Thanks for the tip, Rob. Here's the link. This is a fly-through of the original design, before I re-drew it to connect the buildings (it just seemed disjointed otherwise).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbU4JJy4dBw
-L
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Thanks. It took "a while," that's for sure. Once I started using Ruby scripts, things went faster, but I still had to draw every single building and it was...umm...slow-going. I did it over the course of a few months, but part of the equation was the fact that I didn't know what I was doing and had to learn it all as I went along. I'm sure someone familiar with the software could probably get through it much faster than I did.
I'm still considering doing a new video render (I notice that it has some issues) of the updated map, but first I'd need to add heights and roofs to all the buildings and, frankly, that just scares me. Maybe I'll just make some popcorn instead!
Popcorn; yum! I really like the winding streets and color-coded city sections.
I noticed there were bridges in the fly-through, but there are none indicated on the map. Also, did you have a reference for the layout of the castle? The keep is connected to the outer curtain wall, which seems insecure to me. I am by no means an authority on castle construction, though.
Bryan Ray, visual effects artist
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Yeah, I made the bridges as components and didn't flatten them for my final 2D version. Another oversight.
As to the castle, that was just plain ignorance. I liked the idea of building something that looked like a key hole (it was a weird metaphor for locking away the secrets of governance) but, admittedly, it's not realistic. I may go back and redesign it.
Thanks for the thoughts!
Hello,
This is my first post (my second will be to the introductions section)!
I am amazed by the 3d rendering of the city, that is awesome! I have to say though after watching those ships sail into that massive cavern, and that teeny, tiny support above that huge cavern upon which the city rests, there is NO WAY I am living in that city!
*gulp*
That b---- is coming down!!!
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