Medieval Town

[lofty topaz]

I couldn't tell you what the game is like past the first boss, but I can tell you that building settlements is a lot of fun.
Hope you like it 😁

[queen agate]

Wow! Really well done!

I love the courtyards

and the church

So much detail and even what looks like a slum

Incredible!

[lofty topaz]

Thank you so much for the kind words 😄

[rapid scarab]

I also love the bridges, church & graveyard!

[queen agate]

No problem, you've really shown what can be accomplished with the current objects and tiles!

[cold tiger]

Daaaaamn

It's worth going on other islands because you may get ||different coloured stone||

[queen agate]

He has trees from the incursion biomes so he has already done so 😄

[cold tiger]

Ah I see

[queen agate]

There is a mix on the streets and in the yards too

[latent spindle]

DAMN this looks so good-

You barely started the game and you already went HAM on the building aspect lol

[queen agate]

Ah I see what prompted the stone comment now

Honestly completely missed the fact that he hadn't gone past the first boss

[hasty patio]

i love the detail of the boat in the water, your city its beautifull D:

[proper acorn]

Wow looks really good

[worn storm]

OMG this is genuinely the most beatifull city I've seen so far! Feels super organic and yet very well planned. Congrats!

[floral condor]

how do you take screenshoots that wide?

[steady kraken]

1 youtube build tutorial away from being the Grian of Necesse

[queen agate]

Open the map and press the screenshot tool or use /mapshot to capture a screenshot of the entire map

[serene abyss]

I wish I had your level of creativity/level design 🙂

[latent spindle]

Just need to practice.

It's all about trying new things, fucking around and finding out.

[serene abyss]

@lofty topaz how did you know how many tiles you would need for each building? How did you come up with the various shapes?

[serene abyss]

Also, what tiles are those paths in the more rural sections?

[queen agate]

It's what you get when you use the stone material on dug up grass tile

So use shovel and then stone on it

[latent spindle]

Does any type of stone work?

[queen agate]

Should do

I did it with swamp stone and it worked

[latent spindle]

Nice

[cold tiger]

curious

[serene abyss]

so it is just "stone"? or is it a different material?

[queen agate]

Yes just stone

[serene abyss]

it looks different than mine, the stone I have is grey, where the one in the picture is multicolored (the bottom island's paths)

[queen agate]

I can't see the multicolor you're talking about

[lofty topaz]

I had no idea how many tiles I needed for the build, I just had a few miner villagers gathering stones for me and some villagers chopping trees so I had plenty of stone and wood which like 90% of the build consisted of.
Coming up with the shapes is honestly very difficult for me because I am a bit of a perfectionist so I naturally tend to build things that are perfectly square and aligned.
So I try to build around the terrain so the buildings organically follow the terrain.

[lofty topaz]

The paths/tiles around the farms are called gravel, I spawned the tiles in, I have no idea if they're obtainable through gameplay

[queen agate]

hmm I will make a comparison screenshot

Looks like it matches

So idk what else to tell you @serene abyss

[lofty topaz]

Nice didn't know there was a legit way to place gravel 😄

[serene abyss]

oh I'm dumb. I've been placing "rock", sorry about that

so you build the structures based on the shape of the terrain, but do you place the paths before structures? (not sure what to use as a "skeleton" for the build) To me it's like staring at a blank canvas with writer's block

[lofty topaz]

Yeah I usually place paths first, I find that it's much easier when you "restrict" yourself by having roads/paths that determine the shape and size of the buildings if that makes sense. However I didn't have the whole build planned out from the beginning, I knew I wanted a walled of town, so I built the walls around the island first, then I made a bridge connecting to the other island and made a few farms. After that I made the main roads inside the walled town. Then I just alternated between building the farms and the town.

[serene abyss]

Thank you for the in depth response. How do you figure out path shapes/design?

[lofty topaz]

I try to use references to try and replicate their vibes, and then it's just trial and error. For example, for the rural area i used pictures of rural areas from old school runescape as inspiration

[serene abyss]

oh cool, thanks

[misty raven]

this looks awesome

[sour loom]

I was just looking at your build for the first time thinking "Why is this making me think of OSRS? Is that the Varrock fountain?" 😄 It looks great!

[lofty topaz]

Haha you're spot on, I honestly didn't think anyone would notice 😄

[sour loom]

We need a Sea Shanty vinyl to put in a record player on the dock lol

[queen agate]

True

I should make one

Though, it will have to wait until weekend

[sour loom]

Actually some of the OST has made me think parts have OSRS inspiration

[fast kernel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38zuyOfL0hI INSPIRATION!