THE SCREENSHOT TOPIC RETURNS

Yeah, it looks like it was hand made... For a second I thought I saw it from somewhere, but nope, it looks 100% genuine. Nice work. :D

EDIT: Crap, new page and I got nuthin'. Oh well.

Yep, it's definitely the campaign cartographer thing that made that map look familiar.

@DFalcon: I don't really like the GUI/HUD! But I'd be hard pressed to tell you why. Sorry, I know that's really crappy feedback. Something about it just seems off/unappealing to me, but I don't feel like I know enough about interface design to say what.

@ShortStar
Some of the trees in that screenshot are cut off, like where the two types of large trees come together at the top-left and left-hand side. The trees on the top of the screen by the river are cut off, too. And I'm pretty sure that rafflesia flowers don't grow on water. :p
Speaking of water, why not use the ones that are meant to go with Mack's grass?

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A desert palace's throne room at night. Are the lights and tint okay?

(I know the candles near the throne are missing a light, but there's not much I can do about it except trial-and-error tests with a light overlay. x_x If it even matters that much...)

@Melkino. That looks really good. The colors, the tiles and the grandness of it all.

Seen below is 1 of 5 swamp maps that have nothing to do with the last forest I posted.

Looks like I failed at this. I'll make the chimney's more rock. Aren't there dead trees in healthy forests?

Someone on another forum wanted to barf because the trees were all the same. Having dead trees was just an effort to add spice. But it doesn't matter.

@benos

Is that music from Ascendance? I'm pretty sure that it's one of Rei's original tracks. It brings back sweet memories. XD

@Melkino

That throne room is pretty cool. Though when I first saw it, for some reason I thought that there was a modern day city outside the windows. Maybe that's just me. Love the pillars and the chandelier. =)

author=psy_wombats

author=ShortStar
Someone on another forum wanted to barf because the trees were all the same. Having dead trees was just an effort to add spice. But it doesn't matter.

There's a difference between varying the trees and changing the type of tree. Just shifting leaf formations a little bit on some could help it out. (not that I really see a problem with how it is now)

While I am working with an NES style so things will look simpler, I think this is what psy_wombats means by shifting the tree formations a bit. This also reflects a transition point between two separate zones, hence the two types of trees:

Wowwww, that room is huuuuge. toooo muuuuch emptyyyy spaaaace......

Why does her character set have long hair, yet her face graphic shows she has short hair?

@Shortstar: It's sort of okay, though I can't understand why the trees have chimney-like objects. Also, I don't believe that Rafflesias grow on water (the red flowers).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafflesia_arnoldii <-- Some info on the plant.