Tales at TeaTime

[Jmouse]

Excellent tutorial, Derry! Your method definitely creates an interesting textural quality, and it doesn't appear to be a very difficult process. So glad you shared it with us. Hope you'll be sharing development on the island soon, too!

And congratulations on a stellar performance in OSITM...
Joan

[rooker1]

Hey Derry,
You really decided to go out with a big bang.  Fantastic tutorial and super pictures.  I really love to see the process of how others get to the final result and yours is definately special.  Great work!

Robin 

[Battlecat]

Well that's an idea I don't think I would have considered!  That's an amazing job you've done on detailing the waterway, and I appreciate the tutorial.    I don't suppose you have a link to this mod, sounds like something that will be very useful!   

[Fabian93]

 
It's always great to come to this MD and see what you have done in your recent updates, even though I'm a rather new face in this MD..
That's a fantastic tutorial on detailing the water
You have really used your time well in those 7 days 

I'm definitively looking forward to more,
Fabian

[JBSimio]

Excellent trick, Derry!     I'm not sure if it's something I'll ever use or not... but if I do, I now know exactly where to look.  The level of detail you put into each section of your game always impresses me and this was just another fine example of that.  It was a great week, my friend... I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

An assortment of fine tea should be arriving shortly,
JB

[metarvo]

Even though the week has come and gone, I want to give you a belated congratulations for your time in OSITM, Derry.   

With that said, it's easy to see why you earned OSITM.  This is some of the best Mayor Mode flora use I've seen.  Setting the sea level is very resourceful, and it gives me some ideas.    Keep up the good work! 

[tooheys]

Now that's a neat little trick you have there Derry. Nicely explained and illustrated.  I'm going to have to give that a go.

A great week there Derry and you've certainly kicked the 4 in 1 off in grand style.

Well done mate 

Dave

[Nardo69]

I think now it's my turn to say thank you for the tutorial! And I think I know where to use it!

Great work as usual. Have a lot of nice coppa!

Bernhard 

[mightygoose]

hey fantastic work as always, so so picturesqe, still using the HD sidewalk mod lol even if its a single colour version

[TheTeaCat]

Well its time for an update and I finally finished off Shenstone Island.
I do apologise for the delay but we got there in the end.
Well to be honest I forgot what I had planned for the island, I'm sure it was something good but still
I'm happy with the results of this morning's work.

I also realise that there are loads and loads of comments and questions to be answered and I promise to get round to them all, may take a few more days, but I'll get there;)

In the meantime here are the pics of the finished tile:D










Click on me for full size

That's all for now - hope you like
Ah that's the sound of the kettle boiling - must dash

I'll be back soon with the replies

[ecoba]

I really like Shenstone's finishsed form.

I think that the balance of nature and the small town eminence really worked in this tile and the shots of all the flora in the river is really excellent! Great job, Derry.

Ethan

[bat]

Shenestone is looking really beautiful! Awesome work there in it!
Looking forward to more from your fantastic work, Derry.

[Jmouse]

Let's see now. The last update was a tutorial illustrating your method of detailing riverbeds. It ended with an overall view of the nearly-finished Shenstone quad, and right smack in the middle of it was an island - attractive but undeveloped.

In a way, I'm glad to see Shenstone Island finished. Everything about it looks great - the forestation and ground cover, the little village, the castle/church/monastery. Not sure exactly what that structure is, but you did a fine job of placing it and fitting it into the chosen surroundings.

But I'm sorry it's finished, too! Shenstone has been a favorite place to visit ever since I first saw it, and I've thoroughly enjoyed watching it develop. Now that it's completed, though, we won't be stopping by there anymore.

Of course, there's always my "Favorite screen grabs" folder. That's where I stash the best of the best pix so I can go back for another look whenever I please. 

Outstanding work on this one, Derry...
Joan

[Gaston]

[snooty sounding accent]Fablulous Cricket Pitch , ole Bean.   Absolulutely spot on.[end of snooty sounding accent]
Great stuff my friend.


---Gaston

[djvandrake]

 

I love the castle and the underwater details offshore.  The trees and terrain look great.

[Battlecat]

Welcome back!  Great looking set of shots as always, I like that coastal wetland area!  Looking forward to more as always!

[Tomas Neto]

Fantastic pictures!!! Awesome update again!!! 

[EDGE4194]

derry- nice to see another update. nice job on the shoreline and underwater details 

[Nardo69]

These shorelines are just great (and they are one of my very weak points ...). That church - I think it sleeps somewhere in my plugins but I never used it so for - good choice here. Might be a tad more dense, though.

I do have a small problem with the castle - logical would be the water trench outside in front of the wall if it ever served as a defense. If not it can be considered as a romantic add to the garden.

Take care my friend (and may the messenger love you some day ...)!    )


Bernhard 

[TheTeaCat]

Ok Lots of replies to attend too so lets get on with it

Replies to update 2 of OSITM

Linkie to the update

Gaston - Thanks a lot.
Driftmaster07 - Thank you very much indeed
Tomas Neto - Thank you
EDGE4194 - Thank you very much for such a great comment mate
Bobbi - Thanks a lot
tooheys - Cheers Dave
ecoba - thanks very much
djvandrake - Thanks
Battlecat - thank you  they took a while
Yan077 - Thank you very much Yann
JBSimio - heehee make it hard for you  to find superlatives do I?
Jmouse -  Thanks once again Joan and actually you've almost hit the nail on the head too   lol

Replies to update 3 of OSITM

Linkie to the update

djvandrake -  Thank you for not exposing yourself the locals have appreciated it lol
Jmouse - That's a BAT by Simgoober and will try to find a link for you. - please remind me
Tomas Neto - Thank you very much
threestooges - Thanks Matt it wasn't easy but it works well in this situation. took a while to do   lol
rooker1 - thanks Robin   Industry pics soon but not that soon
Battlecat - Thanks

Replies to update 4 of OSITM

Linkie to the update

Battlecat - Thanks not much time to do things but its coming a long nicely I agree
Tomas Neto - Thank you very much. Glad you like it
Jmouse -  Thanks. short but sweet  sometimes nice things come in small packages
Pat - Thanks a lot mate , hope you enjoy it too
Bobbi - Thanks very much
tooheys - Cheer's mate
Battlecat - thank you  they took a while

Replies to update 5 of OSITM

Linkie to the update

JBSimio - Thanks mate
Battlecat - Glad you like it
Nardo69 - Thanks as always Bernhard
Jmouse - Thank you Joan
djvandrake - Cheers dude
Bobbi - Thanks Bobbi
threestooges - Cheers Matt. Yes the terrain changes seasonally, looks pretty good I think
catty - Thank you Catty
tooheys -  Of course I'll help out a team member
Tomas Neto - Thank you very much
rooker1 - Cheers Mate.If you are still looking for "waldo" he's right behind you
art128 - Thanks Arthur. Glad you like the updates.
Fabian93 -  Thanks Fabian and no matter you made it in the end. Glad you like it enough to keep coming back.
ecoba - Thanks Ethan. Always nice to see you here
Driftmaster07 - Cheers mate

Replies to update 6 of OSITM

Linkie to the update

djvandrake - Thanks and yes you could it just take patience and practice
Bobbi - I am glad you liked it mate
joelyboy911 - Thank you , yes I like them
ecoba - Glad you enjoyed as much as I did - I'll work summat out for the sea level mod
threestooges - Thanks Matt. nifty little trick eh?
adroman -  No matter you got here at last lol and thanks for popping by
EDGE4194 - thanks and glad I could help in teaching a new trick to folks.
Tomas Neto - Thanks very much for such kind words mate
Jmouse - Thank you Joan. Glad you like the tutorial. Hopes others find it of some use too.
rooker1 - Thanks Robin as always. Glad you liked my exit from the stage too.
Battlecat - I actually stumbled on it when I left the wrong files in my plugins one day - who knew how good the discovery would be
Fabian93 - Thanks Fabian. Glad you liked the update and hope to see you again real soon
JBSimio - thanks for the TEA and very nice it was too. Handy trick eh? very useful at times .
metarvo - thanks very much, at least you made it in the end lol
tooheys - Thanks Dave - hope others find the little trick as much use as I do.
Nardo69 - thanks Bernhard. Hope you put it to good use. What am I saying I know you will lol
mightygoose - Thanks John. Yes I'd say you could release that as a mod now,
been beta testing it for you for 2 yrs and no problems :D:D So when do you want the report back on it lol

Replies to the last update

Linkie to the update

ecoba - Thanks Ethan. I had forgotten what I really wanted to do there but this result is just as good. Glad you like it
bat- Thanks Bat, good to see you my friend
Jmouse - Thank you Ma'am. Sorry all good things come to an end but lots more tiles yet to finish. Who said its really finished? lol
Gaston - [snooty sounding accent/on]Spiffing My Dear Chap. Yes jeeve's done wonders with the crease this year, should be a good innings. And what's more the Thwaiteleigh sister's are coming along too........Tally Ho!!   [snooty sounding accent/off]
djvandrake - Cheers mate
Battlecat - Thank you very much BC. nice to be back too
Tomas Neto - Thanks - glad you like the end product.
EDGE4194 - Thanks Eric - glad you like the final result too.
Nardo69 - Thanks Bernhard. the shorelines do take a while to do but the effect is worth it and glad you think so too.


Now folks as for the castle on the island - well its not a castle , more of a stately home you might say.
And as for the "moat" , its not that either.


You see I forgot to tell you that the owner has some very odd ground dwelling pets who dislike water.



They really don't like the stuff and will not even cross over the stuff using a bridge.



That's why he lives on an island.



And no, you really don't want to see them.

trust me on this one, you......really........    really....do....not...... want.......to
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oooooh it gives me the heebee jeebee's even thinking about them


That's my explanation and I'm sticking to it :D:D

Anyhow how about a Teaser?





Till the next time the kettle's boiled 




TTC