UDK - Nature Scene

Jonsnow

Hello!

There are screen shots from my personal project, created in UDK. It's still WIP, many changes are planed (ie. new water shader etc.).

jackalope

welcome to polycount!
this looks like a good start. I like the variation colors. Do you have a focal point?

duxun

looks great !!!

how long did it took you to create all these assets in the scene?

Razgriz

the atmosphere is great - the biggest thing that really stands out to me is the harsh transition between water and land. The water isn't opaque enough either - you could probably solve this by throwing a light-blue heightfog actor underneath it, and placing some grass/vegetation around the shore.

roosterMAP

get rid of the red/blue crysital or find a way to make it look more like it belongs there. A sudden switch of color is a real eye stain for the scene.

Jonsnow

thx guys

jackalope: no i dont have FP

duxun: hard question and harder answer, some assets where made years ago, remaped, another are new, i started work on this map 2 months ago and worked through time when my children sleep ;]

Razgriz: u got the point, are u reading my mind? ;]

Striff

Really nice atmosphere. I think that there needs to be more of a centerpiece though, something to fix the eyes on.

galen linnett

dude this is as close to perfect as you can get. I think its sweet. just the last jpeg reveals the brightness of the foreground hiding the true subject of the screen shot. But yeah I AM a novice UDK guy but you should raise the refraction level on the water and add traces of foam and bubble.but yeah that third screenshot down is awesome

Matroskin

nice enviro coming up

It feels a bit chaotic imo. The usual mistake that I seem to notice in natural enviros is the logic of assets' placement. I would place grass/shrubs around stones and trees first of all; smaller stones around bigger ones etc. Same goes for vegetations looking better if places more along those cliffs that u have.
Go from big to small. As if assets had small "families" grouped toghether.

U partially have it like that, but not very balanced yet i think. There r still some vegetation "islands" in a middle of empty ground whle a rock nearby has no vegetation at its base.

Here is some examples fro Allods Online enviro making off:

http://www.gamer.ru/system/attached_images/images/000/196/820/original/29.jpg?1276110999

http://www.gamer.ru/system/attached_images/images/000/196/818/original/27.jpg?1276110962

http://www.gamer.ru/system/attached_images/images/000/196/817/original/26.jpg?1276110958

Shogun3d

Exactly what Matro said. A lot of your foliage, rocks and trees are sporadically placed. Instead, group them together and place them logically. You should be looking for a sense of balance and take into account composition from your main shots, that way no matter where you move, the scene looks good.

Jonsnow

guys i have to say u all are totaly right, this scene is not finished but WIP, this scene is only assets presentation and main idea to the final scene

i like comments like this, very usefull and necessary and can throw me making better scenes, thx to all and thx for those pictures, totaly great and should be in every preparation of nature project

gj all

JaxisaRobot

Man I love the atmosphere in this project as well. I can't wait to see where this goes dude, its looking pretty nifty so far