RFCA - Arts thread

[Black Whole]

I will update the first page after I have released the patch. But thanks for your eforts, anyway!

About units and music:
This could be a bit too big for patch, so I will add it for the next version. I think that Bakuel wanted to do special units for each dynasty (like he did with Timurids, Mamluks, ottomans, etc for Sword of Islam)... do you think we should add them?

 

[civ-addicted]

Have you seen JARM (Just Another Religion Mod)? There's some awesome art in there, which i haven't seen anywhere before.
At least the Shinto artstyle could be used somewhere. F.e. if we remove the Torii in front of the cathedral, it would be a decent looking Geisha House.
That Shamanism art is more Native American, but maybe we can use it anyway, if we reskin it a little; for the Contest Ground, for example.

 

[Black Whole]

Sure, I already took the Jinja from there. If you have ideas for the models, just go for it! I don't touch art files, because it would surely end in a disaster .

 

[merijn_v1]

I can do some reskinning. (If you tell me what to do)

 

[civ-addicted]

You could reskin Shaman Shrine 2, by making that green strip yellow, and trying to make a horse or so out of that bison. Just an idea for the Contest Ground.
If we manage to remove the Toriis from the Shinto buildings, the monastry could be the Geisha House, and the Cathedral the Shinjy Wei Department. If i have to do it, you have to wait at least until Wednesday evening.

I skipped through the civilopedia and found something rather funny: The text for King Wu is actually a text about Wu Zetian, the only official empress of china (read carefully, it's meant to be female). That was a true moment
I wasn't sure about that, but i guess that was a mistake by typing "Wu" into google or something and blindly pressing Ctrl+c... but don't worry, i can forgive you
It kept me thinking that Wu Zetian wouldn't be that bad of a Zhou leader. She called herself a "Zhou", but is surely out of the timeline.
Women are underrepresented in your modmod (Trung Sisters are the only female LH), which is, let's keep it real, historical. if we use that Wu Zetian as Deng Sui, we would have a Han Leader; but honestly, i don't know if she was important enough.
One final switch, and all the chinese LH would be finished. Could you make the former proposal the leader of Ming? You wanted to make him a Han LH, but he looks just like Hongwu on this picture, if someone would make his red coat white or yellow. The current Hongwu could be the Song leader (don't worry, i somehow like the new Bilge). If we reskin his hat to more black and his coat white, he looks like Song Taizu.

 

[merijn_v1]

You could reskin Shaman Shrine 2, by making that green strip yellow, and trying to make a horse or so out of that bison. Just an idea for the Contest Ground.
If we manage to remove the Toriis from the Shinto buildings, the monastry could be the Geisha House, and the Cathedral the Shinjy Wei Department. If i have to do it, you have to wait at least until Wednesday evening.

I skipped through the civilopedia and found something rather funny: The text for King Wu is actually a text about Wu Zetian, the only official empress of china (read carefully, it's meant to be female). That was a true moment
I wasn't sure about that, but i guess that was a mistake by typing "Wu" into google or something and blindly pressing Ctrl+c... but don't worry, i can forgive you
It kept me thinking that Wu Zetian wouldn't be that bad of a Zhou leader. She called herself a "Zhou", but is surely out of the timeline. Women are underrepresented in your modmod (Trung Sisters are the only female LH), which is, let's keep it real, historical. if we use that Wu Zetian as Deng Sui, we would have a Han Leader; but honestly, i don't know if she was important enough.
One final switch, and all the chinese LH would be finished. Could you make the former proposal the leader of Ming? You wanted to make him a Han LH, but he looks just like Hongwu on this picture, if someone would make his red coat white or yellow. The current Hongwu could be the Song leader (don't worry, i somehow like the new Bilge). If we reskin his hat to more black and his coat white, he looks like Song Taizu.

That my fault. I found a text about Wu and I thought it was the same person. (I wasn't really sure which Wu was meant)

 

[merijn_v1]

Here are some buildings from Rise of Empires. (Megaupload finally let me download the mod, after a long time of waiting ) Maybe we can use some. (IIRC, the bottom left is already used, but I didn't check it.)

 

[civ-addicted]

That my fault. I found a text about Wu and I thought it was the same person. (I wasn't really sure which Wu was meant)

Just do the reskining as i told and we're even

The top left looks like a great Emperor's Residence.
The bottom right could be another model for the Chola UB (which is just a green Hindu Temple atm)

 

[merijn_v1]

Just do the reskining as i told and we're even

The top left looks like a great Emperor's Residence.
The bottom right could be another model for the Chola UB (which is just a green Hindu Temple atm)

I'll do my best on that reskinning thing.

EDIT: Is the screenshot what you have in mind?

I don't understand why I didn't see that art is perfect for the Emperor Residence.
The bottom right is actually middle eastern. But we indeed could use it for the Chola UB.

The middle-right couldbe the Pleasure District and the top-right could be the Nalanda University. (I saw on wikipedia that the Nalanda University is a Buddhist thing, and the art looks Buddhist-ish to me)

 

[civ-addicted]

Frankly, i find the one on the top right pretty ugly. The one below that could also be the Nalanda University. If you look at the ruins, there are some pillars and a stairway-thingy (but i'm not sure if it's an actual stairway).

EDIT:

EDIT: Isthe screenshot what you have in mind?

I like
But it's up for other people to decide whether we take it or not.

 

[merijn_v1]

I will update the first page after I have released the patch. But thanks for your eforts, anyway!

About units and music:
This could be a bit too big for patch, so I will add it for the next version. I think that Bakuel wanted to do special units for each dynasty (like he did with Timurids, Mamluks, ottomans, etc for Sword of Islam)... do you think we should add them?

When do you expect a new patch/version?

 

[civ-addicted]

Here are the Shinto Building without the Torii. One of them could be at least a model for the Geisha House...

 

[Black Whole]

I'll add those buildings in the next version. The buildings you posted, will be the Geisha House and the Teahouse, thanks!
Concerning Empress Wu: I think that it would be a good choice... especially since she looks awsome .

 

[merijn_v1]

@ Blackwhole (and also the others)

Could you please say what units of VD (the screenies are in post 131) you like and want to use for the mod, that I can upload them.

Same story for the screenies on post 138 and 140.

The buildings of the posts could be used for:
138:
Upper left: Emperors Residence
Upper right: Nalanda University
Middle right: Pleasure District
Bottom right: Cholan UB (Trade Guild)

140:
As civ-addicted already said, Jurchen UB (Ground Contest)

EDIT: Does someone has the buttons of TR? I don't want to download the whole mod just for that. I only need the buttons of the Buildings, Wonders, Units.
EDIT2: Never mind. I got them by an other way.

 

[civ-addicted]

Just upload it. Though i still don't really like the one on the top right (it does look a little futuristic to me)

 

[Black Whole]

Here (attached to the post in the link) is great new art for Dharmasetu. Use the Arawak .nif file.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=9928073&postcount=231

Hmm I think he looks very Philippine....

@merijn_v1: Just upload them (except units... I will do it as the last thing before the new version... otherwise I just can't keep up with my other things .
The only thing which bugs me is the Pleasure district.... Somehow I imagined red lanterns ....

 

[merijn_v1]

Ok. I'll upload them. But you have to wait a little for it. I also have some other art files I want to upload, but I some still need to be made. (Like buttons)

 

[merijn_v1]

Before I release my package (I'm quite impressed by the amount of useful stuff I could find), I have just a few more thing I want your opinion about. (and some comments)

1. The Imperial Academy and Sun Tzu's Art of War have the same art and button. Maybe we can use the art in screenshot 1.
2. I still don't know which art of the Dzekshim Statue you prefer. Please say it so I can upload them.
3. A nice art for a (south-asian) pikeman. (screenshot 2)
4. The text for the Tang Pavilion could be the vanilla Pavilion text.

 

[Black Whole]

Before I release my package (I'm quite impressed by the amount of useful stuff I could find), I have just a few more thing I want your opinion about. (and some comments)

1. The Imperial Academy and Sun Tzu's Art of War have the same art and button. Maybe we can use the art in screenshot 1.
2. I still don't know which art of the Dzekshim Statue you prefer. Please say it so I can upload them.
3. A nice art for a (south-asian) pikeman. (screenshot 2)
4. The text for the Tang Pavilion could be the vanilla Pavilion text.

I can't look at attached screenschots.... I don't know why this happens....
But I would say just upload Sun Tzu replacement and choose the Dzekshim you think looks better.... I can't see enough .
As for units, I will use them very late. You can upload him, but units will be done later.
Added the Pavillion text.

 

[merijn_v1]

If you start with adding the units, here is the art for the cavalry.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=250858