Terraining Contest #16 - Castles/Cathedrals

[Strydhaizer]

heres a new update of my work...
minor lighting fixes , changed the floor (now using some kind of floor with blue variation) and changed the camera position.

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And i also finished constructung the second structure/building/tavern.

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Oh hell , i think glows are messed up now , i must refix the camera. :<
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[Vinz]

It looks better now.

Though more spicing up could help.

 

[fladdermasken]

EDIT: Does the Mighty Alpha Tile count as an import?

Yes, but it's already imported in UTM 4.0 so it's automagically sanctioned.

 

[Forsaken]

Thanks all, the door was unfinished ^^
The moon needs to be fixed yet, such as others things, but it's just a WIP afterall xD

WIP 2

 

[Vinz]

Terrain looks really neat. Though you might want to tint down the bright grass, they catch too much attention. Also you can fill those rather empty ground with interesting stuff such as ruined rocks, etc.

Are those stuff stars btw? They look pretty big.

 

[Heinvers]

I think he could rotate those shrubs to a more fog friendly angle.
Those are not necessarily unaffected by fog.

 

[Celaquil]

I choose to drop out of this one, in lieu of grander things to come.
- Keep your eyes peeled.

On the other hand, I'll sign up for judging. I felt
"Mrs. Vacant" seemed like a miserably lonely bitch.

 

[fladdermasken]

On the other hand, I'll sign up for judging. I felt
"Mrs. Vacant" seemed like a miserably lonely bitch.

She sucked anyways.

 

[Heinvers]

I choose to drop out of this one........

Really now? -_-"(

 

[Vinz]

Keiji, is it some sort of evul plan?

 

[Strydhaizer]

What i've done so far.

 

[MasterTrainer]

I haven't joined any contests in a while now--- so I am joining this one

Wip ~

It's to go under a merging with nature, with Night-elf-ish trees and plants entangling the structures.

Go easy on the criticism if you can.

 

[Vinz]

^It says page not found.

@Stryder, that looks awesome. The removal isn't much noticeable and actually rocks.

 

[APproject]

Finally another WIP of my cathedral. Just the entrance and front face was completed. Beneath ground level is not done yet. Having a really cool idea for the lighting part.

WIP

 

[Vinz]

Good progress MT, I suggest you use custom tiles and skies though.

Looks good AP, I get a humongous feel.

 

[Edge45]

Alright, here's wip 5

Wip 5

Experemented the lightings, so it shouldn't be done yet, statue is placed,
thanks don,

 

[Vinz]

Awesome Edge. Improvements are needed for the sky and the mountains near the sun though. Those statues however are the best! <3

 

[Strydhaizer]

actually rocks

Thanks
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I feel like i need to improve the lighting and add more details. The third building is now in construction. Please give criticism/s and suggestions , i need it

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[Nebuli]

Those vanilla(?) columns on the front of your cathedral look somewhat out of place to me, and If I'm going to be honest, I'm not a big fan of this tilted camera angle. Just my thoughts.

 

[Vinz]

Indeed, custom columns are needed.

 

[Strydhaizer]

Okay so i removed it... any more suggestions?


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New:
Few details added...

 

[APproject]

Those columns were kind of greek. I used a rotated Pipe model found on UTM for the columns.

Make sure the new building doesn't block the moon.

 

[Strydhaizer]

So far so bad
I might sharpen the ruins texture
I also feel like i need to fix the third building... i need your opinions ...

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HQ Image Uploaded....

 

[Heinvers]

Maybe but you also have to change (YOU HAVE TO!) those ugly cathedral windows from the left side :/

 

[Strydhaizer]

New Windows ....

 

[APproject]

Old windows were better in my opinion, because now everything is so gray and plain colored, it needs some details to stand out, just like your bright windows did.

 

[Heinvers]

Nope, the older ones were too ugly (no offense). Any new Wip's APproject?

 

[Strydhaizer]

I brought back the old sky , let me hear your opinions. It looks gray right now , i will make it a bit red-dish orange stone later...

References

I will base the overall color of the cathedral in this reference picture : http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...ct=rc&uact=3&dur=634&page=8&start=107&ndsp=18

Details were adapted from :
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...t=rc&uact=3&dur=1250&page=8&start=107&ndsp=18

Roofs were adapted from : http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...act=rc&uact=3&dur=332&page=7&start=91&ndsp=16

Anyway , heres the noon version

 

[Heinvers]

Night wasn't the best for your terrain tbh :v

 

[Strydhaizer]

Night wasn't the best for your terrain tbh :v

So you're saying that noon/morn version is more better than night version?...

 

[Heinvers]

I personally think that a very colorful morning version would be better for your terrain, but that's just me.

 

[Chen]

Bah! Here's mah first WiP. Everything is not permanent, will change some and add fog:

 

[Strydhaizer]

Okay so heres the new and fresh update...
Please do comment and criticize

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[Vinz]

I feel it's too monotone compared to the night version, but I guess not. Idk really.

 

[Strydhaizer]

Theres a possible fix for that , right now im fixing the lighting , shadows and the sun

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[Vinz]

Sunlight looks better now. Any color on the water?

 

[Nebuli]

Looks like there are some unsightly seams on the low wall bordering the water. That aside, the terrain is coming along great.

 

[Strydhaizer]

Looks like there are some unsightly seams on the low wall bordering the water. That aside, the terrain is coming along great.

Yeah i see , i accidentally moved the rock from nowhere ( i mean , there're alot of doodads behind the camera and i accidentally slided/dragged the rock through the water)

 

[APproject]

I still think it misses some aspects that are brighter than the others, such as those bright windows were, it made them stand out from the rest. Because right now if not the sun lighting it looks one big mess of various stones and bricks, so observer have to stare and focus to extract certains details and understand where and what ends or starts. It needs shadowing below cathedral mostly, so it wouldn't look like a pile of ruins / rubble.

No offense, it looks really good and obviously well made, I just try to exaggerate to point out the flaws I see.

No WIPs from me yet, Heinvers. Yet it might be familiar to Notre Dame or Metz cathedrals with some interpretation added to it.

 

[Strydhaizer]

So i improved the lightings (again) , skies and increased the shadows effects... (As what APProject suggested)

Changelogs...
-I noticed the lighting bug in some places , i already fixed it.
-I removed the rock in the water as what Nebuli noticed yesterday.
-I added few Parapets in the fourth building (behind the third building).
etc.

For the next update , i will edit the color of the omnilights (i think this is easy for others , but for me this is a bit complicated/hard , i dont have much knowledge on War3ModelEditor)

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Anyway , here's my current desktop settings ...
I think other monitors have different color,brightness and contrast settings , here's the settings of my desktop. I know theres a bit difference when viewing it in other monitors.

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Hey , this is the latest
-New Water Texture , more detailed...
-Fixed the stairs
-Minor tweaks and fixss on lighting (again and again)
etc...

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[Nebuli]

The backmost bridge looks to be a really awkwardly wide arc.

 

[Vinz]

More colors could help, but the water texture is certainly awesome. The lightings are good now.

 

[MasterTrainer]

Ohhh wait--- are submissions going to be in the form of screenshots? Not the actual map?

 

[APproject]

Rules:

The post containing your final submission must contain a screenshot of your work

 

[MasterTrainer]

Rules:

So the map file plus a screenshot?
I am so confused...

 

[Heinvers]

Only the screenshot man

 

[Vinz]

That sounds reasonable, a map would be hard since a screenshot could capture the terrain better.

 

[Strydhaizer]

So the map file plus a screenshot?
I am so confused...

Try viewing the previous contests and see how the contestants submit their works. You can either or both submit playable and/or non playable as long as you focus the camera on the cathedral.

The backmost bridge looks to be a really awkwardly wide arc.

U mean stretched? Yes i placed a stretched arch there... It's just temporary...

More colors could help

Oh god im tired , i dont know how possible to add more colors , maybe place more glows will work. :<

 

[Vinz]

Yup, glows help.

 

[Strydhaizer]

Too lazy to do that Anyway , thanks for your help

This is probably my final entry... if you find something out of place etc etc , please tell me , i might improve it again sometime ...

Heres the Super Quality of the Terrain Image.

Name : "Poco Venezia"
Inpired in : City of Venice

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