This Mapping Tutorial is rated: INTERMEDIATEThis Mapping tutorial will teach you how to make Islands, along with how to use the Blend Paint feature in the Sauerbraten Editor.// Originally posted on SauerWorld: http://sauerworld.org/forum/index.php?topic=320.0 (http://sauerworld.org/forum/index.php?topic=320.0)
Here is a video of the finished Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Und1GBkQO6o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Und1GBkQO6o)
I recommend viewing the 2-4-6-8 Law Tutorial before attempting Islands.The tutorial for 2-4-6-8 law can be found here: http://mappinghell.net/forum/index.php/topic,1070.0.html (http://mappinghell.net/forum/index.php/topic,1070.0.html)
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1: Start by making the island frame.
2: Go ahead and fill in the sides first.
3: Bump the last row up a little.
4: Smooth it out.
5: Go ahead and do that to all the sides.
6: Hit the corners, start from the top.
7: Layer 1 finished.
8: Layer 2 finished.
9: All layers finished.
10: General island shape complete.
11: Go ahead and go smooth out the island sides.
12: Start sand texturing, this is your island's beach.
13: Continue..
14: Sand texturing done.
15: Select sand texture and press f9. (make sure allfaces is OFF)
16: Sand texture was 959, so find the grass texture, and /vlayer 959, then /replace.
17: Now do /blendpaintmode 2, and select your blend brush.
18: Go ahead and blendpaint around the beach. First blend layer finished. Looks good.
19: Use a partially solid brush for the second layer, this adds a faded effect.
20: Poof, the smoke spot appeared.
21: Add some vegetation.
22: Start forming the shoreline.
23: Progress.
24: Start smoothing out the shore.
25: Push twice.
26: Flip.
27: Push 4 times.
28: Flip back.
29: Focus generally on the sand/default texture line. This is your water line, you want it smooth for natural appearance. Plus, it makes smoothing the shore later much easier.
30: Smoothing done.
31: Shoreline finished.
32: Ermagher, it's the water, RUN!
33: Add some waterfog, and watercolour.
34: Add some fogdome, fog, match the fog colour to skybox, poof, island finished! :D