New Celtic Buildings

[Jeru]

Check out some of the new Celtic buildings, to be included in Alpha II, and their functions:

1. Broch (Brythonic fortress-class building): Train Brythonic heroes and super unit.

2. Marchanty (Celtic market-class building): Train traders, barter resources; research economic improvements.

3. Celtic Barracks: Train citizen-soldiers; research military improvements.

4,5. Outposts (Scout Tower-class buildings): Scout the lay of the land; garrison units inside for an attack and vision bonus.

6. Tavern (scenario object): +10 population, train female citizens and traders.

7. Celtic Corral: For herding domesticated animals.

8. Kennel (Special Building): Train Celtic war dogs.

9. Farmstead: Gather food within its aura; research food gathering improvements.

10. Mill: Mine and Lumber within its aura.

11. Hermit's Hut (scenario object): +5 population.

These are just some of the goodies included in the next alpha, along with victory conditions, formations, a revamped in-game GUI and more!

Edited October 3, 2010 by Jeru

[Dain]

love this

[qubodup]

Oh so pretty!

[AuroN2]

Oh Goodie! Looking shweet my friends! Though some of the buildings we already had! (in atlas, course.)

[Shield Bearer]

yes, some buildings are using the same model. but there have been some minor changes that have a major effect on the look, decals for example.

[Mythos_Ruler]

yeah, a couple of them are old models, but spruced up quite a bit with (player color) shields, heads on a pole, swords, and stuff like that.

[fabio]

Cool! The 'Celtics Buildings' map should have the endless game mode, however, otherwise the game instantly ends.

[Mythos_Ruler]

You can choose to continue. Plus I added some Player 2 Spartans you can go and smite with your Celtic horde.

[Pureon]

Love these - great work guys!

[SMST]

I have to say, the current civic centre for the Celts is too small compared to the new buildings, or is this also subject to change?

[Shield Bearer]

thats next in line

[fabio]

@Mythos_Ruler: nice, I found the Spartan and killed them

[chess007_phoenix_clan]

Great update! Keep up the good work!

[SMST]

I just had a look on the new Civic Centre for the Celts. Great work!

Was the "round house" style appropriate for "meeting halls" or "thronerooms", though? (which I think are meant to be represented in a Civic Centre) I was under the impression that Celts gathered in long houses. You may prove me wrong, however.

(And even if it is not accurate, don't change it!)

[Shield Bearer]

LOL, we'll have to wait for Michael to answer that. i just do what i'm told it was great making it too thanks!

[Mythos_Ruler]

My original idea was to make it a giant hall or longhouse like you suggested, until someone complained that we don't have enough round buildings for the Celts.

[SMST]

Okay, it looks fine nontheless.

[omicron1]

Here's a thought for y'all...

As well as the attached-to-buildings beautification objects, why not have some that spawn around buildings based on a pseudointelligent algorithm to create the feeling so common in promotional screenshots and so lacking in gameplay ones of a functional town?

Things like, say, a fence around houses at the edge of a village facing away from other buildings... a little dirt trail between a house and an adjoining work building... a bush between a house and an adjoining warehouse or other industrial facade... basically, just spread out the detail objects over time.

[narayanasparta]

What 3D modeling software has been used to create them (like Blender, 3DSMax, Maya, etc) ?

May I also ask what renderer has been used for rendering textures?

[Shield Bearer]

Thats a good idea, omicron1. something we should think abt. anyway sorry abt that lion, we still can't figure out how to get it to work. I'll ask Philip soon.

@narayana: I use Blender, so the new models were made in Blender and exported through Max, becoz something seems to be wrong with the collada exporter on Blender.

As for the renderer, i thinks its our own renderer which we built from scrap. don't know much abt it though so i'll let Philip answer that.

[lutovac18]

Two things i dont like. Mill ... The model is good but its role is missed. Mill is for farms as far as i know. It would be better to add lumberjack and mine like good old Age of Empires 2 have it .

Kennel, the model is good but add some eyecandy for dog training in that times. Other models are great.

[Mythos_Ruler]

'Mill' means lumber mill in this context.

[WhiteTreePaladin]

The new Celtic buildings are nice, but I just want to make a few suggestions. (I avoided saying anything up until now, just to ward off first impressions.)

All of the buildings are nice. I thinking that a Grand Hall would be really nice for the Civil Center. Not that the round one is bad, but I don't think we need round buildings all that much. The current round Civil Center just seems like it should be a special building or something. A smaller version of it could perhaps make a good Market?

The Market is too epic IMO. It's a fantastic building, but it dominates all the other buildings (which is great if it is a building of that importance, but it's just a market). Maybe use the Market building for the Civil Center or a special building?

The front triangle of the main building on the Barracks is great. Maybe use that style for a Civil Center Great Hall or on the Market?

These are just a few thoughts I had that I've been considering since you released these buildings. Feel free to ignore.

Edited October 8, 2010 by WhiteTreePaladin