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Alright-- what the hell is the problem with sprites? Unless they look very out of place they add to the map's flavor. Whether or not they cover over a bad area or not. Do you mark off a normal map because it uses doodads? Sprites are logically the best way to put personality into terraining. For example, the lost temple submitted contained maybe-- 100 sprites tops? And it took up about 1/6 of the map. 600 sprites in a map sure as hell isn't going to restrict a single unit's fire unless you have too many units preplaced.

Honestly, people in this forum just repeat what they hear over and over and over again. God gave you a damned brain. Use it sometime. Oh yes I said God by the way. He can shoot me for using his name in vain anytime he wants. Or I can leave that to the Pope.

ok i admit one reason I added the sprites is to cover bad terran, but like they said I also used it to show its age, if u look at the left side I tried to make a vain of leaves thats going up to the temple....

personally I like maps with lots of trees and sprites because it gives it a old in the jungle feeling, I was going to cover the whole map with trees to make it look like an old jungle but you guys are just looking at the temple...

And yes again I admit I used some of it to cover up the bad terraining....

The problem with sprites is that the TERRAIN forum will eventually become the SPRITE forum, because most poeple that think they make cool terrain just make a dirt patch or a dock/bridge with 2345936 sprites.

Edit: Spelling

Well i redid the temple....





I have also attached the map....

Looks excellent!

Personally I think the first one looks much better. It is supposed to be a "Lost" Temple, thus abandoned and most likely overgrown. Because of this, the greenery makes perfect sense. Not to mention that the terrain there looks very blocky.

Hmm really? maby I'll try to add more sprites in the second one, as for the stairs I really cant find a way around it, those 2 line of blockyness is impossble to get rid of, unless anyone have an idea to fix it thats not cover it with sprites?

I prefer the second one. Good job incinerate. A least in my case I have never perfectly blended the stairs thing, I dont think you can do it without making it seem blocky.

yea the stairs is pretty hard to do...

Well contest over, theres only 2 submissions :/ so am I in first place or second place?

(The second one I submitted will be my entry)

no, Im still in california and I will be coming home tomorrow so tomorrow I will submit my map!!!! SO PLEASE wait for me!

3 submitions

Well either way I can win some minerals... Unless someone else submit...

w00t I get some minerals?
Only 2 submissions... Awsom!!!

Are we still submitting these, because the due date was Feb 25...
If we can still submit here is my posting a a temple.
My Temple

Making Public vote Topic now

We are not allowed to vote our own stuff right?

I vote for Rantent! For his alsome orginal temple.

WAIT!!!! I have another temple!!!



I got my inspiration from randent.

I kinda copyed the wall design a little from Randent's temple because I couldn't find any other good walla that actually match, the only other ones is the high dirt wall, which is dirt do it doesn't look that much like a temple.

By the way for all your anti sprite ppl...

Sprites used: NONE

oops double posted....

By the way I tried very hard on this, please post your comments, and good comments plz, as in "This sucks BECAUSE...." Instead of just " THIS SUCKS "

I like the additions, gj Incinerate!
I'd try to make the top and bottom look flatter, if your going for an octagon shape..
Other than that its cool!

Thnx

What do you mean by look flatter?

Im trying to find a cool wall combination, so it won't be stuck with all the doors, I'm trying to make mine as orignal as possible.

Well I knoticed little bumps on the top and bottom of the octogon. I can't open the picture, so this is just from veiwing the small preview.

Hmmm, I Opened it fine, well It does take a little while. Ok I updated the map again, I made some stuff better and added some sprites JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER. (glowing eye)


shot on editer


in game


another in game (I couldn't catch the glowing eye)



by the way the sprites are the tall tower and the glowing eye and the glowing things on bottom of temple, the bushes is part of the terran.

Sorry Incinerate... I can't see those new pictures (although the temple design looks awesome, very original!)

Since I can't see it, would you mind answering a question? Are you using the Ghost laser target sprite for the glowing eye? I used that with the Hydralisk statue once, creating an "interesting" boss for my "RPG"... which I later gave up on.

And Rantent: YOUR TEMPLE ROCKS!!!! It's one of the best examples of terrain I've EVER seen in StarCraft. Ever! You REALLY need to make an RPG, or work with someone to make one, because with good triggering and your terrain, it could be one of the best maps, period.

The voting topic will be made this weekend

So high whos in it?
I thought the dead line was Febuary25 so I rushed my temple...
And then theres these people puting it in during March...

Wheres the voting topic? Or is this contest abandoned?

I believe that it probably has been abandoned, either that or high just doesn't get on sen. Lets hope its the latter. The former is just depressing.
Speaking of this terrain challenge, I think we should probably have another challenge soon. This was fun!
That is, on that people actually get minerals in.