Castle for Skyrim?

Achronos · Post by **Achronos** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:15 pm

http://photobucket.com/albums/v516/Korana/Solstheim%20Castle/

on this site there are many different pictures of a castle being created by a modder named Korana. maybe this person can be contacted to help with skyrim? the castle looks amazing and with the enviornment also created, it looks like it could fit in with skyrim

Treeman300 · Post by **Treeman300** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:21 pm

Awesome, did Korona make those window textures, anyway, you'l have to talk to someone that knows more about lore than I do, but they look cool.

Timito · Post by **Timito** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:58 pm

wow, awesome...

DMKW · Post by **DMKW** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:37 am

It is a very cool castle mod. lots of new and origional content. i'm currently testing it with Korana. it should be out this weekend with any luck.

but just to clear something up. those aren't her models. they are of a completely new tileset made by Zyndaar and they can be found here if you are a forum member

http://rethan-manor.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=49

screens:
http://www.rethan-manor.net/Images/FK_Location-a.jpg
http://www.rethan-manor.net/Images/EC_Example_Cell.jpg
http://www.rethan-manor.net/Images/IC_Example_Cell.jpg

Treeman300 · Post by **Treeman300** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:32 pm

Alright, thanks for clearing that up, I am currently working on a fort of my own

Vernon · Post by **Vernon** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:37 pm

Skyrim is a long way off guys... Nice models though :)

Majra · Post by **Majra** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:42 pm

I think some of the texturing could be tweak, but on the whole, its pretty good. I think the trimming around the top could be fixed a bit too.

DMKW long time no see man, I hope you come around here more often

Dexter · Post by **Dexter** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:10 pm

*cough*FreedomKeep*cough*

Vernon · Post by **Vernon** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:13 pm

hehe - let's not bring that up again.

DMKW · Post by **DMKW** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:41 am

Majra wrote:DMKW long time no see man, I hope you come around here more often

thanx Majra...nice to be noticed

Bard · Post by **Bard** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:30 am

Very nice castle

Where are from the fishes on grill?????It see very nice

Sload · Post by **Sload** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:52 pm

Its nice but is it Skyrim? It seems more like High Rock to me.

sirwootalot123 · Post by **sirwootalot123** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:12 pm

gotta agree with sload over here.
still, this guy has insane skill... but what the fuck is with the naked people everywhere? what the hell is the purpose of that?
and why is this thing next to the skaal village? why would such a huge castle be literally in the middle of nowhere?
Great modding, but alot of the logic doesnt really fit... but it doesnt matter, looking at that banquet hall actually made me start feeling hungry and sensing the delicious aroma in my mind.

Korana · Post by **Korana** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:06 pm

this guy has insane skill.

That's lady to you...thankyouverymuch!

but what the fuck is with the naked people everywhere? what the hell is the purpose of that?

Those would be mannequins...you can tell by their stance. Everyone else in the castle is dressed...except for one girl who does not have a top on...and that's fixable because she has companion share.

and why is this thing next to the skaal village?

The village you see in the screenshots is not the skall village...it's a village I built. The castle is near the skall village yes...but it's a good swim away.

why would such a huge castle be literally in the middle of nowhere?

Because in case you havn't noticed...too many mods take up most of the available sea space around Solstheim. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to meet compatibility issues. The castle was moved several times...it was originally much further south.

I think some of the texturing could be tweak, but on the whole, its pretty good. I think the trimming around the top could be fixed a bit too.

If you have any suggestions for Zyndaar, the best bet would be to contact him/her. I've been asked questions about the set...there might be an update in the future...and feedback like this does me no good...but it might do him/her some good. And the textures on the walls look awesome in game...but that's my opinion. I already had one person put their opionion on Zyndaar's meshes in their review of the castle on the Summit...

Where are from the fishes on grill?????

Those are cait's models. I just removed their animation in max so they could make effective hanging ingrediants.

Awesome, did Korona make those window textures

The original textures are from Alcar's Imperial set. However, I colored them to a yellow, glow mapped the windows, created the glow map texture, and retextured the window frame to match Freedom Keep for the exterior.

Majra · Post by **Majra** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:14 pm

hello korana

I sincerely hope this is not a one time stop here at TR, we could use someone with your abilities

*hugs and never lets go*

I CAUGHT HER YAY! SHES MINEZis

hehe, but seriously, a girl who is a modder = hotness

Post by **Haplo** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:20 pm

Just don't get too close to his mohawk, Korana, it's got lice

Korana · Post by **Korana** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:42 pm

*picks at the lice in his mohawk*

I'll try and stick around a while. Thanks!

Dexter · Post by **Dexter** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:48 pm

So this isn't Freedom Keep then?
My my...
*rubs hands together*

Post by **Haplo** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:49 pm

Welcome to TR then. Have any questions - feel free to PM me, or anyone of the Core. Also, the new group of Welcomers might help you out too, but they're better for people new to forums/modding in general.

Edit - Of course not, dexter, I thought you knew that! Freedom Keep uses slightly lighter textures than Korana's.

Majra · Post by **Majra** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:56 pm

I DO NOT HAVE LICE, I use so much damn gel to get my hair to stick up in the mohawk it'd prolly just kill em all off anyway if I had beside, but alas I am not a 12 year old middle schooler with bad heigene... cough, more than I can say about others

hahaha
jk

Sload · Post by **Sload** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:05 pm

Majra wrote:I DO NOT HAVE LICE, I use so much damn gel to get my hair to stick up in the mohawk it'd prolly just kill em all off anyway if I had beside, but alas I am not a 12 year old middle schooler with bad heigene... cough, more than I can say about others

hahaha
jk

But I didn't do anything!

Korana · Post by **Korana** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:12 pm

So this isn't Freedom Keep then?
My my...

Most definately not...

Freedom Keep is located in the Sheogard region I believe...and it's much much BIGGER. Most of the statics I used had to be resized to .5

The textures should be the same...unless Zyndaar updated since the last time you downloaded Freedom Keep.

I'm also not using the Freedom Keep interiors. The plain old imperial interiors where much lighter and easier to build with. I am however using a texture replacment in those screenshots. (I had someone nitpick at me for that...the castle walls are thick- two layers of stone to keep the cold out! Imagination is a good thing...people should use it more often.)

Post by **Haplo** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:42 pm

Lol that's the average Dexter for you. He's our local erm...'benevolent dictator' I guess you could call him. Just don't call him a cook, it's 'chef'. He's big on Imperial tilesets, and he's also the person in charge of Old Ebonheart. You should check out his progress screens here:

http://forums.tamriel-rebuilt.org/viewtopic.php?t=7498&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Macar · Post by **Macar** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:15 am

what's the purpose of naked maniquines?

BTW, those screenies are drool inspireing!

PS> I didn't mean the naked ones....

Korana · Post by **Korana** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:59 am

Well, what's the point of pre-clothed mannequins, except to make some screenshots?

You put clothes on a mannequin in the mod, then the player has to remove those clothing when they change the mannequins' outfits, then find a suitable place to store so many outfits that they would probably not wear....it's a big hoopla you can avoid by simply not pre-dressing the mannequins.

Many of my first CS experiences where loading up the CS and removing clothing from pre-clothed mannequins in other mods...when you are using 10 or so mannequins at a time that got annoying really quick...although I did build a nice tower out of common shirt and pants GNDs in a house mod I used once....

Notice how the mannequins in that screenshot use Better Bodies? If the player uses smoother bodies or the Bethesda bodies, or even the undies version of Better Clothes, the mannequins will have those bodies....a little less nude I suppose.

DMKW · Post by **DMKW** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:12 am

geez you guys sure are picky ...this isn't a TR submission eh? ...you're all picking it apart like its up for review lol.

btw Korana has made many other mods if you dig her style

btbtw Dex your work on Old Ebonheart is amazing! i hadn't seen those shots before...nice job!

Dexter · Post by **Dexter** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:01 pm

Korana, I just opened your plugin in the editor to look at it, and the interiors are amazing. You have some new Imperial pieces, did you make them yourself? The interior building for Old Ebonheart's castle is coming up, do you think we could possibly use your interior models for TR?

DMKW · Post by **DMKW** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:09 pm

korana doesn't do modelling...yet

there are a few things in there like Dongles transparent windows and ThreadWhiperers retextured redoran. they are all listed in the readme. and all are available for use iirc.

TW retextured Redoran would be perfect for Castle Ebonheart IMO. heres a few examples i whipped together of what the set can do:

*i brightened them up in photoshop a little but they are still kinda dark.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/DMKW/ScreenShot66.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/DMKW/ScreenShot65.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/DMKW/ScreenShot64.jpg