Nickel, this has got some good atmosphere. I think it'd be a waste to have it be 'some' swamp. It has a real "Grimm" feel to it. It'd be really cool to see (at least in a different version) some implementation of fairy tales. It'd be cool.

A swampy forest is cool with me!

I was thinking about putting blurry lights in the air. in the trees. They would move randomly and just act as some ethereal-looking illumination. like ghosts or something.

The cave/tomb will go into a sort of dungeon that connects to the planned castle/manor ruins that will hopefully bring a lot more atmoshpere to the place. One side of the map will end in a foggy lake, the other side will be blocked off by rocks, cliffs, or castle walls in various places. I dunno what I'll do about the sides yet.

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I just checked it out, and though it's indeed more swampy than foresty,
it looks good. Has a nice athmosphere (but it really needs a rain
sound! :wink: ).

If you want it to look more like a forest, add bushes. It lacks low to medium sized vegetation, it's trees and some grass and
that's it.

I like that cave/tomb like entrance. With some candlelights or torches it could have a really spooky athmosphere. :smile:

Any idea's about the layout already, bytheway?

Looks very seksy so far, somewhat spooky and post apocalyptic. Kinda
like a forest in a biohazardous area. The borealis skybox add to this
sensation. Adding the rain was a great idea too, really goes well with
the over-all theme. BTW, don't do the mistake of making the whole map
as dark as it looks now. Shooting blindly into the dark is anything but
fun (or is it just my monitor?).

Either post my alternate screens links or the deals OFF!

I swear, I'll let Mephs have his way with ol' mommy.

Looks very cool. Good atmosphere, just keep going.

I dig the stream - very well done there. Obviously the mixed up blend
material (so annoying that bug) is making things look a bit wierd, but
its a good looking start. Check out screenshots of "Elder Scrolls IV:
Oblivion" for ideas on making good looking forests, as theirs are
awesome.

Seems more swampy than foresty at the moment. Maybe some more hills... its all rather flat right now.

So far, massively cool man. Gives me some ideas for my map...

I've got trees rotated in every direction! It'll be good. Also, It is mostly disps and models, I know. But soon enough, I'll have the castle ruins placed and there will be a dungeon system that connects to the cave that you see. I've got some good plans.

Oh yeah.. And i also got the Alpha reversed on my whole displacement ground... so, it will have the grass sprites to liven it up..