Sunday 26 June 2016

Part 12: Lake of Rage

Part 12

A short update but a scheduled update.
Lake of Rage

Lake of Rage

The famous Lake of Rage. A large location in the north of Johto famous for being the place where you can catch the Red Gyarados

Due to the location of Mt Mortar right next to where the lake would have gone the lake was shifted 64 blocks to the east and 16 blocks to the north. That meant having to re-route the entry/exit points

Also there is a maze within the lake for the once a week it doesn't rain there in the DS game.

All the trees grown and the rest of the route finished off.

And now the lake being flooded.

Finished Product. 

Aerial view. 

 
The south western side of the lake.
 
Exploring the maze.

House on the north western side.

Main lake at the south eastern end.

Lake of Rage as a whole.

Progress so far.


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PS: Check this project out on Planet Minecraft.
http://www.planetminecraft.com/project/pokmon-johto-and-kanto-regions/

And sample the progress so far by downloading the world here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zu0y26cqe7gue5g/JohtoKantoSnap12.zip?dl=0

If you have any tips for improvement please don't hesitate to share. It would be greatly appreciated. Next: Route 44, Blackthorn City and Ice Path
After That: Route 45 and Route 46
And After That: Dark Cave
24% Complete.

Friday 17 June 2016

Part 11: Mahogany Town and Route 43

Part 11
Mt Mortar, Mahogany Town and Routes 42 and 43. 

Mahogany Town

Mahogany Town is a bit of a nothing town. Just a place you go through to get to the Lake of Rage. 

But despite being a nothing town there are two things worth noting. The Gym and the Team Rocket Hideout.

The Gym is an Ice type gym. It consists of three small rooms. It took some time to get the look right though.

After experimenting I think I nailed it.

Decoration complete. Like the ice cornice?

Team Rocket Headquarters

On the outside it looks just like a souvenir shop. But on the inside it ends up being much more than that. 

Outside the Headquarters there is a suspicious looking artificial tree to house a radio antenna. So I made my own tree. It looks a little too perfect but that's the point.

There are three levels, all built the same way. Very thick walls and dingy alleyways.

Sparsely decorated. Typical Team Rocket.

Explosive floor tiles. Also very Team Rocket.

The staircases are not correct but I reckon they look and work better than what you would have seen in the DS game.

Next floor down. Pretty much the same but the ceiling has been raised by 2 blocks to accommodate the transmitter room.


The transmitter room. Looks like a weird sports field.

And now the transmitter with no power though.

And there we are. The town complete.

Route 43

Route 43 links Mahogany Town to the Lake of Rage. It's another straightforward route. So far the most northerly point in Johto. 

I loaded up the map and found these dead corpses. Whoops.

Some ferns and flowers. Also the side of Mt Mortar has been partially shaped.

Found some snow from the gym above ground. A bit odd.

And here it is. Route 43 all done.

Plus some terrain fill in.

Progress so far



Stay tuned and subscribe.
PS: Check this project out on Planet Minecraft.
http://www.planetminecraft.com/project/pokmon-johto-and-kanto-regions/

And sample the progress so far by downloading the world here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/w3x832u6jrzto5u/JohotKantoSnap11.zip?dl=0

If you have any tips for improvement please don't hesitate to share. It would be greatly appreciated. Next: Lake of Rage
After That: Route 44, Blackthorn City and Ice Path
And After That: Route 45 and Route 46
22% Complete.

Part 10: Route 42 and Mt. Mortar

Part 10

Unfortunately there will be no download link for this post because of a small cock up I made making the .zip file. Also this post is a week late and as I'm writing this the next part had already been finished. So when the next post it up which will be soon, check that.

Route 42

This route is a medium sized route linking Ecruteak City to Mahogany Town. 

It's a mountainous route but then Mt Mortar is right nearby.

Terrain fill in between Route 43 and Violet City. Mostly just trees and grass.

Finishing up. And onto Mt Mortar.

Mt Mortar

Mt Mortar is huge. Like, really big. There are four massive rooms in the mountain. 

The first room is really tall. It houses a waterfall (currently the biggest waterfall in this project) and two lakes.

My computer began flipping out at this point. Looks like a prosphene.

Using every cube of space.

But I then had to make a change that meant shifting Mt Mortar six blocks to the east as to not get too close to Bell Tower. But even then Mt Mortar, because of its size is still worryingly close to the tower.

The main room in all its oversised glory.

Initiating the waterfall. I could just do it in MCEdit but i'd prefer to do it this way.

Adding lights. Very important.

The lower room. It fits neatly under the main room which is good because i'm trying to consume as little space as possible.

It does have a low ceiling but it's a trade off I was willing to make.

Further up things are looking a little better. But another room goes onto of this one so precautions must be taken.

In the next room above there is a lot less elevation change which is great because that consumes a lot of space. Things aren't helped when ladders and stairs connecting the rooms are out of alignment meaning tunnels have to be built. And tunnels require 4 blocks of vertical space minimum.

It goes up quickly when in your in the zone for building stuff.

And there we are. Level 2 complete.

Now, level 3. The simplest level in the mountain.

No elevation change. Always welcome when building levels of rooms.

A very basic room. Just small lakes and rocks.


All sealed up. It looks terrible but once everything around the mountain is built i'll make it look more like a mountain.

Finished Product

Entering route 42 from Ecruteak City. 

Apricorns.

Bell Tower looking over Mt Mortar.

Main room.

At the top of the waterfall in the same room.

The top level room.

The level below.

And the level below that.

Progress so far



Stay tuned and subscribe.
PS: Check this project out on Planet Minecraft.
http://www.planetminecraft.com/project/pokmon-johto-and-kanto-regions/

And sample the progress so far by downloading the world here:
Check the next post for an updated link. I made a mistake and stuffed up the .zip file. 

If you have any tips for improvement please don't hesitate to share. It would be greatly appreciated. Next: Part 11 features Mahogany Town and Route 32
After That:  Lake of Rage
And After That: Route 44, Blackthorn City and Ice Path
20% Complete.