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Hahaha HQ, you've made my day, I swear! Another awesome interior from you, you're getting better and better! The addition of the orange glow on one side is the icing on the cake, well thought, well done All of the details are elegant, appropriate and well proportioned while the window side with that light is simply beautiful (are those trans tiles in the glass winow? ) and you've made good use of LJ's brick-with-rail-under-the-arch idea (or, at least, I personally saw it from him first). What I wondered at first sight and haven't found ano answer to yet, is those columns in RB - did you want them to be decorative, wooden ones? If so, it works on the door side, but doesn't convince me on the window one as in that position it looks like they're more load-bearing columns and it's hence strange for them to be wooden, what you say? (But maybe my memories of basic architecture from the school are just too blurry.. ) But let's talk about the story - I love that too! well written and with a nice flow despite the many dialogues Finally, I really like where this is going with the bread and circuses thing!!! There will be time for war later. So I wasn't lying, you've made my day

Ah, I've been waiting for this. And I'm not disappointed at all! On the contrary, awesome builds - love the light coming in on the 2nd one, while how exactly you managed to lighten the 1st one is a true mystery to me! My fav must be the 3rd one though, the dock, the colour of the houses.. it reminds me of my homeland, making Varlyrio all the more attractive for me, and I reckon you nailed the atmosphere (also, again, love the texture given by the tiles). Finally, I'm totally in love with the story really intriguing and well written; plus, we shall be seeing a few interesting places all over the island, sounds like - can't wait!

really nice! I love the statue-fountain, the colours and especially the lore behind it. It's also nice to see one of your characters in action

haha, nice shot ^^ love the floor texture and the decoration on the wall do fit the Kaliphinian style

As I was back only recently, I missed all your builds with Fel, that's what I meant - I'll go explore your Fllickr ^

Nice vignette here! And I can now see Fel (which I had missed before..) - awesome stuff, love the story going on. Uhm, I think that path might have looked better without the 2 bleys - only olive green and RB. <-- I was gonna comment on the path, but then realised you already got a better advisor there, so scratch that! One other thing is about the base - I often make the mistake of keeping it too regular, when it's supposed to be irregular - you might wanna look out too. Finally, your photography doesn't look bad to me at all, even though you mentioned your difficulties with it - I think you got a nice angle, plus it's clear and bright enough LOLOLOL

Thank you, SK, glad you like it And yes, I suddently thought it wouldn't make much sense having those torches without marks on the wall - guess the result was a bit too 'squared' though Hey thanks, Mccoyed! It's very good to know I'm not the only one struggling with it, really --> thanks for the solidarity, it's much appreciated! Working on it too, let us win this challenge!

My my! nice job here, Grover I guess the rocky part could be a tad more regular and while I love the dark orange there, it looks a bit odd being so separate from both the rocks and the grass above. This being said, it's lovely to see the shrine scene expanded, plus very nice to know Prenmore is expanding too! You said it was a bit ambitious - it's good to be sometimes, so that we may push some borders a bit and be better prepared next time --> keep going!

hehe nice job again ^^ the seabed looks a little cluttered, but who knows what lurks in those Varlyrian deep waters after all! Nice to see more lore about it - keep it coming!

really nice! I love the texture on the walls (both, wooden and stone part) as well as on the floor, nice furniture and I particularly enjoy the figs here. Keep it coming!

whoa a mini-challenge even! awesome! I wouldn't mind trying again and participate in the challenges this time (I've never managed to meet a deadline, as you might remember ), yet I really want 2 more builds/episodes to get my story to a decent point. Plus, I'll be at my parents for 2 weeks over xmas, which means no bricks.. Fingers crossed for January! Lovely initiative though, whatever the case

lovely design here, Ayrlego - my fav parts must be those wooden columns as well as the terrace has that gable on the right moved a little upwards before you took the pic or is it my eyes going funny? Nice touch with the 'chicken boxes'. Also, glad to hear you're also kind of establishing a style for your village (like myself, I mean). And hey, look! Winter is finally here! Good idea going for a light dusting, just to start with - I think you managed very well!

lovely build! I'd personally leave the regular green in the landscape out and maybe I'd use some more goats, given that it's a phase 3 build. I particularly like the interior - it looks very Mitgardian (viking-style, in this case) - the big hall with central fire and the storage space are well thought and proportioned - well done!

uhhh classic-looking! me likes it! Really neat and precise. Awesome interior as usual (but.. I was expecting a snowy interior? ), love the chair in particular - which piece have you used for the seatback? Also, is that medium blue in the river?

I've almost missed the bower at the first look, given the angle of the pic (and you've made your Flickr private, so I can't go in for a zoom). Other than that, I'm in love with the snow on the leaves and I think overall it's a very nice scene, I find it quite intimate, despite the wilderness, which goes together with the short story you've written. Keep it up!

really nice. love the window as gate. not a fan of micro, but you do know how to go about it!

awesome! I love the overall settings - I really like the idea of the tower being built. Nice touches with the floors and the 'interiors'. I also found the story quite intriguing - I want more!

haha nice story, love the shots!

So, guys, I've been wondering - which kind of government do we currently have in Avalonia? For as far as I can dig in the big recap, we had two high lords before the civil war. Has anything changed since then? Or have I missed something?

The collab was indeed a blast, so well done eveyone! Nice to see you sand-lovers at work rather than just bathing in the black oil as usual!

I do need to approach it differently.. time will tell. And hey you do flatter me, ModularFan! Now I'm scared of new buildings as they'll definitely be disappointing! Yes, that's my phone - I'll definitely start with that guide to approach those aspects you mentioned. As for the camera, coincidence wants that to yours the same camera this friend of mine uses.. I think I'd rather go for something digital (and cheaper ) to get me going, then see how it goes. All of your tips are much appreciated, Bas, thanks - I'll try and put them to good use!

Oh my! Now that's an intriguing suggestion! Thanks man, I'll definitely give it a thought!

Thanks Grover! The blues were an experiment, which I think had successful outcome. I'm really glad you like the amount of texture in the wall, as I think I might have found my balance with it (from too little to too much, now looks fine). Good to know that you're reading along, I do feel honoured Oh my! One of your favs! I'm flattered indeed! And that's a good point actually, I was hoping the blend of colours on the roof would turn out better that that. Must say though, it was better than in the pic Thank you, Zoth! It's nice to hear Thank you, that part I had planned from the very beginning ^^ Thanks Maas, I'm glad you like it! Thank you, Bas! It's really nice to hear you like the blue, as last time you weren't very convinced. I've replaced the pic on Flickr with a cropped one (so, yes Flickr still does that). Let us get to the photography point - I really appreciate your tips and I'd love to steal more info from you, but truth is.. ahem.. well I only have my phone, no camera.. reckon that's the problem? there's this friend of mine who insists I should get myself a real camera.. say, don't you have an advice for a decent model I could get myself? Xmas is almost here after all.. I used to have one but never even got to the amateur level, so it'd have to be something relatively user-friendly. Any ideas? Thanks Muakhah! The blue in the wall is a local blue moss called Agerat, that I introduced here (last episode). Or at least that's the best excuse I found to justify that blue.. Really glad you like it, J., and good to hear from you and even better if here on GoH! I willingly avoided the brighter greens to follow with the story - the city and the whole area are currently suffering from a drought. I wanted to add a small, dried-up tree nonetheless, but I've run out of olive green leaf pieces with those few bushes.. As for the tan, I wanted to make the 'borders' of the cobblestone with it, but I agree with you that it didn't turn out well. Photography is another long story.. Thank you, Garmy, good to hear your C&Cs! Glad you like the persistence of the blue (I suspect there's more to come.. ) as well as the other details. As for the landscape.. it wasn't exactly random, but I added it at the end when I was starting to get impatient to complete the whole thing, so.. ahem.. well you kind of caught me there Thanks LoB! You mean you'd see well another type of blue, in addition to the med.blue, in the stonework? Thankyou, Adde. As I mentioned to WNavarre, I went with the story and as the area is suffering from a drought, I didn't use any brighter green. I agree, though, that there's something wrong or missing with the landscape. As for the photography.. ahem.. *goes and hides* Ayrlego, your C&Cs are really interesting! Thought I didn't manage to get what I have in mind, I actually used light tan exactly because I wanted it to contrast with the cobblestone - I wanted to 'mark' where the cobblestone ends and there would probably be a bit of 'sandy dirt' or something on that line, so it's interesting that you mention it. I agree that dark tan wouldn't work. I thought (later) that maybe something like flesh or DMF could have worked better than tan, or maybe I should just lay the bricks in another way.. As for the blue being genius or madness, I asked myself the same! Time will tell, I guess.. Thanks Kai, glad you like that - I think Im gonna use it again ^^ Thank you, Gabe. Good to hear from you! Thanks HQ, I always enjoy reading your C&Cs. Really glad you appreciate the texture balance as well as the blue-thing - they're 2 things I intend to keep on using and it's nice to know you find the latter as a nice contribution to the guilds, even if it's unnatural Same goes for the roof technique - it's nothing special, but it's my fav As for photography.. what can I say? I do have a prob with it at the moment. I don't like having to do it, don't enjoy when the time comes, even slow down building speed when the end of a build approaches to kind of avoid doing it for as long as possible! So, overall, I feel like it's holding me back, from different points of view Oh well, I do have a couple of ideas to try and improve it.. Getting myself a real camera and avoid using my phone alltogether might be a good one, for example..

hahaha hilarious! (and a little scary..) I love all of the lore, MER can't wait to know more about YUR kind! keep it coming!

haha nice one! say, that's a normal jumper offset in the wall, isn't it? I really like how it looks