the capital city of Naim

[leonid]

By the way, I have a 7-meg video file with a 3D fly-through of the map but I don't think I can attach it here. Any thoughts on how I might be able to upload it?

Thanks!

-L

[jaerdaph]

Very nice map. I've always liked that style for representing city buildings. Very old school Judges Guild.

[RPMiller]

By the way, I have a 7-meg video file with a 3D fly-through of the map but I don't think I can attach it here. Any thoughts on how I might be able to upload it?

Thanks!

-L

You could upload it to YouTube and then post a link here. Also, if you zip it I believe it will be attachable.

[leonid]

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

[NeonKnight]

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

MY.....DEAR.....GOD.....

Should.....have.....sent.....a......poet!

[RPMiller]

Very cool. How long did it take you to do all that in sketchup?

[leonid]

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!

[Midgardsormr]

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.

[leonid]

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!

[Redrobes]

Once I started using Ruby scripts, things went faster...

I hack a bit of Perl for all sorts of stuff. What did you use the Ruby for ?