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Title: Making a good river
Post by: :) on November 25, 2006, 04:46:02 AM

Many rivers I see that come from mountains come off large water fall's and look UGLY! you don't need that big waterfall to make your river start, why not make it look real?

Here is what you don;t want:
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy163%2FNouman6%2FTHENO.jpg&hash=7c30af296b9fc6b9bd13589349ce13798fb493ea)
(where the hell is teh water for the waterfall comming from?


(most if not all of this is made on layer 1)
First Step: (first lay grass duh!) Make hill's outline
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy163%2FNouman6%2FStepone.jpg&hash=2735def68def5ef2d5a9818defb2a7b0a795cca8)

Second Step: Make smaller ridges comming out of mountains
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy163%2FNouman6%2Fsteptwo.jpg&hash=233d7e701f431a23f27f9d54f5903566e2c797c7)

Third step: Make river outline, have first part start from the top of the map and end at the mountin first drop, then make a second one from base of the bottom of the hill, and end it all the way to the bottom of the map:
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy163%2FNouman6%2Fstepthree.jpg&hash=fda476418ff8208ddd3b8c1fe0e89f0755e5584d)

Fourth step, take the waterfall tool, and connect the open spots between the river outline and connect the fivers:
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy163%2FNouman6%2Fstepfour.jpg&hash=8c72c09699deb73ac874744c5ace3c0eddce3717)

Fifth step: fool around with the map tools, add trees, bridges, pathways and plants:
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy163%2FNouman6%2Ffinalriverwaterfall.jpg&hash=b1390e61e4941ea794624631693e3eff9d0a2222)

here is one in the snow:

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy163%2FNouman6%2Fsnowpathway.jpg&hash=bb0b3035bfd6d6e487c919bc210acf959476d93a)

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: Snickers on November 25, 2006, 04:30:23 PM

OMG, you made another tut! I did not notice. Will try and attempt this, wow really the final product looks sweet!

keep the  tuts comming nouman6

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: LiLTreLL1217 on November 25, 2006, 05:22:24 PM

very nice tut, should be very useful for mappers of all skill levels.

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: :) on November 25, 2006, 06:31:08 PM

thanks guys, feedback is really helpful. =]

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: Snickers on November 25, 2006, 06:32:00 PM

Nouman6 I think this is in the wrong place. Shouldnt you make this in the tut database?

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: GilgameshRO on November 25, 2006, 08:05:32 PM

The snow one is pretty tacky. I think you should take out that example. :=:

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: :) on November 25, 2006, 08:45:15 PM

its a non RTP map, showing what you can do with out use of RTP

O and no snickers, database is only if the mods like it and think many people will look at it, then they move it.

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: &&&&&&&&&&&&& on November 25, 2006, 11:38:34 PM

Quote from: Nouman6 on November 25, 2006, 08:45:15 PM

its a non RTP map, showing what you can do with use of RTP\

That made so much sense... I drew a charcoal picture to show how nice paint looks once...  ::)

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: :) on November 26, 2006, 12:32:11 AM

haha nice find...lol I should read over what I type, I ment without rtp

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: SexualBubblegumX on November 26, 2006, 02:00:42 AM

I took this to heart, as it is known my mapping is sub par.

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: :) on November 26, 2006, 05:51:28 AM

thanks fu. (ha that shounds black)

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: subzero on November 30, 2006, 10:04:32 PM

OMG  :o Your just amazing at mapping my friend  :lol: Keep Up the good work!

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: :) on December 01, 2006, 01:54:17 AM

Quote from: subzero on November 30, 2006, 10:04:32 PM

OMG  :o Your just amazing at mapping my friend  :lol: Keep Up the good work!

eh..decent is a better word..but thaks for the feedback  ;D

If you want some really nice map tuts, check out some of the ones posted in TUT database there are REALLY talented mappers who have made tuts in there.

Title: Re: Making a good river
Post by: :) on April 01, 2007, 12:23:31 AM

xD I know. I should update all my tuts I made when I wasn't that great at mapping. xD