building cards..

Noobio - May 12, 2011, 04:40 PM

here's the link to ded's post

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...02#post9554502

i found some nice pics and worked em a bit with paint.net

problem is i don't know how to really turn em into cards (also i've noticed that there are 2 kinds of pics ingame..one for campaign ui, and one for the actual card with the building's description) how can i make the right click > card layout ? excuse the noobness..but i'm really new to all these..any tutorial link would be wellcome

anyway i could try..i can garantee a certain amount of work ..but maybe for better results (as this seems a really ambitious project) someone else should take it from where i will "leave" it

ps
why isn't there an upload function in private-group discussions ? how can i give you my files ?

EDIT here's a link to a nice gallery with lots of screenshots ,for additional portraits..link goes to "creatures" subsection for obvious reasons..(cool shelob pics) already found a tutorial on making portraits, but if someone else is more experienced he could give it a try too

http://arwen-undomiel.com/images/creatures.php

alreadyded - May 12, 2011, 04:52 PM

Current list of added buildings;

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Public Wells
Every population center requires fresh water, though most are not very hygienic. By making needed improvements to the public well system a local lord may ensure the health and growth of the local population. Improves the health and growth of the local population.
population_health_bonus bonus 1
population_growth_bonus bonus 1

Improved Wells (upgrade)
Every population center requires fresh water, though most are not very hygienic. By making needed improvements to the public well system a local lord may ensure the health and growth of the local population. Improves the health and growth of the local population.
population_health_bonus bonus 2
population_growth_bonus bonus 2

Fountains (upgrade)
Every population center requires fresh water, though most are not very hygienic. By making needed improvements to the public well system a local lord may ensure the health and growth of the local population. Fountains are also decorations and have the added bonus of beautifying the city. Improves the health, growth, and happiness of the local population.
population_health_bonus bonus 3
population_growth_bonus bonus 3
happiness_bonus bonus 1

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Caravan Stop
A caravan stop gives traders somewhere inside the safety of the walls to stay and trade their goods. Traders show their appreciation by including the location along their caravan routes. This brings extra coin in and ensures there is enough merchant military about for use in times of need. Increase in tradeable goods from trade caravans.
recruit_pool "Caravan Guard"
trade_base_income_bonus bonus 1

Caravan Station (upgrade)
A caravan station gives traders a large, set aside area inside the safety of the walls to stay and trade their goods. Traders show their appreciation by including the location along their caravan routes. This brings extra coin in and ensures there is enough merchant military about for use in times of need. Increase in tradeable goods from trade caravans.
recruit_pool "Caravan Guard"
recruit_pool "Merchant Guild Guard"
trade_base_income_bonus bonus 2

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Leechers
Leechers are primitive healers whom often visit the residence of the injured or diseased to offer what healing they can. Healers.
retrain_cost_bonus bonus 1
happiness_bonus bonus 1
population_health_bonus bonus 1

Healing Houses (upgrade)
Healing houses give the injured or diseased a place to heal with the help of competent healers. Hospital.
retrain_cost_bonus bonus 2
happiness_bonus bonus 1
population_health_bonus bonus 2
population_growth_bonus bonus 1

For Orcs;
Leechers= Spawning Pits
Healing Houses= Spawning Depths

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Statues
Statues are decorations that not only beautify the city, but also instill a sense of pride and belonging in the local inhabitants. Many of these such statues are of great men, warriors more so than scholars, whose deeds were sung in days long past, but are still not completely forgotten. Increases the happiness of the local population.
happiness_bonus bonus 2

Memorials (upgrade)
Memorials are decorations that not only beautify the city, but also instill a sense of pride and belonging in the local inhabitants. Many of these such memorials depict great battles and warriors of old whose deeds were sung in days long past, but are still not completely forgotten. Increases the happiness of the local population.
happiness_bonus bonus 4

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Urban Development
While urban development is largely unpopular and unhealthy, it is often necessary in order to properly expand and support an important city with tax payers and potential soldiers. Increases population growth while decreasing health and happiness.
happiness_bonus bonus -2
population_health_bonus bonus -2
population_growth_bonus bonus 3

Urban Sprawls (upgrade)
Urban sprawls are largely unpopular and unhealthy, they are designed to fit as many families in as small an area as possible. This ensures that any important city will have plenty of tax payers and potential soldiers. Increases population growth while decreasing health and happiness.
happiness_bonus bonus -4
population_health_bonus bonus -4
population_growth_bonus bonus 5

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Tirith Aear (unique to Dol Amroth)
The Sea-ward Tower, or Tirith Aear in Sindarin, was a tower situated near Dol Amroth. A verse recorded in the Red Book tells of "one slow bell high in the Seaward Tower". The Knights of Dol Amroth rally around this symbol and use the vast plains surrounding it to train and maintain their cavalry forces.
recruit_pool "Swan Knights"
recruit_pool "Dismounted Swan Knights"
recruit_pool "Dol Amroth Knights"
retrain_cost_bonus bonus 1
happiness_bonus bonus 1
heavy_cavalry_bonus bonus 1

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Weaponsmithy
Repairs damaged melee weapons and improves their strength and durability, allowing them to better penetrate armor and flesh. Improves melee weapons.
weapon_melee_blade 1

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Arrowsmithy
Improves the design, strength, and durability of arrow tips, allowing them to better penetrate armor and flesh. Improves ranged weapons.
archer_bonus 2

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You can upload the individual pics to imageshack or something similar and post them as an IMG, or put them all in a folder and upload them on http://www.2shared.com/ or a similar hosting site. You can also add "group pictures" on the group main page.

Noobio - May 13, 2011, 10:43 AM

http://www.2shared.com/file/5PN1CE6M...atues_ult.html (pass : noobas)

here are the statues...just .tga files..cleaned em of backround and processed em a bit to fit the lore..if someone has photoshop and knows how (i don't ..) he could process them a bit more ,in particular

-dwarf statue..give him a mask or broaden his nose a bit..and shorten/broad him in the dwarfish way (paint.net is a bit limited for this kind of features and i don't have time to start learning gimp right away) and maybe render a bit his legs in order to cover em with chain-mail (i tried using blemish with pixilion but i didn't like it)

-gondorian king..maybe cut the top of the helmet and make it look like the "empty" gondor feather crown (meaning , cut the helmet top and give him an evident top of the hair..like the guys working in fastfoods )

-dunland rod.. it could be changed as a bear totem in order to be also used for beornings faction (or with according changes for other forest-barbaric faction)

-desecrated statue..if someone can make it look good (and not like paint- ) i'd like a "burning eye" simple painting on the shield (and maybe a retouch of the blade's tip on the skull)

-bard the bowman and helm hammerhead statues,may look better (?) if with sepia effect (just the statue ,not the base)

- for all of them if you think is necessary, elaborate the textures/glows etc in order to give em the feel all other ingame pics have..just noticed i missed a few pixels when deleting backrounds-editing layers etc ..if someone is gonna use em ,take a look at them with zoom out in the chessboard canvas to spot them out

anyway i'd like to hear what you think..

ps
ded.. just saw that statues got a memorial upgrade..can't think of anything relative for depicting that..maybe "decorating" the statues could do the trick ?
-orcs statue..pile of skulls at the base and crows
-evil men..jewels-treasures and snakes (rohirim helmet and crows for dunland..mugs and a bear in the backround for beornings)
-good men and elves statues ...ribbons or that olive-crown they give at the olympics and an eagle
-dwarves ...jewels-treasures and eagle

or in order to make it more simple..1st level ,silver statues 2nd level gold ?

ps2
pics for portraits..(some need further processing,some not .. shelob/flame dragon/wolf suggestions included..others are for dunland or beornings..your call..if beornings photoshop their hair/beards into black)

http://www.2shared.com/file/WUg8cgCG/portraits.html

(some are of the same actors,as some people just grow a beard ,put on a wig and do their warrior stuff over and over again ..so pick the one you like the most)

next upload > fountains and pits

till next time..

alreadyded - May 17, 2011, 04:41 PM

Nice pics for the statues. For the memorial I would just do something similar to what you suggested, either change up the existing statue a bit or maybe put two or three together. Or you could just use the same statue pic again, it is just an upgrade after all. I have photoshop so I can touch them up for you. Also, GIMP is very easy to learn and use, so you should give it a try. In some ways it is better than photoshop.

Noobio - May 17, 2011, 07:24 PM

i've further processed the portraits..brought them to ingame size 69x96 and cleared the backrounds and also added some more..consider the previous "portrait" upload as trash

but still don't have time to learn how to actually put em in game..

shelob and drakes too..and also some other cool pics you could use for your additional factions (dunland and beornings mainly).. tomorrow when i'll have time i'll upload it
mostly pics from various epic films (outlander/king arthur/clash of the titans/beowulf /beowulf and grendel/valhalla rising etc)
,gave em certain titles,as to which uses they fit best but the final choises are up to you

ps..
regarding the statues..the decorations would be better..2 or 3 together would just seem like a statue shop