Preview: Settlements of Middle-earth - Part III

[Vaulkhar_Melkor]

Can´t wait to play these new maps
including Minas Morgul and all the others

+rep

[Formann]

Amazing! and finally some love for the orcs!

[NickTheGreek3]

After finishing Osgiliath and the generic settlements, KK could make a custom settlement model for Cair Andros, too. That won't require much work, since there is already one in the historical battle section, so he doesn't have to start a new one from scratch. IMO the Cair Andros design in there is good enough to be included to 3.0. Of course there has to be some improvements to that version (e.g. replace hill-walls with actual walls, place gates to the gaps, smoothen terrain etc).

[Smaug]

After finishing Osgiliath and the generic settlements, KK could make a custom settlement model for Cair Andros, too. That won't require much work, since there is already one in the historical battle section, so he doesn't have to start a new one from scratch. IMO the Cair Andros design in there is good enough to be included to 3.0. Of course there has to be some improvements to that version (e.g. replace hill-walls with actual walls, place gates to the gaps, smoothen terrain etc).

I think the work is the same if he did it from scratch.

[Captain Zoran]

And lets not forget, that even though KK must be experienced in settlementmaking now, Osgiliath is a really really tough nut to crack, that will propably take one or two months of work to portray properly.

[HerzoG]

I think he has already done the biggest part of Osgiliath yet. I think KK meantioned somewhere, that he did great parts of rivendelll before but had problems to solve something. Therefore i guess Rivendell was already finished some time ago and he just solved that problem. In the last 2 months (since preview II was released) he worked on the generic orc settlement and, because he mentioned that it would take about 1 month to do a generic settlement and, cause the orcish one doesnt look that hard to do(i mean in case of time needed to make it) he had still some time left to work on another one which isnt finished yet.
Its just my opinion, but i really hope i am right and Osgiliath is the last settlement he is going to create before releasing 3.0

[brymht]

WOW. Truly the work of an artist. Well done.

Will Orcs have walls besides wooden pallisades or will they have to capture them? Either way can make sense.

[MasterBigAb]

I think he has already done the biggest part of Osgiliath yet. I think KK meantioned somewhere, that he did great parts of rivendelll before but had problems to solve something. Therefore i guess Rivendell was already finished some time ago and he just solved that problem. In the last 2 months (since preview II was released) he worked on the generic orc settlement and, because he mentioned that it would take about 1 month to do a generic settlement and, cause the orcish one doesnt look that hard to do(i mean in case of time needed to make it) he had still some time left to work on another one which isnt finished yet.
Its just my opinion, but i really hope i am right and Osgiliath is the last settlement he is going to create before releasing 3.0

Oh blessed are the ignorant.
Me doesn't want to destroy any dreams....but I doubt so

[MaxTurbator]

I wonder what beastly things go under the Orc tents!
Now I can picture Mr & Mrs Orc....well....you know....

[HerzoG]

Oh blessed are the ignorant.
Me doesn't want to destroy any dreams....but I doubt so

You didn't destroy anything.

I still think he is doing Osgiliath imo

[Sidious]

Rivendale looks amazing!
everything looks soo great!

[Elfhelm]

I seem to remember KK discussing making 2 versions of each building for Osgiliath(one destroyed,one restored)which means almost twice the work but all the more impressive when it does arrive. Version3 tho? now that may be wishful thinking

[Ngugi]

Crap... I want to cry me a river. A good one. very happy right now ^^

[Don in the North]

none of the picutres on the first page load for me, comes up with something "site not allowed", is it just me or?

[NickTheGreek3]

KK has to upload the images to another site cause for many people the pictures are so awesome that are not visible...
All hail his Majesty the Kong!!!

[Black_Nebula]

Rivendell is truly awsome, really beautiful! Can't wait to play!

[MasterBigAb]

You didn't destroy anything.

I still think he is doing Osgiliath imo

I hope you're right of course

[Maegfaer]

Awesome!!!

[el Cid]

I seem to remember KK discussing making 2 versions of each building for Osgiliath(one destroyed,one restored)which means almost twice the work but all the more impressive when it does arrive. Version3 tho? now that may be wishful thinking

Not to mention that there are two parts of Osgiliath, so that makes 2x2=4 settlements of work?

[HerzoG]

He is King Kong, he can do everything. :-D