Help Me Out

Cid_Night · #1 08-19-2002, 06:30 AM

Ummm, this is sorta a rate thread. Tell me whatcha think of this castle and what I can do to improve it...you may rate it if you like.
(The castle, walls, and whats in between them are all thats made, it's going to be put in a city, so the outside isn't done yet.)
Thank You in advance!

Legondary_MyTH · #2 08-19-2002, 07:10 AM

lets see ill edit this when i think of it

zell12 · #3 08-19-2002, 07:38 AM

Too plane guy, strait edges with that style aren't good.

TLG_WL_mechman · #4 08-19-2002, 08:37 AM

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Originally posted by Cid_Night
Ummm, this is sorta a rate thread. Tell me whatcha think of this castle and what I can do to improve it...you may rate it if you like.
(The castle, walls, and whats in between them are all thats made, it's going to be put in a city, so the outside isn't done yet.)
Thank You in advance!

Not bad

Cid_Night · #5 08-19-2002, 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by zell12
Too plane guy, strait edges with that style aren't good.

you mean on the castle itself? hmmm...perhaps ill try spicin it up a bit more...

RavenTelvecho · #6 08-19-2002, 10:51 AM

the tiles u used for the castle arnt very apealing... to me atleast

Glory · #7 08-19-2002, 12:10 PM

Corupt: the doorway is cool but dont mix stone and wood I dunno it just don't look to good make an image out of the doorway and make it look like stone it would be cool as for the rest of the castle add pillars comming off the walls so it doesnt look so flat.. maybe some torches? tile errors on the very top with the water and the top looks flate becuase of a error in your building depth perception. for the outside wall its cool but try to make it out of soemthing else maybe i mean it looks good but try to experiment with something else

Stanrar2k2 · #8 08-19-2002, 07:41 PM

xXShakakuXx: To me it looks like something is missing. Try to spruce it up a bit!

amonrabr · #9 08-19-2002, 09:03 PM

It remembers Graal2k1 houses.. But its nice = )

SavantMiles · #10 08-19-2002, 11:15 PM

only thing i dont like is the floor, grass should stay outside X.x

Timpan3 · #11 08-19-2002, 11:20 PM

The grass looks good but you should replace it with somekind of stone because a castle courtyard is mostly made out of stone if not only, right ?

Cid_Night · #12 08-20-2002, 12:56 AM

oh, in reply to savant, that is the outside, its a courtyard (the outside of the walls will be a village/city of some sort) hmmm...maybe i will make some sort of courtyard...push the walls out more...then edge tile outside the wall...hmmmm, ill do that now, expect an updated screenie soon, thanks for the suggestions

Cid_Night · #13 08-20-2002, 01:19 AM

ok updated it a bit, tell me whatcha think.

Timpan3 · #14 08-20-2002, 01:40 AM

I still think you should replace the grass with stone and make pillars from the 2nd story wall to the 2nd story floor and the same on the 1st making it look more 3d

Cid_Night · #15 08-20-2002, 07:42 AM

but...to do that i would hafta extend the second floor over the edge of the first floor...that would kinda completely change the general shape...hm...ill try it and see what it looks like.

zell12 · #16 08-20-2002, 08:00 AM

Ugh, I'll try to find a level I did for an example on the walls for castle tiles :O

The Darkest Evil · #17 08-20-2002, 09:02 AM

Insanity Lord
i think it looks good, but as someone said i think you should replace the grass with something else

TLG_WL_mechman · #18 08-20-2002, 09:33 AM

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Originally posted by zell12
Ugh, I'll try to find a level I did for an example on the walls for castle tiles :O

Your walls are illogically weird!
or is it weirdilidy illogical? i dont think...

Cid_Night · #19 08-20-2002, 10:41 AM

neone have a good couple tiles that could be used in the courtyard, i cant find anything that looks good.

Judge_Spunky · #20 08-20-2002, 11:04 AM

Both levels that were to be rated I found very plain.
You have a lot of unused space being taken up by the castle walltops (the sort of golden-brown tiles).

Perhaps add something to those.

zell12 · #21 08-20-2002, 11:34 AM

Erm, I just tried to show him that his walls need some spunk, and some pillars

Cid_Night · #22 08-20-2002, 11:36 AM

alright guys, heres the map of the island its gonna be on, tell me whatcha think of the shape of the island...its only 4 levels (Thanks to mmmmkay for the tutorial in the sticky, my maps weren't correct until i read that)

zell12 · #23 08-20-2002, 11:40 AM

I think you should talk to Birdo about castles, I think he made Dustari, and it looked quite nice

Judge_Spunky · #24 08-20-2002, 11:43 AM

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Originally posted by Cid_Night
alright guys, heres the map of the island its gonna be on, tell me whatcha think of the shape of the island...its only 4 levels (Thanks to mmmmkay for the tutorial in the sticky, my maps weren't correct until i read that)

I wouldn't say that land mass the castle is on is an island, rather that it has a large moat. As to the shape, I'll have to get back to you - I didn't pay attention.
~Edit~ It's a little plain, sort of as if it were manmade. Erosion wouldn't make those kind of straight edges. ~End Edit~

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Originally posted by zell12
Erm, I just tried to show him that his walls need some spunk, and some pillars

I meant his levels, not yours.

Cid_Night · #25 08-20-2002, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by Judge_Spunky

I wouldn't say that land mass the castle is on is an island, rather that it has a large moat.

oh, its just close to the land that you can see on the left side, there is no land for about 10 levels on the right. (these are 4 actual ocean levels on DD right now, i didnt make the piece of the continent you see on the left of the island.)

Judge_Spunky · #26 08-20-2002, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by Cid_Night

oh, its just close to the land that you can see on the left side, there is no land for about 10 levels on the right. (these are 4 actual ocean levels on DD right now, i didnt make the piece of the continent you see on the left of the island.)

In short, I meant that the island should be made a bit bigger, because for a castle that size, there's basically very little island left for other things. (It wouldn't have the required room to be a self-sufficient manor.)

zell12 · #27 08-20-2002, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by TLG_WL_mechman

Your walls are illogically weird!
or is it weirdilidy illogical? i dont think...

Just the way the style is :O

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Originally posted by Judge_Spunky

I meant his levels, not yours.

Hehe, I never read a post fully

Cid_Night · #28 08-20-2002, 11:50 AM

well really this is kinda gonna be a kingdom of pirates...the castle is perhaps a bit grandeur for pirates but...OH WELL. There will be a LARGE dock system which will continue into the next levels on the right and bottom extending the town, since their primary military will be navy, we'll have lots of ships. (Yes, DD will have fully useable, multiple passenger battle ships, and will have an npc server as soon as Stefan can get to it.)

zell12 · #29 08-20-2002, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by Judge_Spunky

In short, I meant that the island should be made a bit bigger, because for a castle that size, there's basically very little island left for other things. (It wouldn't have the required room to be a self-sufficient manor.)

The island dustari was on is what I put the castle on. And that was it, inside the court yard I put everything. Not sure why he wouldn't have room x.x

Cid_Night · #30 08-21-2002, 03:46 AM

ok ok the map is ALMOST done, now all it needs basically is grass detailing...did the whole thing in id say about 3 hours, not bad huh? i figure the grass detailing will only take about an hour, that makes 4...pretty good, tell me what you think, at this point you can rate it if you'd like.

zell12 · #31 08-21-2002, 09:21 AM

I like it, except the two things at each of the corrners at the top.

TLG_WL_mechman · #32 08-21-2002, 09:43 AM

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Originally posted by Cid_Night
ok ok the map is ALMOST done, now all it needs basically is grass detailing...did the whole thing in id say about 3 hours, not bad huh? i figure the grass detailing will only take about an hour, that makes 4...pretty good, tell me what you think, at this point you can rate it if you'd like.

Omg, if would have to do a pirate thing I would do like... make a floating pirate hting,,, like many ships linked together or a ship cemetary or.. a hideaout and not some big place cavalry... or anything could come and bomb them in like 30 seconds.. that illogically waird 0.o

Cid_Night · #33 08-22-2002, 01:10 AM

Well, heres the completed map, hope you like it, could you guys maybe rate it now and tell me whatcha think. and to TLG, i thought about perhaps making a ship city or dock town, but i decided an island was more practical, and more fun.

zell12 · #34 08-22-2002, 04:58 AM

too bad it wasn't.... bigger :O

Cid_Night · #35 08-22-2002, 09:22 AM

lol...sorry its only 4 levels...um, id put screenies...but...naw lol

zell12 · #36 08-22-2002, 09:59 AM

coughmorepostcountcough

Graal2001_LAT · #37 08-22-2002, 10:14 AM

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coughmorepostcountcough

Agreed. Stop doing so many spam like notions or I'll pull out the deleting posts inner self of me.

Cid_Night · #38 08-22-2002, 10:14 AM

nah i couldnt really care, i got my 500 and frog going WACHA and showing off his jackedness, so i could care less about my post count lol.

zell12 · #39 08-22-2002, 10:19 AM

Erm, I was kinda saying you should post them to get more post count :O

Cid_Night · #40 08-22-2002, 10:22 AM

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Erm, I was kinda saying you should post them to get more post count :O

oh lol, sorry, i thought you were accusing me of that *shrugs* i just dont feel like opening editor and making screenies lol.