Terraining Contest #16 - Castles/Cathedrals

[Vinz]

Looks awesome.

You're really good at this.

 

[Deolrin]

I still think you really need some contrasting colors. Really clear blue water should help. Have you tried using this? I also think you should try and add some more interesting colors to the environment itself - flowers, brighter and more varied trees(birches should be nice for example), shrubs, wooden benches and lightposts, maybe a small boat in the distance, a golden\silver bell in one of the buildings, various decorations on the buildings, different colored rooves(red or something), etc. The sky and lighting look really nice though.

 

[PROXY]

^ Old flags and that sort of stuff also really could create an awesome feeling.

 

[Celaquil]

Funky water model, Strydy.

Where's it from?

 

[Heinvers]

Hot stuff Strydy

 

[APproject]

Great work, Stryderzero. Good to see another work done so early.

Here is another WIP of mine.

WIP

 

[Heinvers]

I'm curious, is that window model even affected by fog? It seems like it has an additive material on it :v

 

[Vinz]

Cool, even the roof is done step by step.

 

[APproject]

It is fogged, but unshaded. And it is additive, I will put glows behind it and it will shine with light in the night theme. This model was made before the contest so it is not edited.

 

[Veritas 117]

@APproject: My god that is a massive scale you have going on. I remember your first WIP of just the bridge that seemed large, now the bridge is just a tiny little piece of an epic and enormous building. Nice work.

 

[APproject]

Thanks. It is just the nose, it may go higher and farther. I learned this trick from raid1000 works, that scale brings mystery and desire to explore all the little details. I hope my display driver won't crash in the end of the work.

 

[lord_Turin]

it seems insanely grande. i only fear there will be alot of texture repetition..

 

[fladdermasken]

SUPER ULTRA MAMBO TANGO FOXTROT MARTIAL ARTS.

Ohai.

 

[Heinvers]

Such laziness to crop the edges :v

 

[Edge45]

WiP 6 (maybe)

This should be WiP 6

+ added walls of the east side (I keep forgeting left and right so just go with the east)
+ added some waterfalls
+ did some experents on the sun and lightings (but not gonna finish it yet cause gonna do the walls and castle stuffs)

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Nice Stryd, though the water is a little not fitting

Such laziness to crop the edges :v

I agree, '

 

[Chen]

Nurg, another.

 

[Vinz]

Looks cool, reminds me of some game. Can't wait for a sky, fog and tile variation.

 

[Strydhaizer]

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->You might want to minimize those grasses in the front... Its too large for me....
->You might want to change the wall at the back of the statues , it's not fitting for them , try using bricky walls.
->Aw well , im seeing cluster of stones there (at the left)

I would like to ask , what are you trying to do? Is it a cathedral or a Castle? Im just curious ...

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That world tree on the left , it occupied 20% of your terrain , minimize it. Also , you might want to place more variation of trees , they are almost the same (CNP'd?).

Actually , your previous WIP is much better compared to this one , just sayin...
This : http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/2582684-post104.html

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Thanks

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You mean giving more saturation (colors?) . Yes yes maybe next time
I dont know about the flowers , since there is no right place to place the environment stuffs , vines maybe , but flowers and grasses?
I already tried adding small pirate boat at the front of the third building and i feel ... unrealistic? Theres no place for boating because the place is closed , i mean the bridge block the waterways...
About the roofs , maybe Stones and Sword roofs will work...

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Random Stuff i did long ago...
It is just a reskinned water plane. I got the texture from here [http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...-water-223443/?prev=search=water&d=list&r=20]] Credits to WerbackIII.

Download link below...

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Ah sad i cant do things like that , very huge...
Even it is not yet done , i am already seeing the image of the cathedral... Nice work!

 

[Forsaken]

Nice work Stryderzero! Also, in your reply for Chenralstrasz, you made a confusion, that's my terrain

Well, just a new WIP. What should I change/improve? Or it's fine already?

WIP3

 

[Vinz]

Actually , your previous WIP is much better compared to this one , just sayin...

That's Forsaken's. o.o

E: Lol.

E2: Nice update Forsaken.

The side parts look pretty flat though. I suggest trees/rocks/raised grounds.

 

[Heinvers]

I suggest you let them work xD

 

[Strydhaizer]

Also, in your reply for Chenralstrasz, you made a confusion, that's my terrain

Well, just a new WIP. What should I change/improve? Or it's fine already?

Okay sorry, im just drunk.

Anyway , the mist/fog seems very strong for me , and i think you need to remove the torches , they are just ... annoying? (They really attracting my/our eyes.) Also , you might want to change you setting to day , night is not a right setting/time for your terrain. Another, you can edit the ufergrass model , you must unflag "unshaded" and "unfogged" of the material.

Nice work Stryderzero!

Oh , thanks !

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NEW WIP

-Tinted the water a bit blue-green-ish
-New Roofs for Second and Third Building...
-Fixed the Sun

Really clear blue water should help. Have you tried using this?

Ahh yes , but i dont like it

 

[Gilles]

Stryderzero, the buildings are one dominant colour. I wonder if it would be possible to add more shades, especially white, to the mix. Also banners and carpets and random things of colour. It look really good right now, but it's one big blob of grey-ish brown.

 

[Celaquil]

Gilles, you're a judge.

No helping the contestants!

 

[Edge45]

->You might want to minimize those grasses in the front... Its too large for me....

ok then

->You might want to change the wall at the back of the statues , it's not fitting for them , try using bricky walls.

ok then

->Aw well , im seeing cluster of stones there (at the left)

Huh?, and I thought it was ok, well then, I'll try to minimize it, but too much may cause it to see the tiles

I would like to ask , what are you trying to do? Is it a cathedral or a Castle? Im just curious ...

Its a castle on a mountain with waterfalls
I'll name it later

 

[Vinz]

@Edge; oh, the lighting is better now.

Do you plan to add anything to the top part? And I agree on lowering the grass size a bit. Also those mountains near the sun I mentioned.

 

[Edge45]

Also those mountains near the sun I mentioned.

Their too blend right?

 

[Vinz]

Yup, and too round. They look like something familiar that I see when I browse the internet.

 

[MasterTrainer]

Hmm... I think I'm going to have to redo the castle. I'm thinking of merging the castle and elemental themes together -_-... yeah I'm going to do that.

 

[gorillabull]

fladdermask is a moderator ! run fer yer lives!

 

[APproject]

Another WIP of mine. Cathedral building is almost complete, roof and window colors may change, more details may be added, few additional buildings at sides will be built. Making surroundings will be phase two.

WIP

 

[Splub]

Another WIP of mine. Cathedral building is almost complete, roof and window colors may change, more details may be added, few additional buildings at sides will be built. Making surroundings will be phase two.

WIP

Now that is awesome!

 

[median]

It's been a while since I terrained, so I got myself to join this. Anyway, here is the first WIP. Went on surroundings at first, will improve the building.

Wip

 

[Edge45]

Wip.P 7

Wip 8

Did what I can about the sun
added some walls and waterfalls
and is the sun glow rings in the right place?

 

[Heinvers]

Nice, I'd stay away for a while from glares and flares if I were you. You need more experimenting for that.

 

[Edge45]

yeah, but I love experementings before the building is finished

 

[Vinz]

Spoiler

I still see boobies

Looks good, still wondering though whether this is a castle or a cathedral.

 

[Heinvers]

Another WIP of mine. Cathedral building is almost complete, roof and window colors may change, more details may be added, few additional buildings at sides will be built. Making surroundings will be phase two.

WIP

That's a huge effort man. Great job

 

[median]

Another Wip, I accept ideas or suggestions to make it better, I'm kinda out of creativity

Wip2

 

[Vinz]

I think the bridge does not fit the color scheme. Everything else looks good.

 

[Deleted member 238589]

^ Agreed. That place looks ancient, while the brigde looks like it was built recently.
The place looks beautiful, though.

 

[APproject]

What is more, you may want to get rid of those vines lurking in the air, one is really zoomed and looks blurry and stretched.

EDIT: Cathedral building is complete, colors may change, perhaps few touches in the future, but right now it is solid. Total of 6019 doodads were placed by hand for cathedral building only.

WIP: completed cathedral building

 

[Strydhaizer]

@Approject , Dayum! It is really great bro ! Now, you need to make the roof lighter,it is really dark. ^_^

 

[Splub]

Heres an update, I actually ended up remaking it on a different map.

 

[Nebuli]

What is more, you may want to get rid of those vines lurking in the air, one is really zoomed and looks blurry and stretched.

EDIT: Cathedral building is complete, colors may change, perhaps few touches in the future, but right now it is solid. Total of 6019 doodads were placed by hand for cathedral building only.

WIP: completed cathedral building

Beautiful. I'm going to love seeing how this looks in an environment with lighting and such.

 

[median]

3rd WIP, changed the bridge, and removed the vine at the front. Changed some details too. Thanks for the suggestions, looking forward to more ideas/things to change/add/remove.

Wip3

 

[Splub]

That looks really good Median!

 

[Nebuli]

The texture quality different between the bridge and the arches thereon looks a bit awkward to me, at least.

 

[MasterTrainer]

Hmm... I am going with this then. WiP number one.

That sky's gonna be a problem.

 

[gorillabull]

theres some insane terrains here....