Tarantia

[fabio p]

By "blocky", you mean too many squares? I'll try to blur the edges.

For "blocky" I meant that the crop fields seemed too squared and perhaps should have been less defined.

I really like the solution you came out with the passages!

[Ilanthar]

Thanks Hacki and Fabio .

@Fabio P : Ok, so I understood well! I'll try to rework that as soon as I finished the basic roofs for the whole city. Still a lot to do!

[Ilanthar]

More buildings... and a test for more dirty roofs in one of the slums (in the red circle). What do you think of it?

Tarantia first tests.jpg

[J.Edward]

I'm not sure about the dirty-ness. It makes roof lines a bit harder to see.
If it is a layer, what type of layer? Multiply, overlay, normal?
Maybe it's opacity could be lowered a bit and see if it still looks 'dirty' but isn't quite as dark.

[arsheesh]

The repeating pattern for the grass is very noticeable. You might want to think about adding different patterns to vary it up a bit.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Ilanthar]

By J.Edward
I'm not sure about the dirty-ness. It makes roof lines a bit harder to see.
If it is a layer, what type of layer? Multiply, overlay, normal?
Maybe it's opacity could be lowered a bit and see if it still looks 'dirty' but isn't quite as dark.

It's another texture, with a multiply effect (as for the normal roofs). Thanks for the view : here's a new test with the same texture but less dark, and another kind of texture for wood roofs.
Slum roofs2.jpg and Slum roofs1.jpg

By Arsheesh
The repeating pattern for the grass is very noticeable. You might want to think about adding different patterns to vary it up a bit.

Yes, I know. It's more a "base ground". I intend to put forests, mud, crop fields, etc. on it (I've done a few tests some posts before). Same thing for the river.

[J.Edward]

Yeah, those work.

[Ilanthar]

OK, I used a mix of the two. Another update... Close to finish those damn roofs... Next, I'll add some shadings and start working seriously on the lands.
Tarantia first tests.jpg

[J.Edward]

It's looking great Ilanthar. I know what you mean on the roofs.
I have 3 cities going right now and I am getting a bit tired of doing roofs myself.

[Ilanthar]

Thanks! 3 cities at a time? I just can't imagine... I would become roof-phobic !

And I'm (at least I hope) done with the roofs. I worked the river a bit and terrain borders. Now, the big work on terrains is starting!
Tarantia2.jpg