Coneria Forest
Thursday, March 6th, 2008ComparisonÂ
Details
 Area:  ? X ?
Status:  55% complete (some maps through second pass)
Summary
Due to the castle and town being expanded on the map (the original, they were just icons you walked onto in the overworld), the forest is quite a bit larger. This the first place you’ll encounter some monsters, unless you run along the edge of the forest on the beach to the south. There are some residents who live in the deep forest too.
Here’s a small residence outside of the brick walls of the main Coneria area. This fellow lives in the northwest area, close to the cliffside and bridge leading to Pravoka. He’s pretty much a recluse, living off of fishing. It’s troublesome to find this guy’s house, just as he would have it. See the images below for a night view of his hut.
I’ve been working on the coast line running at the border of the forest. There’s a few beaches, but for the most part, it’s simply cliffside and crashing waves. I’ve still got some shrubbery and seaweed to plant, plus adding the ambient creatures who live on its side. I’m getting better at blending the ground textures though.
There are 12 large hills that act as walls within the forest to keep the area from being too open-ended. I’ve spent some time make them appear more natural. First, I apply randomly different textures at different oppacities (grass, buttercup flowers, darkgrass and ferns). Then, I add two different kinds of bush objects on areas where it isn’t too steep. Third, I walk around the hill placing rocks that blend with the dirt to give the hill some depth. Finally, I place rocks around the hill as if they had fallen off of it.
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  Monsters
 This section will be updated in the future….