Ok, this is the second tutorial by me, so if it is bad...I'm new! For this tutorial you'll need Hypershadow180's tall grass autotile:http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/16183/2001323201925105481_rs.jpg[/img]
Now go ahead and start a new map. Like always you see this:
http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/16479/2003030483955077983_th.jpg[/img]
Make a few not so neat paths(It is ruins after all!):
http://aycu16.webshots.com/image/18575/2003058381095044127_th.jpg[/img]
And Immediatly go to layer 2, where the grass autotile comes into play Remember to make it nice and messy!:
http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/15510/2003062277373568310_th.jpg[/img]
Now for the buildings! Go on to layer 3. I've always done the front of my ruins first, but that is my personal opinion:
http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/18328/2003067751655191449_th.jpg[/img]
Finish up the basic shapes of your buildings:
http://aycu02.webshots.com/image/18001/2003009340933685109_th.jpg[/img]
Now, start on the details, such as cracks in the building, breaks in the walls, all that good stuff:
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/16974/2003081245195277126_th.jpg[/img]
We are in the last few stages of our ruins now. Go ahead and add some trees, use the layers to your advantage!:
http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/15224/2003051181037812316_th.jpg[/img]
The final step, the broken pots:
http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/17028/2003077789831139385_th.jpg[/img]
I hope this helped anyone out there with their mapping, and there will be another tutorial coming soon!
Next time: The Cave