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Northguard Boreal Theme
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Northguard Boreal Theme

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Description
A fresher, lighter, more vibrant boreal theme.

I like boreal maps (those skies!), but they can look muddy/bleak at ground level. Northguard Boreal Theme aims for a clean, bright, verdant feel.

CUSTOM RESOURCE TEXTURES IN SCREENSHOTS
This them was initially made for a couple of my own map ideas. I wanted to use resources as landscape features, rather than just shading. And so:
  • Some textures here (especially ore!) are BOLD on flat ground, while fertile is quite muted.
  • Painting with them takes a bit of subtlety, unless you want very strong definition.
  • Try layering them with a small, light brush - around 3-7% strength.
  • Alternatively, start out bold then gently erase (1-3% strength) until you get the effect you want.
  • Placing a very light sand layer over strong ore/oil helps blend them nicely.

Screenshots taken with Relight Average LUT and Daylight Classic, but use whatever combo you like best in game.

Hope this theme works out nicely for someone!
10 Comments
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Sp3ctre18 1 Jun, 2020 @ 12:24am 
@mr.ѵ, rare but not unrealistic. I use New Caledonia which also uses bricks everywhere and I did think it was overkill. Then I came to Korea. That's exactly what it's like in my city! No bland concrete anywhere unless part of a design like in a park. When I noticed, I checked out the theme creator and realized they were Korean, lol, so no wonder.

So yeah, I'm happy to see more patterned options for themes. If you don't like it, that's what the Theme Mixer mod is for; mix and match elements of different themes!
gomark  [author] 31 May, 2020 @ 11:55pm 
@mr.ѵ Yeah mixed feelings on the bricks, some people love them and some not so much. I might do a remix with a different pavement sometime!
mr.v 31 May, 2020 @ 12:14am 
This map theme, most parts are realistic. I like it but the pavement part is like bricks. Sorry but this is the only part that I can't like it because bricks everywhere look unrealistic.
Maybe one more version that pavement isn't brick? :-)
gomark  [author] 27 May, 2020 @ 8:03am 
@Sp3ctre18 Thanks, glad you like it! And yeah good shout, I may do that. Cheers.
Sp3ctre18 24 May, 2020 @ 7:11am 
oh, you should add a picture to show the sidewalk pavement texture better. Seems like brick?
Sp3ctre18 24 May, 2020 @ 7:10am 
So nice to see another theme with rockiness at shallow slopes! I had been looking for one but only know of New Caledonia being that way - and this cliff texture looks awesome!
gomark  [author] 16 Apr, 2020 @ 11:20pm 
@Irish Kind words, thanks!
LawDawg 16 Apr, 2020 @ 10:28am 
Very nice! I think it is the best Boreal Theme out there now and will become the go-to choice from now on.
gomark  [author] 7 Apr, 2020 @ 6:56am 
@Mystik Cool, that's the vibe I was going for - but also sunny and bright. Kinda crisp. Glad you like it, cheers :)
Esork 7 Apr, 2020 @ 6:02am 
This gives a really nice chill & cold atmosphere, like it, thank you.