Isengard - New update 29.04 - LLANGEFNI - City Centre Part I

[kwakelaar]

I am sorry to have missed out on this most excellent MD. Seldom to see such an eye for detail in all aspect of SC4, and I quite like the strong colours you use, making it all very fresh and alive.
Also great to see someone using the Monastery pieces in such a skilful manner.

Your last update is again beautifully made. My favourite image is the second overview of the village, where you can see the open areas between the houses and the forest. It has a very natural quality to it.

[sebes]

Now that is what I call a great way to react on the award: an awesome update with fantastic pictures showing such excellent gameplay that I get silent when looking at them.... These forest pathways and the clearing are absolute quality

Thanks ! 

(oh - and of course - congratulations with this very well deserved medal )

[figui]

nice update!
nantmeli looks great. interaction between farms, forest and the village is perfect. and that pathway through the forest is pure art

[urban]

Your rural areas are looking fanatastic!
The pathways and the meadows with the cows, and the water...
And that's the first time I see a panorama picture

[Asimov]

Fantastic pictures, that village looks absolutley fantastic, a realistic peaceful fishing village. This MD certainly deserves the "Special interest" 

[thundercrack83]

Nantmeli is beautiful, my friend! And that panoramic shot is wonderful! Keep up the fantastic work here!

[ryalmighty1]

So incredible! This is exactly how I wish I could build like. So amazing!

[nedalezz]

Your usage of those pathways is expert. I love the shot with the church...its all so green! Very nice update, Nantmeli is a fabulous little village.

[Jmouse]

I forgot to ask the name of the path you're using.l I really like it.

Until next time...
Joan

[Danthe]

REPLIES:

emilin: thanks for your visit and comments. In small cites, I builid always some highest buildings, it looks a most naturally, not monotonus.
bat: thanks my friend.
Ennedi: thanks Adam. In this pathway I had pretty much work
rooker1: thanks Robin.
Jmouse: thanks Joan. And this link for You - deadwood's forest track, But i've changed original set
kwakelaar: I'm glad to see You here, thanks for yours nice words. I like your stuff, in future I will intend to use Castle Set as I'll build region's old capital city.
sebes: thanks, pathway picture I like most of all
figui: thanks my friend
urban: thanks.
Asimov: thanks
thundercrack83: thanks my friend, I'm glad to see You always
ryalmighty1: thanks.
nedalezz: thanks.

Next update soon... it will be different a little

[Jmouse]

Thanks for the link, Danthe. Although I already have several path/trail plugins, there are certain areas where none of them seem to work quite right.
If you would care to share, I'd like to know what changes you made. If not, I understand completely and hope to learn how to make changes myself one of these days!

Until next time...
Joan

[capo]

absolutely stunning.... the railways look so incredibly real, the way they gently turn avoiding hill tops, that's some real incredible work. I would love to take a ride on the Malinowski express btw! I really like the colour of your pics and the fact that you use open space so well. Those grasslands in the forest and those tracks, all with different colour and all looking so beautifull. I'd say the medal is well earned, I will be sure to check up on this MD often!

[fernby]

 

just awesome. my jaw has carpetburn from being on the floor so much.

[Danthe]

Forgive me, friends, a long absence, but polish autumn caused my cold At first outstanding replies.

REPLIES:
Jmouse: oh, I wrong understood to You In my paths I have erased a base texture and all props of original lots. Now, in lots is only overlay textures, a natural terrain is visible well. I can send to You mail this modified paths if you wish.
capo: thanks for visit and nice words
fernby: thanks.

And a small update. I present... garbage dump and northern Gainshead.

















And, as always, panorama FULL SIZE

[bat]

Some great pictures there! Wonderful "small" Update!

[rooker1]

Very nice pictures.  I love the garbage dump.  Did you create that? 



Robin   

[Ennedi]

...And you again showed something unusual and creative! 

It is really a great thing to use such theme as a garbage dump and create something interesting - and you did it.
Why I like it? Because it's size, a couple of buildings and ther faccilities not only looks realistic, it is also completely correct from the functional point of view. Everything is on it's right place. Great work!

But I see also two other interesting things in this update:

1. Picture No. 8 (before the panorama): It is very difficult to make a nice looking pathway - there are not diagonal pieces in this set. And your picture is a perfect example of choosing the best viewing direction. You achieve an illusion of an irregular pathway. But to do it you had also to make a very good planning earlier - not only perspective works here

2. The panorama: The highway looks very good, it goes smoothly through an image and gives an illusion of space and motion.
But there is another interesting thing here:
Looking at your pictures in previous updates I was thinking a few times about these small isolated groups of small rocks here and there in the forest. And maybe I'm understand it at last.
For those who don't know - Danthes hometown (Kielce) lies not far from a beautiful Polish region - Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (Cracow-Częstochowa Jura). It is a range of hills covered by forests, with a lot of jurassic limestone rocks, many of them have fantastic shapes. There are also many small canyons and beautiful castle ruins in this area. When I was young, I sometimes went to this region to exercise climbing on these rocks.
So, maybe these rock groups are an echo of real landscapes?

[Jmouse]

Who but Danthe could make a garbage dump worth looking at! I never thought of placing buildings near mine, but it does give a very realistic touch.
And of course, Northern Gainshead is gorgeous just like the rest of Isengard. Love the panoramic shot.
Ennedi made a good point about the rocks, one the rest of us could not have known about. I'm curious to know if he's right.
As for the paths, I'd love to get my hands on them. I use them often but don't like the hard edges. Thanks for the offer.

Until next time...
Joan

[thundercrack83]

I never thought I'd be so captivated by a garbage dump! I love it! Great work, my friend! And, of course, your railways are top-notch!

[sebes]

It is very difficult to make a nice looking pathway - there are not diagonal pieces in this set. And your picture is a perfect example of choosing the best viewing direction. You achieve an illusion of an irregular pathway. But to do it you had also to make a very good planning earlier - not only perspective works here

I totally agree with my Polish friend: you realy are the best clearing maker and path maker - and show that again.