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[radical]

hi, am pretty new to the community, and have recieved quite a warm welcome. ive just had a go at making a basic map for the first time and i thought i would see what other people thought of it, am not finished yet but constructive critisism is very much
welcome.

Edited by radical, 09 April 2008 - 09:33 PM.

[m@tt]

It's a nice start - I've seen a lot of much worse attempts for a first map. Nice to see you're looking at tutorials too *points at taskbar* Reminds me I really need to do some proper tuts at some point

Tips:

More textures - just more! Also, cliffs should have cliff textures. Having some path textures is also nice.

More creeps and neutral stuff - the middle of the map is a bit empty atm

Props - rocks and shrubs, even ruins, may be nice.

[radical]

It's a nice start - I've seen a lot of much worse attempts for a first map. Nice to see you're looking at tutorials too *points at taskbar* Reminds me I really need to do some proper tuts at some point

Tips:

More textures - just more! Also, cliffs should have cliff textures. Having some path textures is also nice.

More creeps and neutral stuff - the middle of the map is a bit empty atm

Props - rocks and shrubs, even ruins, may be nice.

thanks your tutorials were really affective, just to ask a nooby question how to you make rivers?

[m@tt]

With the river tool - make a square, then drag one of the sides and it will add a section. keep doing this.


NB - I haven't used WB2 much so don't have much experience with this tool (WB1 has a different river too, which is harder to use but easier to customize).

[Devon]

I think with wb2 you just make two points and then drag the line for the river...I'm not sure though.


Btw, that's awesome for a first map!

Edited by YodaWarrior, 09 April 2008 - 11:21 PM.

[Thorongil45]

to add to what M@tt said the river thing; you also gotta dig a riverbed as well.

Edited by Thorongil45, 10 April 2008 - 05:52 AM.

[radical]

cheers guys thanks for the support and help, ill modify it add a river, and sort out some of the textures, i think am gonna stick to the mapping, i had a go at modeling but i carnt do that to save ma life.
radical

[radical]

this is the problem am having

[m@tt]

Raise the height of the water

[radical]

dont i feel like a noob haha

[Thorongil45]

the term for you would be newbie...cause you've very polite; noobs aren't

[radical]

well if your not well mannered you dont get help, just sit there struggling and there is no point being a twat for the sake of it, cheers guys am just adding the river now and ive added some more scenery

[lycan]

Add some sea below it to give a nice mixture of texture.

Nice map to start off. Really good mappers are at this site new istari productions

[radical]

what do you mean under the river? o and by the way how do u make a ford in the river any help please?

o here is my map with some improvement/adjustments

[Bart]

to make a ford, simple raise the ground where you want the river to be crossable, then add details and textures to make it look like one

general tips:

- more textures, smoother transitions (for example, put a texture of little rocks between a cliff and some grass)
- add some rocks and plants to the river bank
- add some hidden paths between players, otherwise the player who controls the center controls everyone

[Devon]

For a ford, the water has to be no higher than 5 (I think it's 5 anyway) feet from the ground under it. Anything else is impassable. Alternativly, you could just paint the rest of the river impassable, but that wouldnt look as good.


Edit: Oops, didn't notice 2play already told you

Edited by YodaWarrior, 11 April 2008 - 10:05 PM.

[Lurtzy]

Where can I download this map, cuz I LOVE IT! It's nice and basic, which I LOVE!

[radical]

you carnt download it it isnt even finished and i havent worked on it in about two months, i really need to get round to it

[Puppeteer]

I think it's a great start, beats my first attempt by a whole furlong one suggestion alter the cliff textures as some appear to be out of place

[Lurtzy]

Sorry about my previous post, that was back when I was a noob.