Update XI - From the Sketchbook
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Ethan(Ecoba) – as far as I am aware, David(Dedgren) plopped his flora wherever he wished. Thank you for the kind words and I do believe I will adopt this technique region wide.
Deathtopumpkins – I just showed you how I do it! Thank you and welcome back.
Connor – thanks, if you have any suggestions don’t hesitate to blurt them out though.
CSGdesign – all in all it was about two hours work on the sections you see in the previous update. I’m glad I inspire you.
Jordan(Canyonjumper) – thank you for your continued support.
Tomas Neto – I hope you found that update useful.
Battlecat – it was as much an experiment as a tutorial, I will see how it plays out in other areas. Thank you for your tenth comment.
Joan(Jmouse) – as I mentioned to you previously, immersion is a vital part of what I am trying to achieve, and I am ecstatic that I have hooked at least one fan, I would love to think you are correct about the others too, but I feel they may take more convincing. As to the stream and available plops, I think people are too determined to use just one set and call it a day, I think that a mixture of all available content is the only way to achieve high levels of realism.
Marsh – thank you and I will try my best to maintain the standard of my work.
Sumwonyuno – thank you for your kind words.
Haljackey – thanks my friend, and when are we going to see GTR 3.0 eh?
Lora(ldvger) – welcome back, I did notice the lack of turbulence and rapids in my stream; this is yet another thing I have little to no experience in so I need to do some experimentation before I start using it effectively. I did spot your thread over in the mapping room, and I watch with interest as you progress down your route simultaneously with me and mine. I will continue to monitor and will interdict as and when I feel I can be useful. If however I haven’t dropped by and you are stumped do not hesitate to leave me a reminder and brief overview of the issue here. I am always willing to help if I can.
Gjermund(Kwakelaar) – your continuing contribution honours & enthrals me, I quite look forward to your responses. Thank you for your kind words regarding The Iron Coast achieving Of Special Interest This Month, and also for your comments regarding my nature work. Now to business, having further researched Flemish gothic architecture (a subgenre I did not know about), I agree it is perhaps a better definition of the influence. The exaggeration of many revival styles was a somewhat deliberate choice. While not the best example of medieval architecture it does demonstrate many elements typical of a classic late gothic construction in a very profound and obvious way. To the casual reader it was therefore quite appropriate; however it seems I got caught telling “lies to children” [linkie].
By no means was I suggesting that taxation was the sole motivation for the technique, but many people in real life have asked me why it was so prolific in more urban environments, I plan to implement a similar tax within my MD so was trying to cut corners again. It is true that this image is not the best example of a cathedral built in stages throughout the period; it is an example that clearly displays the dichotomy of design between the stages to even the passing observer. It is fantastic that you would challenge my choices and there are a couple more updates on the way that I think will definitely tantalise your obvious passion for architecture.
Swesim – welcome to The Iron Coast, I am elated that you like the terraforming and I am pleased the steampunk sparks your interest. I just hope I can satisfy that curiosity of yours.
976 - welcome to The Iron Coast, thank you for your kind words.
Antimonycat - thank you for your words, the stream actually stay pretty small maybe doubling in size downstream when it merges with another. It exits into a relatively narrow channel between an island and the mainland.
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Benedict – thank you my friend.
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Skimbo – welcome to The Iron Coast, I am glad you like what you see.
Korot – it appears as though you allowed adequate loading times, are you sure you allowed adequate loading time as there were a veritable plethora of images on that page. I look forward to your comments and thank you for your responses.
CG – thank you for your kind words.
Roger51 – welcome to The Iron Coast, it will be some time before that stream gets close to civilisation so do not be worried just yet.
TmiguelT – I just did, didn’t I. Or are we guilty of only looking at the pictures.
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Maxcormier – thanks and welcome to The Iron Coast.
Boon1234 – thanks and welcome to The Iron Coast. I am thrilled to be among your favourites and I am very relieved that so many are happy with the style of journal I am producing. I also like the fact you have an interest in steampunk. Good show.
Roger51 – thank you for your additional comment.
Jamonbread – thanks and welcome to The Iron Coast. This project is not going to be a short one, but I am prepared for that, it means I am not rushing for updates. I can show what I want when I want, and people seem to be happy with that.
Irvingtwosmokes - thanks and welcome to The Iron Coast. I hope to see you back again in the future then.
Harishna – thanks and welcome to The Iron Coast. The trees you speak of are made by Simfox, just search for him. They are made by Simfox, just search for him on the STEX.
From the Sketchbook
This update has taken far longer to create than it will to show. My main achievement was getting something to render from 3dsmax for the first time in nearly two years. Once this had been achieved I decided to start researching exactly what I want to make for The Iron Coast. So here I present to you, what I have been up to.
Now I hope I have your attention, and that you suddenly realise the possibilities that I now have in front of me. No major promises just yet but I am sure I can come up with something. From now on all replies will be shown in all locations, that way any useful tips in one are not missed in the others.
See you soon.
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