Buildings and Wonder Design

[Ploeperpengel]

Well any building you can think of that looks a little fantasylike could find a place here. If you like challenges we also love diverse cityarts. Warlords will have a few but nothing to fit for fantasy races no doubt.
Btw I meant tiny little "towers" attached to the top of the main building. Just no idea how you call it.

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

Very nice model Woodelf, i must say, but it would be even cooler if there were smaller towers jutting out from the sides. i think thats what Ploe is trying to explain.

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

Ok, instead of making a new thread i will just post my questions on building making with 3ds Max here.

@Duke, how do you lower polycount easily?

 

[Ploeperpengel]

I suggest you direct that question to Duke seZ doesn't work with max


@Everyone
Lets use that awesome Leonardos Workshop from Ganart as a generic wonder available with Tech_invention. It should work like in civ3 reducing upgradecosts. Any idea how to do this?
We can call it Gnomes Workshop or even Leonardos' (since by fluff there is a Leonardo in WH too)

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

Thats a good idea, i always loved that wonder

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

I finally managed to decrease the polycount to 1054 verticies and 872 faces. is that low enough? (I had to makethe whole thing from scratch, but now im really quick at it, only took 2 hours this time)

Shall i post it here?

 

[Ploeperpengel]

Good job! yeah post it. With the polycount so low hm maybe we can create a cityart out of that for the Highelves!

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

I can make more towers and stuff, im getting quite good, but i cant render ir skin yet. i tried one but i looked crap

Here is a Screen Shot

 

[Ploeperpengel]

Looks fantastic the model! Go on

Maybe you could create numerous single towers smaller and bigger ones in this style? I though about putting them on a cityartnif afterwards and thus create a cityart for Highelfves. That means after either woodelf or duke uv-mapped it.

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

Im way ahead of you i have already made 2 different types of High Elf houses

 

[woodelf]

Looks great, but UV mapping that looks a bit daunting.

If the Duke can't do it today I'll see about trying it late tomorrow.

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

Ok, I have now completed 4 Highelf Houses and a Highelf Light House (on a Rock!!)

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

Here are the Uploads of the other High Elf Houses and Light House i did what do you think?

 

[woodelf]

For some reason I couldn't unwrap your first tower model P_L. It didn't seem to be an editable poly which confuses me.

 

[Duke van Frost]

Just select the whole thing, then right click and select "turn to editable poly/mesh" I haven´t found out the difference of those two, yet.

And unwrapping your fabulous tower should be no problem PL, I´ll do it this evening.

 

[Duke van Frost]

Oh yeah, just one thing PL: If you do buildings for cIV you need to extend the base of them to go underground, that´s because of graphical issues when they get build on Hills. I don´t know if you understand what I´m saying, just open the winery with the NifViewer and you´ll see what I mean.

 

[Duke van Frost]

@Everyone
Lets use that awesome Leonardos Workshop from Ganart as a generic wonder available with Tech_invention. It should work like in civ3 reducing upgradecosts. Any idea how to do this?
We can call it Gnomes Workshop or even Leonardos' (since by fluff there is a Leonardo in WH too)

I like the idea and I also like the building by Ganart a lot, but there is one problem: by the Time you discover Invention there are no Units you´ll be able to upgrade (at least not very much) that would make this Wonder nearly useless and I, personally, wouldn´t even consider building it.

Since nearly only the Ancient units upgrade to their Militia versions the Wonder would need another function, like speeding up the construction of certain Units (Siege and/or Armored, Otnithopter etc.) or buildings.

 

[Ploeperpengel]

Alrighty

 

[Psychic_Llamas]

Oh yeh i forgot about that Duke, ta, i will do that now. shall i re-upload them?

Oh, and i found an awsome picture of the Tower of Saphery (white tower) and was wondering if it would be Ok if i had a go at making an alternative white tower modle woodelf. (i feel bad asking, because i love your one)
but thats only if my attempt isnt too complicated and has too many polys

 

[woodelf]

Don't feel bad. Model away.