Thanks everyone for the feedback! From what everyone said and my own experimentation with block placement, I've decided to do a Lapis/Sandstone/Stone Slab block scheme.
I'll be going Stone Slab's around Sandstone for the more pedestrian areas, breaking them into boxed patterns over larger areas.
And I'll be doing Lapis/Sandstone sections in the more upscale/royal areas, patterned, although not neccessarily the basic pattern seen in this image.
I'm currently working on a super secret project, and have reached a creative impasse on flooring ideas, so I thought I might reach out and get some opinions on the three possible flooring choices for the Medieval Island fortress.
Which of these three (or if you have another idea that you think would work better, assuming vanilla play with default texture pack)is the best flooring to go with smooth stone walls for a fortress out in the middle of the ocean?
I'm puzzled as to what to do with the roof of the circular section of the building so if you guys have any suggestions I will gladly hear them!
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First off, been following your thread for a while now, and I love it, it's actually gotten me to look online for possible servers to join to see more of this level of builds.
As for your question, I originally thought just a glass dome, but instead of the usual dome that people put on that kind of thing, how about trying a glass spire? Either as a single unit, like a shell, or as two/three spires intertwining into each other as they ascend?
Just a thought, look forward to see what you do regardless :biggrin.gif:
Really loving the new ship, just one thing, it seems to be riding really low in the water, is that for any particular reason? It makes it seem less like a sea-worthy vessel and more of a river craft
Oh sorry! Ok so tall, from the lowest point to the highest mast it is about 68 blocks high, when you submerged it in water it should get lowered about 5-9 blocks I think, so it won't reach height limit. In lenght, from the rear spanker to the very tip of the ship it is about 92 blocks long. And finally it is about 25 blocks wide ( a bit wide).
Hmmm, ok thx! I look forward to your next couple ships!
Yup smaller ships are on my to do list. The next ship I'm planning to make would be something like a Xebec or something :smile.gif:
A Xebec would work, although for pirates, they'd not necessarily have the nicest ship. As much as it hurts me to suggest it, I'd say make it perfect then... damage it a bit ^^; haha... and... um... you forgot my question xD How big is the Warship? Just out of curiosity?
Rocking ship designs dude, especially the warship. Just a weird quick question, how large is it? ^^;
As for a pirate cove, you'd probably need to build smaller sleeker ships, as that is what Pirates predominately used, and I'd suggest finding a naturally occurring cove to start building in, like the one in you warship picture, but larger, then go from there.
The enthusiasm and acceptance of this idea by the community really makes me wanna look at making up a set of multiplayer rules and seeing if I can't get some people together to play....
yeah man i know how you feel... unfortunately i'm so busy with school right now i've had no time at all to play Minecraft, so my tribe is exactly the same :sad.gif:
i'm really pleased that this idea was so well accepted and maybe sometime soon we should open up an MC server so we can have tons of little tribes running around.
Well if I ever figure out multi rules, I'll put em up here, and hopefully someone will agree to host a whitelisted server so some people can try it out :smile.gif:
As I put in the gun nests, anticipating the new piston mod addition that Notch has promised, I've run into the problem of not really knowing anything about the mod whatsoever.
I used a google search for the most compact TNT cannons possible using the pison mod, but couldn't find anything in my cursory glance through, does anyone know of any tutorials or schematics for building the smallest possible tnt cannon with the best range possible?
Love that your doing this :smile.gif: And found a bunch of really amazing build I didn't know about through this thread, my only comment/critique/concern is for Soundsnsilence's Floating Castle, although a cool structure, it's not something that stands out in any way shape or form. If it's being included for interior work however, which is how I read the note, might I suggest placing a screenie of the interior work and not a (forgiveness please) bland and relatively uninteresting castle exterior?
This being said, as you said you'd be sorting them into categories at some point, I thought I'd be constructive and give some suggestions for categories, as well as slotting all your op ones for ya and suggesting some more structures for ya (Indicated with a *) :smile.gif:
Singular Edifices:
(Creations chosen for their unique and singular execution, designed not to house players, but to stand out in an otherwise barren and repetitive landscape as monuments to creativity and skill.)
The Ancient Golem
Mega Dome
Crystal Island
Stand Alone Structures:
(Single homes and buildings added due to their ability to stand out among hundreds of similar builds.)
-Recreations of RL Structures-
Globe Theatre
Hanging Garden's of Babylon
-Modern Structures-
Modern House
Modern Beach House
Hotel
Boutique
-Structures of Fantasy-
Cathedral of Notch
Sandsky Palace
Grand Library
Ruined Forest Temple
Ziggurat of Ur
Commercial Tower
Lava Cathedral
Laputa Wizard's Citadel
Cathedral
Nobility Bank
Sand Temple
-Oriental Structures-
Pagoda
China House
-Greeco/Roman Structures-
Temple of Athena
Greek Temple
-Castles and Palaces-
Large Castle
Large Castle (2)
Palace
Huge Palace
Cities/Villages:
(Any collection of structures that share a common theme and location that both refine to the pinnacle of expression the same old ideas, as well as break the mold and move into new concepts and ideas are included here.)
-Cities of Fantasy-
Port Pistris
Desert City
Unnamed City
North Hub
Stormwind Harbor
Dwarven City
Sapphire Citadel and Desert Town
Ancient City
-Recreations of RL Cities-
Ankor Wat
-Medieval Cities-
Castle and Village
Medieval City
Castle City
Interiors:
(Chosen not for the exterior {Although that too may deserve kudos} but for the painstaking and amazingly detailed interiors that the builders have created in order to give life to their homes and structures)
Floating Castle
Haha, ask and ye shall receive. I like it, especially the way you've got lighting set up, although the use of lava lighting is gutsy as hell, not gonna lie, i'm too much of a coward to do that. The library is incredible, and the only "nitpicks" I have is how "plain" the airship looks, the very generic nature of the lighthouse in comparison to the main structure itself, and the kinda mixed and match colors scattered throughout. I'd suggest picking a color scheme and running with it throughout instead mixing and matching, but that's just me. All that being said, I really like it and hope to see mroe :smile.gif:
As of now, Majaran Empire Ship, but seeing as I'm already using my Majaran WS for a different Minecraft project, this will change when I spend some time to brainstorm a quick WS for the ship.
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I'll be going Stone Slab's around Sandstone for the more pedestrian areas, breaking them into boxed patterns over larger areas.
And I'll be doing Lapis/Sandstone sections in the more upscale/royal areas, patterned, although not neccessarily the basic pattern seen in this image.
Thx again everybody!
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Which of these three (or if you have another idea that you think would work better, assuming vanilla play with default texture pack)is the best flooring to go with smooth stone walls for a fortress out in the middle of the ocean?
Clay?
Sandstone?
or Stone Slabs?
Thanks guys!
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First off, been following your thread for a while now, and I love it, it's actually gotten me to look online for possible servers to join to see more of this level of builds.
As for your question, I originally thought just a glass dome, but instead of the usual dome that people put on that kind of thing, how about trying a glass spire? Either as a single unit, like a shell, or as two/three spires intertwining into each other as they ascend?
Just a thought, look forward to see what you do regardless :biggrin.gif:
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Hmmm, ok thx! I look forward to your next couple ships!
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A Xebec would work, although for pirates, they'd not necessarily have the nicest ship. As much as it hurts me to suggest it, I'd say make it perfect then... damage it a bit ^^; haha... and... um... you forgot my question xD How big is the Warship? Just out of curiosity?
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As for a pirate cove, you'd probably need to build smaller sleeker ships, as that is what Pirates predominately used, and I'd suggest finding a naturally occurring cove to start building in, like the one in you warship picture, but larger, then go from there.
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Well if I ever figure out multi rules, I'll put em up here, and hopefully someone will agree to host a whitelisted server so some people can try it out :smile.gif:
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I used a google search for the most compact TNT cannons possible using the pison mod, but couldn't find anything in my cursory glance through, does anyone know of any tutorials or schematics for building the smallest possible tnt cannon with the best range possible?
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This being said, as you said you'd be sorting them into categories at some point, I thought I'd be constructive and give some suggestions for categories, as well as slotting all your op ones for ya and suggesting some more structures for ya (Indicated with a *) :smile.gif:
Singular Edifices:
(Creations chosen for their unique and singular execution, designed not to house players, but to stand out in an otherwise barren and repetitive landscape as monuments to creativity and skill.)
The Ancient Golem
Mega Dome
Crystal Island
*Lion Statue http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1020&t=322159
Stand Alone Structures:
(Single homes and buildings added due to their ability to stand out among hundreds of similar builds.)
-Recreations of RL Structures-
Globe Theatre
Hanging Garden's of Babylon
-Modern Structures-
Modern House
Modern Beach House
Hotel
Boutique
-Structures of Fantasy-
Cathedral of Notch
Sandsky Palace
Grand Library
Ruined Forest Temple
Ziggurat of Ur
Commercial Tower
Lava Cathedral
Laputa Wizard's Citadel
Cathedral
Nobility Bank
Sand Temple
-Oriental Structures-
Pagoda
China House
-Greeco/Roman Structures-
Temple of Athena
Greek Temple
-Castles and Palaces-
Large Castle
Large Castle (2)
Palace
Huge Palace
*Cathedral In Ember City http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1041&t=266467
Cities/Villages:
(Any collection of structures that share a common theme and location that both refine to the pinnacle of expression the same old ideas, as well as break the mold and move into new concepts and ideas are included here.)
-Cities of Fantasy-
Port Pistris
Desert City
Unnamed City
North Hub
Stormwind Harbor
Dwarven City
Sapphire Citadel and Desert Town
Ancient City
-Recreations of RL Cities-
Ankor Wat
-Medieval Cities-
Castle and Village
Medieval City
Castle City
-Egyptian Cities-
Egyptian Temple District
-Oriental Cities-
Oriental Castle Complex
-Underwater Cities-
Underwater City
*Deep Sea Trench Colony http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1041&t=281014
Natural Formations:
World Tree
*Barren Wasteland Biome http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1041&t=117440&start=30
Vehicles:
(Any vehicle created that defies description, either through detail, scope or sheer imagination.)
Amphibia Luxury Cruiser
USS Enterprise A
*Giant Robot http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1041&t=117440
Interiors:
(Chosen not for the exterior {Although that too may deserve kudos} but for the painstaking and amazingly detailed interiors that the builders have created in order to give life to their homes and structures)
Floating Castle
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As of now, Majaran Empire Ship, but seeing as I'm already using my Majaran WS for a different Minecraft project, this will change when I spend some time to brainstorm a quick WS for the ship.