A small rock in the middle of nowhere

Poll

What looks better in a gradual drop to the ocean?

Ramps
7 (35%)
Plates
13 (65%)

Total Members Voted: 20

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Captn

November 27, 2012, 02:57:00 PM
I made this island, my first one, and I thought I could get some input about it. Here are a few pics and different angles.













Feel free to rate x/10, but leave what I could have done better, and keep in mind this is my first attempt at building an island. I know its a bit boxy and flat. It also need a shore line, but I'll do that when/if I make an island on a much larger scale.

Thanks for viewing!

(Also,  I forgot how to make the pictures smaller, so if someone leaves a comment explaining that, I will shrink them a bit.)

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Aide33

November 27, 2012, 02:58:04 PM
not bad

put something on it like some palm trees and a lawn chair it it gets a 9/10 from me

Ticonderoga

November 27, 2012, 03:00:16 PM
Looks great for TDMs.

SailorMan

November 27, 2012, 03:02:03 PM
inb4 conan,

Nice, but a suggestion for future builds is to "Think outside the box" if you catch my drift. Also, a more gradual slope into the water would look better. 6/10, Would like to see future stuff!

Badger

November 27, 2012, 03:03:07 PM
Hi capt'n nice to see you back.

also..

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Joffrey

November 27, 2012, 03:03:14 PM
Veeeery nice for your first attempt. The island is a little too boxy, but hey, it's your first shot.

9/10

And, while you're at it, make a flag pole with your custom emblem so you can be Captain of your own island!

Captn

November 27, 2012, 04:14:44 PM
Quote from: Aide33 on November 27, 2012, 02:58:04 PM
some palm trees and a lawn chair
Quote from: Joffrey on November 27, 2012, 03:03:14 PM
a flag pole

Just a few updates on this tiny island.














Added the flag pole, a palm tree(or at least an attempt), and a lawn chair.

=)

Thanks for all the encouragement guys. I think I'll start on my large island tomorrow, but in the mean time, I would like an opinion. What looks better in a gradual drop in the ocean, ramps, or plates? I'll add a poll.

-Blok-

November 27, 2012, 05:03:21 PM
It's pretty good for your first. Here are some things you could have done better:

>It doesn't look natural.
   -It's too squarish and it's too flat on the top. You need more change in elevation (even if it's a really small change)
>It needs to become more rounded once it reaches the area you can walk on.
   -The rock area goes from heading straight up to basically flat. I know there isn't a lot of room to do this to begin with, but most of the really steep areas should be underwater.
>There's too much grass.
   -This being an island (and a small one), there should be little to no grass. It should be at least 75% sand (or some rocky material. If it were a large island, I would understand there being more grass than sand.
>It needs more than one color for the rocky part.
   -It looks boring when it's just one shade of grey. Use 2-3, maybe even 4, different colors for the rocky area.

Again, overall it's not too bad for being your first island.

Conan

November 27, 2012, 05:42:38 PM
consider either sloping it down to the water, or raising the water level so it doesn't stick out of the water like a pillar so much.

i'd criticize more but -Blok- got most of it down, except for the grass part.

Fredulus

November 27, 2012, 07:21:05 PM
why does everyone use that god-awful water texture?

Pass

November 27, 2012, 07:26:34 PM
4/10

the islands feels too unnatural and doesn't slope into the ground at all and makes it look unrealistic. The islands is well... a square. it has no definition to the shape of the islands and is pretty much a square. Also, it is on a god ugly baseplate at the bottom and makes it look weird. At least hide the baseplate. Pretty much what -Blok- said, and I agree with him most definitely on his last point. It needs different shades of grey for the island.

Electrk²

November 27, 2012, 07:32:45 PM
I thought this was going to be a grey brick or two

Bester Bageler

November 27, 2012, 07:35:06 PM

Captn

November 27, 2012, 08:57:19 PM
Thank you everyone for your time and consideration!

I'll take these suggestions into consideration and, add more colors, make the shape less square, use a little less grass for small islands, make the edge less cliff like, and hide the baseplate.

While I was building this I also thought the water was quite ugly. Is there another texture I could use in place of this one? The stud texture is just as, if not more than, ugly.

Fredulus

November 27, 2012, 11:59:47 PM
no the stud texture is GOOD
this is blockland
things have studs
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