Actual Tree Sizes and Scaling
Nov 29, 2020 1:10:56 GMT -5
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Post by jayraygun on Nov 29, 2020 1:10:56 GMT -5
So this will mostly be a picture post since the pictures will help explain what I couldn't with words.
The designer currently has 483 different trees/bushes across many different species. Some of the species of trees have been grouped together like Firs, Pines, and Spruces while there are a few others that are unique like the Black Locust or the Ponderosa.
Now, what I'm about to share is in no way a hard and fast rule. Designers can use whatever elements in whatever way they choose to create the course of their imagination. I'm only offering this up for those curious like me to understand the actual scale that some of these trees grow in nature. Sometimes when I plant a tree (or more regularly a bush) without anything else around to provide scale (like the player model or a flagstick or a house) I'll inadvertently make the tree or bush way too large or way too small. From far away it may not seem that bad but I've play-tested my courses at times and hit near what I thought was a small scrub bush only to be swallowed up by this 20' monstrosity I had created.
Also, though some of the trees are not identified by their sub-species, I have tried to identify a few on my own though I am no arborist so I may be mistaken on a few. That way, if you're trying to get hyper-realistic about your planting and you want to use trees native to the part of the world your course is set in, perhaps this will guide you to a few tree models that can help.
A bit of explanation before the pictures:
Each picture shows the species of tree at both the low and high end of their "mature" height. Obviously trees grow to all sizes between a sapling and mature height but you will rarely see mature trees much taller than the heights listed here. I raised a plateau of land up to the various heights in order to scale the trees to their proper measurements.
I've included some objects to try and give you a better sense of scale. Some objects like the Golf Cart and the Porta-Potty are pretty familiar with everyone in real life. Measurements are approximate.
Golf carts: 5'
Porta-Pottys: 10'
Camera tower: 20'
White lighthouse: 80'
Red and white striped lighthouse: 90'
Water Tower: 160'
Wind Turbine: 300'
For some sub-species of trees I identified, I also pointed out the tree model I used by the page the tree is on (xx/33) and the number of the tree on that page (xx/15) counting left-to-right, top-to-bottom.
Hope this helps in some way. On to the show!
The designer currently has 483 different trees/bushes across many different species. Some of the species of trees have been grouped together like Firs, Pines, and Spruces while there are a few others that are unique like the Black Locust or the Ponderosa.
Now, what I'm about to share is in no way a hard and fast rule. Designers can use whatever elements in whatever way they choose to create the course of their imagination. I'm only offering this up for those curious like me to understand the actual scale that some of these trees grow in nature. Sometimes when I plant a tree (or more regularly a bush) without anything else around to provide scale (like the player model or a flagstick or a house) I'll inadvertently make the tree or bush way too large or way too small. From far away it may not seem that bad but I've play-tested my courses at times and hit near what I thought was a small scrub bush only to be swallowed up by this 20' monstrosity I had created.
Also, though some of the trees are not identified by their sub-species, I have tried to identify a few on my own though I am no arborist so I may be mistaken on a few. That way, if you're trying to get hyper-realistic about your planting and you want to use trees native to the part of the world your course is set in, perhaps this will guide you to a few tree models that can help.
A bit of explanation before the pictures:
Each picture shows the species of tree at both the low and high end of their "mature" height. Obviously trees grow to all sizes between a sapling and mature height but you will rarely see mature trees much taller than the heights listed here. I raised a plateau of land up to the various heights in order to scale the trees to their proper measurements.
I've included some objects to try and give you a better sense of scale. Some objects like the Golf Cart and the Porta-Potty are pretty familiar with everyone in real life. Measurements are approximate.
Golf carts: 5'
Porta-Pottys: 10'
Camera tower: 20'
White lighthouse: 80'
Red and white striped lighthouse: 90'
Water Tower: 160'
Wind Turbine: 300'
For some sub-species of trees I identified, I also pointed out the tree model I used by the page the tree is on (xx/33) and the number of the tree on that page (xx/15) counting left-to-right, top-to-bottom.
Hope this helps in some way. On to the show!
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