[DIS]mapping tips and tricks(but mostly me complaining)

[Len]

Straight lines should be broken up when working with non man-made formations
Example:

Simply adding variation tiles isn't enough, a straight line must never be allowed to continue for too many tiles in any direction. this is even true of rivers and oceans (I see a few places in which people have kept this in mind and others in which it was completely ignored.)

http://www.turislazio.it/var/turismo_en ... _lakes.jpg


a few hidden messages are fine, but i don't think we should make them so obvious (even if zelda did it)


And can we make the cloud shadows in the woodland bigger
A geometric shape and its not a garden!acck

I understand that this is partly due to our tilesets being limited but anything we can do to stop our game from looking like a bad rpgmaker game is helpful
http://rpgmxpstudio.pellnet.ch/jeux/AVLR/AVLR_01.png


LoL, this fun is funny http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/11/28/46/75/plaine10.png
such illogical placement of objects within the environment

[Platyna]

You are a developer. You can upload stuff on forums. So don't link to some imageshack because it sucks. ;)

Regards.

[Len]

You are a developer. You can upload stuff on forums. So don't link to some imageshack because it sucks.

Regards.

Sorry force of habit, I’ll start uploading directly to the forums

[kr0n05931]

Well, some things look man-made, but are infact natural things. Look at the (former) Old Man of the Mountain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain


I will admit that we have put in too many man-made looking things.

[Len]

Well, some things look man-made, but are infact natural things. Look at the (former) Old Man of the Mountain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain


I will admit that we have put in too many man-made looking things.

"The straight line belongs to man, the curve to god." - Antoni Gaudi.

http://forums.themanaworld.org/download ... ew&id=1036
Example of bad mapping

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Example of good mapping

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I admit that its possible for nature terrain to look man made, but its not that common and should be avoided when mapping.

[Jaxad0127]

I admit that its possible for nature terrain to look man made, but its not that common and should be avoided when mapping.

Unless it's supposed to look man-made (like a garden). More tile variations will help.

[Len]

I admit that its possible for nature terrain to look man made, but its not that common and should be avoided when mapping.

Unless it's supposed to look man-made (like a garden)

that goes without saying

[Crush]

The stone circles in woodland are supposed to look man-made.

[Len]

The stone circles in woodland are supposed to look man-made.

I don’t have a problem with the circles, I do however have a problem with X marks the spot or arrows made from flowers