Roma Surrectum II: New Battlemap Environment (2)

**tone** · October 19, 2009, 07:03 AM

Thanks guys.
Highland winter:

**pcp** · October 19, 2009, 07:38 AM

phenomenal work Tone!

**The_Dark_Legion** · October 19, 2009, 08:31 AM

There are cedars like these?
http://www.cedartreehotel.com/Pics/C...Background.jpg
http://thecedarconsultinggroup.com/i...-park_k8yx.jpg
Please post ingame pics!
thanks!

**tone** · October 19, 2009, 09:25 AM

something a bit like that.....I think we can probably improve on them though. I'll get on and do something to that climate once I'm done with the "highland" one. Just a few shrubs and rocks and a little grass updating to do.

**PSEUDO ROMANUS** · October 19, 2009, 12:31 PM

Amazing work! Any idea on when the graphic improvements will be completed?

**tone** · October 19, 2009, 12:40 PM

Not sure...for some climates it's a question of tweaking the pattern and layout of trees (e.g. semi-arid, mediterranean), for others (fertile and infertile grassland) there's probably a few new trees that need to be made. Maybe another 2-3 weeks? I hope it's not any more than that. Cedars are something that need some improvement.

**PSEUDO ROMANUS** · October 19, 2009, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by tone

Not sure...for some climates it's a question of tweaking the pattern and layout of trees (e.g. semi-arid, mediterranean), for others (fertile and infertile grassland) there's probably a few new trees that need to be made. Maybe another 2-3 weeks? I hope it's not any more than that. Cedars are something that need some improvement.

Sounds good. I'll be looking forward to their completion; and once again, a very good job

**tone** · October 19, 2009, 12:45 PM

Some of the environments are ready for shooting some of your videos already....dense forest, open forest at least.

**Killerbee** · October 19, 2009, 01:15 PM

Great work again tone

**intel** · October 19, 2009, 03:01 PM

Enjoy

RSII forests are some of the best-looking forest in games overall

Oblivion is waaayyy behind RSII. Even screenshots don't give RSII (and tone in particular

) full credit.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**tone** · October 19, 2009, 03:05 PM

pssst. that forest you've got there is out of date! Looks like you've got the dense temperate forest climate which is now this:

**Pat89** · October 19, 2009, 03:08 PM

WOW... That's really a forest... Even after all those many screens, it's still amazing

**intel** · October 19, 2009, 03:09 PM

Out of date? So it's even more beautiful?

I believe that it's a different forest type and climate(coniferous forest rather than deciduous forest)

But I'll check

**tone** · October 19, 2009, 06:37 PM

A bit of an improvement to the snowy trees in the alpine climate:

**D.B. Cooper** · October 19, 2009, 06:48 PM

Trees honestly sucked in RTW and now you've made them better than Med2, it's a true forest, good show!

**zznɟ ǝɥʇ** · October 19, 2009, 06:59 PM

I love the amount of effort that's been put in to create realistic battlefields. This really is a revolution in modding. I've honestly never seen a better looking environment in any game - I literally cannot think of one.

**Banana Jelly** · October 19, 2009, 07:12 PM

One word.

CA should hire you.

I dont know how many words that is though.

**tone** · October 19, 2009, 07:12 PM

Thanks. As I was explaining to one of the team, all I'm trying to do is capture something of the beauty of God's creation.

Maybe some of these games designers need to go out and do a bit of trekking!

**zznɟ ǝɥʇ** · October 19, 2009, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by tone

Thanks. As I was explaining to one of the team, all I'm trying to do is capture something of the beauty of God's creation.

Maybe some of these games designers need to go out and do a bit of trekking!

That's really the best part - all these are true to life - or as true as the engine will allow. Seeing the natural world's diversity represented as faithfully as the factions - that is a wonderful thing.