Collier

Update: 2166 KB Continued work on the courtyard in front of the Great Hall. Moody sunset screenshots are below for your viewing pleasure. Note, the light blue blocks are updated placeholders, whereas the white blocks are still somewhat sketchy. Blocks with non-placeholder textures are locked in, as it were (oh, if only there was an option for that!). Progress is generally slow going, as there's plenty to do and I am working with some time constraints. Add to that a healthy dose of wanting the details to be... juuuuuuust right

Update: 1875 KB. New Year, new... chair? Added a throne-esque chair, with a passable resemblance to the films. Also, I started on one of the exterior courtyards. Long ways to go still.

Looks nice! For my attempts at a modern urban build, I've added foundations for building, usually concrete. Just something to differentiate the walls from the sidewalk. Also, for interiors, I add panels between walls and floors, window sills, door frames, light switches. Basically just a lot of little details that add up to a more coherent look.

Thanks for the tip I have thought about using it. Might have some AI produce pixelated portraits of wizards/witches to keep down the amount of blocks used. But regardless, it IS going to be a massive map, so high end machines are likely going to be a prerequisite anyways. Alternatively, the devs might get around to implementing image import on 2D planes before I get to a point in the process where I flesh out the build with paintings and such. There are so many buildings, rooms and windows on my to-do list

Perhaps as a compromise, if the request is technically infeasible, maybe just some more pose platforms? E.g. a bench without a backrest that includes poses from the sofa and chair platforms, where neither participant is leaning on the backrest? Or a table platform with only 3 faces (2 vertical, 1 horisontal), so it can be utilized on rectangular (not square) tables/surfaces?

Might not see an update on this project until January, so... Happy Holidays!

Update: 1639 KB. Worked on lots of smaller details in the Great Hall over the last few days, e.g. the rear window, banners etc.. Also, trying to recreate that "magical" ceiling has left me scratching my head somewhat*. But as I've only been able to sit with it for 1-2 hours each night, progress has slowed a bit. I think I'll move on to a different building or part of the school after this. In the meantime, here are some moody screenshots to match the season. Ta-ta. * I'm very open to suggestions, if you have any?

Both the walking and running animations could do with an upgrade into the standard of the current, hell even the last, decade. That stiff neck and permanently immovable head just looks painful. I'd like to see a relaxed pace animation, a brisk walk, a swing-of-the-hips walk, light jogging, maybe a skipping animation. Feck, I should probably figure out how to do it 3DSMax myself and submit it.

Oh look, someone sat in the big chair

Added some furniture to the Great Hall, plus a fireplace and some touch up on the rear windows. I messed up by continuing on an older save, so I don't have the candle lights from the previous post. But that's a quick fix, I hope.

I'm glad you like it, @Ashbash! I appreciate any enthusiasm I can get! Here's today's progress; mostly I've focused on smaller details, the central spire of the Great Hall building, steps, some decking along with some interior furniture in the Great Hall. So, yeah... progression is slow and steady. I've come to realise that I need to switch back and forth from building architecture to making furniture and small detail work, if nothing else just to keep my sanity somewhat intact.

Updated the Great Hall with side windows. some flooring and a grand door. Exterior needs a central spire still and some decorative windows. The interior needs a LOT of work, before I'll be happy with it. But with the side windows out of the way, I can cross off a big mark on my list. Next up; rear window and long tables, I think.

I made some headway on the exterior of the Great Hall building tonight. Missing windows and a central spire. But other than that, I think it's looking fairly decent.

Thanks for the encouragement. Here's an update so far. Layout and building mockups are getting close to being finished. It's all quite crude still, but I plan to get the basics right to begin with, before I move into details. Stairs are going to be such a damn hassle, I can already tell.