Terraining Contest #11 - Battlefields

[The_Olorin]

Wow, this is going to be one insane contest.

 

[chilla_killa]

Okay I had some time today to do some basic preparations for my terrain.
I imported successfully all tiles of my wishes, some modern doodads and the T51b Unit model

I'm still searching for some good rocks.
Someone has an idea where I can find some good fallout like stones?

 

[M0rbid]

@ darkzxx: Please use hidden tags, your image is stretching the side.

@ Tamerleine: About the map issue, please read the first post.

@ EVERYONE: !!! I must repeat myself!!!!!!!! Please read the first post carefully to minimize unnecessary questions that have been answered already.
Also please refrain from useless posting or one line posts that do not contain anything important for this contest. Otherwise every one that is interested has to zoom through a bunch of pages without anything really going on.

Apart from that, everyone keep up the good terraining!

 

[Cihparg]

Landscape done 3/5.


EDIT: Wtf happened to the quality of that pictures ?!

EDIT2: I'm cant do any progress on the terrain for 2... days? Because I'm going to my father with my dog.

 

[Oziris]

Made the Lava Stream! ^^
Feedback needed

 

[PROXY]

Ima gonna pwn you all.

<--- I'm joining. Not shure if I'll get an entry though.

Nice Wips so far guys

 

[Azurot]

Made the Lava Stream! ^^
Feedback needed

The lava looks too static for some reason. I think it's mostly just the two streams coming from his forearm that look completely straight and unrealistically symmetrical. You could also try to make some more advanced light sourcing for the lava both on and off the construct.
They also come from the air above his arm, rather than the arm itself. Keep working on it, it's looking really good.

 

[Oziris]

Actually, those 2 lava streams are coming from his sewer pipes. And I'll fix that one that's coming from above his arm.

 

[PROXY]

One thing that bugs me about your terrain Oziris is, that your two creatures stand out to little. They are too small and match/hide too much in the enviroment. There is no real eye-catcher in your pic.
Beside that, it looks awsome

 

[The_Olorin]

@ Oziris

I think that couple of those lava streams looks like they are infront of the arm and are going up from the arm exact same point where lava flows down and it makes it look weard. Maybe move those little bit more in to the arm and lover some of those.

 

[Midnighters]

Anyone have any feedback on my terrain?

 

[Azurot]

Anyone have any feedback on my terrain?

Add more to it so that there is actually something to give critic to.

 

[Midnighters]

Well, whats there can be criticized xD

 

[Celaquil]

Here is another slight update, as with the previous one: far from done.

 

[Azurot]

Here is another slight update, as with the previous one: far from done.

I absolutely love the perspective, it's very down to earth and realistic. However, I think you could either move the zeppelin out behind the tree or move the tree farther to the left. Maybe you could also add some explosions behind the undead lines, or in the open space to the left have some sort of ruined war-torn area.
I love this terrain already, and I'd love it even more if I knew how you did that poison on the ground.

 

[Oziris]

Azurot, he made the poison on the ground by using tinted green lava cracks combined with tinted green clouds and I'm not sure about doodad glows. Correct me if I'm wrong Keiji.

 

[idodik]

Okay I've finished my short story contest entry and so I'm open for this, except for school and stuff.

 

[Azurot]

Azurot, he made the poison on the ground by using tinted green lava cracks combined with tinted green clouds and I'm not sure about doodad glows. Correct me if I'm wrong Keiji.

That was my initial assumption, I just wanted a clarification

 

[Celaquil]

Tinted green lava cracks, yes. And the Dungeon fog weather effect for the "clouds."

 

[Midnighters]

Second WiP time, lets see what you guys think.

I decided to change the angle. It will show the battle in the background, ignore whats there at the moment.

Give me some feedback, let me know what you think.

 

[fladdermasken]

There's improvement Midnighters, I'll give you as much. I'm still not entirely sure you're going about this the right way. You're aware this isn't meant to be a playable terrain, right?
I suggest you start showing screens from an angle which your final submission will be viewed from.

 

[Oziris]

Hmm, another update, I've been experimenting a little.

 

[Midnighters]

What the hell santa hat?

 

[-Kobas-]

Hmm, another update, I've been experimenting a little.

LOL, where did you find that model?

 

[Oziris]

Well, I was experimenting with the lava streams, not the Santa hat. Anyway here it is: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/santa-hat-151805/?prev=search=Santa%20hat&d=list&r=20
I thought it would look funny but I will probably remove it for the final submission.

 

[Azurot]

To be honest Oziris, I hate your entry to death, but I still think it'd be the biggest crime ever if you didn't win.
As I said to Fladdermasken, it's technically brilliant, but aesthetically flawed.

 

[Oziris]

Ouch, can you tell me why do you hate it? and define why is it aesthetically flawed? Telling it only to me isn't really nice if you don't give a reason. >.>

 

[2-P]

Your terrain is getting too messy in the background imho. I can barely recognize the golems anymore.

 

[Azurot]

Ouch, can you tell me why do you hate it? and define why is it aesthetically flawed? Telling it only to me isn't really nice if you don't give a reason. >.>

This is why -->

Your terrain is getting too messy in the background imho. I can barely recognize the golems anymore.

Don't get me wrong, your terrain is amazing, but it's just getting messy. The lighting is also very inconsistent and thus makes it seem even more cluttered and messy then it already is. Not the best of combinations.

 

[Oziris]

Yeah, you have a point there, but it's still a WIP and I'm still experimenting with the golem.

 

[Azurot]

Yeah, you have a point there, but it's still a WIP and I'm still experimenting with the golem.

Generally people don't take a great deal out of their terrains between the WIP stage and the final submission. But I suppose we shall see how you pull it off.

 

[Oziris]

Okay, fixed those lava cracks, I guess they didn't look so well.

 

[L2love]

New wip made it a lot larger and added more conflict!!!!

Wip

 

[Azurot]

Here's my first WIP. I'll leave it open as to what the battleground participants will be, for now at least.

 

[fladdermasken]

Here's my first WIP. I'll leave it open as to what the battleground participants will be, for now at least.

It screams of Azurot, that's for sure. I generally dislike some models you've chosen to work with however, example being the ferns and the weapon racks.
Other than above mentioned, it has a very nice feel to it.

 

[Azurot]

Could be my final. Meh.

 

[The_Olorin]

@ Azurot

I think you need to but more war into this pic. I suggest you make the hole beach line a battlefield, like the nagas would be invading with big forces.

 

[Oziris]

Azurot, you should do what Olorin told you, more naga forces fighting orcs along the beach.

L2love, looks nice, can't wait to see thousands of armies marching to the orc camp!

Updated mine!

 

[fladdermasken]

Funny little remark here, I don't really get what the derailed train does for a motion in your picture Oziris. He's on a straightforward railway which suddenly stops, and so the train takes off the right in a flying motion.
Not that it looks bad or anything, it's just as stated: A funny little remark.

 

[Oziris]

Lol well, I just need to add "destroyed" tracks, a work less then 5 minutes. I was going to do that at the very start but forgot about it.

 

[Midnighters]

Maybe you should have the terrain crashing into the building a little lower, to make it look like it fell.

 

[Skycraft]

Alrighty guys, I got my 2nd WiP to show. Please do read the notes before commenting.

2nd WiP

Notes

I decided it was needed to change the terrain tile-set because Northrend doesn't really have that much to offer for a weak terrainer, thus altering my choice.
This is only a rough image of what you'll be seeing but I promised I would clean some stuff up and I did.
I will definitely be adding more to the environment and changing the camera angle to benefit my capabilities in the contest.
Thank you for reading.

 

[Vizel]

that's what, 4 naga entries now? D:

 

[The_Olorin]

Seems so that we have a lot of nagas, but as long as the final pic's are good i dont see a problem.

 

[Khaled]

Sign me up

 

[johannesr]

Okay 2nd WIP, still alot to do. I'm probably gonna work on the sky more as well.

 

[Tleno]

Intresting intresting... and quite simpistic theme I'd say... I mean, we at DP allways ake stuff like this, I could amke a terrain... I think.

 

[chilla_killa]

How can I rotate doodads like Oziris did with the skyscrappers?
And how can I stretch them?

 

[M0rbid]

Maximum Pitch Value in object editor rotates doodads, also the option next to it around a different axis.
enter negative values by pressing shift while doubleclicking.

Stretch: Change maximum scale of the doodad in object editor. Now click the doodad you want to stretch after placing it two times. A menu should pop up with scalation values for x,y,z changing this values allows you to stretch doodads!

the first thing btw is an idea, that would have improved your entry for the last contest a lot, as I pointed out in my review

 

[chilla_killa]

Yeah, I see
I'm not sure if I need this this time, but thanks for the info
I'm working on my terrain and it already looks awesome in my opinion.
Posting WIP soon.

Okay here are some ingame screenies, but I think I will prefer screenshot of world editor.
I will add more units, especially oponents of the T51b Power Armor units.
I'm not sure if I should add somewhere in the middle a little nuclear explosion.
And I still don't get how I should play aniations if I take screenshots inside World editor.

Or what about the power armor units fight against a big robot?
Or something like a super mutant?