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[WIP]Castle of Egmond
LordTrilobite
Baron Grunwald disapproves.Senior
Reconstruction of a Dutch castle
I'm working on a reconstruction of the late medieval Castle of Egmond, of which only the foundations remain today in Egmond aan de Hoef, Holland. While parts of the ruin were still standing people have made drawings over time, so there's more than enough reference to make an accurate reconstruction of what the castle might have looked like.It will be deathmatch, and here a preview:
And some of the inside.
And here is a pic of how the foundations look:
Update Nov 27 2008:
New screenshots.
Comments
shame it is deathmatch
Exelent work!!! cant wait to see more.
Looks quiet open tho, think about performance a bit to
And a few more sides and round shapes in Source won't hurt it
PVKII Mapper
I added a new preview.
Btw, some info about the castle for those who want to know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmond_aan_den_Hoef
http://www.castles.nl/eg/eg.html
And my reconstruction will be how it looked in it's final state, from 1500 to 1573.
"flat and over crowded" sounds abit like where i come from lol.
I just want you guys to know I am still working on this map, I think I'll have some tasty screenshots soon.
Co-Lead | Level Designer
Why? it's the castle I'm making, not the town.
Co-Lead | Level Designer
I put a lot more detail in it now, mainly in the front gatehouse and the two square towers, I've also started on the inside of the castle. Though, it's really hard to reconstruct all of it, everything must be accurate, but with all of the sources I've gathered I should be able to make a pretty accurate reconstruction.
Check the first post for the new screenies.
The name will be pvk_Castle_of_Egmond
can't wait to play it.
The basic layout is quite nice already, it just looks a bit unfinished. 'Course, I guess that' why it's a work in progress, not a work in finished.
^^^^ this reminds me of something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LE9l2lb4ZM
ok. looks really good, you're good at getting proportions right. Did you visit the site?
some new tree models are coming in the next beta, that would make the map look good - rather even better.
I hate when you get that annoying white line on brushes eh.
Co-Lead | Level Designer
Most of that would get auto-cut-off by the source engine, you do know that? People would see it as pvk_castle_o or something.
Edit: Also, you've used that brick texture alot.
Edit: Also, you've used that brick texture alot.
No, it's not too long, the name views perfectly, I've tested it.
And yes, I've used the brick texture alot, but what can I do? the castle was made of bricks, though the bircks used for the real castle were a bit more brown, but this was the best texture I could find, I'll probably need a custom texture, but for now this will do. And the only variation was in the size of bricks here and there, wich I will implement when I'm almost finished.
Make it into a siege map when the siege gameplay mode comes around!
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