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Old 06-20-2003, 08:40 PM
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Your problem is- No theme, almost any where you go you see towns with themes. When I say theme I mean some basis for which everything is built off of. A town of log cabins, Thatched roofs, etc.. In older times this was especially true. (not as much now days) Back then people made houses out of what was availabe. So in general appereance buildings has similarities. Your buildings are all completely different with nothing tying them together. It looks like you just plopped a bunch of different styles down and called it a town. When making a town you should think of at least two things. What will I do that will make the entire town come together to actually feel like a town. What color theme will I use for tiles so that the town doesnt clash. You dont want to have one house bright gold then another house be really dark brown tiles. You want all of the tiles to have at least similar colors. example sticking to dark tiles, or bright tiles, etc.. Here is an example. Now you cant see any details in the level because its a map. But you can see how the colors all tie in together and the buildings are all various (realisticly) shaped. Some two stories some L shaped etc..
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