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Title: Short Mountains Tutorial
Post by: Mapper on May 26, 2007, 04:20:54 PM

What you need:
A Basic understanding of mapping in RMXP
RMXP(duh.)

Obviously, make a new map with the mountain tileset, You will see this.
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu22.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F15021%2F2004127069410836980_th.jpg&hash=9b159d46e1aeac3fbf7689eebda6805d58d4641d) (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004127069410836980)

Start off by making a jagged rock facing at the bottom, like this:

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu22.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F15021%2F2004149791320911471_th.jpg&hash=4d6295e398eebb572ad5b5e9ee21728aaeab011c) (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004149791320911471)

You have to remember, there is no straight lines in nature.
After that make a stream and a rock facing that looks like this:

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu35.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F12794%2F2004174644018123423_th.jpg&hash=210a2ccc2ea4d87b314149a7c3e63a055e18f090) (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004174644018123423)

I would have given you a screenshot of the process, but I messed up :(
Anyways, go to layer 2 and start on some of the plants and trees and add the bridge, but don't go overboard on the trees, we need some space for the hard part!

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu11.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F12330%2F2004124110104816991_th.jpg&hash=f8ebb5c4e163769b64b652d70c6f3ce0dbbe563b) (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004124110104816991)

Now, go to layer 3 and finish the bridge rails, and if you like, overlap some trees to give it a cool effect.

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu02.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F13921%2F2004196467594266090_th.jpg&hash=b073408d9cede468a55c10224b80bba1ca470f0a) (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004196467594266090)

Now for the hard part. Make two or more rock facings in the blanks you left in the trees. Remember, no straight lines in nature!!

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu33.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F15752%2F2004179860589527515_th.jpg&hash=5bdb2624052d1eb2f046f512cc757fb3820eca08) (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004179860589527515)

Now that you are done wth that, finish up the mountainy feel by adding some more foliage such as flowers, more trees, and possibly a spring and then you have your mountain!
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Tips
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You might improve your bridge by adding some river Sound effects, it works like this:

Code: [Select]

Play BGS: '010-River01'. 80. 100.

Title: Re: Short Mountains Tutorial
Post by: Kokowam on May 26, 2007, 04:26:16 PM

That looks pretty good, except I think that the screenshots should be a bit bigger and that the dirt road shouldn't just be a straight line because if you put patches in certain places, it looks like people were walking across it or something and wore it out. ;D Gj, though.

Title: Re: Short Mountains Tutorial
Post by: Mapper on May 26, 2007, 04:41:08 PM

Yeah, the pics do suck, but you can click on them to make them bigger! As for the road, I wasn't aiming for straight, but not quite...Scrambled...Like a road that is only traveled on once every two days. Not a perfect road, but not a scribbled-on-to-the-map road

Title: Re: Short Mountains Tutorial
Post by: dollmage on May 28, 2007, 02:58:13 PM

for a mountain tut sure looks like perfectly made by human hands

just a comment, you could either ignore what i just said.

wont it be better if you make it more disoriented its a mountain right? so it should not have a perfect curve on the edges well to have a more touch of nature on to it.

any way you did say short tut.

Title: Re: Short Mountains Tutorial
Post by: Mapper on May 29, 2007, 01:31:45 PM

Quote from: dollmage on May 28, 2007, 02:58:13 PM

for a mountain tut sure looks like perfectly made by human hands

There are a few ways to solve the "made by human hands" problem. You could put some storyline behind it, like "The dwarves made it." or "A magic spell was cast over them." I think that sound a bit better than "Humans worked their asses off carving out these mountains, God knows why..."