If you are asking me, the way I make my stairs is in CC3, and is actually quite simple.Originally Posted by DungeonMasterGaz
Thanks for that link, I just stole them too, and thanks to RobA for designing them. They're unbelievably detailed. I'd just love to be able to make symbol sets that good! Any chance of a few tips or a tut there, Rob?
Also, can ask how you are rendering your stairs? Have you created those as a symbol with a dropshadow and are gradually scaling them. Would love to know. Cheers.
DMG
I make them on a separate sheet, and make them as a set of gradually shorter lines, and then apply a wall shadow effect to them. In an area with stairs going North & West, I make the North Stairs on a separate sheet from the WEST stairs, so i can apply the appropriate shadow to them.
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I have an old tutorial hosted at PBwiki (need to update it sometime...)Thanks for that link, I just stole them too
DMG
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Thanks for your advice, Daniel, and thanks for the link to the tut, Rob. I'll be sure to check that out.
Seeing as you guys have helped me out, I decided to have a play around with DD3 and created a stair symbol catalogue that you could use. Its a simple multi-sheet stair symbol in the same style as you've (Neon) been using. It forces the different elements onto the STAIR and STAIR SHADOW sheets. All you need do is add an adequate blur effect.
I hope you find it useful.
DMG
Awsome
I stubled on this site randomly and just wanted to give my thanks to you for making all these maps and sharing them with the comunity. I can tell that alot of work went into these.
Again Thank you!!
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