12.03.2010, 04:06
Painting your own terrain in grey values, which is what will be necessary if you want to make a fictional map, is not the easiest thing to do unless you will be happy with relatively simple landscapes. It will be very hard and time consuming to put in by hand all the grey values necessary to create a believable landscape.
Far better to roam around the world with say Google earth or Google Maps and then find a landscape somewhere that fits what you are looking for. Or perhaps make a compilation landscape, with features from 2 or more different locations.
Then follow the tutorial, make the Microdem Dems for the map and see how it turns out. You can make small adjustments afterwards. And you can always change the outward appearance of landscapes by changing texture sets.
If for instance you wish to have canyons for dogfighting, then just zoom around in Africa for instance or around the foothills of any of the Asian mountain chains. You'll find more remarkable kinds of landscapes than you ever imagined possible.
Far better to roam around the world with say Google earth or Google Maps and then find a landscape somewhere that fits what you are looking for. Or perhaps make a compilation landscape, with features from 2 or more different locations.
Then follow the tutorial, make the Microdem Dems for the map and see how it turns out. You can make small adjustments afterwards. And you can always change the outward appearance of landscapes by changing texture sets.
If for instance you wish to have canyons for dogfighting, then just zoom around in Africa for instance or around the foothills of any of the Asian mountain chains. You'll find more remarkable kinds of landscapes than you ever imagined possible.