Troll Warbeast Kraal

[Kyrbi0]

Oooh baby, a lovely concoction. It's so gratifying to see the progression: a random idea I had years ago, turned into beautiful concept art years later by @stein123 , then even more years later turned into glorious 3D by @Galendor an'Kreil ... And now taken to the next level by you.

 

[=X=EclipsE]

A very distinctive building.

 

[Galendor an'Kreil]

Love these little details here and there. And what a lovely skull you have, he-he

 

[Dominus15]

The model is great and it works well, however, I think the life bar is a little too high and pushed to the left, I know it's a little minimal but it wouldn't be bad if it could be corrected. Anyway, this is excellent 10/10

 

[Flinn]

Nice troll dino-nest

 

[Lucas207]

I adore this big Styracosaurus-like skull over the eggs... Someone has a real talent!

 

[Gluma]

I love how warcrafty it looks. The way wc3 buildings play around with perspective distortions is something I still can't quite grasp.

 

[Cheshire]

another great model, but the title for the post is pretty misleading. Troll Warbeast Krall sounds like it will be a big scary unit, not a building.

 

[Flinn]

another great model, but the title for the post is pretty misleading. Troll Warbeast Krall sounds like it will be a big scary unit, not a building.

The title is fine.
It's 'Kraal', not 'Krall' (unless it was changed):

Kraal (also spelled craal or kraul) is an Afrikaans and Dutch word, also used in South African English, for an enclosure for cattle or other livestock.

Kraal - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Cheshire]

The title is fine.
It's 'Kraal', not 'Krall' (unless it was changed):

Kraal - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

you have corrected me on an internet forum so I will flame you. I don't have anything good to say so just consider yourself flamed.

Aside from that thanks for enlightening my ignorant self. I do wonder what percentage of the people who saw this thread knew that though. In any case the description and tags will probably do their jobs and help relevant model searchers in need, so I guess it doesn't matter.

 

[Flinn]

you have corrected me on an internet forum so I will flame you. I don't have anything good to say so just consider yourself flamed.

Aside from that thanks for enlightening my ignorant self. I do wonder what percentage of the people who saw this thread knew that though. In any case the description and tags will probably do their jobs and help relevant model searchers in need, so I guess it doesn't matter.

 

[Kyrbi0]

I do wonder what percentage of the people who saw this thread knew that though.

I've said it before but it bears repeating: naming things in modding/design is always a delicate balance between "understandability" & "education".

I think it's totally fine, good even, for games to educate people via introducing them to new words/concepts; Age of Mythology introduced me to Einherjars & Wadjets & all sorts of other things.

However, it's also really important for games to feature resonance; concepts & words & ideas that are familiar to their audience. Tossing in a bunch of stuff like Simurgh or Seneschal or Atelier will eventually alienate much of your audience; too many likely-new, likely-unfamiliar words & concepts results in a something incomprehensible (even if more technically apropos).

"Kraal" definitely falls in that spectrum (and, to my judgement, falls a little on the 'too much' side); yeah it's a real word, and yeah it's even the ideal word for this sort of thing. Very unique, as well, which is important. But as someone with a lot of experience with Western media, it's a pretty unfamiliar word to most of that audience. I first thought it was a misspelling.

 

[Galendor an'Kreil]

"Kraal" definitely falls in that spectrum (and, to my judgement, falls a little on the 'too much' side); yeah it's a real word, and yeah it's even the ideal word for this sort of thing. Very unique, as well, which is important. But as someone with a lot of experience with Western media, it's a pretty unfamiliar word to most of that audience. I first thought it was a misspelling.

Although I concur that it's all about finding a balance, I must admit that such things as Ziggurat, Loa, Einherjars were alien to masses until media made them popular. It's all about time, I suppose.
Besides, Blizzard itself decided to add Kraals to trolls.

Warbeast Kraal

The Warbeast Kraal is a beast training ground in Zuldazar. It can be found east of Dazar'alor. All the beasts that haul Zandalari goods, carry their armies, and fight their wars are born and bred here.

warcraft.wiki.gg

 

[Barade]

Really cool. Are there any matching icons for your Troll buildings?

 

[frostwhisper]

Yes, actually. I'll make a pack with all the buildings and icons at some point soonish.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Although I concur that it's all about finding a balance, I must admit that such things as Ziggurat, Loa, Einherjars were alien to masses until media made them popular. It's all about time, I suppose.
Besides, Blizzard itself decided to add Kraals to trolls.

Warbeast Kraal

The Warbeast Kraal is a beast training ground in Zuldazar. It can be found east of Dazar'alor. All the beasts that haul Zandalari goods, carry their armies, and fight their wars are born and bred here.

warcraft.wiki.gg

Well that's exactly my point. They were strange words (to you; I knew about Ziggurats at least before Wc3) until they were popularized by being used. That's "games as education".

 

[ILH]

Please add a box collision shape and fix the Sanity Issues.