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wererat · Post by **wererat** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:24 pm

I would like to claim this area and begin working on it.

Post by **Haplo** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:23 am

You have to click the 'claim' button, silly

wererat · Post by **wererat** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:40 am

Third times the charm. I would like to claim this landmass to begin work on.

What will I do with it? Make it look awesome and fun to play of course haha.

Post by **Haplo** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:45 am

Granted, make us proud! :-)

And you don't /have/ to make a post; you can leave the text box blank and it will simply only move the claim to pending without posting a message.

Post by **Haplo** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:06 pm

8 more days before I revoke; then it will have been a month since wererat last logged in.

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:08 pm

oops, Haplo forgot about this. Revoked due to inactivity.

aro101 · Post by **aro101** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:35 pm

No imperial fort here please. I tought, we have decided to reduce that sillyness (Referring to the Hammerfell arch distribution thread).

THX

Post by **Haplo** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:34 am

Done.

Billay · Post by **Billay** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:40 pm

I'd like to claim this.

Post by **Haplo** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:40 pm

Granting, enjoy.

Post by **Haplo** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:20 am

Please post progress; you have a week until I revoke this.

Billay · Post by **Billay** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:48 am

I made the first part of the road, I'm using an IC bridge as a place holder for now. Has anyone else noticed that there are flowers/rocks where roots should be?

Nemon · Post by **Nemon** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:28 am

Billay wrote:I made the first part of the road, I'm using an IC bridge as a place holder for now. Has anyone else noticed that there are flowers/rocks where roots should be?

We have roots? I haven't used them yet in any claims... I think flowers and rocks around trees creates a nice scene, as long as you remember to paint the ground with a NoGrass texture (+ vertex shading), it'll look good...

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:45 pm

actually, yes. the roots are located in the flora tab i believe. the change in their form ID caused all kinds of weird shit with region generation (and probably is the cause of those load error messages).

Billay · Post by **Billay** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:24 pm

Update! Finished the exterior for the cave. It is off of the main road, there is a little path leading to it. I nested it in the side of a hill.

Nemon · Post by **Nemon** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:08 pm

Sorry I forgot to reply last week

. Looking good, feel free to do creative stuff.

Billay · Post by **Billay** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:59 am

There is a spot where the road textures wont show up, so I'm going to put an extra turn in the road. Found this out after I cleared a bunch of rocks, lol. When will the gm bridge be finished?

PoHa! · Post by **PoHa!** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:28 pm

Billay wrote:There is a spot where the road textures wont show up,

Most common cause for this is too many textures in a quad of a cell. While in Landscaping mode, push the I key. Check the new window to see if the quarter of the cell where the road texture won't appear is full. Right click to delete/replace textures in the lists.

If that's not what you mean, then you'd need to provide more detail.

Billay · Post by **Billay** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:17 pm

Yes that was it! Thanks!

Nemon · Post by **Nemon** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:22 pm

Hullo, two weeks since last post. Any news?

Billay · Post by **Billay** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:18 pm

Got the road done and almost done detailing around it. Will post a file this weekend.

Billay · Post by **Billay** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:03 pm

Started working on the cliffs along the river.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:17 pm

looking good, thanks for the update

remember to add rocks and stuff inside the river too!

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:39 pm

Got an update for us?

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:39 pm

modder gone for a month, and never posted an update. Revoked

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Fri May 29, 2009 12:18 am

I'll give this one a shot now that I've been 'tagged' for exteriors and all. I do have two questions tho:

1) What (if anything) do i need to do in terms of LODs? I ask because it is the one area i will likely need help with.

2) Can i get some idea on what is meant to be in the cave and mine? Because a bandit cave would likely have some sort of small bandit presence at its entry point (small camp, clutter, etc).

Other than that...

CLICKITY!

Post by **Haplo** » Fri May 29, 2009 4:59 am

Granting. Ask Lady N about the LOD

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:45 am

I've had a look at the 2 interiors, the mine matches up almost perfectly with an 'abandoned quarry' exterior idea i had for the pre-existing location near the bridge. (Speaking of which, to be able to complete the crossing properly i will need a suitable bridge mesh. I know what i want to do, i just cant make it work unless i have an actual bridge to work with for purposes of dimensions and the like. I'll leave it plain for now, but any sort of an ETA on a goldmoor road bridge would be helpful).

The double access cave will be further north with the enterences on opposite sides of the river (terrain allowing). The second un-trapped enerence will be made so it is only accessable from the outside to those with exceptionaly high acrobatics (in theory anyway).

Any comments/suggestions/vetos?

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sat May 30, 2009 3:05 pm

i'd use a cyrodiil bridge for now, i havent seen eraser in a while and i dont have time to usurp the bridge claim myself.

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:48 pm

So i bet your wondering, two weeks and zip - this guy have his thumb up his rear end or what...

What:

Two weeks ago my 7600gt graphics card desided to pack it in after two and a half years of faithful service. This happened to occur at a moment when i had all of about $10 to replace it with

. I was successfuly able to improvise and am now the proud owner of a 9500gt...

God i wish that were all, but its not... because no sooner had i got my system back in shape but my hometown gets hit by torential rain that takes out my phone line and my internet conection with it, which unfortunately had the side effect of leaving me jaded and uninspired to say the least.

Finaly, the work i had been able to start on has been mysteriously lost... just disapeared, I'm gonna have to start again... BUT I HAVE IDEAS!! Expect a basic WIP in a week max with some detail within two.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:40 pm

sorry to hear, but looking forward to your progress. thanks for keeping us updated

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:25 pm

Well it seems I've gotten the work plan backwards... Instead of big, sweeping, vague, changes, I've instead done a bunch of small, detailed, and specific changes.

The mine/cave enterence created by the previous claiment was lacking to my mind, especialy as the location was to my mind perfect for a small abandoned stone quary (to match the abandoned mine interior slated as being within this claim). Well, heres a WiP screenshot of the mine/quary as it stands now:

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:31 pm

looks fantastic! small, detailed, specific changes are just fine, in fact they are great

make sure to upload wips to the thread so that i can look at them and so that they are kept safe should anything happen to your computer.

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:43 pm

things happening to my computer... Like my modem cutting out at randome intervals? INCLUDING THE LAST THREE TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO POST THIS VERY MESSAGE!!!!!

WiP file should be posted now too, though I've done very little to the claim thus far...

PS: What is the specific command line i need to use to coc myself to my claim in-game? I have tried a couple of different thing but nothing...

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:58 pm

if youre in cyrodiil, you need to type

Code: Select all

cow TRHammerfell x,y

where x,y are the coordinates of the cell youre trying to reach (such as 1,18 at the edge of your claim)

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:56 am

More detailing on the mine, but my main work had been on the road. Smothed level adjustments to make oposite sides of the road more even (the whole raised edge thing). i have also gone about 'edging' the road in a different texture as just having the road texture itself didn't look particularly realistic, I have found TrTerrainGrassRock01 works well, if only because it convieniently seems to be without the actual 'grass' part. (My having updated my version of Oot having fixed the invisible grass issue i had been having). Am i safe in doing this or is there some specific plan to how to 'blend' roads into the surrounding terrain?

And a specific question for LN (as you have the Taneth claim and all): What considerations should i make for agriculture along the western border of this claim (if any)?

PS: I though 'coc' & 'cow' would have the same effect - apparently not...

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:25 pm

cow - "center on world" lets you change worldspaces
coc - "center on cell" lets you teleport to named cells or exteriors within the same worldspace
coe - "center on exterior" teleport to an exterior coordinate within the same worldspace

if its a major road i'd prefer it left as the goldmoor road texture. there is also a helkori road texture that might work, but imo its better to keep it all the same type. if its a smaller road we tended to use the goldmoor gravel.

in terms of agriculture, i'd say no. maybe a single house and a small surrounding farm if you have a lot of open space near a road, but otherwise no.

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:10 pm

Whoops... I wasn't suggesting changing the road texture itself, just the edges. You know, like in Cyrodill they have one texture for the center of the road and a different texture down each side to make it 'blend in' to the surrounding terrain better.

As for the 'farmland' i wasn't actually thinking of houses or anything, but fenced paddocks for livestock or crop that would be owned and tended by people living inside the city walls. The largest "buildings" would be sheepfold style things, or a small 'tool shed' at most.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:10 pm

ill take a look at how close this claim is to taneth, but a small farm or pasture might be ok.

touching up the sides of the road should be fine

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:23 pm

Timed perfectly to co-incide with my adding a screenie of my roadworks

PS: For what I've been able to tell the western edge of my claim is right outside the east wall of the city.