HOWTO Custom map backgrounds

[ARG_Afb]

hello people! i recently learnt how to make a custom background that fits terrains better, instead of using the boring, classic backgrounds, with this tutorial you will be able to make a nice custom made background for your map!
programs you need:
obviously GE
Blender
GIMP
first step is installing blender (i personally reccomend blender 2.93) and then watch this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj7Z1P2hUWk
once you have done that i will show you how in a images-made tutorial in imgur (im sorry idk how to post pics here)

[Snake Man]

Putting links and images here is easy. When you are creating a new message/post, there are the buttons above text edit box which from left to right begin with "b", "I", "U" and then various icons. Click the well kind of landscape looking icon that is for images.

Or if you are hardcore elite geek, you could just write the code itself.

Code: Select all

insert image to post:
[img]insert-your-imgur-jpg-image-link-here[/img]

use link with description on a post:
[url=insert-your-https-link-here]insert-link-description-here[/url]

Easy

A tip for image linking, seems like forum width likes 1024 * something resolution images so that it doesn't bring up horizontal scroll bars which are annoying then to read the post scrolling it left and right.

Anyways.

Looking very much forward to your background tutorial, some people have mentioned they like terrains to have the outside area done instead of just empty oblivion, me too, but its always been a cosmetic thing which doesn't change corn yield etc so heh.

My goal is to have blender roads and railroads tutorial as well, to expand what I already written in our website tutorials section.

Thank you very much for working on this background image tutorial, as said cant wait to learn all about it

[ARG_Afb]

link of images tutorial here: https://imgur.com/a/qShGddH

[ARG_Afb]

oh thanks for the info Snake! i think a road tutorial is available on farmerboysmodding tho

[Snake Man]

Just downloaded those imgur screenshots and copy-pasted the texts, once you are done how about we make this a actual farming-simulator.org tutorial page?

[ARG_Afb]

yeah of course, i want it to be a farming simulator.org tutorial so everybody can do it!

[Snake Man]

You ended the imgur screenshots and descriptions list by saying "i will post a second part once i finish doing this", did you have more screenshots coming?

[ARG_Afb]

hey snake! im sorry man, been off the computer for some days.. i surely will upload it tomorrow!

[ARG_Afb]

sorry people if i havent posted anything on this to pic but this week has been a straight disaster for me, idk when i will post the second part of the tutorial, srry if i write like sh8t but im a bit drunk haha srry snake also, will try to continue this tutorial as soon as im better.

[Snake Man]

Hey don't worry about it, relax and do whats important etc, I and these forums will be here for years to come, no rush, no pressure, its all good

[Snake Man]

Could you please finish this custom background tutorial?

[ARG_Afb]

hey snake! yeah will finish it today, just let me check if i still have the screenshots

[ARG_Afb]

tutorial Finished! https://imgur.com/a/6rEsZJi
feel free to ask me any questions

[Snake Man]

Thank you, just downloaded the images and digesting text.

Looks like some of the images could be left out to save server file space, also the blender video tutorial needs to be transcribed as text, I'll see what I can do.

[ARG_Afb]

nice to hear that snake! hope its useful for you and other people! if you need help with something just ask me!