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New pack: Barren Biomes!

Added 2021-01-30 16:20:40 +0000 UTC

This was the pack that won the poll a while ago, and it was not easy! Elevation is always hard to get right in top-down maps. But I really like how it turned out in the end!

Includes:

Red and yellow sand with matching rock terrain
Black sand with a black slate terrain
Two moon terrains
A rock material and a pit material
Two cliff overlay paths
Craters and a crater edge path
Desert plants including cacti and tumbleweeds
Lots and lots of different colorable rocks!

Full pack (patrons only)

Free version

Some tips, because people seemed to enjoy those:

If you want to create a very tall cliff try making the cliff paths narrower at the bottom and wider at the top. That makes a big difference! (You can change path width in the path menu on the left).
You can also use the red rock tile in the materials menu to build up elevation by using different layers. Do keep in mind that you have to be on the right layer to remove material with the alt key!
If you want your rocks to match the terrain you can use the color picker tool to pick the color of your terrain, and then make it slightly darker by nudging the cross in the color square towards the black bottom. That way the rocks match without being invisible!
If you need sand dunes check out the natural elevation pack! It's older, but it still checks out ;) I suggest increasing the width of the sand dunes by quite a bit.

I hope you enjoy these assets, and I'm excited to see desert outposts and moon bases pop up! If you have feedback feel free to leave a comment here or on discord. Happy mapping!