Regor VI Highlands

[Lionhardt]

I wanted to share with you the progress of my debut map. This section is missing WIP threads anyway

So, I just finished the alpha version of the heightmap. Its dimensions are 512*512 (for non-mappers this corresponds to 10 km edge lenghth). The spawns are to be placed on the open areas to the north and south. I let the hills partly plateaued so they can serve as playable area. I will put at least one mex per player on one symmetrical pair of those plateaus.


The working title for this map is "uncanny sinkholes" btw.

[Lionhardt]

Here's an update:

I refined the heightmap a little and applied the ground textures.


I am not quite happy with the grass yet... I would like some more variation and smoothness, but there are no free stratums left.

[Krapougnak]

From this distance it looks great. Good work.

[Lionhardt]

Thx. I am considering shrinking down the whole map to 5k... But first I need to play some test-games on it to see, whether this is a good idea. But before I know whether I will shrink it down or not I will not start applying decals, as you cannot simply shrink the decals layer as you can the ground textures and the heightmap... I assume, at least...
I have now placed reclaim and resources. Basically the map is now ready for alpha testing. But unfortunately I don't get it to run properly, as I have described in the other thread. This kind of sucks, as I cannot continue working now :/

[Krapougnak]

Upload it to mediafire and I will have a look at it if you like.

[lextoc]

looks good, make sure you place the mexies right ^^

[Lionhardt]

The first try I gave the mex layout is this one. But suggestions would be much welcome, as I kind of struggle with this. I am not much of a good player... which would help for designing a good mex layout I guess...

Upload it to mediafire and I will have a look at it if you like.

Thank you, I now figured out what was wrong though

[Lionhardt]

In the meantime I changed... a lot. Refined the heightmap a little, as well as the grounf textures and the mex layout. I wanted to achieve more of a look similar to William's Bridge/ Ian's Cross

[Lionhardt]

Here's an update. I added some fairly big rocks to make up for more interessting microing possibilites and flanking maneuvers etc.

I also addes civs and wrecks... which you cant see at this zoom level. But there are like 2 t3, and 6 t2 wrecks in the middle. An dI once more changed the ground texture composition.

[Nombringer]

Looking impressive, keep it up!