Levels and some Vegetation models

Here is some of my level design work done in Sandbox 2 using Cryengine 2 and some vegetation modeling I have also created.

I have been mapping for a couple years now, and I hope to get a job at Crytek sometime in the future.

This map is very rough, as it's mostly used just to test new models.

I just recently finished this set of trees for a mod team called French Touch Studios, who are creating the multiplayer-focused title called Casus Belli.

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Tri counts are decent, but I may add LoD's too; so I can lower draw calls and tri counts.

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Some older work I did for Petrograd, a Crysis mod. This is also when I first started modeling vegetation.

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An older mod I worked on; the first team I was in. The mod's name was The Creation.

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Another map for the same mod.

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Thanks guys.

Bl1tz : I definitely know what you mean about the tree trunk texture; I've decided on replacing it with something that is of a higher level of quality, as well as having more color and shade variation on the texture itself. I think that's where I went wrong originally.

Vulture : Which ones are broken? They are all working for me..

Thanks 2-d Chris. By the way, out of the Crysis 2 screens currently released, have you worked on any of the levels shown?

Here's an update on the trees. I adjusted various shader settings on a variety of vegetation models, in addition to replacing the trunk texture for the trees. You might notice the improved Time of Day settings as well.

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I may release the set if the team I am working with doesn't mind.

I'll post the wireframes later... for now, I'll leave you with some tips.

There aren't a ton of tutorials out there - most of it is trial and error.

Here is something, though.

http://www.andyzibits.com/tut_low_poly_trees.html

That's probably not the best tutorial, as you can really see the edges on that tree. It really does just come down to trial and error... I've never really found a full vegetation modeling tutorial before.

Whoa, I haven't posted on here in a while. Anyways, here is most of my latest work.

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New asset, rocks next :

I unwrapped the fallen tree in Roadkill, but I gotta redo it to fix some stretching and make better use of uv space... although I couldn't seem to move the uv's around in the uv view much.

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