Mountainside (A Gravel version available NOW!)

[Jalkku]

Released!

Update 26.6. added gravel version. Same download link.

It's ready now to be raced the burning hell out of it!

Download from repository:
http://www.rigsofrods.com/repository/view/4463

Made a trailer:


Original post:

Hi again, friends.
A new terrain from me. I started to build this right after releasing Hillside, and now im at this point.
It's pretty similar to hillside, but its a lot bigger, wider roads and bigger mountains.
I have learned a lot what comes to terrain making and hopefully i don't make same mistakes what i did with hillside.

I got my inspiration from this video:
youtube.com/watch?v=NrNOc3sZYBY

It's going to have longer road, grass, stone walls, guardrails and also some gravel road as well it haves tarmac.
Also i'm going to model trees on my own, and add vegetation.
I was thinking to make mesh roads what you think?

And, yes, i don't have imagination what comes to names

Pictures:

[auke1]

this is just what we need an real rally map

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[Mr. crash]

Cool. <3 rally

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That shit is spreading here too?

[Pac]

Meshed roads are the best Strongly advised.

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Millstone spotted...
...no age to be immature...



... I've just lost the few hope remaining I've been for this forum...

[JohnV]

Meshed roads are the best Strongly advised.

Indeed Except you don't want to mess with FPS of course...

Hi again, friends.
A new terrain from me. I started to build this right after releasing Hillside, and now im at this point.
It's pretty similar to hillside, but its a lot bigger, wider roads and bigger mountains.
I have learned a lot what comes to terrain making and hopefully i don't make same mistakes what i did with hillside.

I got my inspiration from this video:


It's going to have longer road, grass, stone walls, guardrails and also some gravel road as well it haves tarmac.
Also i'm going to model trees on my own, and add vegetation.
I was thinking to make mesh roads what you think?

And, yes, i don't have imagination what comes to names

Pictures:

Very nice stuff there and even better than your previous map

[aljowen]

Cool, this links in very well with the car im making. In fact when you release this i may use this for testing

Just a quick request, could you make it so the terrain is close to the mesh so we don't get respawn problems.

Cant wait for this map, you're last one was really fun so heres hoping for more.

[Pac]

Indeed Except you don't want to mess with FPS of course...

A meshed road is more FPS friendly than a map with a lot of tiles. Took Gabester's tracks, they are unplayable for me. Took a flat map with a lot of meshes, still playable for me.
Using a meshed road can allow the use of bigger tiles, to give a better FPS but creating a less detailed terrain.

[JohnV]

A meshed road is more FPS friendly than a map with a lot of tiles. Took Gabester's tracks, they are unplayable for me. Took a flat map with a lot of meshes, still playable for me.
Using a meshed road can allow the use of bigger tiles, to give a better FPS but creating a less detailed terrain.

Yes, that's true, but I was talking about leaving the same terrain resolution and then adding a road mesh, that will decrease FPS.

[Jalkku]

Thanks for your support again guys.
I'll definitely do meshed road, but i haven't been able to export my raw to blender, and i can't figure how to make meshed road without any model on base, you know what i mean.
And i'll do fps version too, i hate low fps i don't have a nasa computer either.

[aljowen]

AND PLEASE,IF YOU'RE DOING IT DO IT WITH ROAD STRIPES IN THE MIDDLE

are you so desperate for lines that you feel you have to go all caps rage.

[Fili86RaceFace]

nice map

[Pac]

Thanks for your support again guys.
I'll definitely do meshed road, but i haven't been able to export my raw to blender, and i can't figure how to make meshed road without any model on base, you know what i mean.
And i'll do fps version too, i hate low fps i don't have a nasa computer either.

Use Bézier curves

[Jalkku]

Thanks for the comments again.

All yesterday i tried to make meshed roads, but it seems to be that i don't have enough skills or patience to it, so no meshed roads for now we'll see later. these non-meshed-roads are imo more driveable, altough they don't look that good.
Now i'm messing with grass and trees, let's see how they work out.
I also started to model the trees, they're not ready yet don't worry!

Some pics for you:

[Jov]

Thanks for the comments again.

All yesterday i tried to make meshed roads, but it seems to be that i don't have enough skills or patience to it, so no meshed roads for now we'll see later. these non-meshed-roads are imo more driveable, altough they don't look that good.
Now i'm messing with grass and trees, let's see how they work out.
I also started to model the trees, they're not ready yet don't worry!

Some pics for you:

To easily create a mesh road, just import your heightmap in Blender, then make the road.

This map looks great and realistic, congrats !

[Jalkku]

To easily create a mesh road, just import your heightmap in Blender, then make the road.

This map looks great and realistic, congrats !

Thank you.

I know how to import heightmap to blender, the problem is just lack of my skills. I'll try again today maybe with better luck.

I got the grass by the way:

[Jalkku]

Another update.

I made the road almost twice as long and also created a stone wall.
Can someone tell me how to make the wall not so shiny?

Next i'll finish the trees and put more walls and trees in to the terrain. I may also change the road in the middle to gravel.

I have to say that it's really fun to drive around.

Pics or it didn't happen:

[Yotaak]

Wow... It looks amazing. Your last map (Hillside) seemed really short and flat, as in no vegetation. Also I think the roads needs to be placed just a tad above the land, so there would be a ditch on each side. I'm really excited for this map