new tile for +oriental

[tilli]

after I can't see any more green forest tiles, I did go to town :-)

here is one new tile for +oriental, a minaret. Constructive critic welcome.

Tilli

[Mattn]

Please also add this to the Patch tracker

[H-Hour]

Looks cool. If this is supposed to be for a mosque, maybe lay some oriental carpets down on the bottom floor (though I like that ground tile texture). Also, it could be cool to have an actual light hanging down on a long cord from the cieling. It would give a physical source to the light in the room and be a nice visual effect.

[H-Hour]

I had a quick look at it in radiant and it looks good. I just noticed one slight texture issue between the first and second floor walls. See the attached screenshot. The same alignment issue is on the inside wall, but it's not as noticable with that texture.

I say throw some alien spawn points in, make sure that the worldspawn settings match other oriental tiles and go ahead and integrate it. You could make a new assembly or add it to an existing assembly. Whatever you want.

[tilli]

thanks for your eagle eyes .-)

[tilli]

somehow I ended up doing another one, this one for more modest.

is there a way to make walls brighter?

tilli

[Mattn]

looks good, but does not really fit the remaining tiles of that theme, no?

[Mattn]

here is the patch tracker item with the map attached: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=157793&atid=805244

[marc]

I call dibs on that sniper perch!   

[Llamageddon]

Nice addition, I'll be putting these to good tactical use.

[tilli]

ok, several things:
1. probably a very stupid question: Why does it need a patch tracker?

2.

looks good, but does not really fit the remaining tiles of that theme, no?

Yes and no. What it really boils down to is: How much (in reason) variety in struktur and color in a map do we want?
That minarett is actuelly inspiered by a real one, which looks much more functional then it being a tourist attraction. As far as I know, in any village/town you will find variety, so why not do the same in +oriental. If I add some more "not fitting, but reasonable" buildings it will not stand out any more. Would that be acceptable?

3.

I call dibs on that sniper perch!

That's why it contains an alien spawn point on the top floor ( maybe I should make that two or three?) and one outside.

[Mattn]

1) because it would get lost in the forum
2) well. if you add more... its fine

[H-Hour]

I haven't looked at the new tile yet. I'll check it out later today, but my thoughts on the consistency vs. variety issue with the new minaret:

1. I'm not against variety, but one of the things that makes +oriental (and +africa as well) distinct is that they reflect a very rural, undeveloped setting. One of the main characteristics of these settings is that buildings are made from local materials and tend to exhibit a very particular cultural style. That's why variety in +oriental might stand out more than variety in other RMAs.

2. I'm not really opposed to the style at all. But from the screenshot it's not quite clear to me what the construction is. If you just changed the construction of the walls to a more yellowish stone that reflects local materials, that would probably help it blend a lot better. The actual construction (angled roof, wooden roof, windows with shades, etc.) is actually very nice and fits in well.

3. Either way I'm happy leaving the decision in your hands, especially if you're willing to build more structures for the RMA.

[Kildor]

I`ve made some changes in your minaret tile (fix texture alignment, add some nodraw textures.

Also, what do you think about extending the tile, because now it has broken (cut) shadow. We can extend the tile, add some trees, or may be square in front of the building.

[jerikojerk]

i don't know a thing about minaret but whenever i think of a minaret i imagine a round tower.

Now i guess it will be a real challenge to implement round (helicoïdal) stair.