Well, I don´t think that the tracks look odd. I like the results of this fine map very much!
Personally, I think i would try to enhance the palette just a little bit, to set some accents,
but I´m no expert.
Thank you both
ChickPea: nope, I haven't built it in Minecraft. I've tried to make it realistically buildable, though -- although in a real mine, you'd want to put more torches around to keep monsters from spawning in the dark.
The stations and railway would definitely work in-game: in Minecraft, you can build working machines with 'redstone', which is essentially an electrical conductor. The track has redstone-infused powered rails here and there (especially at the bottoms of slopes) to keep a minecart moving. And the stations themselves are a design I use a lot in-game, since they're pretty simple and don't take up a lot of room:
- small pit so that the track dips in a V-shape
- powered rail in the pit, which propels carts when it's powered and stops them when it's not
- redstone circuit from the powered rail to a button
- decide which direction you want the cart to go, then put it on the V so that that direction is downhill
- push the button to power the rail so that the cart unsticks and starts moving
- voila!
As for colour... here's my attempt at a limited palette, not sure how much I like it:
minecraft minetrack possible colouring.png
I tried to keep the track prominent, but I feel like it looks a bit odd. And I'm not sure whether the relative monochrome looks effective or lazy
Well, I don´t think that the tracks look odd. I like the results of this fine map very much!
Personally, I think i would try to enhance the palette just a little bit, to set some accents,
but I´m no expert.
I really like this a lot. I want to go build it in Minecraft!
I like the night blue. Maybe just vary it a little with subtly lighter and darker areas.
My Battlemaps Gallery http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=3407
I agree with Bogie, I like the color. The only thing I would suggest is maybe lighter around the torches.
I never played minecraft, but I really like the unique map. Good job.
We're down to the wire
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minecraft minetrack NEARLY THERE.png
I've tweaked the values a bunch and I'm painting over the colours, mostly with better lighting. And then I checked the forum and saw we're finishing tonight. Go go go
Very nice. The lighting and colors look great.
Thank you! I've really been enjoying painting shadows lately, I feel like I'm getting the hang of it
Really nice colouring on it DB. You've definitely captured the shadow effects really well, and you're more than getting the hang of it!
Thanks so much!
Okay, torches lit, redstone glowing, lapis glowing too (because heck, why not)... I think we're officially finished! Phew.
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minecraft minetrack FINALLY smaller.png
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