i'd like to see someone do some Elvish city graphics. I think they would be very usefull for any fantasy mod. I hope someone will consider it.

Originally posted by Raw is War?
i'd like to see someone do some Elvish city graphics. I think they would be very usefull for any fantasy mod. I hope someone will consider it.

Trees or Limestone caves?

Trees really.

A nice happy forest with squirrels, or a more sinister Mirkwood type forest?
This is the elven cities from ToT, and my edited darkelf version of them.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/Elven_cities.jpg

They look good. :goodjob:

I think i would prefer a migical sort of place, like Lothlorien for example.

Originally posted by Raw is War?
They look good. :goodjob:

I think i would prefer a migical sort of place, like Lothlorien for example.
Like in LOTR the film or LOTR the book? At least the way I read the book it's not as it is depicted in the film.

I could also use a set of elven like cities, something with lotsa trees. Something that will blend in well in forests.

GIDustin

I agree GIDustin, sumat magical that blends well into the forest.

I'm thinking about doing this. It depends on what sorts of pics I find, I wont start from scratch, just mod existing things. So if anyone have any Forest-in-civ-view-pics (from above), please post them. :)

Well, In Morrowind, there are some interesting graphics for buildings to go in cities. This isn't to good of an example, because the size refrains me. If you are interested, I could e-mail you better examples.


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/Teltower2.jpg

PCH, check your pm's.

Edit: embryodead wrote in the LotR thread that he would post some elven cities (and elven units:)), so I propose we wait a few minutes for those.
Edit2: That's it. I started anyway. :)

hmmm... trees...

I started to mod some of the graphics I got from PCHighway. I have a forest as background, shall I keep it, or will it be too hard to see the city then?
And PCH, can you send me some more graphics? :D

That looks great! But it is a little hard to see anything. Maybe if used someone elses forest? Such as Womoks ;). (I know I keep bringin him up). I'll get some more, which one do you want them to look like? So I know what type your looking for?

-Actually, now that I look I think that is the perfect backdrop, maybe if you put a pathway in there?

:confused: Do you want the forest or not? You're confusing.
It doesn't really matter which it looks like, they're all very similar, and I shrink it quite hard.

I might add a pathway, but I need to know how the city looks first. This is all 4 houses added. So I'd probably want 4-6 more. I have no idea how hard they are to obtain though. And I'll only do one era, I'm not suicidal. :crazyeye:
Warning: ugly jpg :mad:, the cities will be nicer. :)

I actually think that looks good. You should post that so we have something to use until we get a new version (if there will be a new version) :D

GIDustin

Ok, no problem. That was an edit btw ;), I like the forest backdrop, with more buildings it looks hard to add a path and unnecessary. I'll get the houses soon, is tomorrow ok (I should really work on Krytens cities).

I actually think that looks good. You should post that so we have something to use until we get a new version (if there will be a new version)
This is still a photoshop file. Half the work (or a bit of it, at least) is in converting it into a civ-friendly format. And it's only one city of three. So you'll have to bite your nails a little while yet.:cool:
I'll get the houses soon, is tomorrow ok (I should really work on Krytens cities).
Are you afraid I'll sue you? :lol: This is a hobby, bud.

mrtn- Are you afraid I'll sue you? :lol: This is a hobby, bud. Damn! How did you guess my intention? Whats that? Oh you said you'll sue me, never mind then ;). Ok, I'll get them tomorrow, it is 8:12pm US central time, here (http://www.worldtimeserver.com/) is a time converter, I’m sure you will be going crazy with anticipation :lol:.

...to raise your threads from the dead. :D
So, whaddaya think about these cities then?

I like 'em.

GIDustin

I like it to :goodjob:. When can we download, did you check it out in game?

The house on the near left in the last city looks rather large, although this might be because I know what it looks like normally, it probably won't catch anyone else’s eye :).

Originally posted by PCHighway
I like it to :goodjob:. When can we download, did you check it out in game?

The house on the near left in the last city looks rather large, although this might be because I know what it looks like normally, it probably won't catch anyone else’s eye :).
Checking it in-game will be the last thing I do, I still have all the layers separate.
Do you like that house better now?

I like it better this way, but as I said no one would notice (and might like it better the other way) It looks great, keep it up :goodjob:!

Couldn't you just hit 'merge visible' and save it as a different file?
Im anxious to get my hands on this one :D.

I need ideas for the city walls. A log pallisade?

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/elven_city_ingame.jpg

Thanks :goodjob:! I like them a lot, we should definitely use them for the LotR mod we're working on, don't you think?
Walls... Hmm I don't know, I can't think of where you could get log walls, unless your thinking of the palisade-type walls on the rAMER files. That would be good, IMO.

rAMER? I'd never! That'd be stealing! ;)
I'll head over to the graphics forum now. :D
This screenshot show 'em without forest in front of the cities.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/elven_city_ingame2.jpg