Terraining Contest #6 - Ancient Mythology

[Wolfhelm]

Uff, fuck this shit. I'm judging now, I don't have an entry. xP

Phew.. dodged 1 bullet

 

[frostwhisper]

And got hit by another.

 

[Belgarath]

lol void the terrain mod's hitting you soon you just won't at all

 

[frostwhisper]

Above post receives grammar award.

 

[leet.firefox]

That doodad patch in between the hills looks bad IMO
Mebe because its just sitting there, all lonely and whatnot.

 

[Pyritie]

Those tree trunks look mighty big compared to the rest of the tree.

 

[Megafyr]

Okay, this will be my final unless I decide to change it. I have changed the sky and tha angle and the lightning.
Realistic? No, but it still looks cool.

Thor didn't like the people living there, and is just about to kill them all with his über lighning magicz.

 

[frostwhisper]

I actually enjoyed it more when it was directly in front of the stronghold. Had a more epic feel to it.


Oh and Py, enchanted Bulgarian forests. You can try, but you can't figure them out.


EDIT: two new pics. with faggy Bulgarian Nymphs (known as Samodivs). Which is the better version, kids?

 

[ArcticInferno]

The first. Looks more natural to me. I have to agree that the doodad patch between the two hills are rather out of place, though.

 

[Wolfhelm]

They both look like crap xD
Jk, the first one... the fog looks more natural like arctic said.

 

[Oziris]

Frosty, the fary should not have a shadow, and i would lower the two hills in front of the picture.

 

[frostwhisper]

I'll fix that shizzle.
And stop complaining about that doodad patch, it's part of the composition. This is a picture, not a photograph.

EDIT: Gewd?

 

[thedeathunterxx]

megafyr, thats awsome.

frostwhipser... it luks good..but i hope there is epic lighting in the final submission..

 

[Pyritie]

The fairies look too bright and distracting. It draws your attention towards the fairies, not the rest of the picture. Maybe lower their opacity?

 

[ArcticInferno]

The fairies look too bright and distracting. It draws your attention towards the fairies, not the rest of the picture. Maybe lower their opacity?

I believe that's meant to be the focus, I mean the rest are just props of some sort to enhance the atmostphere of the fairies around the magic rock or its not so magic but its just a rock thing in the center

 

[frostwhisper]

Lowered opacity can only be viewed ingame :/

And yeah, the idea is to concentrate on them. And yeah, the rock is magical. And no, no "epic" lighting will be present in the end product. I prefer to terrain using actual doodads.

 

[Pyritie]

Lowered opacity can only be viewed ingame :/

Since their blend mode is additive, tinting them black (black for fully transparent; use a shade of grey for semitransparent) will have the same effect.

 

[~Void~]

You tend to make the epic lighting with doodads, not actual lights

 

[frostwhisper]

I mean doodads as in rocks. Glows have never been my thing. But I'll try that, Py.

 

[HFR]

Almost there!

Alright, my WIP, the last one, so, I still accept comments. xD.

And, just for lulz, my first WIP is here, say what you want about it.

 

[ArcticInferno]

The second one is epic but the tiles are

 

[HFR]

Well, I had to replace the snow...

 

[ArcticInferno]

I guess that's the disadvantage of doing everything with miniature doodads, the tiles are oversized and stretched.

Try felswand?

 

[HFR]

What?

 

[~Void~]

Use larger doodads and a more zoomed out camera.

 

[HFR]

The zoomed out camera will f**k the entire thing, if you understand...

 

[frostwhisper]

Shit! D:

This shit ends soon. I have to finish my shit now.

 

[~Void~]

Yep. I'll get the poll up saturday and hopefully the judging done by the end of the weekend, but no guarantees ;P

 

[Belgarath]

i no my gramer ownes frost ))))

Very good megafyr, although your sky is pretty red you know? Might get a more blending sky that looks a little better.

Frost, your faeries ruin the entire thing by being fat and sticking out and that they're faeries, otherwise its alright, but could be better you know..

Void, maybe gilles should.

 

[~Void~]

Fuck that, I'm the host

 

[GooS]

Sweet ass things, I'll join now with my WIP that I guess will have to be finished by friday



If anyone can guess what it is then I guess it's a success

 

[Just_Spectating]

Ugly pillars are ugly.

 

[GooS]

Ugly pillars are ugly.

I think they fit the theme in my terrain

 

[Just_Spectating]

i think they are ugly.

 

[Wolfhelm]

Yeah, no really those pillars suxor.

EDIT: Those carpets are wierd too..

 

[Celaquil]

EDIT: Those carpets are wierd too..

Those carpets are awesome >.> And the way he used the model is good, its part of making the terrain unique. And yes, you should see if there are some other pillars to use

 

[ArcticInferno]

Looks like some harem. I like it.

 

[Belgarath]

I mean because gilles is a lot more reliable

 

[GooS]

Looks like some harem. I like it.

Indeed, that is what it is, I have no idea why people keep bashing on these pillars, well I'll see if I find something else.

 

[ArcticInferno]

Try the felwood pillars.

or the sunken ruin ones

I suggest you change the priest, or give him the RoC texture.

btw, the messed up carpets and all gave it the harem feel. Remembered that in diablo II, too.

And its also in the name, but I only noticed it now.

 

[GooS]

New WIP in wich I swapped pillars, the character entering the Harem and change lighting. Also added pillars to the right side of the path, but don't show much.

 

[Wolfhelm]

That looks better. I swear there is floating carpet on left side of the path - maybe could at least fix that 1.

 

[Nbah]

I hate the sunken ruin tile, I would try to replace it with something else. Though I like the overall atmosphere.

 

[GooS]

I hate the sunken ruin tile, I would try to replace it with something else. Though I like the overall atmosphere.

Doesn't really matter which tiles you like or not, I chose the tile that fits my theme, and no other did. Sunken is not my favourite either but there was no other option that had the same feel to it to fit in a harem.

 

[ArcticInferno]

Why did you add a glow to the medivh's staff?

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

because its t3h magicz!

No, i think its a torch. or lamp. or something that glows...

 

[GooS]

GooS Submission

Ok, I can't ahndle working on it anymore now so here's my submission for the contest.

The Harem



Removed glow on staff, added some slight details, made it so that one carpet wasn't a flying one.

 

[Pyritie]

Urgh, what's with the sharp cutoff on the lighting on the left?

 

[FrIkY]

Harem is ancient mythology? Btw, it looks nice, GooS, but I guess it needs more women!

 

[GooS]

Urgh, what's with the sharp cutoff on the lighting on the left?

It's comming through a doorway so it should be sharp, but I agree it's abit to sharp.

Harem is ancient mythology? Btw, it looks nice, GooS, but I guess it needs more women!

If making a terrain depicting Rome or Egypt is ancient mythology then why shouldn't it A good bet would be that Harems have existed long enough to qualify for ancient, neither Rome or Egypt in themselves qualify for "myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture.".

Mythology as I presumed meant by this competition are the old beliefs in Scandinavia, Greek, Rome, Egypt etc. With Zeus, Odin, Ra and I believe as much in them as I do in current religions, if someone seeks connection to a belief this could be seen as Islam heaven, in which 72 virgins await you.

Yes it would be better with more women but there aren't many models that are usefull for them in the purpose they would have in this terrain