February 2019 Challenge: Earth Reboot, New Eden

[Jaxilon]

I'm sure we all feel just like you. I always have a few things I hate about my maps but this looks really amazing. I look forward to seeing what this becomes.

[Naima]

Thanks a lot Joël ! Well, it's a test, so I never did something like this before, indeed.
I think there's a lot of room for improvement though... I see a lot of things I'm not happy with when I'm working on it (especially when zoomed in).

Small update. Rivers are done.
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This is getting cooler and cooler, the only thing I do not like are the grid lines on sea but I guess you will remove them later?

The whole shading is just perfect !

[Ilanthar]

Thanks, GW & Jax!

@Jax : I know you're right about this. We're working on those maps for a long time, hence we end by seeing only what could be done better.

Some more forests & a start about the upper holo view. I'm gonna need to make it smaller or to make the whole thing bigger, I guess...
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[Ilanthar]

Sniped!

Thanks!
And, errh, no, I meant to keep the grid. It's part of the futuristic view...

[Jaxilon]

huh, those mountains in the sky or whatever they are....not sure if that is an artifact of your tools but it did trigger a flight of possibilities in my imagination. Like those games where you go into a dungeon and there is a whole underground area to explore...what if there was instead of an underground an ________? Like some other dimension type thing. Anyway, it's like mountains in the sky which could be kind of cool.

[Domino44]

Awesome work here! The perspective is very cool!

[- JO -]

It's fascinating to see how the map is so obvious: the choice of colours and very high contrast are really a good idea! I also like these mountains in holograms very much.... I haven't fully understood where you want to go with this yet, but it's very promising!

[Ilanthar]

Thanks guys .

Well, I'm not sure of those wireframe holo mountains anymore... It's time consuming and big... I was planning to place topographic data on it (higher summits, valleys, etc), but It may just be a waste of place.
Did some more terrain color. The idea is to have a western coast (on the right here) more arid and with less forests.
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[- JO -]

I can see why they take so long, but they're really beautiful! (sorry)

[Naima]

Sniped!

Thanks!
And, errh, no, I meant to keep the grid. It's part of the futuristic view...

Oh ok then ... I somehow find hard to match the futuristic precise lines with the handpainted style . But the whole realization is wonderfull.