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sure go ahead, edit: Im not entirely satisfied with my labor pit- could be the crane or the log spikes but it doesn't seem to give the slave impression I was hoping for

[IMG]http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8608/dlmonumentbuild.jpg[/IMG] monument build first pass [IMG]http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/9867/dllaborpit.jpg[/IMG] laborpit first pass

[IMG]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9760/dlmarchivestbuild.jpg[/IMG] master archivest build tile [IMG]http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/479/dlmonument.jpg[/IMG] first pass at the monument - not decided on the fire color- may go with a red to match the faction flag and need to check sizing, also the base seems kind of barren and im not sure what i want to put there (was originaly going to go more of a fist but the rock formations work out for making devils horns which

Bundled up the Tower of Dominion, Hovel, House, Archivest and Loreshop and sent them on their way. Just need to double check the master archivest build tile and test for that one to be done.

good eye, ill double check all of my borders and do the placement tests on the ones Ive finished. I prefer the spikes as well. Ive got a solid idea for the monument but ill have to take a closer look at the default labor pit and mess around for the labor pit, as Ive only got a vague idea of what I want to do with it (somehow emphasize the slave aspect). The golem castle looks amazing.

I like the dome look for the food resources. [IMG]http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/950/dlmarchivest1.jpg[/IMG] alternate version of master archivest (with the side spikes of the normal archivest and changed roof (preference?) [IMG]http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1889/dlmarchievest.jpg[/IMG] original for comparison [IMG]http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/1120/dlloreshopbuild.jpg[/IMG] loreshop build tile [IMG]http://img3

yeah, the skull is above a rib cage that the effect is sitting inside of. You can just make out the edges of the ribs on it. Alternatively i could just have the head and put it in the center of the fire. Getting the effects to save without overwriting each other in the cauldron was a pain though. [IMG]http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/5038/dlarchivest.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1889/dlmarchievest.jpg[/IMG] archivest and master

[IMG]http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/7795/dlloreshop.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5282/dltower2.jpg[/IMG] lore shop and take 2 on the tower (the large window is supposed to be a portal type thing like a stargate, the fountain pieces didn't look the greatest as a mirror), got the flame closer to the color i wanted as well, also added a door at the back side of the tower structure.

That looks awesome! [IMG]http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/1761/dlcivtower.jpg[/IMG] first pass at the tower, the edited flame didnt turn out quite how i wanted- i was aiming for a more violet color (like Iori yagami's fire).

oddrheia: were you looking for a series of lightning strikes (falling) in a row? arcane strike may work with some color tweaks and timing tweeks (or copy the bolt type and strike part and create a couple instances in one effect with different timing to create the illusion of the lighting strikes chasing itself) im not sure yet what would have to possibly be adjusted for a repeating effect edit: build tiles for the house and hovel [IMG]http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8171/dl

[IMG]http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/1079/newhovel.jpg[/IMG] new DL housing structure to replace the hovel and move the previous version up in the housing food chain.

DL hovel v1.3 [IMG]http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/3237/dlhovel23.jpg[/IMG] I reduced the skull size a bit. Ive got drafts of the others that Ill try to get out in the near future ( just need to get them in game). Also, when one of the DL die or disband does it refund 3 or 1 to the population pool?

oddrheia- I like the unique look of the labor pit, its very distinctive. Truely an advanced mechanical process fit for the Golem King! ArcElement2002- Personally I think leather, rope and bone could be put to good creative use in relation to the hunting theme (waste not want not). I haven't read the drota backstory/ sov info yet to see if there might be clues or inspiration there. But I imagine that given the environment they live in that making use of everything/ re

I'll make the adjustments after work tomorrow, almost time to call it a night. Your right about the size of the skull, and the base of the totem though. Went back and read thru the lore (noticed there was a capitalization typo on one of the paragraphs. Ive got some sketched out plans for a few other buildings (Ill probably use the hive building for the barracks for example- as there is a bit of caste disparity regarding the housing (slaves vs. others). May also desig

second round on the DL hovel [IMG]http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3640/dlhovelv22.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2108/dlhovelv2.jpg[/IMG] Let me know what you guys think for the new totem. I faced it in as an overseer protective role versus the out facing fear inducing role to ward of predators ( that and the population is more like prey anyway :) ). I'll start the build tile after it gets

[IMG]http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7836/efuudeathlegionhovel.jpg[/IMG] First go at the hovel for the DL. Might put in a small smoke/smog effect by the stew pot. Haven't yet tried dumping a few of the hovels together to see if they group ok. I was going for some kind of worship totem but not sure if i like it or not (or if it should look over the camp) Im also considering putting some wings on the totem made out of banners. Not sure if the sk

Other options for the death legion would be a hell hound type of unit (modified wolf/ quadraped) with a body or aura of fire/lava. Or a cacodemon type creature might be possible (such as the pink demon in doom) where the head and torso are merged for a large face in the middle of its body- it might be doable with a special piece of body armor that covers the head. Or a full helmet might work as well. You could do a light elemental looking creature for the angels. A

That's a great look, I think. Could you check to see if there is any more appropriate model than the statue? A slowly rotating thing like the kingdom study has might work, but I don't remember the colours on it. Also, if you have the models left, a barrel or two between the statue and the building, in the open area, would help fill the void. You could try for an animal statue or a statue of a tree (comparitively fragile living things may hold a special sig

Ill take the death legion guys, they should be fun to make tiles for. Im thinking some 'eye of sauron' type thing or demon statue for the beacon. We'll see how the colors affect things once I get home.

I'm up for it. May be a little sporadic though, as I'm still working on my kitchen. The style guide lines should help streamline things. I'll have to figure out the aproximate zoom level in the editor that would corespond to the max zoom during game play so i dont have to switch out of the editor to have a good idea on the look.

The ability to spend diplomatic capital or resources/gildar to improve your image with a faction or create foreighn population based effects. (gifts, or helping them out when they are in a bind, instilling unrest, quelling an uprising for them). Keeping track of those for bonuses and penalties such as helping out with a food shortage would create a greater feel of conection and impact on the world. The ability to hire npc adventurers (perhaps after having the right di

If you dislike MS office, Open Office is a free open source alternative. www.openoffice.org Re-installing windows may seem daunting at first, but its really not very difficult. It's not worth paying a shop to do it for how simple it is. As long as you have install discs, and backups of anything crucial, once you have internet access back up and running your pretty much set. Though it can be time consuming if your like me w

Perhaps a given volume or percentage of the map terrain converted? Such as the area of influence that converts terrain. I like the idea of tying it to the 'restoration of the world' thing. maybe have to research all of the civic techs?

You could limit it by making them one per faction, but have a few different ones available. Kind of make the player choose how to specialize each lvl 4 city with them. Not sure if you would want to limit it to one of that group to a city (or how it would be done) though.

Do you think the Orchard stone spire is too big compared to other in game structures? I noticed that its on par with the palace for height- which might be a bit too majestic.