Finished Misty Mountains [Part 1 - Mountains of Moria]

[Wodleth]

Could have him spread out over the bottom of the lake, just waiting down there

 

[Glov]

That may depend on whether we find a design that doesnt look ugly

Id check the Schem of the old Watcher build (think its still saved on freebuild) there were some really good ones in that one.

 

[Top_Gun]

I dunno, the Squidward-looking one hanging around a few months ago seemed pretty lore-accurate to me.

 

[Portalrules333]

I dunno, the Squidward-looking one hanging around a few months ago seemed pretty lore-accurate to me.

Accurate on Bikini-Earth anyways

 

[DSESGH]

Suggestion: make a black stone texture and use that instead of/ in conjunction with regular stone. If you look at pictures of the European Alps or of the Misty Mountains in the Fellowship of the Ring, you'll notice this. A few examples:

Spoiler: Mountains

Alps:

Misties:

 

[Finrod_Amandil]

i think, on the first pic what is black are trees and the 2nd one is a black/white image
But I do actually consider getting another stone texture into Eriador to add some more variation.

 

[DSESGH]

i think, on the first pic what is black are trees and the 2nd one is a black/white image
But I do actually consider getting another stone texture into Eriador to add some more variation.

Still though, we need black stone

 

[Will_Slams]

i think, on the first pic what is black are trees and the 2nd one is a black/white image
But I do actually consider getting another stone texture into Eriador to add some more variation.

We have the coal block, that's sort of like a brownish stone.

 

[Finrod_Amandil]

heres all potentially relevant textures we have:

 

[Will_Slams]

We also still have three stair blocks that could potentially be used for something. (Dark/Acacia wood, Quartz.)

 

[MaDIIReD]

We also still have three stair blocks that could potentially be used for something. (Dark/Acacia wood, Quartz.)

Don't those inherit their texture from the main block?

 

[Will_Slams]

Don't those inherit their texture from the main block?

I didn't think we had textured them yet. Have we?

 

[Kisos]

I didn't think we had textured them yet. Have we?

nope we havnt in eriador

 

[Wodleth]

We still need a lot of blocks for other projects in eriador, so using the blocks with stair/slab isn't very good

 

[Finrod_Amandil]

We still need a lot of blocks for other projects in eriador, so using the blocks with stair/slab isn't very good

Agree, especially Moria and Angmar.
Its also not practical to use 100 different blocks in the mountains, Am thinking to take about 2 stony textures to Eriador (tons of stained clay blocks still free) and maybe a few plants if it helps to establish a proper altitudinal zonation.

 

[Wodleth]

Moria isnt a problem, there will be a dwarven pack But Angmar will need some stuff.
Plants and the stony textures would work, @SugarKoala could maybe add them if you show her which ones you need

 

[Finrod_Amandil]

Moria isnt a problem, there will be a dwarven pack But Angmar will need some stuff.
Plants and the stony textures would work, @SugarKoala could maybe add them if you show her which ones you need

Hmm is the dwarven pack already set? Id prefer going with as few packs as possible...
And yeah, ill do a Google Doc for lizzy

 

[Wodleth]

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I wouldnt say it's set, but as I remember, @Credoo wanted to have one pack for all the dwarven settlements on the map

 

[Top_Gun]

Random thought: I don't know if it's come up yet, but I think it'd be fun to place a few pieces of glowstone beneath the Mirrormere, to replicate the vision of Durin's Crown that Frodo and Gimli saw.

 

[Will_Slams]

Random thought: I don't know if it's come up yet, but I think it'd be fun to place a few pieces of glowstone beneath the Mirrormere, to replicate the vision of Durin's Crown that Frodo and Gimli saw.

This occurred to me too a while ago. I thought what we could so is place them so when you use F5 back-view, you stand on the stone thing (is that where Durin stood?) and have to position your camera angle just right to see a crown over your head.