JediMasterJL

I attempted to make a land map for Marzeron. If you want to take a look just ask.

haven't you already applied for the modeling department?

Your point? I just wanted to submit my map to be put in/ edited if it sucks.

So? and yes of course we want pics

Ive been wrong before.... lets see 'em

https://2img.net/h/i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa99/jediluigi/NewBitmapImage2-1.jpg

Well.... do want to test it or does look suckish already?

its not suckish! but here are some tips to make it FW-mod quality.

-vary what buildings you put in the background. In the corner they are all the same and all facing the same way.
-make more.... complicated maps. The maze-like features are the whole strategy of the maps.

Make it not so clear cut, and realistic. Think of how the countryside, cities etc. flow, and have areas flow neatly into each other, looking natural, so not just a field suddenly becomes a mountain, which suddenly becomes a city. Also with the terrain, make it naturally shaped, not in blocks (two blocks at the bottom of the river I notice, rounds them off and have some shallows around them, as a gradient into the water.

There's nothing wrong with having open plains, could be nice for battlefields, but make sure there is tactical environments.

And simply vary the terrain types a bit; the base on the ledge is nice and tactically logical if you think about where you would choose to build a fortress, but it wouldn't just be clear cut on one level like that, once again make it natural .

^ what he said

practice practice practice

Better?

what did you change it still looks like what we said hasnt really been changed all that much

Only a little; it's not really bad but perhaps Lyeman could teach you.

Think about the lie of the land, making things integrate smoothly into each other and adding detail, but not over-doing it.

Im not saying its bad at all it just doesnt look all that different from last time

Do you want a copy of it... I'd like to see how you'd improve it...

um I guess I mean I dont want to show off but I just think youre not being gradual enough in your nature changes. Ill PM you my e-mail

JediMasterJL wrote:

Do you want a copy of it... I'd like to see how you'd improve it...

I hope that wasn't intended to be sarcastic, Lyeman is a perfectly capable mapper.

No, I meant it, I'd really like to see it improved... It'd at least show e what area's im lacking and show me how to improve.

When I first opened it I was trying to figure out what I didnt like: the map itself is excellent, no questions there youve got some potential. The only things Im doing is just touching up some realism 'issues'

ok so I got some screenies of the new map for you:









You can be the judge of what needs improvement, but as I said earlier you have some very promising potential

put in blind wolves from halo
or stegosaurs ( for no real reason)
or a xenomorph hive outcropping

i would make the models just to put in the map
but my hands dont work when it comes to three dimensional digital ar

yes but see we need a reason to put all that stuff in

the ultimate goal of a mapper is to use as little props as necessary

Niceness... i'll try another one. Suggested theme? ( Kill two birds with one stone, I'll get practice and you get a map)

i like props

uh... try arctic. And the only reason I made it raining is to add variety. You dont have to make it rain all the time.

Ok heres another. Blizzards at random.
https://2img.net/h/i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa99/jediluigi/NewBitmapImage-2.jpg