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Regarding the temple structure, I believe that building model is actually shared among many settlements on Vvardenfell. They're in the Velothi style, and if memory serves right, the focal points of the Almsivi Intervention spells. Take into consideration that unless we intend on making a different temple for each city that this model may be put in other places too :)

Cant wait to see final product :)

Great job so far! Why is "red" upside down (save the e) on the middle-right engraving, if I may ask? If it's on purpose, then don't mind me. :)

You guys are my Brad and Angelina of this project and i love all your work, but i would say nay to the silt strider platform. Not that is bad, it actually looks super cool, but i think in ald'ruhn it should be simply bigger and taller and stuff.

I like the sound of Plascactus, maybe I'll model one for the game as a little easter egg :)

Council Club update, added Vertex Colors and pushing the clutter kit:

Wunderbar, the attention to detail is magnificent.

I'm not sure about the claw on top, I'd have to see how it looks from the back.

Some small touchups to the fighter's guild:

A quick mockup of the Under Skar roof using the crab parts assets

Thanks Nandi, the support from you all is great :)

Moon's stairs with the crab texture:

Really enjoying working with modularity. Trying to reuse textures as much as possible and not waste any pixels.

Nice to see the dedication put into Ald 'ruhn, being that it's such a major location in vvardenfell. Also it would be cool if Morvayn Manor could look more sinister for the interior, reflecting a more damaged and creepier vibe to boost the quests immersion.

P.S I personally feel that the locked door in the manor should look more reinforced as it is keeping out the corpus.    

it all looks amazing, but I do have one gripe, and that would be the sizing of the huts. if you guys look at the inside of the huts it is much bigger then the outside of the hut. like 4-5 times bigger then the exterior. Personally I think having bigger huts will make the city fill more big like a city then just like a town in morrowind. But the buildings are looking awesome though so keep it up. :)

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Probably in the same place the gigantic crab in the middle of town was.

Smitehammer stop being crabby...

Plasmax and Mooncatus are changing things up, the council chambers will be Skar...more to come.

As for the fighters guild, I really like the spikes facing the door. My favorite building in Morrowind to date now.

Except for the council building, the rest of them are just inspired by creatures, they are not actually the shells. So adornments make a lot of sense and are added.

Is anyone remodeling Redoran interiors?

I have to admit, I must side with Smitehammer in regards to the roof. I think it should really convey the feeling of the massive, decrepit being that the shell used to belong to. I personally believe that Ald'Skar should be built and modeled as if the man-made structures are secondary, and simply base themselves around the ancient husk. Right now, looking at the picture, I didn't even know that it was supposed to be a crab shell, it looks to me like a giant spiked metal shield. Overall, I say that the horns are just way too much, especially the huge ones. 

I actually think you should attempt to deviate from the original and stray from a strictly circle design. I think it should be shaped more like a crab shell, right down to the textures, with a completely natural essence besides a few Redoran banners and small additions. 

Another bit that I believe would make a GREAT addition is if there were other pieces of the crab laying about under it, like hollow legs and a claw scattered about, and half buried. 

I'd say the top should sort of reflect a massive version of this type of emporer crab, the species which the creature was supposed to be based off of

Or if you wish to implement something more spiked, there is another breed of Emporer crap that could be suitable

These things are hitting me in my insectaphobia buttons. They give me the heeby-jeebies.

Great job thus far, House Redoran must be quite pleased with your architectural prowess. 

SikSikSikki wrote:

Probably in the same place the gigantic crab in the middle of town was.

Fuckin' zing.

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@Smite: I agree with some of what you've said. We're trying to find that sweet spot of the level of detail, things are going to change until the entire set is complete.

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happychappy wrote:

stop being crabby

Huehuehue

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@ LASentry: I've offered to have a go at an interior after the exteriors are done. If it's successful I'll make more.

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@Saivryn

I liked your idea about basing the initial shape off of the emperor crab first. Thanks for the ref images.

I sculpted and decimated a crab shell for the top of the building. The plan is to reuse our existing crab textures on it. Here's a couple variations based on our two main crab textures: 

We will layer tileables on top, sort of like this:

Onwards! Here's an update of the Ald Skar Inn. 

Need to test mirrored normal maps in engine, hopefully there's a way to avoid the seams:

And just for the hell of it, a latest Council and Fighter's Guild in different lighting. Toying with the idea of a crab shell texture under the clay. 

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L

My only request is that there is no obvious symmetry (mirroring) in the final layered textures, but I know you'd be onto that anyway

Amazing - you people are really powering through this! I can't wait to see it in-game ;)

god DAYUM

You guys rule. and guurrll dat GATE :3

I'm a little worried that its going to come across a little like a marine theme park or an "all you can eat" sea food mall :-P

Busy week, didn't have time for anything, but threw the stairs in game last night to show we're not dead: