Reply With QuoteI was thinking the same thing...too many legs sticking out or maybe that they stick out too far.
I like your idea for the aqueducts, but for me they have to many supports for the short span they cover. *shrugs*
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I was thinking the same thing...too many legs sticking out or maybe that they stick out too far.
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It isn't the spacing - it is the legs sticking out (I think)
Here is a photo of the aqueduct built to supply Caesarea that I took:
Very close together, but not buttressed!
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Well, after a much extended absence I am back with this update. Since I last posted anything I have had to have emergency gall-bladder surgery, my campaign ended somewhat dramatically early, and my wife lost her job. I swear, it's like everytime I start some big cool project like this a ton of crap suddenly comes along. Oh well....such is life I suppose.
Anywho, here is the latest update. I redid the aqueducts and added several new buildings since the last update. I definately think these aqueducts look better.
As to further updates - I am not going to lie to you - they will be slow. But as I make them I will post here.
Thanks as always!
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I think the aqueducts look great, and I think its a really cool map feature! Love this map in general... I can't believe I'm just now commenting on it.
One Q regarding the aqueducts... do they start at the bottom of the hill and then go up? It is awful close to another river at the top of the hill, and it seems more logical for that to be the source.
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Nope, they start at the reservoir and go down hill. They wont actually end up ending at the river, I just haven't finished them yet.
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WB Katerek, hope you've been through the worst and things improve. The map looks fab!
Nice looking WIP.
I really like the way you've done the contours. Been trying Pyrandon's city map tutorial (with simplified contours) and ended up with a very nice painted hills effect BUT it doesn't really match the mountainous look of my original hand-drawn map as well as I'd like (hey, I'm a fan of Army maps - I'm all about contour lines). I think I might try it with more, as you've done, to see how it turns out.
Cool stuff. Looking forward to seeing it finished.
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This is an extremely late report - I have been absent from the Guild for far too long. As much as I hate to say it, I am never going to finish this map. The campaign blew up and priorities shifted to other domains.
I don't remember how to post anymore, but I do have some stuff I have done when last we met.
I apologize for the incomplete. If you would like, take what I have done and go crazy with it.
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