Part 22: Safari Zone

Part 22

Part 22 is the Safari Zone. Exclusive to the Gen IV games it is set in far west Johto. It is place in the games where you can catch 'rare and exclusive' Pokemon.

The Safari Zone in the DS games can have up to six different areas at any one time. But because this isn't the DS game all 12 zones are here.

First up is the Savannah. Open spaces with small patches of grass shaded by acacia trees.

Next to the Savannah is the 'Peak' area. It is a rocky peak made from red sandstone with granite pathways.

And next to that is the Mountain area. Dense trees hide the grassy patches that are set within.

And there is the first three.

Next is the 'Plains' area. It is quite plain hahahaha with ample grassy patches and oak trees here and there.

Next to that is the Marshland. Similar to a swamp there are pools of stagnant water with damp oak trees surrounding them.

North of that is the desert. Very similar to the Savannah area. Acacia trees have been substituted for oak and there is less grass.

Next door is the Meadow. A wide open space with fresh ponds, flowers and tall grass.

And that is the third row complete. The area at the bottom of the screenshot is the Wasteland. I jost forgot to take a screenshot of it.

Well, that's nine of them done.

The last three we'll go over quickly. On the left is rocky beach, in the centre is the Forest and on the right is the Swampland.

The entrance to the Safari zone. There is a small town at the entrance. When I say town I mean more like a market. In the DS games you just buy stuff you don't need here.

I forgot to mention the Safari Zone was built in a separate world file. I had no idea how big it would get or how to properly place it.

The entrance. Modified slightly to accommodate the interior.

Safari Zone town.

The view from the Safari Zone.

And here it is. Johto is complete, almost.

Finished Product.

Safari Zone Town Centre.

Mountain Zone

Peak

Savannah

Wasteland

Plains

Marshland

Desert

Meadow

Wetland

Swampland

Forest

Rocky Beach

Where it all is in relation to the rest of Johto

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/faphmxaylpkzhzv/JohtoKantoSnap22.zip?dl=0

If you have any tips for improvement please don't hesitate to share. It would be greatly appreciated. Next: Finishing touches for Johto
After That: Route 26 and 27
And After That: Victory Road and Indigo Plateau
45% Complete.

Part 15: Dark Cave

Part 15

Dark Cave is a place in Johto I've never really cared about. I've never explored it in the DS game. But it's apart of Johto so I guess I'll have to make it anyway.

Dark Cave

Dark Cave consists of two caves. I started by making the cave accessed from route 31. 

Using the new way to make caves, Dark Cave was made away from where it should be. It just gets moved to its final designated area.

I was going to add light bu then I remembered it was called Dark Cave. There are no lights at all.

The second room was a little easier to make. It wasn't as complex and it didn't have the elevation changes that the other cave does.

It also has a lake.

The two caves finished. Sort of. They just need to be moved.

Installing the caves was quite straight forward. Just clone certain areas at a time and align them into their final place.

This is what it looks like inside the cave.

The caves are quite a lot further north than I thought they would be. I'd move them further south but then it would intersect with route 31 and then all the landscaping would need to be changed and that is something I would rather not do.

Now it's time for the fun part. Filling in the terrain and making it look mountainous.

I'm still a bit of a novice when it comes to using WorldPainter. The way I do it is to square off as much terrain as possible and then smooth it out and/or add to it.

Like this. I just smooth this out.

And add mountains. Well, the best mountain I currently know how to make.

While I was exploring the Dark Cave checking for any corruptions I was unaware of a new particle effect. I used the splash bottle night vision potions to see and they left the particle effects where the bottle hit the floor. I just found it to be a bit strange.

Working on refining the landscape even further. Just with trees though.

Finished Product

Dark Cave entrance from Route 46.

Inside the cave. Lit with night vision potion.

A different angle.

The lower cave accessed by the entrance on Route 45.

And again from a different angle.

What the cave actually looks like.

The underground lake.

And outside. Very brown.

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/mnwcaih5okyatza/JohtoKantoSnap15.zip?dl=0

If you have any tips for improvement please don't hesitate to share. It would be greatly appreciated. Next: Route 38 and Route 39
After That: Olivine City
And After That: Route 40 and Route 41
31% Complete.