Architecture

**Varjon** · July 14, 2008, 08:39 AM

I just wish thread with same name haven't been done yet...

Anyway, I think we should decide which factions will get architecture and buildings of North European, South European and Middle Eastern.

First those which are obivious. It should be clear that all northmen factions which are Kingdom of Rohan, Kingdom of Dale and Eriador should have North European architecture and since it fits to those factions very well I think we don't have to change anything in that architecture.

Second obivious factions are Rhûn and Harad. They both should have Middle Eastern architecture but Umbar should have in the beginning some few remaining influences from architecture of Gondor, maybe walls and harbor of Umbar could be same architecture as Gondor has.

But then it becomes harder.

Gondor should probably have South European architecture. I'm not sure is it possible to make new skins for cities in battle map, but if it is Gondor should definiatly have all stone buildings and walls reskinned to white.

Then elves which will be probably hard one. High Elves could use same thing as Gondor, South European architecture reskinned to white. If it's impossible to make new buildings to battle map we should use same thing as with Gondor and High Elves to architecture of Silvan Elves.

Dwarves seem to be quite hard one also. I think dwarves should have same castles as Teutonic Order had in Teutonic Campaign of Kingdoms. Obiviously all their buildings should be stone. Maybe North European architecture with only stone buildings.

Ah, Isengard, Orcs of Misty Mts and Mordor...

These are probably most hard ones. Most of buildings should be skinned black. Isengard, Cirith Ungol and Minas Morgul should have influences from Gondor's architecture and Khazad-dûm, Gundabad and High Pass should have influences from architecture of Dwarves. Maybe walls again.

Btw, Shved and Code_Knight. If you consider this subject as only team's problem, don't close this, move this to dev forum.

**The Big Red 1** · July 14, 2008, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Varjon

I just wish thread with same name haven't been done yet...

Anyway, I think we should decide which factions will get architecture and buildings of North European, South European and Middle Eastern.

First those which are obivious. It should be clear that all northmen factions which are Kingdom of Rohan, Kingdom of Dale and Eriador should have North European architecture and since it fits to those factions very well I think we don't have to change anything in that architecture.

Second obivious factions are Rhûn and Harad. They both should have Middle Eastern architecture but Umbar should have in the beginning some few remaining influences from architecture of Gondor, maybe walls and harbor of Umbar could be same architecture as Gondor has.

But then it becomes harder.

Gondor should probably have South European architecture. I'm not sure is it possible to make new skins for cities in battle map, but if it is Gondor should definiatly have all stone buildings and walls reskinned to white.

Then elves which will be probably hard one. High Elves could use same thing as Gondor, South European architecture reskinned to white. If it's impossible to make new buildings to battle map we should use same thing as with Gondor and High Elves to architecture of Silvan Elves.

Dwarves seem to be quite hard one also. I think dwarves should have same castles as Teutonic Order had in Teutonic Campaign of Kingdoms. Obiviously all their buildings should be stone. Maybe North European architecture with only stone buildings.

Ah, Isengard, Orcs of Misty Mts and Mordor...

These are probably most hard ones. Most of buildings should be skinned black. Isengard, Cirith Ungol and Minas Morgul should have influences from Gondor's architecture and Khazad-dûm, Gundabad and High Pass should have influences from architecture of Dwarves. Maybe walls again.

Btw, Shved and Code_Knight. If you consider this subject as only team's problem, don't close this, move this to dev forum.

you had to bring up such a hard situation...

:hmmm:

**Varjon** · July 14, 2008, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by The Big Red 1

you had to bring up such a hard situation...

:hmmm:

Just doing my job...

**The Big Red 1** · July 14, 2008, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by Varjon

Just doing my job...

Curse you Code.....(sighs)

Well I'm pretty sure we can skin walls?(right) But I'm not sure about Buildings, but I assume if we can create custom settlements, we can skin buildings?

**Varjon** · July 14, 2008, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by The Big Red 1

Curse you Code.....(sighs)

Well I'm pretty sure we can skin walls?(right) But I'm not sure about Buildings, but I assume if we can create custom settlements, we can skin buildings?

In theory yes but I'm not sure is it still possible.

**Code_Knight** · July 14, 2008, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Varjon

In theory yes but I'm not sure is it still possible.

Yea, you can re-skin walls

**Krechet(SiCh)** · July 14, 2008, 10:05 AM

We know a way of doing it, but thanks for the info.

yes and maybe soon we make such thing too. but ewe need some time for lerning and experiments

**Varjon** · July 14, 2008, 10:56 AM

It would be great if we could have cities for Silvan Elves which would have lots of trees everywhere and some buildings would also be trees.

Also for dwarves cities shouldn't have any grass or trees, only stone buildings everywhere.

**The Big Red 1** · July 14, 2008, 12:01 PM

Basically we can say. This Mod will be Awesome.

**Krechet(SiCh)** · July 14, 2008, 12:24 PM

Trees. It's not hard to make them but its hard too include such architecture in game

**Varjon** · July 14, 2008, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Krechet(SiCh)

Trees. It's not hard to make them but its hard too include such architecture in game

What about big trees with some elvish houses in them?

**Krechet(SiCh)** · July 14, 2008, 01:48 PM

What about big trees with some elvish houses in them?

It's not hard to do them. But it is too hard to includ them in game. There are sume problems such as making roots in the sity map

**Turtules** · July 14, 2008, 04:27 PM

Or getting them to work in the Game which trust me is time consuming, and extremely frustrating.

**jonny duck** · July 14, 2008, 05:35 PM

Will there be a fully constructed Minas Tirith??

**Krechet(SiCh)** · July 14, 2008, 05:38 PM

We hope will be. Now only small buildings work in game. But it will be checked soon

**The Count(er)** · July 19, 2008, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by jonny duck

Will there be a fully constructed Minas Tirith??

well we can't do it yet but soon hopefully

Originally Posted by Krechet(SiCh)

We hope will be. Now only small buildings work in game. But it will be checked soon

yeah but the mod is still quite a long ways away from completion so it seems likely the custom building work would be finished before we release the mod in which case we can do this

PS: I'm back from vacation

**Varjon** · July 19, 2008, 02:33 PM

Welcome back

**Inhuman One** · July 20, 2008, 08:20 AM

Here is an idea. Dwarves would not have huge cities on the surface.

Maybe they could instead have smaller settlements on the surface since most of it would be underground?

When their settlement upgrades it would really be just the walls, the size shouldnt increase.

Their fortresses could be smaller but because of this easier to defend.

As for Rohan, maybe the stone wall could be reskinned to be a taller wooden wall and be made a little weaker? And that could be the most powerfull wall for them. maybe it could have a bit of stone at the bottom.