HELP WITH MAP

author=Chairmandrek

author=mrstinkyfeet
Put.Bigger.Houses.
It.Will.Help.

I am making games for everybody to play. Not RMN by itself.

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author=Chairmandrek
RMN would go OH MY GOD! THIS IS SO NOT RIGHT! DESPITE IF IT MATCHES THE GAMEPLAY! DENY! .

author=Emirpoen
I think you mean this:

anyways, Id suggest you start by making the houses bigger, then, randomize all the natural stuff (plants trees ect) to give it a more natural look.

author=LockeZ
I don't even know where to start. This is like if someone asked for home decorating advice, and their house was burning down. Oh well, I guess everyone starts somewhere! Let's see if we can't whip you into shape.

OK, let's start with the houses. Houses are not that small. Jesus. Those houses are unbelievably tiny. Try to make them, uh, house-sized. Those are the size of garden sheds. For an example of better houses, look at.... any RPG.

The grass under the fence is randomly shorter. That makes no sense. Use fence tiles that are transparent underneath so you can put whatever grass you want under them.

You have too much empty space in between the houses. Making them bigger should help with that, but it probably won't fix it entirely. Put things in your town closer together, and fill empty spaces with something interesting.

That old woman's yard is ultra symmetrical and awful. The line of trees in the lower right is also awkward. For buildings symmetry is okay in some cases, but try giving plant life a more natural, sporadic feel.

The piles of... I guess those are dead leaves? They don't really fit. Try some bushes intead.

If you need some inspiration, here's a town I started building a week ago for a friend's game. This is a busy wasteland town called "Dustopia."

And the southern entrance area:

It's not done yet - as you can see the ground is still very bare in a lot of places, I need to find a way to fill it in so it's not all just dirt. There are pretty large sections of plain dirt and that's no good! If I can't solve the problem, I might just condense the town a little. Most of the events are there to make the multiple levels work, but some of them are actually objects - barrels or signs or other objects that I had to put in events because I'd already used all three layers.

Note that not all of this town is actually accessible! The guard tower, the western part of the south entrance map, most of the bridge, and the rusted platform are all inaccessible and are just there to make it look busier. Inaccessible portions of the map are a good way to add life to your town without making it too big to navigate.

author=Ginseng_Tea
Why is that guy red like that?
He doesn't fit the RTP style at all. Perhaps you should use a character generator? or a template?

Just a thought.

author=Ginseng_Tea

author=Chairmandrek

author=Ginseng_Tea
Why is that guy red like that?
He doesn't fit the RTP style at all. Perhaps you should use a character generator? or a template?

Just a thought.

What the heck are you talking about?

Also, Technically, I am using a more colorful RTP then the one that originally came in the install.

As for bigger houses. The way the game is shaped, bigger houses would be kind of odd. Of course, I could just put both big and small houses in the game.

Take the old woman, for instance. Between the main character and her, the proportions are way different. The hero looks like something out of the RM2k(3) RTP in terms of proportions. They clash.

and the hero's face is very red. Is he supposed to be a devil/demon?

As for bigger houses... why are you so opposed to the idea? Even merely making the buildings two times bigger would improve the map. Another thing you should consider, though... Elevations will make almost any map look better. Try some.

Same goes for you Locke(Except your map is good as is). Your map would instantly look 200% better with even more elevation in the landscape.

author=mrstinkyfeet
Put.Bigger.Houses.
It.Will.Help.