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Map Making - Inspiration Thread [message #216458]

Thu, 31 August 2006 08:18

Halo38
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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.

You'll need to click the links to see anything bigger than 800x600

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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		Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: Halo38 on Thu, 31 August 2006 08:18
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: Halo38 on Thu, 31 August 2006 08:22
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: Halo38 on Fri, 01 September 2006 09:55
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: jnz on Thu, 07 September 2006 08:14
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: LR01 on Thu, 07 September 2006 08:19
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: futura83 on Fri, 08 September 2006 14:33
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: LR01 on Sat, 09 September 2006 01:25
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: Halo38 on Sat, 09 September 2006 08:02
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: LR01 on Sun, 10 September 2006 00:42
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: R315r4z0r on Thu, 21 September 2006 17:36
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: Halo38 on Fri, 08 September 2006 12:49
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: Halo38 on Fri, 08 September 2006 14:30
		Re: Map Making - Inspiration Thread By: XSilent0X on Tue, 26 September 2006 05:21
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