» Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:46 pm
Well, I've just got the Lady's Chamber to make and then I've finished the main interior.
Here's a bunch of screenshots, including new ones of the areas I'd already described: http://s43.beta.photobucket.com/user/princess_stomper/library/Solstheim%20Castle%20-%20a%20cover%20version
I have, of course, noticed some big problems. Not least, the tiles don't snap together very well in the main hall, and there are pale lines of light showing through where the seams join at the ceiling. This isn't a placement error, AFAIK, it's just an issue of them not joining correctly. One idea I had was to change the lighting/fog settings to pitch black so that no light escapes, to make it less obvious, but that will cause problems with the 'window views'. I can get away with it in the dining area because there's not much to see, but the dance hall must have a window-view to be true to Korana's vision. I might have to split that off into a separate cell.
I had already added a new corridor leading down from the main hall into the kitchen and the servants' quarters, because it felt unnatural accessing the servants' quarters via a hatch. This gave the opportunity to add a brand new room leading off from that corridor via a hidden secret panel: there is now an extra bedroom for vampires. I'm not adding thralls/cattle but there are respawning barrels of blood - and if you get really thirsty, you can always have a nibble on a sleeping villager or servant.
I've also used the secret door idea for the summoning room - it just seemed more fun/appropriate that way - but it now occupies the same cell as the laboratory. (Please excuse the floor in the screenshot - I accidentally knocked the contents off the table onto the floor, hence mess.)
I'm not sure whether to delete the mini lanterns from the nursery - I thought they might look cute, like Christmas lights, but I now think they look a bit silly. Also where I've put oversized draqes in some areas I'll delete them now, such as behind the bed in the master bedroom: they don't look right in-game. I'll also have to do something about that fireplace in the hidden private study leading off from the master bedroom - it doesn't line up properly, and I'll swap the painting for a lore-correct one by Insanity.