[BTS] Cultural Diversity Mod

[Chuggi]

Thanks! They're based slightly off the Rohan Warriors I made a while back.

 

[dutchking]

You're a goddamn excellent artist Chugg.

Just saying.

 

[Chuggi]

Thanks. You know the saying - practice makes perfect.

 

[GeoModder]

Thanks. You know the saying - practice makes perfect.

Practice creates skill, perfection is *almost* an illusion.

 

[Chuggi]

Practice creates skill, perfection is *almost* an illusion.

Can't say I've heard that one before.

 

[GeoModder]

Well Chuggi, here's a hint of things to come.

The modern era city (first pic) is a blend of the Manhattan towers of the modern cityset with the least industrial looking city buildings from the industrial cityset. The only thing that still bugs me is the lack of a more modern-looking market.
This 'modern' look is planned for the European, Viking, Greco_Roman, Mediterranean, native -and meso artstyles for sure.

The future era city only uses the glass towers/buildings of the modern cityset. All the NextWar graphics are included for facilities like libraries, courthouses, factories, industrial parks an such. Other futuristic looking graphics are also included for other facilities like the forge and market. All artstyles will use this one in the future era.

 

[asioasioasio]

Awsome I would gladly use mix (industrial/modern) of buildings in modern era. Did you made it by .xml or nifedititng?

About more modern market - photo for isnpiration please

 

[GeoModder]

Awsome I would gladly use mix (industrial/modern) of buildings in modern era. Did you made it by .xml or nifedititng?

xml editing. And only the tallest buildings from the industrial cityset are included. 2 citysets can be linked together, even if they use separate .dds files. But no more then 2. I did a slight modification on the modern cityset I used though. I managed to rename one of the double 1x2_03 entries so all the buildings in this set can now be used.

About more modern market - photo for isnpiration please

Ah, you're taking a request? Cool... I'll sent you a pic when I find something suitable.

 

[asioasioasio]

xml editing. And only the tallest buildings from the industrial cityset are included. 2 citysets can be linked together, even if they use separate .dds files. But no more then 2.

I tried to combine couple moths ago but i had weird problem with texture. The models from industrial and modern era used only one of the textures (industrial or modern - it was choosed randomly).

I'm glad you found it, because i supposed that without nifediting it would be impossible to fix this bug.

My next question is that is it possible to make higher buildings in the city and more lower buildings in cottage/hamlet/village/town?

Ah, you're taking a request? Cool... I'll sent you a pic when I find something suitable.

Yeah i could make it - i would find it useful also in 1939.

 

[Chuggi]

They look awesome Geo, great work! The academy is a little strange looking though, but it stands out from the university.

I especially like the new colosseum, globe theatre and asio's sewage plant.

PS. If you can provide me some pics I can make a modern looking market for you (it may take a week or two though).

EDIT: I didn't see asio's posts

Who wants to make the modern market?

 

[GeoModder]

Actually, I think Harrods in London would do nicely for a western market.

And it could fit in a 3x2 or 4x2 leaf format.
Still have to look for sharper pictures for the textures though.

@Chuggi: yeah, I know the academy isn't that appropriate, but I simply don't find futuristic looking buildings which fit in a 2000 CE setting.
So I gathered an 'Ivory Tower' approach could work, similar to the bank. And it reshuffles available space in the city since it's a 1x1 leafnode building.

 

[GeoModder]

The picture here looks sharper, but the numbers are in the way and it is perhaps too small?

 

[Chuggi]

I can make my own texture if you want me to make it. I'll make it if asio doesn't have any objections. But asio's would be higher quality because he's had some experience making buildings.

I like the "tower style" for the bank, I think it suits it.

 

[GeoModder]

Well, those are the best two pictures I found.
So, the wait is now on what asio says. Harrods might be an irresistible challenge to him.
Please don't kill eachother over the 'honor'.

Yeah, the Hermes Tower fit right in for the bank. I didn't even have to put it in another leafnode since the normal bank is 1x2 size.

 

[Chuggi]

Well, those are the best two pictures I found.
So, the wait is now on what asio says. Harrods might be an irresistible challenge to him.
Please don't kill eachother over the 'honor'.

Yeah, the Hermes Tower fit right in for the bank. I didn't even have to put it in another leafnode since the normal bank is 1x2 size.

I've always wanted to make a building. Well, I'll wait.

 

[avain]

I've always wanted to make a building. Well, I'll wait.

Oh, and I thought you wanted to make an update to CD

 

[GeoModder]

My next question is that is it possible to make higher buildings in the city and more lower buildings in cottage/hamlet/village/town?

Missed this question at first.
Yes, you can xml it so that high buildings appear in the cities and low buildings in the cottages. The only drawback of this is that if you use only say the higher half of city buildings in a cityset, a city might look monotonous. Less of a problem for cottages since those only use the 1x1 and 2x1 leafnodes. You can even xml it so that say cottages and hamlets have the low buildings, while villages and towns have big(ger) ones of these leafnodes.

 

[asioasioasio]

I've always wanted to make a building. Well, I'll wait.

Making building is pleasure (the biggest pleasure was when i finished sydney's opera - i aws really amazed by this architecture). So if you want try it
I have couple of other dark and dirty industrial buildings in plans so harods is yours I'm sure it'll be beautiful

Missed this question at first.
Yes, you can xml it so that high buildings appear in the cities and low buildings in the cottages. The only drawback of this is that if you use only say the higher half of city buildings in a cityset, a city might look monotonous. Less of a problem for cottages since those only use the 1x1 and 2x1 leafnodes. You can even xml it so that say cottages and hamlets have the low buildings, while villages and towns have big(ger) ones of these leafnodes.

When i would someday have a lot free time i would cityset with 30-40 buildings and it'll solve all the problems

 

[GeoModder]

I've always wanted to make a building. Well, I'll wait.

If you can't detain yourself, just go for it! I'm sure I can keep asio busy with a more asian looking modern era market.

Edit: better reread the last 5 posts or so now, asio.

 

[asioasioasio]

yeah i rered

for making textures i recommend flickr.com - there's a lot of cc photographies i'm sure there'll be plenty of harrods

EDIT What it'll be fish market in tokyo?