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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 Big Grin ty YSL

Re-stickied for two weeks. --YSL


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