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Offline ImADot

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Dot's Terrain Progress
« on: January 27, 2011, 07:55:46 PM »
Ok, I've got the terrain portion done enough to show one HQ Island (which has a couple small ring islands). I only adjusted the brightness levels in Photoshop, to make them not quite so washed-out looking.  Subject to constant tweaking (...cuz I'm a tweaker  :D), the small island with the small airfield is approx 8x4 miles and the HQ island is approx 34x22 miles.  Without giving too much info, each country will have a large island for the HQ, far enough away to require some time to get there.  It's a 256-mile map, with what I hope to be a fun and workable main landmass.  No ETA on more samples or submission for online consideration for play in the Main Arenas - my big issue right now is my lack of sleep and doing design work in my head at work when I'm supposed to be doing the work they pay me to do.  :lol

Rocky inland hills on the east side of HQ Island 1


West coast farmland on HQ Island 1 (notice small airfield island in the distance)


View of small airfield island looking back towards HQ Island


View of small airfield on small island


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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2011, 07:59:20 PM »
That looks great Dot  :aok

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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 08:14:17 PM »
 :O

Holy $%%% dot

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NICELY DONE SIR!!!
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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 08:58:10 PM »
Very nice Dot! :aok
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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2011, 09:36:40 PM »
i think i just had a crisis.  :aok
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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2011, 10:21:28 PM »
Wow Dot I'm totally impressed!  :aok I can't wait to fly it.  :airplane:
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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2011, 10:07:09 PM »
A couple more samples.  Hand-tweaking the elevations is tedious, but I think it's worth it.

Here's the clipboard map of HQ Island 2, highlighting the location of the bay in the next two pictures.  Once the terrain is done, I'll make a real CBM.  :D



Looking across from atop the hills at the SW entrance to the bay...



Looking back across the bay at where the first picture was taken from...

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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2011, 10:10:58 PM »
Dot,

This terrain looks terrific. My only concern is the water. It appears to be the same color throughout. It looks like you are depicting deep blue water? How about make the shallow waters a lighter shade of blue and the deeper waters more dark? Otherwise this terrain is in tip top shape! I like it.
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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2011, 10:35:33 PM »
Yep Plazus, that's my plan.  I want to get all the land and water laid down first.  Then I'll go back and redraw the shorelines to pretty them up.  Thanks for the feedback and kind words.  :salute
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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2011, 10:37:42 PM »
Best of luck, Dot! :salute
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Re: Dot's Terrain Progress
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2011, 11:08:30 PM »
Looks great Dot!!!  Nice work! :salute
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