Topic: Re-modelling Barbarian Buildings

Next in the series of military buildings is the barrier.
Here is a shot of the current 2D image and a rendering of the model I just created:
original ... new model
I omitted windows on the ground level on the premise of security. I couldn't imagine what the crenelations were supposed to be made of in the original image, so I fashioned them from logs in the new model.

Comments?

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Venatrix wrote: I definitely like the tweaked headquarters, especially the palisade. But I must confess, I would prefer a darker stone-texture. Or at least not that confusing (don't know a better word at the moment). Maybe a texture like in the original 2d-model would be appropriate.

Yes, for some reason I'm struggling with that headquarters stone. Thought I'd try for a white grout look. I'll keep playing with it until we find something that looks right.

The barrier looks good. I suppose, the crenellations were made of stone, but I'm not sure. It wouldn't make much sense, to put stone above wood. So your decision seems right to me.

Thanks for your comments!

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I think that the original texture the impression gave of large stones. The new ones are finer and are meybe a bit too slick for Barberians? I think your first attempt came clossest to that.

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I vote for 4 or 5. I find number 6 too regular to be barbaric And as Fopper said, the other textures give an impression of small stones, that doesn't fit, too. Number 5 seems to be carved out of solid rock, number 4 is made of… I don't know… A dark kind of stones. As I said, I can't decide between these two textures.

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The donjon:

I really need your opinions on this one! I have to admit I wasn't familiar with the term donjon, so naturally I googled it. As you may already know a donjon refers to the main tower of a castle or a "keep" as some refer to it. With this idea of a tower, I worked up some drafts for your consideration and comments. Here is the current image used for the donjon followed by three designs for your consideration plus an image of the new barrier for comparison: original: ... Model 1: ... Model 2: ... Model 3: ... barrier:
Model 1 mirrors the original design. Model 2 presents more of the tower concept in wood. Model 3 resembles an image of an actual French donjon that had been fashioned from wood and masonry.
Understand that these are by no means final renditions. Adjustments to details (like doors and windows, etc.) can always be made once a general architecture has been agreed upon.

So let's hear your comments on the three models.

Edited for spelling.

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