terraning class.

Well, we all know when other sumbit map here sometimes it has poor terrain and this is what sometimes the mods do notice so it gets rejected. So a Terrain Class is just really perfect because so newbies at terraining can learn.

I do agree to you sir!

Daffa · May 31, 2013

Hmm.... This can prove useful, sadly there aren't many terrain makers here [I think] nor even any who wants to participate to keep the class

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

Cool; I'd also like to be a great terrainer; like the ones in the Terrain Hall of Fame.

Let's start with the list of all people here that we know are great terrainers.

Doomlord · May 31, 2013

Ah yeah it would be nice to learn how to terrain from pros. I will definitely enroll.

Hopefully there will be basic courses for noobs like me

Daffa · May 31, 2013

Agree
I want to learn how to terrain

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

Hey guys do you think I could be a good assistant-teacher?

Orcnet · May 31, 2013

~~can I be the teacher?~~ :ogre_hurrhurr:

btw its a good idea, but someone needs to take the role of the teacher then, I'm also interested in such class to happen

Binsu · May 31, 2013

Ok, you be the teacher, Orcie! =D

mckill2009 · May 31, 2013

I can be a terrainer, but I want to make awesome terrains!

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

Should we like imitate the JASS Class and-oh I think it would be cool if this class had a lot of YouTube videos; might really be a good way to let the students see how it's done more easily.

Binsu · May 31, 2013

Good idea, indeed.

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

Cool; I'm going to make my own YouTube video so you guys know what I'm talking about.

Ralle · May 31, 2013

I can imagine how fun a class fladdermasken would make.

Binsu · May 31, 2013

fladder! Perfect! Thats a teacher we need

Ralle, you've just give us a perfect teacher to teach us with terraining, +4 REP!

Ralle · May 31, 2013

Haha, that was the easy step. The hard step would be to get him to do it

Binsu · May 31, 2013

Ralle said:
Haha, that was the easy step. The hard step would be to get him to do it

Now that you said that...lol!

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

Fladdermasken... Fladdermasken... hmm... Uh hmm... yeah he could work.

UgoUgo · May 31, 2013

I really doubt any of the 'top-tier' terrainers would do this.

PurgeandFire · May 31, 2013

I don't think we really need classes. We have some really high quality tutorials that already show most of the methods you'd ever need to use.

What we do need are a couple of mini-contests. Or perhaps even something like WT (weekly terrain) for wc3c. That was always fun to participate in--and it was great practice for terraining.

Just IMO.

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

Hey maybe the top-tier terrainer's descendants or disciples can teach this class.

Chaosy · May 31, 2013

There is tuts about jass too

SA Dashie · May 31, 2013

I would be willing to help in this class if it goes off...
Off-course if this ever gets set up properly.

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

@Chaosy But Mag teaches it better.

DESTROYER123 · May 31, 2013

Wanna be a student!

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

I want to be part of the Class that's not a student; not necessarily a teacher.

DESTROYER123 · May 31, 2013

I also wanna be the man that sells food at break time.

Off topic:
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mckill2009 · May 31, 2013

Terrain is as important as coding in map making, coz if you have a shit terrain, it's gonna be boring, although there are tutorials about it but it's not enough, same as jass class, there are tutorials but still it was created for people who likes to learn...more...

Truth is we need teachers, sadly it's hard to find, so why dont we nominate and vote then we encourage the guy?...

DESTROYER123 · May 31, 2013

I agree.

Binsu · May 31, 2013

Terrain is what gives life into a game. You wouldnt want to see a game with everything perfect but terrain plain empty. It will not make the game worth exploring without a good terrain or a decent one.

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

So, how about we put in all of our sigs: "Terrain Class; hiring teachers. Apply Now!"

GreeN!X · May 31, 2013

^ I really don't think that won't work. Terrainers won't just volunteer by themselves, except a super generous one. :/

mckill2009 · May 31, 2013

Moderators, specially Ralle must approve this first before any action...

Binsu · May 31, 2013

I will be messaging Ralle about this thread and see if he will accept or approve this.

DESTROYER123 · May 31, 2013

Terrain teachers will get free hot dogs.

mckill2009 · May 31, 2013

messaging Ralle and get his approval is more easy than finding a teacher which involves a lot of patience and dedication...

Binsu · May 31, 2013

VMed him already. :cgrin:

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

VMed him too, to add a little more persuasion.

InfernalTater · May 31, 2013

DESTROYER123 said:
Terrain teachers will get free hot dogs.

Good enough, I'm in.

I suppose I could be a teacher. I'd love to see more maps with attractive terrains, and the best way to get more fish is to teach more people to fish instead of trying to catch the whole ocean yourself!

Luckily I will have no life until late August, plenty of time to teach folks.

Binsu · May 31, 2013

Well, that is good to have a teacher now =)

MasterTrainer · May 31, 2013

TLI-Inferno said:
Good enough, I'm in.

I suppose I could be a teacher. I'd love to see more maps with attractive terrains, and the best way to get more fish is to teach more people to fish instead of trying to catch the whole ocean yourself!

Luckily I will have no life until late August, plenty of time to teach folks.

Wow; I never thought such a modeler as you can be so good at terraining; this class will certainly be interesting.

InfernalTater · May 31, 2013

MasterTrainer said:
Wow; I never thought such a modeler as you can be so good at terraining; this class will certainly be interesting.

Well I'm definitely not the best at either of those things, but I still do pretty well. Good enough that the terrain could get a 5/5, anyway. Probably not good enough for a director's cut. Anyway, I just hope to teach people how to make attractive playable terrains for their maps.

I won't be teaching how to make showcases; it will all be intended for being playable. I don't have anything against showcase terrainers, I just assume that the people here want to make terrain to improve their own maps.

DESTROYER123 · May 31, 2013

Got one teacher :grin:

Binsu · May 31, 2013

Good but we cannot take any further action without Ralle's permission. Mybe we should wait for him to respond to either MasterTrainer's VM or my VM to him.

mckill2009 · May 31, 2013

so it is settled then, if Ralle approves, then TLI-Inferno will be a teache, can you link us to one of your resource?...

Binsu · May 31, 2013

Yes, we would like to see some works as proof, you might think we are doubting at your skill but no, we just need some proof image or map of your work.

Thank you! :cgrin:

Chaosy · May 31, 2013

MasterTrainer said:
@Chaosy But Mag teaches it better.

mag got tutorials in the jass section. He could for so upload more but there are really tutorials for every basic thing
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...80/efficient-clean-vjass-spell-models-216166/
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/jass-ai-scripts-tutorials-280/structs-dummies-197435/

Personally I would prefer nes, he explaind kinda well in his video tutorial.

would be nice with a terrain class but idk who would like to teach

Binsu · May 31, 2013

@Chaosy

TLI-Inferno would like to be the teacher he said. :cgrin: