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[2pac4eva7]

overall progress

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garden - done 100 %
rest of exterior - 95 percent - still need to add palm trees
entrance hall - 20 percent
rest of castle int - 0 percent lol (i will add the rooms as they come up to this list)


(please note that any meshes that im using from other mods i have retrieved permission to use, or that author said could be used as a resource is his/her readme)

well, i havent realeased any conversions lately, thats because ive been working on this. its a castle i am making with a retextured vanilla tileset. All the main textures for the castle are new except for one, and were made by me. Ive never been very good at texturing, but i think its turning out okay.

i mainly made this thread to get people interested, and because i need some help on a few things. My construction set explodes any time i try to do ANY dialogue or questing...so i cant make any npc's or servants for the castle. i am looking for someone to work with on this. if you are interested please let me know. i am also looking for someone to help me retexture and re-uv my custom statues...read more at the end of the post for that.

i wanted a castle that wasnt as dark and gloomy as the stock castles, i wanted it to be bright and cheery. As of right now the only interior room that i have done is the entrance hall, and it hasnt been furnished or lighted yet, but here is a screen anyway.



so far ive spent most of tge time working on the exterior.




here is some nice pictures of the garden area leading up to the main entrance





a gazebo on the side of the cliff




The Castle is on an island in its own worldspace. it is on top of steep cliffs, and sourounded on four sides by beaches



there is a waterfall on the beach as well



the actual method of getting to the castle i thought was very cool. i hope you agree. You dont have to go this way every time, but for the first time this is the only way to get there. i will make a fast travel option later.

to get there you have to go through this "farmhouse" that popped up on an island off the coast of anvil

http://i37.photobuck...7/farmhouse.jpg

inside the house there is a secret passage that will take you to an elevator that takes you down to the sea floor.

http://i37.photobuck...a7/elevator.jpg

once at the bottom you enter a "magic tunnel". the tunnel take you along the seafloor. although the tunnel isnt that long, you actual travel miles out to sea while in it.

http://i37.photobuck...watertunnel.jpg

It has cloudy views of the water outside with animated fish (from fishtanks resource)

http://i37.photobuck...atertunnel2.jpg
http://i37.photobuck...atertunnel3.jpg

the tunnel takes to another elevator that takes you up to the island from the seafloor, and comes out in the middle of the garden.


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now here is the main reason i have posted this thread, i need some help :\. please read below

i plan on decorating the place with some custom statues. the statues themselves are still a WIP. here are some pics of them

http://i37.photobuck...va7/statue1.jpg
http://i37.photobuck...va7/statue2.jpg

those are a few of the statues i have made...they may look "decent" from these screens, but looking up close u will se that the textures are complete garbage, and my uv maaping sucks. I need someone to retexture and re-uv them. i simply cant texture well at all and i cant get the uv mapping right, they have TERRIBLE seams.

if someone could help me on this i would GREATLY appreciate it. if someone agrees to do this i will send them their way

but either way thats where ive been, i am open to any suggestions of what you would like to see in the castle. its far from finished, and ive barely even started the interior.

the garden has some empty spaces left, and i cant figure out what to put there. suggestions please

[Zen1th]

I cant UV Map but have you got a stable with a horse that is player owned so you can tour the island maybe? in the garden what about fountain(s).

[Pronam]

That is some very nice retexturing, 2pace4eva7. Regardless if you look up close...as any vanilla texture looks awful at close.
It depends on what you want and in what quantity, concerning quests....
If it is really small. Like 1-2. I could even guide someone to do it.
If it is like 2 to 3. I will probably do it myself.
If it is more, I'll likely pass it unless more people will help.

[RandomArt]

I'm sorry, I know it's your mod and all, but the massive tits on the statues just seem unnecessary.

[Slawter500]

Looks great! Nice retextures, but one thing, why is there a random floating ayleid door in the first screen

[2pac4eva7]

That is some very nice retexturing, 2pace4eva7. Regardless if you look up close...as any vanilla texture looks awful at close.
It depends on what you want and in what quantity, concerning quests....
If it is really small. Like 1-2. I could even guide someone to do it.
If it is like 2 to 3. I will probably do it myself.
If it is more, I'll likely pass it unless more people will help.

it doesnt really need a huge quest, just something that gives it a storyline, and an opportunity to get servants etc. only a few servants like 2 or 3 would be all it needs.

and as for the floating door, that is only their because its th eonly way i can get there to test it at the moment. i havent connected all the doors yet.

[Pronam]

Nice triple post . Ow, that's great, then it could be done in no-time. Just tell when you want to start.

[2pac4eva7]

Nice triple post . Ow, that's great, then it could be done in no-time. Just tell when you want to start.

that triple post was a complete accident..if a moderator could please delete the two repeats that would be nice. my internet was acting wierd so oops.

as for the quest and npcs, i should be ready for them in a week to 2 weeks when i get the interior done. ill let you know when im ready, and thanks for helping me out

so ill pm you when its ready


Fixed the triple post. Bben46, Moderator

[Pronam]

Don't worry about it, hint n1 about posting. If you hit the add-reply button. It will be sent.
If there is something wrong with the internet, it might sent it with a few words less but that's it.. it will be sent anyway unless your internet is really disconnected.
The common reason for the delay is that the site is busy, so it will take some time to load.

I could start early on the quests as the things could be merged. (And I know howto if you don't, so don't worry )
So I could do the dialogue and some small scripting already, if you know what your wishes are.
Don't feel rushed though, just hand over the lines whenever your ready.

[2pac4eva7]

Don't worry about it, hint n1 about posting. If you hit the add-reply button. It will be sent.
If there is something wrong with the internet, it might sent it with a few words less but that's it.. it will be sent anyway unless your internet is really disconnected.
The common reason for the delay is that the site is busy, so it will take some time to load.

I could start early on the quests as the things could be merged. (And I know howto if you don't, so don't worry )
So I could do the dialogue and some small scripting already, if you know what your wishes are.
Don't feel rushed though, just hand over the lines whenever your ready.

im going to change the famrhouse on the island, and just put a statue there instead. for the start of the quest have it say that "a strange statue has popped up off the coast of anvil, i should ask the people of anvil if they know anything". if you ask around u will find that people have seen guards wearing strange armor. (the armor u said u would retex to look like the castle) you find the guards and they say that the old ruler of the castle has died, and they need someone new to replace him and empoly them. from there you can take the ship somewhere near anvil to the island.

thats the new idea, instead of the tunnel