I'm making the purple wool area for Inert Empire, it's called "Igniferous" (whose significate is: "Who produces fire" or "Who has fire") and involves every fire related thing you can think of. The area is located at Intersection 4, and my only concern about it is if I should make it in the nether, because water buckets/ice can screw all my work and make the area as easy as a white wool dungeon.
Obviously as an Int4 area, it should be a difficult place, and that's why I am thinking of putting the whole area in the nether, tell me about it
Some pics of the entrance (it represents the concept of the area without spoiling it. Still WIP):
It's been awhile since the last progress report, and this one has a lot of things. Each progress is sorted in chronological order, so enjoy!
Some of you may know that the white wool of Inert Empire has been changed like 4 times, that was because in that time I had a pretty low experience in mapmaking. I decided to make a last try, deleting the area I had and making another one with different thematic and structure, the area turned out with the thematic of a diabolical cathedral with little demons inside of it, tormenting every person who entered there. The name for the area is "Disciples Of The Ram" (Yeah, I took the name from the "Annabelle" movie).
White wool pics:
2. The light gray wool "Resurgement Of The Reinforcements" has been completed aesthetically, after two months of hard work. This has been the area that consumed the most time in the making (alongside the monument). It is the biggest area in the map at the moment. I still have to place it in the actual map.
Light gray wool pics:
3. The fourth intersection "Walls Of Salvation" was finished yesterday, it has a thunder/lightning bolt/storm thematic. I am very happy with the result of the intersection. At first I had another idea for it, I wanted it to be red, with redstone ore making smooth lightning but the ores would'nt stay shinning and the idea had to be scrapped.
Fun fact: The time between when you see a thunder and you hear it, divided by 5 is the distance in miles of the thunder.
Intersection Four's pics:
The texture pack used in the screenshots is the "Veteran's Pack", it includes the old textures of Minecraft.
This progress report ends here, expect one in a few weeks, as my vacations start in this months 24th.
Jesus man, that looks incredible. Aesthetically, you don't need to change a thing. My only concern is the fact that the pathways aren't lit up too well - from a gameplay standpoint, if natural mobs are present, that could serve as an annoyance to the player.
Thanks, it means a lot coming from you. As Vicabo said, I'm using the Mushroom Island Shore biome to avoid those annoying hostile mobs from spawning there.
I really think that floor needs to look different from the roof/walls, cuz right now the colors make it very hard to look at. Smoothing that out with a different floor design might well help.
I forgot to say that the floor you see in the first picture is going to be filled with lava. My bad
What do you think of this area? Obviously it is a work in progress, I still have to complete the full illumination proccess, make a lava lake, fill and add structures. It's not that big, I may make a teleportation transport system to make it a little bigger.
The name for now is "Volatile Overcharge", subject to change. The thematic is an energy complex that has overloaded, and its lava containers (simulating the physic look of energy) have exploded.
After two months in the making, I finished completely the aesthetic part of "Resurgement Of The Reinforcements", Inert Empire's light gray wool. This area and the monument are the ones that consumed the most time of development (Alma Imperia has 14 hours, while this area has 11 hours). I started the light gray wool two months ago and today it is really finished.
It's pretty big. Taking this picture was almost impossible because of the rendering system in 1.7.4.
MORE PICS:
Fun fact:
Just after taking those screenshots with the render at 16 chunks and a consumed memmory of 90%, this happened:
Remember one of the most important rules of CTM Maps "You may only find wool for the monument inside fleecy boxes, you can't craft it nor use normal wool". The mapmaker is free to build with any block he wants in the map, the player has to play with the limitations stablished in the map. That is a mistake that some of us (mapmakers) are making, not using wool for constructions.
Let's see, in Overload there is an area that has red wool as decoration (If I remember correctly, Gelidor Complex), and nobody took it for the monument.
I started working on the brand new white wool area from Inert Empire, the name for the area is "Disciples Of The Ram". The concept of the area is a diabolic cathedral with demons living inside of it.
Some screenies:
And here is "Alma Imperia", IE's monument with a little more progress. I'm thinking of adding another tower on top of the central one, I will see.
Suggestions, feed, and all kind of coments are welcome
Edit: Yeah, I took the first name from the "Annabelle" movie xD
A few hours ago my inspiration came back, so I assembled the monument with the rest of the map. The monument has replaced "The Slaughterhouse" in Intersection 3, so it will now be placed in Intersection 4, or with another circumstances, is going to be a sub-area of Resurgement Of The Reinforcements. Here's a little resume of what I've done in the last hours:
Changes:
- Replaced "The Slaughterhouse" with the victory monument in Int3. It stills being the gray wool.
- Changed the name of the monument, from "Imperial Palace" to "Alma Imperia"
- "The Slaughterhouse" will be:
- Or placed in Int4.
- Or a sub-area from "RotR"
On another side, I augmented the number of items, there is now 84.
Now talking about the lobby, I still have to make a little space for the teleporter to start the map and make the white wool, whose concept I already have in mind. I added two books, with the titles "Rules, pocket edition", that has the rules of the map with a little description for each one (there are 10 rules); and "Nomenclature", that explains the loot layout of the map and how the items are named.
Intersection 4 is already made, but like I said before, I'm not fine with the result.
There is no much more to say, otherwise than thank you for taking your time to read my thread and for waiting patiently the release of Inert Empire. Take care!
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I'm now doing the whole process of making an area totally in-game, the only times I use MCEdit is to change biomes or replace some blocks to static lava.
EDIT: If you're interested in my full map (actually WIP), here is the link to the thread:
I started working on another mini map a few days ago, I just want some feedback and suggestions about what I have made of the map at this point. The planned layout of the map (subject to change) is below this:
Leyend:
Aesthetically done
In progress
Planned
Not Started
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Spawn Area/White Wool: Decaying Empire
Intersection One: Veil Of Fire
Orange Wool: Garden Of Oblivion
Magenta Wool: Sanctuary Of The Ancients
Light Blue Wool: ???
Intersection Two: ???
Light Blue Wool: ???
Yellow Wool:???
Lime Wool: ???
Monument
Here is a screenshot of one of the areas. I was going to publish more than one picture but my internet is derping right now.
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I'm making the purple wool area for Inert Empire, it's called "Igniferous" (whose significate is: "Who produces fire" or "Who has fire") and involves every fire related thing you can think of. The area is located at Intersection 4, and my only concern about it is if I should make it in the nether, because water buckets/ice can screw all my work and make the area as easy as a white wool dungeon.
Obviously as an Int4 area, it should be a difficult place, and that's why I am thinking of putting the whole area in the nether, tell me about it
Some pics of the entrance (it represents the concept of the area without spoiling it. Still WIP):
My map's post:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/maps/wip-maps/2380975-ctm-series-inert-tales-series-by-carlus
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Sorry for this double post, I don't want to screw my old commentary.
I just published a progress report thingie on my map's thread, you should check it out!
Thread: http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/maps/wip-maps/2380975-ctm-series-inert-tales-series-by-carlus
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Progress Report #3
It's been awhile since the last progress report, and this one has a lot of things. Each progress is sorted in chronological order, so enjoy!
White wool pics:
2. The light gray wool "Resurgement Of The Reinforcements" has been completed aesthetically, after two months of hard work. This has been the area that consumed the most time in the making (alongside the monument). It is the biggest area in the map at the moment. I still have to place it in the actual map.
Light gray wool pics:
3. The fourth intersection "Walls Of Salvation" was finished yesterday, it has a thunder/lightning bolt/storm thematic. I am very happy with the result of the intersection. At first I had another idea for it, I wanted it to be red, with redstone ore making smooth lightning but the ores would'nt stay shinning and the idea had to be scrapped.
Fun fact: The time between when you see a thunder and you hear it, divided by 5 is the distance in miles of the thunder.
Intersection Four's pics:
The texture pack used in the screenshots is the "Veteran's Pack", it includes the old textures of Minecraft.
This progress report ends here, expect one in a few weeks, as my vacations start in this months 24th.
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Thanks, it means a lot coming from you. As Vicabo said, I'm using the Mushroom Island Shore biome to avoid those annoying hostile mobs from spawning there.
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Yesterday I finished "Walls Of Salvation", Inert Empire's fourth intersection, that turned out to be like this:
Yeah, it's very thunder-lightning bolt related to, part of the lore explains that.
I want some opinions and suggestions about it
More pics:
Extra: I was using "Veteran's Pack" textures, it includes the good old Minecraft textures.
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The posts has been completely remade, thanks to @Vicabo for making those awesome titles for me.
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I forgot to say that the floor you see in the first picture is going to be filled with lava. My bad
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What do you think of this area? Obviously it is a work in progress, I still have to complete the full illumination proccess, make a lava lake, fill and add structures. It's not that big, I may make a teleportation transport system to make it a little bigger.
The name for now is "Volatile Overcharge", subject to change. The thematic is an energy complex that has overloaded, and its lava containers (simulating the physic look of energy) have exploded.
WIP Screenies:
EDIT: Gage pet
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After two months in the making, I finished completely the aesthetic part of "Resurgement Of The Reinforcements", Inert Empire's light gray wool. This area and the monument are the ones that consumed the most time of development (Alma Imperia has 14 hours, while this area has 11 hours). I started the light gray wool two months ago and today it is really finished.
It's pretty big. Taking this picture was almost impossible because of the rendering system in 1.7.4.
MORE PICS:
Fun fact:
Just after taking those screenshots with the render at 16 chunks and a consumed memmory of 90%, this happened:
And then this:
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It is red wool, but the area is the white one.
Remember one of the most important rules of CTM Maps "You may only find wool for the monument inside fleecy boxes, you can't craft it nor use normal wool". The mapmaker is free to build with any block he wants in the map, the player has to play with the limitations stablished in the map. That is a mistake that some of us (mapmakers) are making, not using wool for constructions.
Let's see, in Overload there is an area that has red wool as decoration (If I remember correctly, Gelidor Complex), and nobody took it for the monument.
You have to remember the rule previously said.
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I started working on the brand new white wool area from Inert Empire, the name for the area is "Disciples Of The Ram". The concept of the area is a diabolic cathedral with demons living inside of it.
Some screenies:
And here is "Alma Imperia", IE's monument with a little more progress. I'm thinking of adding another tower on top of the central one, I will see.
Suggestions, feed, and all kind of coments are welcome
Edit: Yeah, I took the first name from the "Annabelle" movie xD
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Progress Report: #2
A few hours ago my inspiration came back, so I assembled the monument with the rest of the map. The monument has replaced "The Slaughterhouse" in Intersection 3, so it will now be placed in Intersection 4, or with another circumstances, is going to be a sub-area of Resurgement Of The Reinforcements. Here's a little resume of what I've done in the last hours:
Changes:
- Replaced "The Slaughterhouse" with the victory monument in Int3. It stills being the gray wool.
- Changed the name of the monument, from "Imperial Palace" to "Alma Imperia"
- "The Slaughterhouse" will be:
- Or placed in Int4.
- Or a sub-area from "RotR"
On another side, I augmented the number of items, there is now 84.
Now talking about the lobby, I still have to make a little space for the teleporter to start the map and make the white wool, whose concept I already have in mind. I added two books, with the titles "Rules, pocket edition", that has the rules of the map with a little description for each one (there are 10 rules); and "Nomenclature", that explains the loot layout of the map and how the items are named.
Intersection 4 is already made, but like I said before, I'm not fine with the result.
There is no much more to say, otherwise than thank you for taking your time to read my thread and for waiting patiently the release of Inert Empire. Take care!
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From the creators of Noxious Relics, comes to you by your closest store...
MOAR PICS!
I'm now doing the whole process of making an area totally in-game, the only times I use MCEdit is to change biomes or replace some blocks to static lava.
EDIT: If you're interested in my full map (actually WIP), here is the link to the thread:
Inert Tales Series
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Muchísimas gracias
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Heeeeeey.
I started working on another mini map a few days ago, I just want some feedback and suggestions about what I have made of the map at this point. The planned layout of the map (subject to change) is below this:
Leyend:
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Here is a screenshot of one of the areas. I was going to publish more than one picture but my internet is derping right now.
The Sanctuary Of The Ancients