Though I'm perhaps a bit late with this theme, this week's "Autumn" will work as a set-up for the Christmas theme I've got planned next week! For just another week I want you to stay off the snow and make us a terrain representing 'autumn'; whether this be literal falling leaves in a big Terran city or a depressing view of the Protoss in retreat from a swarmed Aiur is up to you. Hope you'll be able to do something fun with it!
Hey guys! I've not posted in weeeeeks. But I'm always checking the WTE ;) It's all really interesting. I can assure you all, we've gained ALOT of experience in terraining since the beginning of this. The terrain we can see nowadays are much MUCH better than 4 years ago, and no need to use HotS doodads at all.
I said that I am now working on StarParty with themusic, Chirus and Payne...and maybe you would like to have a little glimpse of one thing coming up soon? So StarParty is not only a minigame map... it will also contain an in-game editor which will allow players to create their own terrain and boards. I've made 2 new terrains for the minigame "Glimpse Count" in StarParty. There will be the old zerg-ish terrain, this new terrain I'm showing now and a snow one but Moz said no snow so no snow. :P
Here is 2 pictures taken from the in-game editor.
All these doodads are loaded in-game dynamicly. Which means, you place them, save the terrain (which creates a long string) and use that string in the triggers to load your terrain.
So far, we can create board, place doodads and place "hide cells" units which allows to hide dinamicly the terrain cells if you need to create holes in the ground or whatever. We plan on adding dynamic pathing, dynamic ground textures, maybe a camera system to allow short cinematic, and few other stuff.
We have not talked much about it, but we'll have to start spreading some interest about it. Blizzard's watching us...waiting for the update of the main map. New board, new music, new images, tons of bug fixes and optimisation, and so on. Although no new minigame "yet".
Unlike my normal periods of inactivity that come and go, I've actually been paying attention this time. The difference is that I just don't have anything to post. Well, we'll see next week.
I think it happens to all of us, lot of work and not that much to play around with the editor this days. I been posting all maps pics maybe next week it will be better.
Even more ! I like that, though I think you need a lot more trees to make it come across - right now the area looks too empty. Can't wait to see that with trees though, it should resemble a full blown real life autumn forest!
Thanks, but it's actually on the highest settings. The lighting is supposed to resemble the kind of sunlight that you would get with an overcast day, but I guess I must've set the specular settings too low, hence why the rocks seem poorly textured.
Weekly Terraining Exercise #186
Hey again folks!
Though I'm perhaps a bit late with this theme, this week's "Autumn" will work as a set-up for the Christmas theme I've got planned next week! For just another week I want you to stay off the snow and make us a terrain representing 'autumn'; whether this be literal falling leaves in a big Terran city or a depressing view of the Protoss in retreat from a swarmed Aiur is up to you. Hope you'll be able to do something fun with it!
As always: good luck everyone, and have fun!
The Global Information/Idea thread for Terraining Exercises can be found here: http://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/development/terrain/14658-terraining-exercises-global-information-idea-thread/
Hey guys! I've not posted in weeeeeks. But I'm always checking the WTE ;) It's all really interesting. I can assure you all, we've gained ALOT of experience in terraining since the beginning of this. The terrain we can see nowadays are much MUCH better than 4 years ago, and no need to use HotS doodads at all.
I said that I am now working on StarParty with themusic, Chirus and Payne...and maybe you would like to have a little glimpse of one thing coming up soon? So StarParty is not only a minigame map... it will also contain an in-game editor which will allow players to create their own terrain and boards. I've made 2 new terrains for the minigame "Glimpse Count" in StarParty. There will be the old zerg-ish terrain, this new terrain I'm showing now and a snow one but Moz said no snow so no snow. :P
Here is 2 pictures taken from the in-game editor.
All these doodads are loaded in-game dynamicly. Which means, you place them, save the terrain (which creates a long string) and use that string in the triggers to load your terrain.
So far, we can create board, place doodads and place "hide cells" units which allows to hide dinamicly the terrain cells if you need to create holes in the ground or whatever. We plan on adding dynamic pathing, dynamic ground textures, maybe a camera system to allow short cinematic, and few other stuff.
We have not talked much about it, but we'll have to start spreading some interest about it. Blizzard's watching us...waiting for the update of the main map. New board, new music, new images, tons of bug fixes and optimisation, and so on. Although no new minigame "yet".
Make sure to join the StarParty group in sc2 :D
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@Scbroodsc2: Go
Very nice I like already! How you got the leaves on the floor?
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Unlike my normal periods of inactivity that come and go, I've actually been paying attention this time. The difference is that I just don't have anything to post. Well, we'll see next week.
I think it happens to all of us, lot of work and not that much to play around with the editor this days. I been posting all maps pics maybe next week it will be better.
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@sgtnoobkilla: Go
the lighting and textures are a bit odd (low graphics settings?) other than that staircase is really cool.
@sgtnoobkilla: Go
That's cool.
@sgtnoobkilla: Go
I love the fallen leaves. What is that, flattened Sand Piles? Otherwise - yes, would love to see a higher graphic settings version of this.
From a map I'm working on.
It's just trees flattened and with lower heigh than 0 so only the leaves are visible.
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@njordys: Go
Even more ! I like that, though I think you need a lot more trees to make it come across - right now the area looks too empty. Can't wait to see that with trees though, it should resemble a full blown real life autumn forest!
@sgtnoobkilla: Go
Here I made a slight lighting difference from killa's terrain. 2-3 differences such as skybox and few leaves on the rocks.
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@njordys: Go
Very nice i like that.
Here is little work i been doing.
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@wargirlwargirl: Go
The rocky debris roads really add to that. Clever use of the doodad!
@Mozared: Go
Thank you.
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@joecab: Go
Thanks, but it's actually on the highest settings. The lighting is supposed to resemble the kind of sunlight that you would get with an overcast day, but I guess I must've set the specular settings too low, hence why the rocks seem poorly textured.
@Mozared: Go
I used the Zerus Water Plants doodad with a custom texture since tinting didn't work out so well.
I guess we are continuing this one for another week?!
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@wargirlwargirl: Go
Give Mozared a chance... he is getting old after all these WTE.... Mhuahahha
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Oh god it's tuesday again already.
My bad, taking care of it!