Back to Basics - Making a Smithy

[Legacy_The Amethyst Dragon]

               I think a beam there would make sense.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Sir Adril]

               Having lived in a town that had a lot of thatched rooves, and seriously considered getting into the thatching trade, yes, it does need a beam there, I think. It does look really odd without it.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Frith5]

               From a builder's perspective, yes. The 'ridge pole' at the peak supports the framing of the whole roof, so having that beam project out like the others would be cool. Also (see how picky I can be?), maybe you could rotate all the beams so they are taller than wide instead of wider than tall, if you know what I mean? They look like 4" x 8" beams, and normally I'd expect to see them nailed on with the 4" on the roof, and standing upward the 8".
Either way, that smithy looks great!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Zwerkules]

               You could also add a few beam end placeables which look like carved horse heads or the less common swan heads. '>
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_NWN_baba yaga]

               I love basic stuff. Very cool and fits in perfectly:) And I´m down with the beam thing... add it '>
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_s e n]

               very nice addition '>
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_TheOneBlackRider]

               Beautiful addition! And: Yes: Do add a beam. '>
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Pstemarie]

               OK, the beam is in - and it really does make a difference in the overall appearance of the model. Now I just have to add a similar beam to the other thatch houses. I've also modified the default texture for the TNO cobble roads and made a few other modifications. I'll post some screens when I have more time...
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Master Jax]

               Thanks for sharing, and great work! Love the whole idea,not just the result, but the basic theme as well!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tyndrel]

               If you can spare the time this would be a great tutorial.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_WebShaman]

               I just had an eyegasm! o_0
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Pstemarie]

               

Tyndrel wrote...

If you can spare the time this would be a great tutorial.

That's not a bad idea...
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Pstemarie]

               Tutorial uploaded. Its long so I turned it into a PDF rather than try to post it here in the forums.

http://social.biowar...t_file_id=13568
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Pstemarie, 05 janvier 2013 - 05:55 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Rolo Kipp]

               <smugly...>

Added (with permission!) to the CC Maker's Reference.

Great tute!

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[Legacy_Pstemarie]

               I've run into a slight snafu with the coals in the forge. I want to have them glowing but can't remember for the life of me how to do it. I tried setting the Self Illumination Color to orange but that didn't do the trick. Any ideas?

Found it in an old tutorial from Tom Banjo - its an Aurora DLight I need.

               
               

               

                     Modifié par Pstemarie, 05 janvier 2013 - 09:33 .