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New WIP file. Been swamping.
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This is what I was on about, Aeven. The dark patches are probably supposed to be the shadows of trees or something, but I think they look weird.

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Is that green vertex shading I see?
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Yes, and it's old and too extreme, and now fixed :) I've done further swamping, but nothing to warrant a new WIP file.
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btw how did that merging of the 3-8 claim (19, -18 ) I sent you go?
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It went just fine thanks :)
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ZOMG COMPLESHUN!

Unless I get to add a couple of tombs, otherwise this is done.
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You finished detailing the whole claim? :|
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Well, I think so. If anyone finds things they think needs doing still, they can tell me.
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I don't know how helpful this will be, but I did a (very) quick run through using the beta comments system, and found some errors and stuff. Here's the text file:
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Thanks for that, I'll take a look and fix stuff.
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The transition between Ashlands and WG textures in cell (21,-22) could use a bit of vertex shading to lessen the transition shock. Likewise, in cell (19,-21) the transition between the swamp and that bit of WG that sticks into the cell could use a bit of vertex shading on the edge as well.

Cell (26,-20) only has 48 references, and looks a little bare. Cell (26,-18) could use some more cluttering as well.

Where the swamp meets GL area in cells (23,-18) - (24,-18) and (23,-17) - (24,-17) the switch is very sudden and obvious, like going from cell to cell. Do you think you could make it less of a straight vertical line, like how it's done in cells (23,-16) to (24,-16)?

The doormarker coming out from i3-481 needs to be moved away from the door a bit.

Overall this looks really really good, nice work Aeven :-)
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Thanks for the comments. Will look at them tomorrow (today, but sleep first ;) )

I'll fix and adjust what was said. Feel free to offer any further suggestions.
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Also feel free to create new interior entrances anywhere they are needed. There should be one every 4 or so cells.
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I don't see the road which I requested. I hope I was clear enough last time.
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That's because I have no idea where it should go, and where the two would meet, what texture etc. Perhaps this is best after merging.
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There is some kind of crossroad at 22,-23. The road can start from that crossroad with it's original texture and go southwest or south, but not southeast. If you would have drawn this road, i could have drawn the rest of the road. It's about you start and when you're finished I'll begin with my part.
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Added the road, hope it suits your needs
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Thank you for the road, but i have 2 remarks:
1. I asked that the road go qouth or southwest, but this one is going southeast. It's no disaster, but you don't have to change this (unless you want it).
2. Ther are some txture seams near the road. I think you know what I mean?
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Oh right. Stupid me.

I like how it goes now though, and if it isn't too big a problem, I'd like it to stay this way. I can change it if you want. The texture seams are probably on the edge, coming from the land_default texture also bordering it. I think it's gone upon merge. Unless I'm mistaken.
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Well there's a bit of texture seam on the east edge of the road, on the WG texture underneath the terrain_rock_wg_16 at 185733, -186307, 156... and the flora_tree_ai_01 at 183479, -183791, 569 is floating.

The vertex shading on the east edge of the road around that flora_grass_02 sitting at 183680, -184523, 256 needs to be more on the edge; it's almost as if you shaded the middle of the road instead of the edge.

Also, that stretch of WG texture shooting west off the road halfway down the cell looks kind of odd, is it supposed to be a path offshoot, or what?
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Done. Off to review time I think.
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Moved to Reviewing.
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I'll get to this after Necrom.
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Note that the missing interiors are in the making, review, or have yet to be created as claims.
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No problem. It's the exterior I'm concerned about anyway. Linking interiors can be done later if it's not finished yet. This still needs NPCs and dialogue added after all so it's not as though we don't have time.
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TESAME: Clean

Fits exterior: Yes



Northmarker set: Yes
Loading errors: No



Review: - removed lamp posts from bridge outside Merelag, its too far from town to warrant lighting, especially the number used

- removed a lot of container type plants from grazelands type area, large numbers of container plants slow down fps *more might have to be removed if problem persists for other people*

- lowered kelp, it shouldn't stick out of water

- fixed various floating statics, rock and plants blah blah blah



Comments It's a great landscape. Really, the word I want to use is "lush" its superbly detailed and feels very natural.

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This claim doens't border well with m2a4, especially at 23,-16
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I'll load it with map2 and make those changes then.

edit: Since im moving back to school Saturday I probably wont actually sit down to start this until sometime next week. This goes for everything else I have on my plate right now. Blackbird's claim, my claim, and I'm not reviewing Swifty's claim again until he finishes it or somebody else tells me to.
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Please try to match the terrain on the north to GL plains in M2D4s (close to the shore), not to Kebra's M2D8s - GL/AI/WG/BC foresty spires - they will come through reconstruction to look a little bit more like M2D4s.
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BTW, Tyrion, Blackbird doesn't mean 'Map 2' as in the map we've released publicly, he means the bits that were chopped off and moved to Map 3. (e.g. Akamora, Ayemar etc.)


Anyway, I was just scooting around this claim combined with Nomadic's and Blackbird's and you guys have done absolutely stellar work here. The very good (for the most part) border matching is really quite impressive. With a few additional statics and some tweaked textures and shading of a minor nature, they will be practically seamless.

In particular, I am a huge fan of the walk from Merelag to Almalexia. It would probably look 1000x awesome if someone did it with MGE. It was already pretty stunning with the standard Morrowind fog of war, albeit with a few too many rocks in the path and some notable floaters. ;) With a little bit of work, it could be really awesome (though this is mostly in Blackbird's claim, so dunno why I'm posting here :P)
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I meant the old map 2 where Ayemar lies.
@ BC: The borders matching was already good. I didn't have to change them much, with a few road exceptions.
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Having wandered a bit further, the areas in this claim around the exit from Mansurabi, North Tunnels, and north of the entrance to Mansurabi, Falls could do with some touching up. They seem a bit aimless, and filled with largely random rocks and plants. If Aeven has the time, a critical look over this section (the non-swampy bits) would be worth it, I think.

(Sorry for all this opinion regarding exteriors - I'm just having a lot of fun roaming around these)
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Post by Tyrion »

Duly noted.

My internet connection sucks (and won't allow me on irc WTF?) and I'm getting swamped with studying so I'm doing what I can when I can. Hopefully I get a break this weekend.
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If I did have the time, I'd be happy to do so. However, I don't have any access to the CS for the next couple of weeks (even more weeks than before).
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As I've been back for some time, and itching for exterior work, if those fixes need doing, I can do them, or let the Grand Land Stitcher do it.
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You should fix these errors if you can.
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Done some minor fixes as suggested.

Concerning the northern border of this: it would be a lot easier to modify the Map 2 D4, simply because it contains a lot less statics and has nothing of note, this not being true for the stuff in Map 3 D5. The height difference is rather big, and to adjust all kinds of stuff in this is a big job, but the adjusting of the Map 2 piece (which was moved to Map 3 regardless) should be relatively easy. If needed I could do that at a later stage when everything is merged, but changing my claim is probably not the best choice.
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blackbird asked me to add several signposts, which I did. There's also one for Seyda Vano, but it only activates once stronghold Stage 1 is reached. I merely attached the Strong1 script. If it's wrong, replace it when NPCing is done. If it's a bad idea, just remove it.
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Thanks for the updates, Aeven.
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