Looking nice so far! Reminds me to StarWars Ship forms, which I like really much.
Feb/Mar '20 Lite Challenge: Large Fighter, battlemap
Attempting to give the sci-fi battlemaps some love, as you mentioned they are frequently neglected.
A3 size and each square is an inch, a good size I think for RPG tabletop games.
I wanted the map to be quite closed in and claustrophobic. Not much room for a blaster in here, it may get very close quarters hand to hand.
You have the engine room, the mess hall, the cockpit and the communications / sensors room.
Plus 3 entry ways, 2 ramps and 1 docking hatch.
WIP so far -
spaceship-close-battlemap.jpg
Looking nice so far! Reminds me to StarWars Ship forms, which I like really much.
Hmm, I thought using static lines would help gain a more sci-fi look. Not so, it still looks as whimsical as my fantasy maps. Not sure it's fitting with the sci-fi feel at all. Though it's good to go out of the comfort zone I guess. It has a nice look even if it's not quite grungy.
WIP
spaceship-close-battlemap2.jpg
Yes I began trying to steer it away from the Millennium Falcon, I must have been subconsciously drawn to it. Their ship designs are so so good.Originally Posted by Styescape
Last edited by TimetoDraw; 02-24-2020 at 05:13 PM.
Welcome to the challenge TimetoDraw! Looking very good, I think it looks very SciFi/Spaceship not fantasy.
My Battlemaps Gallery http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=3407
I stretched the ship a bit more so that the powercore sits within a square and has more space to move around. Plus some more colour to help distinguish the rooms and add a bit of interest.
### LATEST WIP ###
space****-close-battlemap.png
Thanks, I'm beginning to like it more now I'm adding some detail.
Last edited by TimetoDraw; 02-25-2020 at 04:28 AM.
Yeah, the extra detail adds a lot I think. Also I think you might be short a bunk or two.
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good start to this one! having a ship type battle map could lend itself to so many scifi games!
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I didn't like drawing these type of straight lines with the pen tool in Photoshop (I'm usually drawing freehand) so I took this to Illustrator to do the penwork. Then back in Photoshop to detail and paint.
spaceship-close-battlemap.jpg
Ha! You're right, I noticed this too. I was squeezing the ship to fit the page better. Now I've plenty of room to add some details.
Thank you, it may be a little simple but function over fashion, should allow mini's to easily move around a close quarters space
The straighter lines still look good but now there is almost no "Millenium Falcon" look-a-like to it.
My Battlemaps Gallery http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=3407
Really like the newer design, nice job!
It's great to see a sci-fi map, it's a nice change from the fantasy medieval stuff.
Keep up the good work
