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Dry Caves Release 1: The Basics
🕑 Added 2019-09-20 20:24:18 +0000 UTC
Last month, as you know, I published the Cave Entrance. I got lots of positive feedback, and decided to start working on some caves to go behind it. Rather than do my normal release approach of walls, floors and corners are different releases, I'm instead releasing a variety of pieces, but without the full set of possible pieces.
There are two textures that I've got in the dry caves so far. One for a soft rock that erodes smoothly, and one for a harder conglomerate that has lots of jumbly bits. I've released here a bunch of walls and corners for the soft rock texture, and floors that fit the conglomerate texture. Next release I'll probably reverse this. I recognize that the floors being the opposite texture makes the photos look a little strange, so we'll get that fixed next release by getting some soft stone texture floors.
One big thing for me on caves was feeling like the caves still felt too structured because of how walls run at 90 degree angles to floors and such. An idea I hit on are the outcrop tiles, which you can set one pictured above. By adding some of these in, that intrude (or fall back) from the room, I think it can start to feel really organic. I plan on making a lot more of these in the future.
Finally, I strongly suggest you print each of these, as well as it's mirror. That gives more variety, and helps things look more natural.
This is intended to be sort of a beta on the dry caves, so any feedback now is super useful. Grab the files on Thingiverse and let me know what you think in the comments!
Comments
Masterwork Tools
I mean it is intended to be a limestone, just the color in the photos is a bit wonky
Dante Nava
Ok, makes more sense then. I thought it was some kind of limestone
Masterwork Tools
I have not yet actually thought about what the doors will be like, but yeah, I can see doing some variations.
Masterwork Tools
This type of rounded sandstone is what I'm going for: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/soft-rock-gm1126045226-296259778 I probably should bring in a bit more red, but they seem closer to brown in person than green.
Masterwork Tools
I think that's caused by my photo setup. they don't look as green in person. I'm washing them with Antelope Brown ink from FW. But here's some samples of some rock: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apurdam/39359318494 https://www.dreamstime.com/rocks-background-texture-romantic-landscape-green-brown-hues-landscape-colorful-rocks-hard-rocks-landscape-stone-background-image102141117
Dante Nava
Oh also, you keep using green in your rocks. Can you post some pics of the type of rock formations you're basing these on Mr Geologist.
Dante Nava
Will cave doors come in wood, stone, and ice? 😃
Linard Schwendener
I really like these cave tiles. I'm looking forward to more of them and using them! I think cave tiles can be very versatile and used in many encounters.
