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Hi all,
I play often on fan maps, seeing fan maps that are often just combinations of different textures on different sized boxes slowly depresses me. So I’m making this thread and updating it fairly often when I come up with new ideas to hopefully inspire the people still making maps.
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I'll start with a....
snow and ice based environment:
Dwarf Trees
http://www.beringia.com/climate/images/permafrost-drunkfores t.jpg
small "dwarf" trees are common in siberia and could be used in an interesting infantry only area to fight amoung also notice the contrast between the dark trees and the light sky - feels quite erie - also consider other plants with 'stunted' growth
Tunnels
http://www.steinborn.org/gifs/alaska2/tuk-icehouse-permafros t.JPG
Underground tunnels could be filled with Icicles - again could be used to hide behind - makes the user interact with the environment and it's better than just a straight tunnel
Glaciers
http://www.chikyu.ac.jp/shiraiwa/glacier/glacierphoto/Siberi a/Siberia.jpg
glaciers in siberia - back ground hills like this could be easily modlled and textured and provide an interestinly contrasting back drop to a map
Crystals
http://www.thulebageren.dk/gallery/permafrost%20crystals.JPG
Notice the shape of these permafrost ice crystals you could use a simalar shapes in the textures on cave walls perhaps blended in maybe, adding in actual models of ice crystals in this type of shape to enhance their presence.
Cut away hills
http://seagrant.uaf.edu/news/04ASJ/images/permafrost.jpg
more dwarf trees by a river - but notice the shir drop from the top of the hill to the river - you usually see this where a glacier has passed (over a very very long time) and cut its way through the hills i'd assume due to the permafrost the hills don't erode away easily and often retain their shape.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/snowice/wedge.gif
Another hill side carved out by a glacier - note the shape of the wall and the texture
Permafrost mounds
http://www.kennislink.nl/upload/135320_962_1124311347304-per mafrostMethaanG.jpg
better than a flat plane
Threatening hills
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/www-pot/geo/geopics/paleoperm1 A.jpg
Notice the sharp lines in these cliffs giving them an almost threatening feel complimenting the harsh environment
Over hanging cliffs
http://www.yukonheritage.com/Sign/00images/00dempsterslumpic icle.jpg
Note the over hanging cliff and icicles with dead/dying grass on top - also looks quite threatening
Man made structures
http://tapseis.anl.gov/guide/photo/images/BLMAKMA660.jpg
man made structures like pipelines also add to the environemnt while also being easy to make with much repeatable geometry and textures - the vertical lines in this pipeline also compliment the verticall lines of the trees in the back ground.
Mystery
http://www.agsconsulting.com/images/misc002s.jpg
and finally an abandoned log cabin also can give your map a bit of mystery
Thats all for this one feel free to debate/comment or request ideas on certain types of environments, I hope this inspires you to create something wonderful!
Stickying this because I love this idea--YSL
Edit: lol, I though it was deleted at first when I couldn't find it ty YSL
Re-stickied for two weeks. --YSL
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