..:: New Map - SailAway ::..

IceXuick · Post by **IceXuick** » 27 May 2006, 17:15

You may have wondered why the new gui version is delayed a bit. Well here is the answer:

SailAway

Download here:

http://www.fileuniverse.com/?p=showitem&ID=3262

It's not a remake of the original, but it's inspired by it. If someone is going to make a exact copy of the OTA map, i'll change the name of this one!

10 islands, some river-like side paths and a centre-canal from north to south make this map aan good east vs west. It's meant to hold 4-6 players.

Thx to the L3DT tut of forboding i managed to make the map half Bryce Pro and half L3DT.

Here are the screens:

Enjoy!

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 27 May 2006, 17:24

Looks Great!

I wish the islands were a bit flatter.

Wind is a bit too cheap.

Also it maybe could use some features.

Hopefully i will have some nice games on this one soon.

Thanks!!

IceXuick · Post by **IceXuick** » 27 May 2006, 17:29

Islands may look very un-flat, but most are good buildable.

Wind is relatively high, but your build space is relatively low, so you must decide what to do.

atm it indeed is feature-less. Anyone who wants to make features? or does someone wants specific features in it? Let me know for a V10 release :)

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 27 May 2006, 17:32

That's very nice. What program did you use?

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 27 May 2006, 17:34

IceXuick wrote:Islands may look very un-flat, but most are good buildable.

It kinda disappointed me though.

IceXuick wrote:atm it indeed is feature-less. Anyone who wants to make features? or does someone wants specific features in it? Let me know for a V10 release :)

Some rocks never hurt

PicassoCT · Post by **PicassoCT** » 27 May 2006, 17:35

Looks Interesting... going to download it

Can you make a Version with Reefs around the Ilands? I think on many Iland &or Watermaps there is the Underwaterpart missing - Seeanemonefields and so on. There is more below then subs and blues...

AF · Post by AF » 27 May 2006, 17:36

if you do do a V10 release, change the colour of the sky from yellow/orange so it fits in more with the map. Remember water is blue because the sky is blue, if the sky is orange the water should be orange and the same for any other colour.

IceXuick · Post by **IceXuick** » 27 May 2006, 17:38

Photoshop first

L3dt 2.3 for making heightmap more natural

Photoshop retouche to make all slopes and cliffs right.

L3dt 2.4 beta for making texturemap, esspecially for beach sand/water.

Bryce 5.5 Pro for making texturemap, esspecially for grass, rocks and cliffs.

Photshop To stich mosaic files from l3dt together and merge bryce render with it. Added colorisation on grassy areas, added seabed textures, added desaturated cliffs, added highlights, added extra shadowing, added metal patches.

Mapconv to get them all together

7-zip to make it a .sd7 map file

TA Spring to make the screenshots

Photoshop to resize screenshots and add logo and text

FlashFXP to upload screenshots to server

File Universe to upload map

TA Spring forum to post this mostly useless post

IceXuick · Post by **IceXuick** » 27 May 2006, 17:40

AF wrote:if you do do a V10 release, change the colour of the sky from yellow/orange so it fits in more with the map. Remember water is blue because the sky is blue, if the sky is orange the water should be orange and the same for any other colour.

haha are we going over the water color again like centerrock?

I only like the water to have a bit less transparency, so on the maps edges you can still see the water, and that boats don't seem to float (in fps cam).

AF · Post by AF » 27 May 2006, 17:48

I was really just befuddled at how strange it is to have an orange sky and blue water, apart from being unrealistic, or having to explain they dumped hudnreds of gallons fo blue paitn in the water ebfore the commanders arrived, the 2 contrasting colours make the map edge stand out even more.

I'm not saying make the water orange to fit the sky, I'm saying make the sky blue to fit the water.

IceXuick · Post by **IceXuick** » 27 May 2006, 17:51

hahah, nice blue paint.

yes i got that already, that you wanted the sky more blue. I think it will fit indeed. For V10 i'll try some blueish skies, and pic the best, okay?

AF · Post by AF » 27 May 2006, 18:09

BigSteve · Post by **BigSteve** » 27 May 2006, 19:14

looks awesome as per usual ^^

Monkwarrior · Post by **Monkwarrior** » 27 May 2006, 19:20

Excellent work, time for some shipyarrrrrrrrrdsssssss

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 27 May 2006, 20:34

did you get rid of the negative sunvalues?

IceXuick · Post by **IceXuick** » 27 May 2006, 20:55

shipyards ftw!

sun is same as cathralda, -0.3 .0.9 -0.3..

How where the first games on this map?

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 27 May 2006, 20:56

Please change that I believe that is what might be causing your maps to ocassionaly crash for certian user.... like me

IceXuick · Post by **IceXuick** » 27 May 2006, 21:03

you play with shadows on or off?

* i want everybody to be able to play it to the end, so i will change it, maybe send it to ya first, to test, okay? *

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 27 May 2006, 21:13

sometimes on sometimes off.

emo_boy · Post by **emo_boy** » 28 May 2006, 22:50

u trully are a map making god Icequick. Keep up the excellent work.

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