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Absolutely new to me ! I'll see if I get addicted too!

OK, thanks. Actually I had the SVN on my computer recently but I have to put it back because I've just reinstalled everything. I wasn't sure the game download file was aligned with the SVN version. I definitly must watch that SVN thing more to take advantage of it. I'll IRC that very soon!

@Ben : ok it's done. Thank you! I have the mod powers, cool.

Question : those new features (for example, enhanced water rendering, or this new map, etc), are they already available in the game available online for everybody ? Or is it just available somehow for now for the development team until a next release ? Basically, my question is : Is the game download file updated regularly, even between two releases ? Probably a slightly stupid question from me but I'm more an artist than a computer scientist!

Hi Ben! Thanks for noticing it. You're right, it should be placed in a public area. Art Departement's forum ? How do you move a thread BTW ?

Pronto amigo ! Actually, I've tried a Roman version, but I'm not happy with it, it doesn't work for now. ASAP I try to make it work. Lion, if you have a some ancient material for me to use for the photo-manip work, don't hesitate! The best the source material, the best my possibilities!

I've changed the head title a bit so it is bolder : And here's another thread where I show wallpapers made from these box-arts.

Beautiful model Enrique! You texture greatly. Which building is it ? It feels a bit like a market, or a diplomatic place.

Welcome xF4ke !

Mythos, thanks for posting these beautiful concept drawings! Are there more available ? Where can we find them ? I mean, those sketchs are great and I think they are a very rich material to make visual communication on what is 0 A.D. and how it's made. I might have some ideas with that.

That's maybe basic Enrique, but I still find that beautifully made. I admire that texture work. By the way, do we have a kind of database of the game's textures ? (not just the UV packed textures, but also individual textures used in that kind of pack. Thanks by advance!

@LordGood : your houses design seems ok for me. I just find the fences too large and too thick. Please try them a bit more "elegant" and human-scaled. About the texturing : on the reference art, we can see 4 differents roof covers : -thatch -timber planks -tiles -bricks (on the small cylindrical hut on the right of the ref picture) Good if we can get that nice variety in you set of models.

I totally agree with Enrique. Let's make the tools appear.

Ah Ah, LordGood you're darn good !! I knew you would do that ! OK, great work again. Considering the remark from Pedro, I suggest you give some more space inside each box, and add windows (grid-like) on the sides (it won't be much visible from this point of view), so that it would feel less closed for the elephants. About the space in the boxes : I think there should be enough space for the elephant to rotate on herself, as a basic comfort standard. For now, it feels narrow. Can we give LordGood a 3D model of the game's elephants to get the scale right as he designs ? Some file readable by Sketchup! Also, LordGood, can you show us how it does with the "macaronis" (but if you scale them a bit larger, same width as the columns I think) ? That could be interesting to see. Can't wait to see this all textured and busy with one or two elephants !

I agree.

Good work Alevyr ! The chimney tower should probably rise higher, which will increase the feel of blacksmith and will help distinguish the building from houses or else. You maybe could make 2 chimneys... Can you also try a some texturing ? I'd love to see how it looks with textures.

This building is going to rock! I already see LordGood delivering it by tonight !!

I think lilstewie means that you could include the railings in the house space, and that we'll just have to put one of the existing 0 A.D. trees in it. So, no need to modelize a new one, I guess, unless we need to create new vegetal elements for the Indian biome (?), which will be indeed easier on Blender.

maybe, but that feels like a farmstead ! It's gonna need some terrain with a fence around it, I guess.

Where does that icon appear ?

Aahhh, ok, thanks! But then I suggest adding just 4 polygons to that shape so that it feels more like the curved version in the reference rather than a star. Even if it's a small detail, I think it will make a difference. Just 4 polygons away!

LordGood, you wanted barracks that look strong, I think you got them ! There's something in this building shape that looks like a huge elephant head ! Somehow, that's perfect Just a question : that 4 point star, did you see it in a reference picture ? It looks a bit communist ! I agree with Mythos about the roof.

Wow, that reshape was a very good idea. And this time I like the two in the center, no just the one I approved before. I'm thinking that maybe the entrance in semi-circle looks a bit like a "Circus" entrance , so, maybe the "grid" entrance works better for barracks, and by the way I like the idea of the walls having the same shape as the fortification walls. So, I'm ok for the one in the middle.

I approve the idea !

Thanks Aviv, glad you like. Two other songs, both from the soundtrack of a great period movie : Master & Commander : Into the Fog (the perfect music to go with battleships !!! whatever the time of History) The Battle (I see that very well during a Celt battle !) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDKaUkNlvcY