Buildings and Wonder Design

[Psychic_Llamas]

cool, thanks.

 

[woodelf]

The trading post is done and found here.



It doesn't look so hot on that surface, but that's the ancient city surface.

Also in the database are a Thieves Guild and a Guard Tower. I doubt an Iroquois longhouse or Aztec Temple will be used in WHFB, but they are there as well.

 

[Ploeperpengel]

Thx Woodelf. Aztec building are pretty for the Lizards btw.

Maybe I can add a grassy or brown ground to the building in the nifviewer that way it will certainly do.

 

[woodelf]

Great. Any variations on the Aztec building you can think of? I enjoyed making that one.

Roland is also skinning a Wizard's Tower, a Dwarven vault, and an Elven treetop house for me.

 

[woodelf]

Here's something I've been toying with; woodelven buildings. Let me know what you think of this "tower" or library type building. To the right is an Elven archery range.

 

[Ploeperpengel]

The archery range is cool. The other doesn't look really woodelfish imo yet. What about Houselike structures inmidst a treestump?
Grr how to explain? something like:
Upper tree
flet with housing
lower treestump

Edit: I try to find some pics

Edit: not quite easy to find good pics of treehomes...

 

[woodelf]

The archery range is cool. The other doesn't look really woodelfish imo yet. What about Houselike structures inmidst a treestump?
Grr how to explain? something like:
Upper tree
flet with housing
lower treestump

Edit: I try to find some pics

Pics would be good since I've spent hours looking for concept art, but none was really good.

The other will be more elven after I beg Roland to skin for me.

And I'm trying to avoid tree stumps!

 

[Ploeperpengel]

Not really. I'm still for one unique wonder for every civ. Sevral for groups of civs and a lot of generics. I think we should design special wonders and buildings in the civthreads. The thread is already more to just comment the art.

 

[woodelf]

Edit: not quite easy to find good pics of treehomes...

Tell me about it.

I'm trying for the tree look with some visible buildings. I was hoping for inspiration from the net, but it looks like I need my own. The Woodelves need a HOME!

 

[Ploeperpengel]

Well for inspiration just watch LotR and take a look at Lothlorien

 

[Ploeperpengel]

http://equilibris.celestialheavens.com/images/bank_elven_tmb.jpg
Very small but best so far I found
here is the whole pic
http://equilibris.celestialheavens.com/images/bank_elven.jpg

 

[woodelf]

I kind of like that. Thanks.

It's non un-Elven to build on a stump?

 

[Ploeperpengel]

I kind of like that. Thanks.

It's non un-Elven to build on a stump?

You can make the top more treeish. will make the whole thing less stumpy

 

[woodelf]

I'm going to try making something on a stump, then I'll try something inside a large tree. After that I'll go back to my bridge connected buildings.

 

[Ploeperpengel]

Sounds pretty. Also have a look at what PL posted earlier about a woodelves house. That one should match in style somehow

Edit: but I can't find where he put it.

 

[woodelf]

Your edits aren't doing so hot.

 

[woodelf]

A building on a stump...

Other than the texturing, tell me what you think. What needs to be worked on?

 

[Ploeperpengel]

Maybe the "stump" should be streched a little-to make the whole structure more slim and elegant imo with some branches to hold the house and a treetop! Giving the whole thing the appearance of a living tree with the house worked around the trunk and the tree willing to carry it not forced to do so.-I hope this doesn't sound Feng Shui or something all though this could be the direction.

As it is we can use it as a granary already so you can also keep a version of it.

 

[woodelf]

You're not too Feng Shui yet Ploep.

The problem with making the building in the trees is that to get any definition on the building you'd have to make the trees really tall. I'm trying to keep them the same height as the surrounding forests.

I could put a building into the trunks, but the trees would be monstrous. I'll see how that does look.

 

[Ploeperpengel]

If the trees are a bit larger than normal no problem. Elves won't build on small or even average trees for they have to be strong enough to carry a large family. They may be impressive

Edit: just make sure they don't take more place at the basement.