Spring RTS Engine

Amalthea V02 released, new texture, less water metal, more sync with the heightmap (Still dosnt do it to well though)
Size 16x16
Texture and heightmap made with bryce.
Owning the water and the land at the same time is the key to winning.
Download: http://www.elmercreek.com/Luke/AmaltheaV02.sd7
http://www.unknown-files.net/browse.php ... s=1&error=

Minimap:








Enjoy!

My main gripe is that the higher the gradient the more it borks with lod.

man the texture alignment is totally fscked up

ok do you want my full opinion or do you just want me to keep quiet?

The thin layered effect rock is not appropriate in this kind of environment. This landscape would look better either no rock layers or just 2 or 3 subtley different ones. Having them perfectly horizontal doesn't look quite right either but you went too far here.

Weaver wrote:The thin layered effect rock is not appropriate in this kind of environment. This landscape would look better either no rock layers or just 2 or 3 subtley different ones. Having them perfectly horizontal doesn't look quite right either but you went too far here.

I fully agree here.

Definitely agree with the others. The sediment lines either need to be worked down to one or two levels, or removed completely and replaced with another texture. (Option 2 would probably look better)

Like the Strategic Idea behind it

How would you want a Skybox to look ?

It bugs me that you make all these complaints without actually trying the map...
And if you dont like the texture, to bad, I love it, and think it looks great. And im not spending another hour rendering one in bryce.
For those of you who cant stand the abnormal, TFB.

(Just like I tell the guys in the chat who think Picassos maps are ugly :\)

LOrDo,

You will never be able to please them all. Just do your thing
and as long as you are happy with it thats what counts.

Keep up the good work ..

dear god, it looks like that map is melting!

genblood wrote:LOrDo,

You will never be able to please them all. Just do your thing
and as long as you are happy with it thats what counts.

Keep up the good work ..

Never listen to genblood when it comes to mapping.

Das Bruce wrote:

genblood wrote:LOrDo,

You will never be able to please them all. Just do your thing
and as long as you are happy with it thats what counts.

Keep up the good work ..

Never listen to genblood when it comes to mapping.

But hes absolutely right...and thats what I was planning on anyways.

(Someone help me with my goddamn compiling problem already!:evil:)

Das Bruce:

Never listen to genblood when it comes to mapping.

LOrDo,

Everyone has a opinion, some good and some bad. Comments
like the one Das Bruce just posted ... Is one thats up to you
if you want to listen too or not ...

It's always a good idea to have a open mind when designing something
new. In the process of doing something different, their is always
someone posting negitive opinions. Then you have the ones that
post postive comments ... You will have to decide whats good or
bad.


Looking forward to your next map ...

Before I even think about a second, im GONNA need some help with my first!
*Starts trashing everything incredible hulk style*

lol i think this map is quite fun!

well done:P

it doesent have to be a masterpiece to be fun

Even considering an abstract texturing style it's still done wrong. A map texture should give a clear indication of what is a slope and what is flat or it will be disorienting for the player.

It's a bit abstract for me either way, it feels like wandering around on a watercolor painting that got stuck in the rain, realistic textures are just more believable and playable in game. It's a bit of duck syndrome.

genblood wrote:LOrDo,

You will never be able to please them all. Just do your thing
and as long as you are happy with it thats what counts.

Keep up the good work ..

Despite my reservations, this statement is TRUE

I suspect it is rather fun to play, and thus I will download it before any further commentary.

this isn't nessicarially constructive criticism, or deconstructive ...

but it looks like something spit out of a fractical generator... then ported to spring.. with little finesse.