Occupation: Thor's Settlement

[gpdesigner]

Thanks Lord Erisu, I wish I would have read your post before doing these renders . . . here is a new set . . .
Still have issues with the glass, and i am REALLY not happy with the stone/marble textures . . . too me it seems a culture is growing but in my mind I have no idea of what that culture is . . ( if you understand what I mean).
The age of the settlement is fairly new definately with the last 10 years but the culture is more refined as humans which would suggest the stone and marble . . anyway I need to figure this out a bit more . .
I think I am going to contine to build and sus out textures as I go.
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[Lord Erisu]

If its an advanced culture, it'd be marble and some sort of metal type construct. So why stone?? And there wouldn't be any need for cracks either. When I look at it, I see cracks anyway.

[Aresius]

that's so sweet.

But two things:
-The light in the walkway are still a bit dark for a glass-roof.
-Whatfor do you have a gate at the ground level?

[gpdesigner]

Originally Posted by Lord Erisu

If its an advanced culture, it'd be marble and some sort of metal type construct. So why stone?? And there wouldn't be any need for cracks either. When I look at it, I see cracks anyway.

I guess the cracks are some preprogramed response addressing the need to add dirt to everything. But you are absolutely right about that, (why are there cracks) . . . .
When I say stone I mainly mean materials like Lime Stone or some other workable surface like Slate, and not so much rocks and cobble, although I had an idea of cobble stone streets yesturday.
Dang this is way too confusing . . . . see the problem with the marble is it may be hard to justify this type of material when constructing a multi-layered dome . . . it just doesn't seem "futuristic" enough. I could jump to metals as a building material but then I would have to adjust the architecture style 'cause metal doesn't work here . . and I am really attached to thepesent style I am building . . .

Anyway the enjoyment is in the work .

Originally Posted by Aresius

that's so sweet.

But two things:
-The light in the walkway are still a bit dark for a glass-roof.
-Whatfor do you have a gate at the ground level?

I know I have to just take some glass surfaces into Layout and try different settings on it . . .

The Gates are just passageways from the sidewalk to the street, a shortcut if you will. Remeber humans love to take short cuts and dart out in the middle of traffic. Getting hit by moving objects is high on our list . .
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[Lord Erisu]

Theres a way around that.

And in places, I think you'll have to include some metal type materials, I think on the reactors for one. Could always use the marble as 'tiles' too, might be cheaper .

[Aresius]

Well, I thought there's water under the bridge (you said bridge for waterways), so it would have been illogical to let a gate rush you right into the local river.

[gpdesigner]

Originally Posted by Aresius

Well, I thought there's water under the bridge (you said bridge for waterways), so it would have been illogical to let a gate rush you right into the local river.

I know right . . left turn * hey Bill I was wondering . . splash!*
no seriously though those will probably work as waterway bridges as well but mostly they are bult as roadway . . . I am sure they will be a set with no gates in them . . . this place is going to be big.
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[Lord Erisu]

multi purpose bridges...

[Aresius]

[gpdesigner]

started working on another structure . . . this is a commerce building which goes underground in a pool of water located dead center of the 1st level floor plan. It will go 100ft down, 5 levels of doubles 20 ft each.

This image is one set of the double layers, each layer has 2 floors 10ft each.

Only the first level's roof will be above the water line and used for entrance purposes.
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