I ran out of my own ideas this quickly and decided to shape the next couple of WTE's around some of the suggestions I've received in the Global Information/Idea thread. The first one of these features an idea by scbroodsc2, which is the theme of a "Floating Islands" environment. Think Avatar: large floating islands with all sorts of craziness on them. Finally a good use for that pesky 'floating island' doodad!
Hmm I might have to take part in this! (This is my third post by the way, woo) Floating Islands are a bit of a favourite of mine in fiction. Already got an idea in mind :)
By the way, been reading through a lot of the old threads, I'm constantly amazed by what everyone has done.
It is much more difficult than what I though... the rocks are made with a stupid peak under. I've not worked very long, the result is "normal". These are not pre-made doodads like the Canopy. I was not able to make the fog work also... =_=
He means a skybox. If you're using the Bel'shir tileset, among others, you can just hold ctrl and scroll 'out/down' to increase the draw distance, you have to scroll quite a while to render the skybox.
Nice submissions, liking all I see here! Only jungle terrains so far, though... ?
Gurrgel's terrain reminds me of the skyship from the Avengers. I have to ask, how did you do the turbines on the side? Are those custom doodad Banshee wings?
Those banshee wings, if I am not mistaken, can be found in a toolbox which had many model parts from different unit models. The toolbox is somewhere on SC2Mapster :S I just forgot the keyword for searching it...
Now its not done but I have been working for the past three hours on it and wanted to show what I have done! :) This thing has been a pain in the butt!!! Lol but very fun! Great WTE! :)
I'd just like to note I started on mine on Monday, and I'm not copying Phenom in doing a lava world.
Anyhoo... when thinking about the theme I figured, what would Terrans do when they found a wonder of nature as a floating island. Why strap engines to it and fly it around of course! My entry is a collection of repurposed floating islands with engines strapped on, strung together and flown around the planet's lava seas as a mobile mining facility :D It's all powered by a type of geo thermal plant which generates power from the heat coming off the lava. Most the habitation and facilities are underground within the floating islands themselves.
I also included some shots of the mining operation and a nearby Lava fall, as well as a closeup on one of the bridges :)
Hopefully this qualifies for the theme.
(Sorry for the screenshot spam)
P.S. I do have another idea is mind, but I wanted to get this posted to make sure I posted before the end of the contest.
As TheHolyArk mentioned, they're Banshee Wings, taken from the Banshee model, couldn't for the world find the pack on this page (where I got it originally) but luckily I had them in an old map that I never finished.
There's a pretty good start. It looks like a complete planet right now. I think it needs some more than just rocks, though, and if you want it to be a proper island instead of a full planet it needs to be less of an orb.
Lots of submissions this week! I really like what you've done there, nice one! I think all it needs to make it cooler is more detail and such, more liveliness.
Weekly Terraining Exercise #86
Good afternoon folks!
I ran out of my own ideas this quickly and decided to shape the next couple of WTE's around some of the suggestions I've received in the Global Information/Idea thread. The first one of these features an idea by scbroodsc2, which is the theme of a "Floating Islands" environment. Think Avatar: large floating islands with all sorts of craziness on them. Finally a good use for that pesky 'floating island' doodad!
Have fun, and enjoy your week :)
The Global Information/Idea thread for Terraining Exercises can be found here:
http://forums.sc2mapster.com/development/terrain/14658-terraining-exercises-global-information-idea-thread/
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Hmm I might have to take part in this! (This is my third post by the way, woo) Floating Islands are a bit of a favourite of mine in fiction. Already got an idea in mind :)
By the way, been reading through a lot of the old threads, I'm constantly amazed by what everyone has done.
looks like Bel Shir canopy tree island is the doodad in this WTE XD
I made this back during the beta (can't even load the map into current versions of the editor).
Not really a submission so much as a "here's something for people to think about."
I bring to you the floating isles where Xel'Naga meditated before they shaped the Protoss...
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I think it could use a sky. :)
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Curse PremiumIt is much more difficult than what I though... the rocks are made with a stupid peak under. I've not worked very long, the result is "normal". These are not pre-made doodads like the Canopy. I was not able to make the fog work also... =_=
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The whole place is in the sky...
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He means a skybox. If you're using the Bel'shir tileset, among others, you can just hold ctrl and scroll 'out/down' to increase the draw distance, you have to scroll quite a while to render the skybox.
Have wanted to join in with one of these for quite some time but haven't been able to make something up before the deadline.
Some nice stuff this week, figured I should join in, spent a couple of hours on this artificial "floating island"...
Nice submissions, liking all I see here! Only jungle terrains so far, though... ?
Gurrgel's terrain reminds me of the skyship from the Avengers. I have to ask, how did you do the turbines on the side? Are those custom doodad Banshee wings?
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Oh. Well he forgot 'box' ; anyway, I know there is a cloud-like skybox but strangely, in my editor it does not work.
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Those banshee wings, if I am not mistaken, can be found in a toolbox which had many model parts from different unit models. The toolbox is somewhere on SC2Mapster :S I just forgot the keyword for searching it...
Yes!!! I haz acess to my computer during school (the free time part)!
I will work on this!
+1 internets to whoever finds out what I based this on.
The black line thingo is the map border clashing with the skybox. Dunno why it's like that though.
Now its not done but I have been working for the past three hours on it and wanted to show what I have done! :) This thing has been a pain in the butt!!! Lol but very fun! Great WTE! :)
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Feel good inc by gorrilaz??? :D
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I'd just like to note I started on mine on Monday, and I'm not copying Phenom in doing a lava world.
Anyhoo... when thinking about the theme I figured, what would Terrans do when they found a wonder of nature as a floating island. Why strap engines to it and fly it around of course! My entry is a collection of repurposed floating islands with engines strapped on, strung together and flown around the planet's lava seas as a mobile mining facility :D It's all powered by a type of geo thermal plant which generates power from the heat coming off the lava. Most the habitation and facilities are underground within the floating islands themselves.
I also included some shots of the mining operation and a nearby Lava fall, as well as a closeup on one of the bridges :)
Hopefully this qualifies for the theme.
(Sorry for the screenshot spam)
P.S. I do have another idea is mind, but I wanted to get this posted to make sure I posted before the end of the contest.
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As TheHolyArk mentioned, they're Banshee Wings, taken from the Banshee model, couldn't for the world find the pack on this page (where I got it originally) but luckily I had them in an old map that I never finished.
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Steady watch me navigate AH-AH-AH-AH AAAAHHH! I really like that one, very nice pick.
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There's a pretty good start. It looks like a complete planet right now. I think it needs some more than just rocks, though, and if you want it to be a proper island instead of a full planet it needs to be less of an orb.
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Lots of submissions this week! I really like what you've done there, nice one! I think all it needs to make it cooler is more detail and such, more liveliness.
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Am I right?
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