Fantasy Maps by blade2k5

[blade2k5]

This thread I will use to showcase my new map projects when they are completed and ready for upload. 

My first new map in nearly 3 months completed last night is a re-do of an old map I uploaded nearly a year ago called Sddlaback Bluffs.  The old version was hand-drawn with Paint then rendered the old fashioned way.  This re-do gives the new version a more realistic look than the original.  I will probably upload this map in a couple of days over at ST.

[beskhu3epnm]

The water template on this one looks pretty cool. Also, nice water mod for the pics.

I couldn't have picked it out better myself!

[blade2k5]

I think it's Pegs Crystal Blue water mod if I remember correctly.  I also use the white sands mod and Pegs gray rock mod along with Cycledog's Olympia Terrain mod.

[bat]

That is a wonderful map!!

[blade2k5]

After spending roughly 65 hours drawing the grayscale for this new map, then another 5 hours smoothing and texturing with SC4TF, my lastest fantasy map has now been completed.  The mountains rise over 15,000 feet in height and features more than a dozen rivers, a couple of lakes and an ocean to west.  I'll let the images below do all the speaking for me.  Enjoy.

[HabLeUrG]

  that map looks so great and unique

[bat]

great new map! like the mountain(s)

[Zaphod]

thanks for making all these fantasy maps

I like the first map, it looks like it would be easy to build on yet still provide a lot of variety

[blade2k5]

Here's my latest map that I just finished, a 5x5 lg tile, but haven't named yet.  Anyone have any ideas on that?  It should be available for upload once I finish opening the tile in game for the rendered look.  Thanks for dropping by.

[Pat]

wow this last map is sweet looking Troy.... hmmm what about Lake Tom lol    no really I'm thinking about that pyramid looking mountain, maybe incorporate that somehow? - pat


btw made my 2300 post here........

[blade2k5]

Thanks patfirefghtr.  I came up with a name finally   Here is the rendered look for the new map which I call Aroknan.

[Pat]

WoW that is a nice map!!!

[moganite]

Damm good map there
right now i am experimenting with a 16 bit RGB hand drawn map only just started it  but it is possilbe to do the same thing using the scaling.

[Vandy]

Hi, Troy.

Welcome back.  I've missed you and the chance to chat with you.  It is really good to have you around the forums again.

I see you've retained all your skills as a map-maker and then some!

Your new maps really look great -- as blade2K5 has always done.

It is really FANTASTIC to see that we still have a very nice contingent of our team members still interested in making maps.  Thanks so very much to all for this great boost to our mapping library.

Regards,

Gary

[blade2k5]

Thanks guys.  It's good to be back and nice to know I still have my magic touch for making maps.  Don't know why, but I just love drawing maps.  Have since I had to do a report on England in the 6th grade and drawing a map of England was part of the report I had to turn in.  Oh, and I got a C on that report if I remember correctly, but it was some 30+ years ago.....

[blade2k5]

I did a little touching up on this map.  All I have left to do is get the readme put together and zip all the necessary files and it is ready for upload probably by Monday at the earliest.

EDIT 11-5-07:  Map is now available on the LEX

[blade2k5]

I just finished up four of several themed standard sized maps [4x4 or 16km x 16km] that I'm planning on uploading as two-for-one packs.  Themes for this series of maps will include regions dominated by lakes, rivers, islands, coastlines and canals to name a few and all will include various terrain elevations for a natural look.  All will be in the fantasy map catagory, though you may find some familiar land/water forms found in RL

The processes involved in the creation of these maps is first hand drawing the grayscale using Paint, then loading the finished grayscale into sc4tf.  I then mess around with raising/lowring the terrain and using the water/talus erosion features until I get a look I'm satisfied with.  Afterwards, I do the usual smoothing and then begin the task of opening the tiles in the game.

These four maps are lake themed, some more plain than others, a couple with distinguished hills and mountain peaks and a couple of volcanic peaks on another.

Map 1


Map 2


Map 3


Map 4

[wouanagaine]

Great job 

[Vandy]

Hi, Troy.

Meh...  Looks like a bunch of land and water to me...

      

NOTE:  The above was said in jest just because I can!

Seriously, Troy, it is really great to see you back in the map-making business.  I'm quite impressed with Aroknan.  Your finished product looks very nice.  The latest series of themed maps are also quite nice.  I do like the way youve been able to balance the water areas with the rolling hillsides.  I would imagine any serious region developer will be quite pleased to use these as the basis for developing their region.

Great work!

And, it really is great to see you posting again AND creating excellent maps!

Regards,

Gary

[blade2k5]

Thanks Vandy.  I'm glad to actually have the time again to make maps and hang out here when I'm online.  Now that my other online activity has gone on hiatus until January, I'll have even more time now.