Monday, May 5. 2008
Rebuilding Necrom
Hey readers, this is my first entry on this blog. It's about dreams (and the Necrom tileset).
I still remember the time when I wasn't aware of Tamriel Rebuilt's existence. Back in the day, I think it was Autumn of 2006 (Exactly a year after I first tried Morrowind), I started to care about what lay beyond Vvardenfell and what is still called Morrowind. So, I read. And I looked at the maps, I seriously love them. And that was the first time I heard about Necrom. My reaction was something to the effect of: Woah, Necrom - City of the Dead... this sounds awesome, I want to see it!
I didn't even suppose that I would be given a chance to build Necrom with my own hands. Guess what? I joined TR. A year after registering I faced some difficulties. Sadly, the old Necrom interior set was very buggy and hard to fix. And we really needed it, as fast as we could get our hands on it, so I had to make a difficult decision. A decision to remake something from a scratch. Sure it was a pity to delete somebody's work, but I had to do it.
I started making a completely new set of interior modulars (luckily, the old textures were very useful). That was a real pleasure
Making modular interiors is pure fun, once you get it. One of the best things a modeller can try.
The first screenshot shows my work, while the second screenshot shows the old mesh. It includes various improvements. The polycount was cut by over 60%, and I even added vertex shading. The set is now complete and many interiors have already been made It is a wonderful feeling to see other people working with what you have done.
It turned out that the interiors only gave me more of an appetite for Necrom; I wanted to do more. I started to play with exterior meshes... Remaking them, adding vertex shading, redesigning, deleting crap, et cetera. Well, it looks even better than it sounds:
I don't have to tell you which ones are the new meshes You can judge that easily by taking a close look. Here are two more examples!
Point is, join TR and fulfill your dreams. You might not even notice when you will touch the "big one".
Don't worry, if you don't feel strong at what you do, the showcase is just for you. We are here to guide you.
I still remember the time when I wasn't aware of Tamriel Rebuilt's existence. Back in the day, I think it was Autumn of 2006 (Exactly a year after I first tried Morrowind), I started to care about what lay beyond Vvardenfell and what is still called Morrowind. So, I read. And I looked at the maps, I seriously love them. And that was the first time I heard about Necrom. My reaction was something to the effect of: Woah, Necrom - City of the Dead... this sounds awesome, I want to see it!
I didn't even suppose that I would be given a chance to build Necrom with my own hands. Guess what? I joined TR. A year after registering I faced some difficulties. Sadly, the old Necrom interior set was very buggy and hard to fix. And we really needed it, as fast as we could get our hands on it, so I had to make a difficult decision. A decision to remake something from a scratch. Sure it was a pity to delete somebody's work, but I had to do it.
I started making a completely new set of interior modulars (luckily, the old textures were very useful). That was a real pleasure
Making modular interiors is pure fun, once you get it. One of the best things a modeller can try.
The first screenshot shows my work, while the second screenshot shows the old mesh. It includes various improvements. The polycount was cut by over 60%, and I even added vertex shading. The set is now complete and many interiors have already been made
It is a wonderful feeling to see other people working with what you have done.It turned out that the interiors only gave me more of an appetite for Necrom; I wanted to do more. I started to play with exterior meshes... Remaking them, adding vertex shading, redesigning, deleting crap, et cetera. Well, it looks even better than it sounds:
I don't have to tell you which ones are the new meshes
You can judge that easily by taking a close look. Here are two more examples!
Point is, join TR and fulfill your dreams. You might not even notice when you will touch the "big one".
Don't worry, if you don't feel strong at what you do, the showcase is just for you. We are here to guide you.
Wednesday, April 23. 2008
Meet the Core 2: Lady Nerevar
Sunday, April 20. 2008
Meet the Team
One of the things that makes Tamriel Rebuilt so wonderful is that it is a true group effort. Over the years of our history, hundreds of people have contributed to our project. Below is the first part of our exposition of TR's current Modder team. Sadly, not all people are as of yet included, so if you are a TR Modder make sure to respond to the survey. These are responses drawn directly from a thread on the forum, edited slightly to make them flow. I have, however, preserved the original lack of maturity and weird humor
Continue reading "Meet the Team"
Saturday, April 12. 2008
The Crisis in Hammerfell, Part II: Duchess Clavilla
Hello again, faithful correspondents, I hope you enjoyed my last missive. After leaving the court of the fearsome Raha Treigo, Io Corathius travelled by road north to the city of Taneth. This city is unique in Hammerfell in that it's government has strongly taken up the policy of cyrodification (the conversion of the native culture to the dominant culture of Niben and Betony, generally promoted by the Imperial Cult missionaries and officers of the Imperial government in the outer provinces).This comes from its unfortunate situation: like Rihad, it was destroyed by the Camoran Usurper (called the Camoran Heresiarch in Hammerfell), and its ruling elite were entirely wiped out. Whereas Rihad was rebuilt by its common people, who have put a leader of their class into power, Taneth's reconstruction was funded by Imperial backers, who installed a pro-Imperial dynasty and declared the city's holdings an Imperial duchy.
Duchess Clavilla is an aging woman who is unrelenting in her policy. Though she is calm and composed, she speaks seriously and without room for compromise.
The Nibenese wish to know the source of the troubles in this province? I can tell you simply: it is their culture. These petty struggles have existed since long before the Redguards came to Tamriel, they are inherent to their whole way of life. It is our duty, our burden, to civilize this province so that an Imperial peace may reign.
Continue reading "The Crisis in Hammerfell, Part II: Duchess Clavilla"
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