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Post by jjensen on Sept 15, 2014 8:42:28 GMT -9
Scaling down to a smaller model, this next potential project is an Elemental Shrine. While there could be numerous reasons for its existence, each side of the shrine will feature one of the 4 basic elements of earth, wind, fire and water. As an example for game play purposes, the shrine may offer oracle-type prophecies to individuals who enter one of its 4 doors. Is it possible they are teleported to another plane of existence where they receive such information? And are the details significant enough to alter the character's destiny? In the end, they may or may not exit the same door as per details created during the game's setup. In any any case, the unique design of the shrine could be your next talked about center piece!    |
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Post by oldschooldm on Sept 15, 2014 8:49:11 GMT -9
OOh. Will there be a floorplan/battlemat? I *know* what I'm thinking!
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Post by jjensen on Sept 15, 2014 9:36:28 GMT -9
OOh. Will there be a floorplan/battlemat? I *know* what I'm thinking! The building is smaller than it looks. From door-to-door, it's 4 inches long on each side, making a '+' shape. The doorways are 2 inches wide. Therefore, I'm debating whether a battlemap of the shrine would even be worth it. Comments are welcome. |
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Post by room101 on Sept 15, 2014 12:05:13 GMT -9
That's lovely. Look forward to it taking shape.
Not bothered about battlemaps myself, but it might be nice to have a map with 4 separate underground vault layers, depending on which door is entered.
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Post by jjensen on Oct 16, 2014 8:07:12 GMT -9
Here's some previews of the Elemental Shrine. The first shows the 'earth' side of the building and the second are the ground textures of the fire side.   |
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Post by oldschooldm on Oct 16, 2014 10:05:08 GMT -9
Ooh! Please allow the score-lines to be a hidden layer, that helps a lot with non-flat rocky faces....
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Post by jjensen on Oct 17, 2014 4:28:42 GMT -9
Ooh! Please allow the score-lines to be a hidden layer, that helps a lot with non-flat rocky faces.... Yes, those lines will be a layered option as well as a few others. Thanks for the suggestion. |
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Post by jjensen on Oct 30, 2014 4:25:06 GMT -9
Final Update: With the amount of requests I've received I decided to build out the interior of the Elemental Shrine. The really fun part for me was breaking ground, learning new techniques I've never done with any other model. The two images shown are the interior sides of air and fire. The release of this model is scheduled to be one week from today (11/6).   |
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Post by room101 on Oct 30, 2014 10:20:49 GMT -9
Will it have an all over plain render on the outside too? An Elemental Shrine is great, but with a plain render it can also be a mausoleum, a town square centrepiece or whatever too.
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Post by jjensen on Oct 30, 2014 11:51:45 GMT -9
Will it have an all over plain render on the outside too? An Elemental Shrine is great, but with a plain render it can also be a mausoleum, a town square centrepiece or whatever too. No, with the various textures and mounted props surrounding the building already in place it was intended to be based on an elemental theme. Otherwise, I'd be looking at re-designing parts of the model as well as the textures, which at this stage is not feasible. |
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Spent two 'fun' hours last night unclogging a heat break tube (the nozzle was a lost cause and replaced). Stupid bowden tube slipped and molten plastic spilled up into the heat break tube and congealed.
