Terraining Contest #9 - Cataclysm

[Anti_Bodies]

You should go with the second one, so we can see more. I assume this is pre-cataclysm, so the brighter and more cheerful the better I suppose?

 

[Craka_J]

You should go with the second one, so we can see more. I assume this is pre-cataclysm, so the brighter and more cheerful the better I suppose?

Agreed.

 

[Potluck]

agreed to. it makes it much more visible without dragging your eye away from the main magic generator thingy

 

[Dr. House]

Change Art - Max Roll Angle (degrees) from 0 to 360
Change Art - Maximum Pitch Angle (degrees) from 0 to 360

Look at your terrain now!

EDIT:


inprove = improve
Btw:

I think that your terrain look empty, I mean it is Orc Town (City, whatever)
how you make it now it looks as something strange happen! It looks scary (creepy)! You can add guards to walls, also try to make merchants, place large Kodo Beast just outside gates (You can replace it with giant skeleton for apocalypse), Add troll, tauren, ogre, orc, large number of different units, make that city ALIVE! You should understand what I want to say!

What I say for first I can say for second one, you must add smoke, more fog, create destroyed towers (I forgot to tell you that above), weapons on the ground, destroyed houses, dead animals!

You don't need sky in second picture, use very dark fog and make night, with epic lightning and special effect (I can see that my Volcano teach you something (Sry maybe not you but I can see my work there )) it will look awesome!

Just fire and empty wall don't go!

How am i able to make destroyed towers? (sorry if it sounds noobish) and ye at the vulcano you mean that explosion? cause if so ye if learned from you and about epic lightning how should i make that? (sorry im not that professional in terraining)

 

[Spitfire112]

Can i join the contest? Add me in.

 

[Craka_J]

Post a WIP of your terrain entry then. That's how your entry is confirmed to be in the contest.

 

[-Kobas-]

Ok I can't write all that I want to say or even try to explain all that

So I just make something like this, I hope it helps

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

New WiP
Got started on the Cataclysm - I'm picturing the explosion of the generator being so great that it destroys time locking the area in still frame.

Before

After

 

[Kingz]

The after cataclysm is a bit too bright imo.

This is a my opinion as a viewer

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well explosions do tend to be bright, I'm not sure how I could darken up the spontaneous release of pent up energy

 

[toninhomosca]

When I saw this contest I decided I should participate. I've never done this before, so it is just an experience x)

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Bliz lava tiles are terrible and don't look like lava at all, there's got to a better way to make a lava flow

 

[krisserz]

@toninhomosca
It looks ok, but I think you`ve done too many changes in the after cataclysm one.

 

[Kingz]

When i finish my submission for HC#4 i might join this as the theme is more and more apealing ^^

 

[Berserk Inferno]

Bliz lava tiles are terrible and don't look like lava at all, there's got to a better way to make a lava flow

red tint water, with bliz tiles under them, add in some fire and rocks.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well a little more realistic approach I've seen is filling a pit with a yellow glow with some particles above it, though I'm not sure if that approach would work for something that's not underground.

 

[Berserk Inferno]

Well a little more realistic approach I've seen is filling a pit with a yellow glow with some particles above it, though I'm not sure if that approach would work for something that's not underground.

too much lag?
anyhow, i find my method simpler.

 

[Garfield1337]

@WherewolfTherewolf
Very original idea of making a generator and it's explosion as cataclysm
The pre-cataclysm is fine,but cataclysm isn't,it doesn't really have much...destruction,it rather looks to me as if the generator just started blowing up. You should make it like it has already blown,with some fire,blown parts and lightning going to random directions.

 

[Megafyr]

Time for mega to enter!

"Creativity is encouraged " -- Be amazed by the Chuck Norrisness of my first WIP picture! This is, of course, the before terrain. (Almost finished.)

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well I wanted to catch it mid-explosion. The idea is that the explosion shattered time and it's stuck in freeze frame. Though of course it's going to need more work

 

[Anti_Bodies]

Time for mega to enter!

"Creativity is encouraged " -- Be amazed by the Chuck Norrisness of my first WIP picture! This is, of course, the before terrain. (Almost finished.)

So that first picture you posted was post-cataclysm right?

 

[ezinia]

Here is my non-finished entry. Not really devastating, but at least it's still cataclysm related ^-^
And it's my first actual terraining.
As of now i'm not really satisfied with my post cataclysm thingy, and i lack ideas to continue.
Oh yeah! the trees got different sizes, but i'll fix that later
Appreciating any comments or ideas

 

[Midnighters]

Epic terrain is epic.

 

[Ardnived]

Megafyr,

lol, it looks even better on your computer behind you then the actual screenshot

Looks pretty nice though

 

[Berserk Inferno]

Epic terrain is epic.

seconded.

 

[Adiktuz]

I posted a WIP on page 29, please comment, thanks!

 

[Belgarath]

i dislike the foreground
dunno about the stripes of light either, mixed opinion on those

 

[Celaquil]

The pointy rocks comming up from the water makes no sence, Megafyr.

 

[Piwlady]

@ Megafyr
Very nice

 

[Pharaoh_]

Megafyr, I opened your screenshot 10 times and it keeps loading, but never loads the actual pic. Can you post in the paste bin, so that I can download it, because I can't get it to work.

 

[Craka_J]

Megafyr, I opened your screenshot 10 times and it keeps loading, but never loads the actual pic. Can you post in the paste bin, so that I can download it, because I can't get it to work.

Right-Click the thumbnail and Left-Click on "Open in New Tab." Usually loads faster that way.

 

[Megafyr]

I'm now done polishing the before terrain, and will soon start of the after one. The rock spires make no sense, but they are inspired by Oblivion, and will be kept.

Also, here is a pastebin link: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/pastebin.php?id=9esjfu

(Deleted the picture and uploaded in more recent post.)

 

[Kingz]

It sure does look like oblivion themed ^^

So far i like your terrain the most

EDIT:

The lights seem perfect.

 

[Piwlady]

@Megafyr

Omg, that is just so damn awesome!

 

[Oziris]

Megafyr, the sun looks like a potato, the rest is okay. BTW i dislike the thing that it looks too custom, too many wow-like custom stuff used IMO. The light is perfect as usual.

 

[Berserk Inferno]

First wip:

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?cb3a696824.png

 

[Cpt.ZnacK]

Hi...long time since i posted something...
im just to busy with sport and school Atm so its sad to say i have to withdraw...
o well enjoy the comp...

@ Megafyr : O . . M . . G.. you're wip = AWESOME!!

 

[De.Facto]

I'm in, too.

pre-cata-wip (!)

 

[Anti_Bodies]

I'm in, too.

pre-cata-wip (!)

That looks a bit evil to be PRE cat haha, but I don't know the direction your going with this, so if your gonna pull something awesome out of your sleeve don't let me stop you!

Edit: Oh but nice job picking good custom models. trees = good, dragon = good, sky = good (though idk if thats import or somthing), castle = good.

 

[De.Facto]

Thanks.. 'tho the foreground is completely undone so far .. :>
.. I'll try to set my pre-cata as a dawn of something bigger.

 

[Belgarath]

on megafyrs, i dislike the rushes. the rock spires look kind of strange too, yep. interesting having the sky as greyscale, not exactly sure if its that great looking though. the barkskin sfxs are a bit out of place imo

 

[thedeathunterxx]

thought i might give this a stab.

heres a WIP and finished pre-cataclysm terrain

I will polish after Post-cataclysm is done. Any suggesttions ? i myself am gonna add more variety in doodads etc. im gonna replace that ugly grass model too =/

Btw very nice megafyr, thats DEF first place.

 

[Piwlady]

Ok.. after seeing thedeathunterxx's and Megafyr's terrains I don't think that I have any chances left... But yeah, gotta finish what is already started.

 

[Deolrin]

hedeathunterxx, those light-green\saturated green grass models and the flowers look out of place.

 

[Dr. House]

Ok.. after seeing thedeathunterxx's and Megafyr's terrains I don't think that I have any chances left... But yeah, gotta finish what is already started.

I got the same problem but than with all terrainers here

Anyway here is my new WIP of my terrain

 

[Oziris]

i_brg_doom, maybe adding some light doodads near the rocks so it removes the shadow(after cata). It will look a lot more realistic!

 

[thedeathunterxx]

k this is my final " pre - Cataclysm " terrain

The post catyclsm will arrive soon.

Edit: And there u have it, Post catyclism.

May or may not be final entry. give me critisism to make them better. and btw i forgot to make a wip of Post-cata so ...sorry lol

Story :

It was a bright and cheery day in a greek landscape....Then on 2012....somthing happened.....

And now the world is run by gargoyles the end ^.^

 

[Deolrin]

Pre-cata: The stretched rocks look bad, the cattails DEFINITELY look bad and out of place(they stick out because of their color), dark-green bushes look kinda... meh, it's fine but not the best choice or w\e. Otherwise, absolutely awesome.

Post-cata: Absolutely awesome, though the lava cracks look a tad bad on the lava, like some scratches or something. Also the foreground(shores) is lacking, could use some more details or something, like more burned down trees or burned grass or something.

 

[Piwlady]

@thedeathunterxx
Very good, I really like it.

 

[Adiktuz]

New WIP...