Time to Get it Started

[cskid13]

I have been studying the garden ages, and I have some information:

1. The triangular thingy over the walkway in Eder Nahtoka was shaped incorrectly on the map. It is supposed to be exactly the same as the one in Eder Delin, with a stone without markings.

2. The gazebos are the same as the ones in Delin, Tsogal, and Kemo. The orbs on the gazebos in Eder Gahrahno are grey-blue icosahedrons, and the ones in Eder Nahtoka are the same as the ones in Tsogal and Kemo.

3. I forgot to add fountains to the maps, but I have added them. I can update the maps when needed. I have also added possible locations for maintainer's marks.

4. The symbols in the gazebos in Gahrahno are the same as in Delin, the ones in Nahtoka are the same as in Tsogal and Kemo.

5. The lamp sculptures in Nahtoka are the same as in Tsogal and Kemo, except for the fact that they light up. The light color is green.

6. Feel free to suggest anything to make these ages fit in better.

Fog settings:

Eder Gahrahno:
Graphics.Renderer.Setyon 10000
Graphics.Renderer.Fog.SetDefLinear 0 1000 1
Graphics.Renderer.Fog.SetDefColor .5 .5 .5
Graphics.Renderer.SetClearColor 0 0 0

Eder Nahtoka:
Graphics.Renderer.Setyon 10000
Graphics.Renderer.Fog.SetDefLinear 0 1000 1.2
Graphics.Renderer.Fog.SetDefColor .4 0 .54
Graphics.Renderer.SetClearColor .4 0 .54

[Karkadann]

Ok since I have no age importer for Max im gonna hafta do everything from scratch, I took some Pics of the Gazebo in one of the Eder ages to work from, I can start on that while I wait for the rest of the concept art.

[cskid13]

Funny that you should mention concept art... I have drawn the crystal sculpture, the Toka tree and the water basin. I just finished them. Keep in mind that I am not a very good artist. I could probably draw an isometric view of the ages, but It would take a long time.

Some more information:

-Eder Nahtoka has a day/night cycle. Day is a slightly lighter dusk, and night is slightly darker.
-Eder Gahrahno has a cloudy/clear cycle.
-Eder Gahrahno is not surrounded on all sides by a cliff, it only has a cliff on the back side. It is possible to fall over the other sides and into the fog below.
-The metal in Eder Gahrahno is brass, and the metal in Eder Nahtoka is iron.
-The cliffs in Eder Gahrahno are made of shale.

Thanks for working on this, and sorry that the scan quality isn't better.

[Karkadann]

Well here's how the Gazebo is turning out so far its missing a few details still and, its kinda slow going. I find myself going in and out of the game and using my AV as a Measuring tool.

Im kinda reluctant to make it exactly the same, But I can get it very close

[cskid13]

It would probably be good if it was at least a little bit different. And you are working much faster than I ever could.

By the way, I finished the Walking Maze yesterday and linked to

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Myst.

Great work!

[Karkadann]

Heres the water basin, their was no dimensions so I used the Cloth assuming their at the same hight as the wall button which is about four feet and came up with this. I have one of my 2x2x6 foot Measuring blocks next to it for reference I slapped some marble texture on it so you can see the detail a little better

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[img]http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn264/Dances-with-Madness/Comunity%20Project/WaterBasin.jpg[/img]

[cskid13]

That is amazing. It seems to be the right size as well. Sorry, I wasn't really thinking about the distance from the ground to the spiral cloth when I drew it.

[Rhee]

Do you have some specific requests for textures yet? just let me know what you're looking for and I can start hunting

[cskid13]

I will need a good granite texture for some of the structures. I will need a shale texture for the cliffs of Eder Nahtoka, and I will need brass and bronze textures for the metal in each age.

Edit: Do you think it would be possible for you to find a blue crystal texture?

[Wamduskasapa]

I will need a good granite texture for some of the structures. I will need a shale texture for the cliffs of Eder Nahtoka, and I will need brass and bronze textures for the metal in each age.

Edit: Do you think it would be possible for you to find a blue crystal texture?

If you need some Stone Textures of Granite, Limestone, Marble, and Travertine maybe this File might help. Caution it exceeds 10 Mb, but it contains several of the files that I am using in my age.