City Reference

[BlackThief]

Eventhough we should first focus on the mansion theme, these pictures may be a good inspiration for our city. (this time I scanned the pictures -> they have a much better quality)

 

The pretty high buildings remind me of T1/2. T3 city buildings were rather low in comparison (that's why the city felt more like a village than a city to me) :

http://208.49.149.118/TheDarkMod/Art-Conce...ty_concept1.jpg

http://208.49.149.118/TheDarkMod/Art-Conce...ty_concept2.jpg

[Springheel]

Now THOSE are city pictures! Great find, BT!

 

(Ren, are you paying attention?)

[New Horizon]

Yeah! That's the stuff.

[V.D.]

I must say i like the good old german style more than the victorian...

If the Thief-citys look like these pics... then i only want to play city-Fm´s...

Edited January 21, 2005 by V.D.

[sparhawk]

Great images! I would love to see such a city, but it is a lot of work IMO.

[god_is_my_goldfish]

It would be, but the pay-off would be worth it.

[oDDity]

Yeah, but we only have two pictures, it's not much reference for an entire city.

Can you get any more of those?

[BlackThief]

Yeah, but we only have two pictures, it's not much reference for an entire city.

Can you get any more of those?

Maybe - not sure though. first I've to check out all those books again.

[Darkness_Falls]

They're cool. kind've look like a Bavarian-style town we have here nearby. I'll have to try and dig up some pics of that town to see if anything would work. Regardinig German style versus Victorian, i dunno, it's kind've a toss-up but I think I prefer Victorian. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like T2 was more Victorian-themed than German? T3 had a more German flavor to it to me. Maybe that's why I'm not as hip on the German style for DM.

Edited January 21, 2005 by Darkness_Falls

[BlackThief]

well the mansions were definitely victorian in T2, but I think The City looked more like

http://208.49.149.118/TheDarkMod/Art-Conce...ty_concept1.jpg

the buildings were pretty high - T3 looked more like a village to me, not like a crowded city.

[Darkness_Falls]

Yes, high buildings are much cooler. Combine T3's level designs with their small load zones and I felt a bit claustrophobic in T3.

[V.D.]

IMO the newer/best? FM´s went towards german style...

 

Cosas Gati, Calendra´s Legacy...

 

Maybe we should ask at TTLG, which style is most wanted by the FM authors?

 

http://cosas.ttlg.com/screens.asp

 

And take a look at 1 of the best CG Artists IMO from Germany...

 

http://svenart.3dk.org/

 

That´s the style...

Edited January 21, 2005 by V.D.

[kfmccall]

Everyone should check out that German Modellers work posted by V.D., its quite relevant to the Thief atmosphere and IMO is really well done. I would love to see an area in the Dark mod, like that of the market renders that guy has done, tons of color and life.

[sparhawk]

That site is fantastic. And also the prices. You could spend a lot of money there.

[Darkness_Falls]

Yes, definitely some great work. The marketplace didn't really inspire me much, though -- too much activity for me. I don't really like the "city/market" type levels in Thief, especially not in T3. I'm fine with just mansions, houses, churches, courtyards and castles for some reason