The preview thread

[Kyriakos]

Thank you

I was thinking that perhaps a better set of medieval forts can be created.

This was originally the castle in the byzantine set, but it is now shown with the new lighting, and looks better:

I need an idea as to the small fort (this will be the barricade)

 

[nick0515]

Another great looking set.

Can't wait for the Euro set. I hope you are planning to do some corresponding Medieval sets for these.

 

[Steph]

Your new ligthing really improve things

 

[Kyriakos]

Its the other way around: the models were always good, the lighting was not that much

This is a chinese #1. Thoughts?

 

[Ogedei_the_Mad]

Doesn't look very Chinese although it could work for Vietnam. I'd suggest using the pics at orientalarchitecture.com.

 

[Kyriakos]

Does this recolouring help any in making it look more chinese?

I modelled everything out of buildings i googled for China.

Also i tried to enter that site, but my anti-virus alerted me that it contains a virus.

 

[Steph]

Its the other way around: the models were always good, the lighting was not that much

That's why yournew lighting improve the final result: remove the weakest link of the chain.

 

[Kyriakos]

Presenting the final and imo best texture of the set:

 

[T-mun]

That's not just the lighting, right ? You added the trees, the "upper stage" that looks like an ancient forum... al these details make your new cities a lot better The only detail that's a bit "less good" is the buildings always at the same place, like this round building on the foreground. Could you move it a little bit from one set to another ? It would be nice and would make your new set even better for those like me who use all your graphics

 

[Kyriakos]

The roudn building is the only one that remains the same in all sets. I thought that some continuity would be good, along with the high stages

By the way i am happy to announce (although Blue Monkey will attack me ) that i just wrote 13 pages of something i consider to be one of my best

 

[Moff Jerjerrod]

I kind of like the round building where it is. I like the continuity from one set to the next. What would some of the advantages be in having this round building moved from one set to the next?

 

[Kyriakos]

Any views on this size #2?

 

[Ares de Borg]

How about some cherry trees?

 

[Kyriakos]

Culture specific trees is not a bad idea, but it would open a can of worms. I want to limit changes as much as possible, so as to be able to automatise the production of cities

 

[Kyriakos]

A final change of colour:

 

[Ares de Borg]

Wonderful. I didn't think of different trees, just of a color change of the leaves like you did with your houses.

 

[Ogedei_the_Mad]

Still doesn't look really "Chinese."

Your Mediterranean buildings are very historically accurate so why not do the same for the Asian civs?

Here are representations of Tang Dynasty architecture:

Spoiler :

 

[Kyriakos]

You might be able to make those roofs, but to me they are entirely alien and would take too much time to design

 

[Kyriakos]

Granted that this will not be my most historically accurate set (but i knew that from the beginning), i am interested in it looking pretty.

So here is the possible Metro:

 

[nick0515]

What's next? Is there an ancient European set on the way? If so what will it be like? Celtic?

I could use a Iron age Celtic set and a Roman set if you're if you have them planned. If you did those two then that would cover all the culture groups I have in a mod I'm working on, for one era.

Loving these sets!