This Mapping Tutorial is rated: INTERMEDIATE
This 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.
(http://i.imgur.com/isop5qZl.png)
2: Go ahead and fill in the sides first.
(http://i.imgur.com/EkyiT1yl.png)
3: Bump the last row up a little.
(http://i.imgur.com/estnp3Tl.png)
4: Smooth it out.
(http://i.imgur.com/dWViuPsl.png)
5: Go ahead and do that to all the sides.
(http://i.imgur.com/e3teiJJl.png)
6: Hit the corners, start from the top.
(http://i.imgur.com/nN6nzlEl.png)
7: Layer 1 finished.
(http://i.imgur.com/TTdbjqXl.png)
8: Layer 2 finished.
(http://i.imgur.com/LgNRhpTl.png)
9: All layers finished.
(http://i.imgur.com/r665zBIl.png)
10: General island shape complete.
(http://i.imgur.com/EdM57yHl.png)
11: Go ahead and go smooth out the island sides.
(http://i.imgur.com/6upVXUal.png)
12: Start sand texturing, this is your island's beach.
(http://i.imgur.com/y0UgHXbl.png)
13: Continue..
(http://i.imgur.com/aD17Zjol.png)
14: Sand texturing done.
(http://i.imgur.com/MhN3ZYAl.png)
15: Select sand texture and press f9. (make sure allfaces is OFF)
(http://i.imgur.com/AlLnj7pl.png)
16: Sand texture was 959, so find the grass texture, and /vlayer 959, then /replace.
(http://i.imgur.com/BKQemE4l.png)
17: Now do /blendpaintmode 2, and select your blend brush.
(http://i.imgur.com/P9WJosul.png)
18: Go ahead and blendpaint around the beach. First blend layer finished. Looks good.
(http://i.imgur.com/rudtZUTl.png)
19: Use a partially solid brush for the second layer, this adds a faded effect.
(http://i.imgur.com/BHw2uK2l.png)
20: Poof, the smoke spot appeared.
(http://i.imgur.com/q28Olcul.png)
21: Add some vegetation.
(http://i.imgur.com/JuzJpaGl.png)
22: Start forming the shoreline.
(http://i.imgur.com/P1tysoHl.png)
23: Progress.
(http://i.imgur.com/FkfhRmul.png)
24: Start smoothing out the shore.
(http://i.imgur.com/AQqLXkyl.png)
25: Push twice.
(http://i.imgur.com/m0nBqQzl.png)
26: Flip.
(http://i.imgur.com/44BMXPul.png)
27: Push 4 times.
(http://i.imgur.com/uza5ettl.png)
28: Flip back.
(http://i.imgur.com/ORVnnzUl.png)
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.
(http://i.imgur.com/QwPRtFel.png)
30: Smoothing done.
(http://i.imgur.com/bnSMFTEl.png)
31: Shoreline finished.
(http://i.imgur.com/dc005pwl.png)
32: Ermagher, it's the water, RUN!
(http://i.imgur.com/QbQ6BMrl.png)
33: Add some waterfog, and watercolour.
(http://i.imgur.com/VtW0Xn4l.png)
34: Add some fogdome, fog, match the fog colour to skybox, poof, island finished! :D
(http://i.imgur.com/D5iwxQkl.png)