Snoopy's Terrain Graphics Modpack

[warpstorm]

I like the desert better now, Sn00p. Plus you've got the cacti shadows right this time

 

[Paalikles]

Can or have you done something to the color problem near the polar caps? Ocean to Polar waters change was not good in 3.0...I think

 

[Snoopy]

oh yeah I did correct the polarcap oceans.

everytime I went into the editor to see my changes, the first thing I'd see is the polarcap with the wrong colour ocean. I got so sick of it in the end I decided to fix it straight away.

here it is:

 

[Exsanguination]

I like the old desert, but I think you're right about the dunes. They do kinda look repetitive. I think you should just make a bunch of things (like the bright and not-so-bright desert, small/big mountains-jungle and forest, etc) so those who want it one way can have it that way, and the others can have it their own way. I think it's be easier than just junking the old stuff .

--Ex

 

[T-hawk]

With version 3 now, might it be a good idea to start a fresh thread? The beginning of this one has kinda become a jumble of the different versions - the first screenshot in the thread shows 3.0, the links to the jungle and coast screenshots show an older one, and now even the version 3 zip has updates to it.

edit: never mind my sea/ocean comment, I didn't have that update for sea/ocean tiles; got it now, looks spectacular I'm not sure if I like that coast-sea "dropoff"; is there a version without it? If not, I could take a shot; perhaps by inverting the north-facing (where you don't see the drop) coast-sea interface tiles...

 

[capstact]

Snoopy, your graphic mods are fantastic -- I've been downloading all your 3.0 updates as they come out. I wonder if you've considered making the blue of the rivers just a little less intense -- this color REALLY makes the rivers stand out a *lot* (not necessarily a bad thing) and doesn't match the color of the rivers at the delta.

This is a very TINY thought/suggestion -- keep up the fantastic work!

 

[CurtSibling]

Originally posted by Snoopy
Just wanna grab some opinions. I want to make sure everything is done well, because if Firaxis do decide to put it in PTW, I'd like it to be ready and that a majority are happy with the way it is.

I've made the desert look brighter (looks hotter!?). Good or bad?

I'm not going to put dunes in it as it is too repetitive, but I will probably put dunes around the edges of the desert.

All I can say is;

Snoop, you are the terrain King!

It all looks fine to me!!!

 

[nonnob3]

I agree with my Major Curtsibling
Snoopy is the best for terrian graphics!!!
I am using the first version that he made and I it!

 

[warpstorm]

I'm making my own graphics mod and all I can say is, Sn00p you're the king.

 

[GIDustin]

Originally posted by Snoopy
oh yeah I did correct the polarcap oceans.

everytime I went into the editor to see my changes, the first thing I'd see is the polarcap with the wrong colour ocean. I got so sick of it in the end I decided to fix it straight away.

Sorry Thunderfall, I couldnt wait

Here is the extra green version of the polar ice cap update.

GIDustin

 

[Snoopy]

Originally posted by Exsanguination
I like the old desert, but I think you're right about the dunes. They do kinda look repetitive. I think you should just make a bunch of things (like the bright and not-so-bright desert, small/big mountains-jungle and forest, etc) so those who want it one way can have it that way, and the others can have it their own way. I think it's be easier than just junking the old stuff .

--Ex

I like this idea ^^^

I'm happy that people like my work; I like my work too

I do this because I enjoy it also.


Also, capstat is right, the water should be the background of the land, not the other way around; the water is too bright, i will desaturate it soon.


What I've got left to do :thinks: ...

1. desaturate water
2. make tree's and jungles bigger on hills and mountains
3. make the river look like it's not floating
4. change resource images into something more suitable
5. make the clumps of tree's less clumpy
6. Fix the sea colour
7. Fix coastal shelf
8. Fix main coast tile
9. Fix flood plains
10. Put island and whale in ocean
11. Change the plains
12. Maybe change some of the jungle to swamp
13. Fix Polar Icecap cliff
14. Add more detail to land
15. Fix up mountains with snow
16. Add more beaches
17. Make resources fit with the terrain, instead of look like a 3D model.
18. Possibly change barbarian and village huts


Have I forgotten anything or is there any other new suggestions?

The "Add more detail to land" covers things like rocks on mountains, waterfalls, logs, dead tree stumps, etc

 

[GIDustin]

I think that list is ok, I cannot think of anything else.

Can you predict a release date?

GIDustin

 

[Thunderfall]

The list looks good.

In the future, maybe you can release a greener version the same time as the normal version? If not, I will have to keep making greener versions.

 

[Snoopy]

Ok thunderfall, will do.

 

[Exsanguination]

*ahem* resources, goody huts, and barb camps should be first *ahem*

 

[Amenhotep IV]

The mod is great. I especially like the irrigations, which are really fantastic. However, I noticed one problem - in same cases they overlap onto the sea. I'd just like to make you a suggestion (maybe I'm wrong, so please do not feel offended) : wouldn't it be better if the irrigations on the edges gradually "dissapeared", sth. like "fade in" or "fade out" - I've attached an example in the left-hand-top corner. It's similar to the situation in the file FogOfWar.pcx where the terrain gradually "disappears".

 

[Snoopy]

Can you send me the pcx of the irrigation you edited. I'm interested to see how you made it fade. But then again, I can't see the irrigation fading in that image. It still looks the same to me.

 

[Snoopy]

I think I misunderstood you. I thought you had already put in the gradient.

I think that gradient only effects the fogofwar file, not the other files, so it wouldn't be possible. The only thing I could do, is add transparent pink dots to the outsides of each irrigation tile. But then again it may not look so great.

 

[GIDustin]

I think he is saying you should make a version that fades. That would be awesome, I admit, but as a modder, I am pretty sure that it is impossible because there is no place in the irrigation file for "Irrigation on coastline", it is all the same no matter where on the map it lies.



GIDustin

Edit: Transparent dots may make the irrigation on coastline look better, but it would detract from the irrigation not on the coastline.

 

[kettyo]

I personally don't like snoopy's ver 3 graphics too much but the rivers are beautiful. I stole the river and the mountain forest graphics from v3 and added them to my own terrain graphics which consist of parts stolen from various sources.

I won't list all the authors of the graphics in my package. All copyrights fall to their respective owners.

So this is the terrain pack i use now.
In the case you'd like to try it out, backup your entire terrain folder because this pack will overwrite all files.