Show off your 'Forest area' need inspiration!

12obin wrote:
Perfect timing for the current THOH event ... here is my Haunted Condo in KL
http://i.imgur.com/GwCifiQ.png

It took awhile to get it so that the characters actually walked the path. When you are designing it's a good idea to test it as you go to see where the programmers have built in parameters for them to make shortcuts.

Good Luck!

That looks fantastic, I need a design for current Springfield wish could get dirt paths tbh

The Adipose had a thread with a few forest ideas:
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10018976.page

And here is the youtube video from that show:


(The forests don't start until about the 20 minute mark)

I recently did some work my campfire/lake/rural residences:
http://i.imgur.com/RpKLj5F.jpg?2
Full Screen: http://i.imgur.com/qHkLr6u.jpg?1
Still a work in progress, but happy so far.


And one more, from my 2nd town - Monsarno Area is pretty forest-y: http://i.imgur.com/omImcf0.jpg?1

I have a fair amount of wooded land, around the power plant in the south, and running much of the north east edge of the town. Here's some highlights:
http://i.imgur.com/2Z3mckz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3gFbuUc.jpg

Nice thanks everyone one I give mine ago, think the secret here is lots and lots of trees lol

sandwedgeking wrote:
I recently did some work my campfire/lake/rural residences:
http://i.imgur.com/RpKLj5F.jpg?2
Full Screen: http://i.imgur.com/qHkLr6u.jpg?1
Still a work in progress, but happy so far.

your lake/pond arrangement on the left is perfect, it looks really natural, i've been looking for a place for the ancient pond, i may try this :mrgreen:

everyones looks good

Kizenix wrote:
Nice thanks everyone one I give mine ago, think the secret here is lots and lots of trees lol

Actually one of my "secrets" to looking more natural is to rotate every other tree placed so they don't look like identical computer printed patterns. Same with the flowers, always give them a rotate when next to each other. :wink:

4junk3000 wrote:

Kizenix wrote:
Nice thanks everyone one I give mine ago, think the secret here is lots and lots of trees lol

Actually one of my "secrets" to looking more natural is to rotate every other tree placed so they don't look like identical computer printed patterns. Same with the flowers, always give them a rotate when next to each other. :wink:

i am obsessive about rotating trees and bushes haha, when i have 2 trees next to each other and facing the same way i can't help but see it as a copy/paste

another thing i really like for a more natural look is having only half of a bush visible, partially behind a tree or building. just a bit poking around the corner, it helps me get more variety since were limited to just a few kinds of shrubbery