The Lands of Arda

illuminus · Vala Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 382

Okay now I want to play test the Sinister Caverns of Dark and Cool Ambience.

Salith Grinn · Vala Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Baltimore

The Slopes of Mt. Dolmed

The Dwarf Road among the Ered Luin below

Uh Oh....
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Lord of the seas and one of the Valar. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.
-Encyclopedia of Arda: Ulmo

illuminus · Vala Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 382

Main Hall, Havens of Sirion - roughly like Elrond's House in the 3rd Age

Salith Grinn · Vala Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Baltimore

Tol Galen at Night

High up in the mountains on the Dwarf Road with Tol Galen in the distance

Altar at Tol Galen where Beren and Luthien were wed

On the Bridge to Tol Galen looking back towards the Dwarf Road high up in the Ered Luin

Belegost is up ahead

Belegost is down below

The Entrance to Belegost

Looking out from Belegost back out over the Dwarf Road
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Lord of the seas and one of the Valar. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.
-Encyclopedia of Arda: Ulmo

SerraAvatar · Site Admin Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 573

Wow, nice landscape, great work! =) (That was one of things that kept me playing on arda^^)
In picture 2 ("High up in the mountains on the Dwarf Road with Tol Galen in the distance") some of the trees are obviously of the same modell (for example the 3 trees in the left back in the valley). It would look even more natural (trees would be less alike) if you just rotated them a bit (that doesnt take that much time, and its really worth it).

illuminus · Vala Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 382

The trees can't be rotated. What happens is the object appearance stays fixed no matter what angle you see it from. NWN 2 contracted for the same tree software used in the Gothic games. They look great if you alternate different types as in the Tol Galen at night image.

Salith Grinn · Vala Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Baltimore

you can do infinite variations on trees, but the developers recommend no more than 5 different tree types per area...not sure why but there must be a reason. However, I can try to resize them and scatter them around a bit more.
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Lord of the seas and one of the Valar. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.
-Encyclopedia of Arda: Ulmo

SerraAvatar · Site Admin Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 573

Oh, I thought it would be just like in the NWN1, I often used of the rotation option.
The trees on picture 2 already look like randomly scattered. It wasnt my intention to cause any extra work for you, it was just an idea to help you to make the area even more perfect *g*.
Without the opportunity to rotate and the maximum of 5 different kind of trees, I dont see anything what should be changed. As I said, I like that landscape^^
Btw, was it your intention to make it that foggy? Or is that another toolset issue? I remember that in NWN1 some objects only where visible within a certain distance. One had the option to make it foggy, or to grant a view for example on "nude" (=treeless) hills far away. Comming closer, the trees (and other objects too) began to be visible again.

Salith Grinn · Vala Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Baltimore

it does seem rather foggy in that one shot, not sure why it is more so than some of the others. I increased the default fog distance by a lot as is. I'd be afraid to max it out since this game is so much more system intensive than the old one.
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Lord of the seas and one of the Valar. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.
-Encyclopedia of Arda: Ulmo

Salith Grinn · Vala Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Baltimore

Lanthir Lamath from Above

Lanthir Lamath

Lanthir Lamath
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Lord of the seas and one of the Valar. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.
-Encyclopedia of Arda: Ulmo

illuminus · Vala Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 382

Nan Tathren - River Narog with a gorge beyond

Nan Tathren - Resting near the ranger's camp

Nan Tathren - Hunting in the hills

Nan Tathren - Fall of Sirion

The hobbit hamlet of Harthanen

Salith Grinn · Vala Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Baltimore

ooo very pretty
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Lord of the seas and one of the Valar. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.
-Encyclopedia of Arda: Ulmo

Lanalon · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject:

Niceness
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Salith Grinn · Vala Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Baltimore

Map of Lindon Area
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Lord of the seas and one of the Valar. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.
-Encyclopedia of Arda: Ulmo

illuminus · Vala Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 382

Nan Tathren Area Map