Tower of Babel

~Void~ · Oct 5, 2008

Hey!

I finally found some decent inspiration when I was at an art gallery. It's not exactly like the painting but it's based off of it.

In fact, it's the ruins of the tower, with the city still thriving below. I hope you like it! :cute:

Based off:
Painting 1
Painting 2

Here are some picture plane mechanics I used in my terrain. I hope someone gets something out of this, because it took a bit of planning

http://i38.tinypic.com/vdguau.png

"Wave" Technique:
http://i35.tinypic.com/24y4ffn.jpg

hawk_767 · Oct 5, 2008

O.O
ooooo
awwwww
that looks really good. it does resemble the tower in the painting. In your version is the city below still active? If so it looks a little over grown to be alive and kicking. but that is very very nice
+rep

Belgarath · Oct 5, 2008

One sentence. You need a new submission now.
But um, yeah, nice, when do they start talking different languages?

NinjasDontFight · Oct 5, 2008

Wow, the huge pillar building is horrible and the surrounding bushes. But the surrounding buildings are awesome!

Belgarath · Oct 5, 2008

Fuck, if you complain about everything but don't even terrain yourself, just be quiet? It's not horrible, it's a structure, it can't be perfect, neither can the 'bushes'. Make something better and then you can say it's horrible.

Gilles · Oct 5, 2008

Nutz! I find the rocks a bit big.

NinjasDontFight · Oct 5, 2008

Well sorry if you can't find humor when I didn't liek the main building, but the surrounding stuff around was beautifull.

Well I wish I could be a creative terrainer, but I'm not. They just suck compared to Void, you, Pker, Madensen, etc...

forgot... +rep

Belgarath · Oct 5, 2008

That's alright, but just don't critique like THAT.

Mmh, the rocks are a bit big, but nice and green, so I like them

frostwhisper · Oct 5, 2008

It used to be a good tower.
Too bad Osama shot it down with two effing zeppelins.

raid1000 · Oct 5, 2008

how did u do the shadow on the water?
+rep

Ziggen · Oct 5, 2008

Holy "#¤&! Shouldn't this be Legendary? This is "%#/ing awesome.

frostwhisper · Oct 5, 2008

Re-tint those green rocks. They stand out badly.

~Void~ · Oct 5, 2008

I don't think they stand out too much at all. I think they are fine, to be honest.

Naze · Oct 5, 2008

I think the green rocks are fine. The shore and the "Background 1" are awesome, Void, congrats.

And you earned one more rep point.

lord_Turin · Oct 5, 2008

surrounding city looks GREAT, really good.
but the tower's walls are to flat texture wise, you should have picked another model.
the bushes do look nice.

and the lighting is PERFECT, the shadow and everything, very very nice.

+rep

FrIkY · Oct 5, 2008

..
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That's like... 1337! Epic! Imba! AWESOME!! Great job, dude!

Oziris · Oct 5, 2008

U are better then Stasman or what's his name xD

Corexx · Oct 5, 2008

The buildings in the back are really nice and absolutly well done, but the tower itself is really horribile.
Too much ugly textures and the green rocks doesn´t fit at all. :/

But nevertheless really good work!
Amazing light and shadows.

Nudl9 · Oct 5, 2008

Holy shi..

~Void~ · Oct 5, 2008

Corexx said:
The buildings in the back are really nice and absolutly well done, but the tower itself is really horribile.
Too much ugly textures and the green rocks doesn´t fit at all. :/

But nevertheless really good work!
Amazing light and shadows.

I don't think the tower's that bad D:
I just think it's a bit simple... but it was supposed to be simple and repetitive. That was the point of ancient architecture.

FamousPker49 · Oct 6, 2008

Nice, but the shadow is off according to where you placed your sun. It is too 'long' for the sun being that high, that the rays are coming almost straight down. It also appears at the wrong angle. I do like the shadow, but udiditrong. Lol. And the green rocks do seem quite large and green.

~Void~ · Oct 6, 2008

It's not too long, because the tower doesn't stop at the top of the screenshot. Also, it's just a blob of light, how do you know where it's coming from other than it's from the left? :\

And they are green cliffs... what do you expect? I used doodads instead of rock tiles.

FamousPker49 · Oct 6, 2008

Well, judging by the fact that the light appears to have nothing in front and right at the front of the screen it looks the wrong angle. As for the length, the tower doesn't stay the same width the whole way up, but your shadow is basically the same width, thus implying that you are only seeing the shadow for the bottom tier of the tower.

~Void~ · Oct 6, 2008

Well it's the shadow of the mountain and the tower.

Belgarath · Oct 6, 2008

I think that green rocks pwn because they make the best jumping noises in Oblivion (I once jumped around on one for around 15 minutes).

Mr.Goblin · Oct 6, 2008

Oh....MY... F*CKING...GOD!!!

i want to be as good as you

sadly i have a sucky computers.. so i can't make terrain like that... but anyway..

your just too good.... like madsen have a rival... and its not a joke.. your just WAY TO GOOD for all the terrainers..

~Void~ · Oct 6, 2008

About rivaling madsen, actually, I want to challenge him sometime soon. As soon as he gets enough time to do a challenge, and responds to one of my PMs

Belgarath · Oct 6, 2008

Just wondering, how did you actually do that shadow?

And turn on your AA and shit nub.

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(right click on desktop -> NVidia Control Panel set the bottom thing (the one with the slider of sorts) to Quality, it may lag a bit more but the terrains look better)

Mr.Goblin · Oct 6, 2008

Belgarath said:
(right click on desktop -> NVidia Control Panel set the bottom thing (the one with the slider of sorts) to Quality, it may lag a bit more but the terrains look better)

whhaat? what are you talking about? i'm still a newb at terraining so i still have things to learn

please explain me what it is? also ...

(talking to Void) i don't understand how you make flying doodads.. cause i know theres a way to do it.. can all MY flying doodads.. where units.. i made... with the model of the doodad in question...

Belgarath · Oct 6, 2008

Not you, lol. It's for void. His image quality isn't up high, as you can see in the fantastical jagged edges. Maybe it's just my higher resolution

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Viikuna · Oct 6, 2008

Propably the best I have ever seen
Void, you are a real artist, keep it going.

( I cant +rep you in TheHelper, so I came to +rep you here lol )

~Void~ · Oct 6, 2008

Belgarath said:
Just wondering, how did you actually do that shadow?
And turn on your AA and shit nub. .

(right click on desktop -> NVidia Control Panel set the bottom thing (the one with the slider of sorts) to Quality, it may lag a bit more but the terrains look better)

I don't have AA off because it will lag. My computer never lags

I have AA off because it's incompatible with HDR.

(talking to Void) i don't understand how you make flying doodads.. cause i know theres a way to do it.. can all MY flying doodads.. where units.. i made... with the model of the doodad in question...

Press ctrl + page up or ctrl + page down while selecting a doodad or group of doodad to lift them up.

Belgarath · Oct 6, 2008

It's compatible, alright, stop talking like Oblivion

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Crysis does it, but it lags hella lot. Also, Oblivion can do it too if you just turn it on the control panel.. wait, it doesn't work D:. And how do you have HDR in Warcraft? -.-

~Void~ · Oct 6, 2008

I don't have HDR in warcraft. But I have HDR for a lot of other stuff and it screws things up if I turn it off. And really it doesn't make that much of a difference.

(also, I think it might because I save them as PNG images, but I prefer PNGs because they are sharper)

Belgarath · Oct 6, 2008

Oh. Just a note, you can't turn on/off HDR on the control panel, right? If you turn on AA there, it won't do any difference in games, I've noticed that.

~Void~ · Oct 7, 2008

I'm not sure. I have vista, and the way the control panel is laid out is retarded. I don't want to waste time figuring it out.

Cham[p]ion · Oct 7, 2008

My favorite parts are oddly enough the mountains and the coastline. Heh, but overall an amazing piece. Very well done.

~Void~ · Oct 8, 2008

Well those are my favorite parts too

Belgarath · Oct 8, 2008

If the tower was some good looking palace, it'd be 100% better. Cause I love the little forest around it. It's just ... awesome.

~Void~ · Oct 8, 2008

The point of the tower was that the palace is all on the inside, and the outside is just walls.

Belgarath · Oct 9, 2008

Meh, I thought they were trying to reach God with it or go higher, w/e. Replace it with something sexy

ZOMG 1337 POSTS KKKK INACTIVE LOLZ

~Void~ · Oct 9, 2008

Ha, you have 1338

And you know I never go back and change shit in my terrains. Especially once I've added fog doodads and sky, because I can't select anything unless I delete stuff

2-P · Oct 9, 2008

~Void~ said:
The point of the tower was that the palace is all on the inside, and the outside is just walls.

Haha, I'd say that too if I was lazy.

Especially once I've added fog doodads and sky

I never save the map after placing that stuff.

That's my most favourite terrain from you, the tower is really kinda meh ( and I'd like to see the top =/ ), but I love the city in the background.

Craka_J · Oct 9, 2008

Awesome. Looks like a building in Empire Earth: Art of War.

~Craka_J

~Void~ · Oct 10, 2008

2-P said:
Haha, I'd say that too if I was lazy.

I never save the map after placing that stuff.

That's my most favourite terrain from you, the tower is really kinda meh ( and I'd like to see the top =/ ), but I love the city in the background.

There is no top. That's the point of the mythical Tower of Babel, it goes until it reaches heavens. And I know I'm lazy

So what about that terrain thing? Did you read my PM at thehelper?

PoZoR · Oct 10, 2008

lol it would be awesome if you had the tower under construction and then a lightning strike hits one of the workers

FamousPker49 · Oct 10, 2008

A Famous Terraining Tip:
In the object editor above the Maximum and Minimum Size thing is a little thing called "Ignore Model Clicks" Check that to true, and you won't be able to select the fog/any doodad you do that for.

~Void~ · Oct 11, 2008

Ha, I learn something every day.

Craka_J · Oct 11, 2008

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You just learned something again!

~Craka_J

Belgarath · Oct 11, 2008

USELESS FACT OF THE DAY: Did you know ...
• ...that if you uncoiled the intestines of 200 people and tied them together, they would extend from the Earth to the moon?

• ...and that William Herschel made use of this fact to engineer the first moon landing of 1910?

On topic, that is really, really, really helpful, famous...

Tower of Babel

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