Terraining Contest #2 - Mountains

[FamousPker49]

Alright, little tweaks, can I get some other critiques on the terrain? And also another idea I had that could be considered a mountain since in fact pyramids are very large...

 

[varsaigen]

wow. you managed to make a pyramid. it seems... shallow.

 

[Gilles]

That sun looks really cool Famous. Although I don't think it counts as a mountain.

 

[Pyritie]

The sides of pyramids are 45^o angles. :/

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Ahhhh...%$&! lol by the time im trying to make an awsome terrain for the competition... my computer is lagging badly.. so it might takes more time than i tought... (yes i have a sucky computer ><...but dont worry this summer will buy a new one)

 

[Mechmap]

The sides of pyramids are 45^o angles. :/

I thought the Azteks and Mayans(or whatever those people were named) build pyramids like he did? Or am I wrong?

 

[FamousPker49]

I'll show you 45 degree angles!!! But yeah, it partly looks shallow because of the cinematic thingy majigger. I cannot think of the name... I am too tired. But, I will just continue with my other lame terrain.
And they did, but not in the desert. But they were in Central and South America.

 

[frostwhisper]

What the native civilizations of the Americas built were ziggurats with incredibly large steps and one to four stairways leading upwards. The Egyptian pyramids are build the way Famous made his: with smaller steps.

Arawr.

 

[varsaigen]

yes. Egyptians - desert.
I would know whether it was mayan. Ive been to their cities. The have VERY steep stairs. Maybe a 75 degree anglo for their stairs. :O and very tall. if you fall from the top.... *Crack* ya.

 

[Just_Spectating]

I totally LOSE!!! i need to make a much better, new one=.. meh..

 

[varsaigen]

lol. Some of the terrains are very good. Others I haven't seen for some time.

 

[MadseN]

Greetings !

Got a day off from duty so i decided to check out the hiveworkshop for once, and then i saw this comp Was a long time since i last did something so this is my contribution so far. Still a WIP but if don't get any more free time this will be my final.

Hope you like it, for those who can't see it resembles a old nerubian Cave or something like that

/MadseN

 

[Pyritie]

What the native civilizations of the Americas built were ziggurats with incredibly large steps and one to four stairways leading upwards. The Egyptian pyramids are build the way Famous made his: with smaller steps.

Arawr.

I've been to Egypt and climbed up the pyramids a bit. Pyramids weren't made for climbing. They were burial places. The top of the pyramid is supposed to represent the sun, and the four edges represent the rays of the sun, or something like that.

They are definitely 45^o angles. I saw some light show on them and everything.

 

[frostwhisper]

I never said the Egyptian pyramids were made for climbing. It's the Aztec/Mayan ones that had stairways. And yeah, I agree about the angles. You could notice it in any photo.

 

[varsaigen]

Pyritie, you've been to Egypt? Ive always wanted to go to the Egyptian pyramids. So far, the Mayan pyramids are the only only ones Ive been to. I can tell you that the Mayan buildings were steep with hard to balance on stairs. They were mostly shrine and temples. The temples of the Warriors were more in the design of the Temple of Zeus in Greece. But the Mayan temples (or castles) sometimes had a specific shrine to a god built into them. Also, the Mayans loved their decoration due to their superstition.

 

[Pyritie]

Pyritie, you've been to Egypt? Ive always wanted to go to the Egyptian pyramids.

Yes, I went there earlier this year.

The blocks are about a 5-6 feet high each. Not good for climbing. :B

 

[Mechmap]

Greetings !

Got a day off from duty so i decided to check out the hiveworkshop for once, and then i saw this comp Was a long time since i last did something so this is my contribution so far. Still a WIP but if don't get any more free time this will be my final.

Hope you like it, for those who can't see it resembles a old nerubian Cave or something like that

/MadseN

And then MadseN came along. But it just doesn't look that good. Better than my Volcano by far but anyway not better then your others.

 

[Belgarath]

Brrr, I might as well start a new one now that madsen's come and everyone else is making their better ones...

 

[HappyTauren]

Brrr, I might as well start a new one now that madsen's come and everyone else is making their better ones...

I cant be fucked to

GO GO GO NOW YOU CAN WIN 1st place. Oh, no you can't, MadseN is here.

 

[frostwhisper]

Shit, people... You're making me feel the urge to make a new one. My classic, generic mountain stands little chances against all this...

 

[~Void~]

MadseN, I'm going to beat you this time!!! >:|

 

[MadseN]

Beware of the updated one

/MadseN

 

[~Void~]

The one you put in your gallery?

Anyways, I think it looks like the back entrance to Azjol-Nerub.

Also, in front of the cave, is that the ashenvale rock tile? 0.o

 

[Gilles]

Welcome MadseN! I think I would like the terrain, but it's hard to see. I find it confusing. As it stands, I can't see it doing well.

 

[varsaigen]

same. I can't even tell what is in the cave. It looks like a pillar. Hmmm... I have a better chance of winning this competition than I thought.

 

[Cham[p]ion]

Been out a few days, brewing a stew of terrainial genius you might say.

And for you doubters, anyone can win, whether you're well known or not.

Everytime you say, 'o noes it's madsen, o noes ht spare meee' you feed the system.

Duh they are amazing terrainers, and i love them all... but take your time, learn from them, and beat em.

Mario wasn't always Super Mario, he elevated himself to that status.
Alexander the Great and Napolean were just pushing 5ft.
Beowulf swam in a freezing sea for months fighting sea serpents, and didnt cry once.
Jesus didnt mope when Santa Claus took his holiday.
Hilary Clinton couldn't make it to the big dance, but thank god for that.

En garde!

 

[Sabertooth]

o hai guys.

Shit, I missed this thing starting. I still got time left, procrastination awaaaaaay.

VERY nice stuff though.

 

[Cham[p]ion]

Oh em ggee Saber your avatar! That's the Queen's Bodyguard from Chrono Trigger I think.... Damn whats his name!!!

 

[Sabertooth]

Glenn/Frog, sir.
PS, you need to wc3 moar.
/offtopic

 

[varsaigen]

lol. dunno. but yes, There may be some great terrainers, but I intend to win.

 

[Sabertooth]

That's the spirit!

I need to think of an Idea and execute it ASAP before I forget. Again.
Yes, I know this contradicts what I said 5 minutes ago.

 

[varsaigen]

lol yes. Good luck with that.

 

[Huurka]

Is it too late to enter now?

 

[frostwhisper]

Been out a few days, brewing a stew of terrainial genius you might say.

And for you doubters, anyone can win, whether you're well known or not.

Everytime you say, 'o noes it's madsen, o noes ht spare meee' you feed the system.

Duh they are amazing terrainers, and i love them all... but take your time, learn from them, and beat em.

Mario wasn't always Super Mario, he elevated himself to that status.
Alexander the Great and Napolean were just pushing 5ft.
Beowulf swam in a freezing sea for months fighting sea serpents, and didnt cry once.
Jesus didnt mope when Santa Claus took his holiday.
Hilary Clinton couldn't make it to the big dance, but thank god for that.

En garde!

Strong words, I give you that. And I completely agree. My entry was the first to come in this, so I can't really change it, nor do I want, cause quite frankly, I think it is better than both MadseN and HT's.

 

[Volvox]

It's never too late... Just post your screenshot along with the map file before the deadline and you are in.

 

[frostwhisper]

Nah. Like I said, I'm confident enough in my baby. It'll pwn.

 

[Volvox]

I was saying to Huurka XD And yes, i think your mountain is better then MadseN's and ht's.

 

[Sabertooth]

doodoodoo WIP time.
Wanted to nail that "Damn..." perspective when you look up at a very tall mountain.

 

[frostwhisper]

You got it, Saber. I really did go "DAMN"

 

[Sabertooth]

Now I'm running into the trouble of what to put on it, y'know?

 

[varsaigen]

lol its great. but it needs more. so far, at a distance, it looks like sand.

 

[Sabertooth]

WIPpity skippity.

Just a little idea for the base of the gargantuan mountain. But, I doubt I'll keep that as the front of it =P

EDIT:
Volcanroaaaaaaar concept.

 

[Cham[p]ion]

Im gonna say the volcano is a nono.

 

[HappyTauren]

Volcano seems pretty cool, but would need a lot more detail though.

 

[Sabertooth]

Volcano was just to see if I liked it, but I think I'm gonna stick with the original mountain.

I may just wind up keeping it plain.

 

[Volvox]

The original mountain is better imo. Maybe you could scale all doodads down a bit so the whole mountain will look larger.

 

[Sabertooth]

I sense another WIP!
And here it is.

I think I'm leaving the mountain itself bare, no matter what. I just think it gets the point across better than some cluttered up mound of crap.

How does the small-dood-tree-forest thing look, though?

 

[Volvox]

Monotonous, very... 3 advices, more scaling variety, more dense trees, bushes grow higher then trees so you can spam a few of them right above the forest for a reality impression.

 

[Just_Spectating]

it looks good from the small pic but up close is Blegh..

 

[Sabertooth]

it looks good from the small pic but up close is Blegh..

See, I knew I was going to run into that problem if I used the small-scale doodads!
And earlier when it was plain, it looked like crap from the thumbnail but better up close. =S

bushes grow higher then trees

Woah not the last time I checked. You must have some godly bushes where you live.