Terraining Contest #9 - Cataclysm

[Forgotten_Warlord]

I sue GIMP its free and works great

 

[-Kobas-]

I made small changes to terrain!
Thanks to CHA_Owner and Belgarath for ideas within comments!
So here is my (Before D-Day) VIP#2 so far!

99.9% Completed Terrain Picture

P.S. You can see more of this terrain pictures here! Also any comments, ideas and suggestions are welcome!

Credits:
Arathi Rock -> takakenji
Trees -> Nasrudin
Eerie Fog -> sc_freak
Plants -> xXm0rpH3usXx
Waterfall -> Need author name I can't find sry
Sun Flare -> Need author name I can't find sry

 

[Oziris]

-Kobas- looking good.
Cobra_B, whats that rock you used? I forgot.

 

[CHA_Owner]

-Kobas- thats nice of you to add the cave above the waterfall like i suggested

 

[Belgarath]

cobras using the high res rocks
and an illegal tree on the left of the picture (its from xgm). also, the fog in the water looks extremely funky in spots
someone needs to upload that grass model somewhere, i actually did it once but got rejected because i didn't provide an author or some shit

anyway if i do enter here is my pre apocalypse terrain
NOTE THAT THIS ISN'T AN ENTRY (YET?)



Wait question:
does the cataclysm have to be natural or can it be natural?

 

[Celaquil]

Werent you supposed to be a judge Belg? >.>

Also, have to be natural or can it be natural? Just what do you mean?
I'm going to take it as if you are asking if there are some restrictions to how the cataclysm is caused, and to that I say no.

 

[Belgarath]

OK I'VE DECIDED TO ENTER!!!!!! sorry for any inconvenience >_<
typo there, was meant to be can it be man-made, but all good then

 

[L_Lawliet]

ahaha.. to those who commented on my WIP's
@ Cpt.ZnacK
@ tleno

i was DISCONNECTED on that night. so the last WIP didn't show up..

so.. these are the WIP's by process/event:

the base
http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l411/iloverevenge_25/WIP.jpg

the Doodads
http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l411/iloverevenge_25/WIP2.jpg

The 80% complete nature scene:
http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l411/iloverevenge_25/WIP3.jpg

The complete (i think so) nature scene:
http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l411/iloverevenge_25/WIPfinal.jpg

The "RE-terrain" (remember!!.. TERRAIN):
http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l411/iloverevenge_25/WIP4.jpg

The 80% complete cataclysm scene:
http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l411/iloverevenge_25/WIP5.jpg

The complete (then again, i think so) cataclysm scene:
http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l411/iloverevenge_25/WIPIIfinal.jpg


comment me some feedbacks.. )

 

[Tleno]

Looks better... much better...

 

[Hero_Lief]

I sue GIMP its free and works great

GIMP is a program, not an image type.
You, good sir, fail.

 

[Dragonmawclan]

The complete (then again, i think so) cataclysm scene:
http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l411/iloverevenge_25/WIPIIfinal.jpg


comment me some feedbacks.. )

ehm i think you forgot to remove the fish

 

[M0rbid]

GIMP is a program, not an image type.
You, good sir, fail.

I guess he meant GIMP instead of using Paint for it, because it will give better quality screenshots!

 

[Hero_Lief]

Paint and GIMP saving a screenshot in PNG will save the same quality.
Try saving in JPG and GIMP wins.

 

[M0rbid]

THis is why GIMP wins the comparison, but long enugh offtopic:

I like all the WiP's so far, good job all!

 

[-Kobas-]

I made small changes to 1st terrain and finally make 2nd one!

99.9% Completed Terrain Picture (Before)

80% Completed Terrain Picture (After)

P.S. You can see more of this terrain pictures here! Also any comments, ideas and suggestions are welcome!

Credits goes to:
Arathi Rock -> takakenji
Trees -> Nasrudin
Eerie Fog -> sc_freak
Plants -> xXm0rpH3usXx
Waterfall -> Ultimate Terrain Map v3.0 (Author unknown)
Sun Flare -> Ultimate Terrain Map v3.0 (Author unknown)
Dead Trees -> Mc!
Thanks guys
Also I want to say thanks to CHA_Owner and Belgarath for ideas (first picture) within comments!

 

[Piwlady]

@-Kobas-
Pretty good, I can see destruction there.

 

[Pharaoh_]

-Kobas-, really nice, this is how destruction should look like
Mind adding some sky to the pre-apocalypse terrain or at least some stars and/or moon?

 

[Deolrin]

A burned Altar of Elders can be found here, just in case you want to replace the Altar of Darkness with something more fitting:

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/burnedaltar-49559

 

[-Kobas-]

Thanks guys I was thinking about moon but I already used that moon lightning I will see it can be done!

EDIT: Thanks a lot debode I will use it for sure and put you in credits

Thanks once again!

 

[Potluck]

not the most original however it sticks to the theme and is... well... awesome! xD

 

[krisserz]

Nice terrain -Kobas-. You finished it pretty fast ;p

 

[-Kobas-]

Nice terrain -Kobas-. You finished it pretty fast ;p

I finished 1st in one day and 2d in 1 hour but now comes that part of terraining when I see what people can say about it and fixing, adding, upgrading everything to make it look awesome, you know what I mean
(As I say 1st was finished in one day and improved whole next week)
What can I say I have half of Hive resources in my PC

 

[Sephalo]

Map may only be based on the Ultimate Terraining Map. Or any other models taken from either Hiveworkshop or Wc3 Campaigns register.

This rule hmm..
I can't believe it is a problem if I start a totally new map? I don't like UTM because of the extreme long waiting time if you edit something in object editor because there are tons of models in it and tons of custom made object editor things you will never use anyway.
Ofc all models I want to use are from that map or thw/wc3c anyway.

So just to check. This isn't a problem is it?

 

[Freeze87]

I dont now what to say, looks cool

 

[Celaquil]

This rule hmm..
I can't believe it is a problem if I start a totally new map? I don't like UTM because of the extreme long waiting time if you edit something in object editor because there are tons of models in it and tons of custom made object editor things you will never use anyway.
Ofc all models I want to use are from that map or thw/wc3c anyway.

So just to check. This isn't a problem is it?

Of course not, the rule states that it should be based on UTM OR ANY OTHER MODEL FROM THW OR WC3C >.> So no, you dont HAVE to use UTM.

 

[Potluck]

ugh why do all of the dead tree models look like they've been incinerated rather than just died? tis such a pain :O

 

[Garfield1337]

@Kobas
Awesome...
And you made it quite fast

 

[Belgarath]

pretty much final version here pre cataclysm wise

 

[L_Lawliet]

ehm i think you forgot to remove the fish

ehe.. actually those are dead fish.. ) ehhe..maybe i'll fix that one..

 

[M0rbid]

@Belgarath: The atmosphere is very well done, so is the landscape itself. Only two things that I think can be improved: 1. The - I guess it's a model - next to the car sticks out in a bad way, doesn't really fit.
2. the helicopter is hard to see because of the atmosphere around him! Maybe try to make him mor visible!
Great Terrain!

 

[Belgarath]

the what next to the car? you mean the t51b? ie. the figure standing on the rocks? he's intended to be there
definitely agreed on the helicopter, yeah, i might move it a bit closer to the camera.

 

[M0rbid]

Yes I mean that, it sticks out a little, which isn't bad, but for me it was hard to see what it is, looks a little chilling or disturbing, as long as you can't clearly see what it is.
Now that I can see it looks good (maybe some kinda trick of the brain )

 

[Grantuu]

I got a more general question.

I'm new at terraining and I got the problem that every time i want to set a Doodad next to the edge of the camera view in the editor it scrolls. is there any way of stopping that??

 

[Midnighters]

ou will have to move the camera.

 

[Grantuu]

ou will have to move the camera.

hm bad luck for me

here comes my first WIP:
any suggestions/tips for a newbie terrainer XD.


PS: don't worry Midnighters I'm working on the spells.

 

[M0rbid]

TIme to show the nearly final version now, I'll start with the destruction now, but if I find time I'll try to fix some details, so please feel free to comment.
Because I don't have to much time it doesn't seem like it turns out like I wanted it in the first place, but meh ;/
Hope you like it a little!

 

[Grantuu]

another WIP

please comment/criticize
It would help me making this Terrain competable^^

 

[Potluck]

well heres my next wip and it is probably nearly finished, any comments would be welcome.

Wip No.2

to do list:
-redo fog cos im not sure i like it at the mo.
-weather?
-fiddle with stuff

 

[Deolrin]

That Keeper and the Tree of Life look out of place. Also, you could try adding some Special Effects 'connecting' the blocks, maybe with triggers. That way it would look more... Mystical. Otherwise, looks cool, kinda reminds me of the Necropolis.

 

[Dragonmawclan]

maybe make the water below the falls a bit steamy or something, just cover up the part where you can see the falls and the water are in fact apart

 

[Grantuu]

maybe make the water below the falls a bit steamy or something, just cover up the part where you can see the falls and the water are in fact apart

do you mean me??

if yes thanks I'll do so^^

 

[Belgarath]

That Keeper and the Tree of Life look out of place. Also, you could try adding some Special Effects 'connecting' the blocks, maybe with triggers. That way it would look more... Mystical. Otherwise, looks cool, kinda reminds me of the Necropolis.

agreed on the out of placeness of those two
i would use foggy sky and put some mountains in the background and make a closer, blueish fog and make lordaeron light rain all that makes the picture feel wet as you want it i assume

 

[Grantuu]

(final) W.I.P. for the Terrain before Cataclysm.

if somethings missing please tell me how to make this look better

Credits to:
~Void~ for his awesome Terraining Tutorial
and the Editor(s) and modelers of the UTM 3.0 I've used for this Terrain.

PS: this is my first Terrain ever made^^

 

[Potluck]

well thnx for the comments and ideas guys

prepare for essay

@debode: i thought about adding effects connecting the blocks before however it is difficult as many effects look static and well... bad when i take a screeny (they look awesome in real time with sanctuary buff) and i also thought about adding lightning effects but using triggers this would take ages as well as the effects doing that annoying thing where you can see them when the hidden behind over objects >< the only way round this would find the specific cut of points for each individual stone however if i did this the ends of the lighning would show which are both flat and ugly. however im still gonna try and find a great effect to use xD

@belgarath: thnxs for the ideas on the fog xD tho im not gonna put mountains behind cos i just dont like just sticking them into the background its kinda unoriginal but thanks for the advice anyways.

 

[Pyritie]

pretty much final version here pre cataclysm wise

It's a bit too bright imo

 

[Belgarath]

imo its alright especially since it darkens around the edges

 

[Cpt.ZnacK]

Might be the Final Wip cause i ran out of ideas...if you have any plz tell

Wip #5

Well if you want to lol

Wips so far

Wip #1

Wip #2

Wip #3

Wip #4

Wip #5

 

[Plurkie]

Well, here's my first terrain screenshot, it's the pre-cataclysm version.
Tips are ofc welcome

 

[Oziris]

Here's mine. I didn't have much ideas for the "before cataclysm" but after cataclysm, ho,ho

 

[Pharaoh_]

Here's mine. I didn't have much ideas for the "before cataclysm" but after cataclysm, ho,ho

You forgot to post it though