Haddock Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) keep the good stuff rolling Edited October 17, 2015 by Mirones
Mirones Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 from Facebook page: St. Lucia View on the "Le Gros Ilot" and "Le Trou Gascon". Ile de St Lucie. New open world build getting closer and closer to testing St. Lucia was discovered by Juan de la Cosa in the 16th century. The island was called "Helena" of the Caribbean, because it changed ownership from Britain to France and back 15 times during age of sail. 1
slik Posted March 24, 2015 Author Posted March 24, 2015 HMS Bellona French Frigate "La Renommee" Built in Brest by Blaise OllivierLaunched in 1744 4
Leviathan Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 There's the rest of the stern decorations for the Bellona! Possibly the two best looking ships in the game so far.
maturin Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 And a game shouldn't have a gradual progression of vessels, with light, medium and heavy frigates?
slik Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 Art department is having fun building ships for you. 4
Prater Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Essex? USS Essex? HMS Essex? Edited March 25, 2015 by Prater
Leviathan Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Looks like the USS Essex 1799? Would be hilarious to have the figurehead animated in-game cutting down rigging and crew
slik Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 Original postTowns forms and colors research. Provide feedback if you think some of the forms are wrong. Germany is just for analysis - it will not be present in the prototype. 1
Ned Loe Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Isn't it supposed to be Great Britain? Not England. Why is England or the UK sometimes called Britain? http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain.html
Ned Loe Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Some examples of Spanish architecture: http://www.panamericanworld.com/sites/default/files/styles/node-main-pic_normal/public/37_cuba_-_havana_centro_-_capitolio_gran_teatro_de_la_habana.jpg?itok=d-_mTNk6 http://conceptartworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Assassins_Creed_IV_Black_Flag_Concept_Art_DY_06.jpg http://conceptartworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Assassins_Creed_IV_Black_Flag_Concept_Art_DY_07.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ee/28/77/ee28770668cbb500a6565e849d639998.jpg Some examples of French architecture: http://collection.waddesdon.org.uk/images/large/collection/worksonpaper/2129.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Notre_Dame_dalla_Senna_crop.jpg http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/117461233-france-paris-view-of-sorbonne-university-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=FuXYmTHFHnV8EYK5vCCuwJTqYkCqmswwBxT2k%2BnrLHyLntkMToV6FKKc3Qtts3Dq9HXmrwAR4MBF2Je7OMAi2g%3D%3D http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Le_chateau_de_Vaux_le_Vicomte.jpg http://www.vam.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0009/184563/2006an7161_meissonnier_chapel_ex.jpg 1
Mirones Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 House in the Town that the Watersportclub i am in is located build shortly after 30years war build in 1666
Månis Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 A few pics from the old parts of Stockholm Gamla Stan ( Old town ) in Stockholm http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamla_stan#/media/File:Gamla_Stan_och_Helgeandsholmen.JPG http://totallystockholm.se/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GAMLASTAN.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Stockholm-Altstadt-(gamla-stan).jpg http://www.suan-yong.com/stockholm/7261s-gamla-stan.jpg Riddarholmskyrkan, Burial Church of the Swedish Royal Family sence 1600's. Contains most of the graves of the royal family and the nobles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riddarholm_Church The Royal Castle http://www.jonkopingsposten.se/sites/default/files/nyhetsbilder/the-royal-palace-stockholm-during-earth-hour-2014-photo-max-plunger-wwf-sweden-hi-res-2.jpg The roundish buildings on the Swedish city forms, where are they inspired from?
William the Drake Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Isn't it supposed to be Great Britain? Not England. Why is England or the UK sometimes called Britain?[/size] 1
William the Drake Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I was informed that a similar conversation was already under way here, so i will copy over mine: For now it is very difficult to visualize what each of the towns would look like in the final product, but I simply wanted to open the discussion here in the forums, and offer some suggestions for architecture styles and colour/material schemes. These are mostly from other video-games that take place in or around the same time period as Naval Action. First, I would like to present the architectural styles used in the game Sid Meier's: Pirates! For the most part, the layouts for the building were very similar, however the color and art styles used were utilized to distinguish each of the four factions (Spain, France, England, and Holland). Spain utilized mainly red-terracotta roofs and clay-esque bodies. Tall doorways and arches can be seen as well, supposedly hallmarks of Spanish architecture at the time: France's models were simple, and mostly uniform, using dark blue tiled roofs and some brick, some simple bodies: England was the second best in variety: using what looked like thatched roofing, as well as black and brown tile roofs. Bodies were of either stone, wood, or the medieval style wood and plaster. Lastly was the Dutch cities. these were extremely vibrant and colourful. So much so that the best I can do is to simply let the image speak for itself: Next is a collection of building from various factions of the Game Age of Empires III. For those who have not played the game, the time period ranges from the Discovery age to the Industrial Revolution. There are about 3 different types of architectural styles used in the (vanilla) game for all of the factions. (i.e. the factions of Portugal, Spain and the Ottomans all use the "Latin/Mediterranean" architecture style.) Here are just a few examples of the key structures form each style. Western Europe (Factions who use: England, France, Holland) Town Center: Dock: Market: Eastern Europe: (Germany, Russia) Town Center: Barracks: Mediterranean: (Spain, Portugal, Ottoman Empire) Town Center: Market: Docks: The Churches/Temples for each Faction use unique models: Simply judging by what the devs have posted, there seems to be a good bit of similarities. I was just curious if there were any other trends for architecture that were around that other members may notice or know of. Cheers William Drummond, the Drake. 2
Anto Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) I must say the Spanish temple on the image is quite old, it's a romanic church, they started to get more decorated and ornamented, this is how they started to look like over time La Habana cathedral. Edited April 6, 2015 by Comandante Antoñanzas 1
LeBoiteux Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) First, Slik, your french town form looks like quite medieval with those gothic towers (that is "spike-like") and those buildings squeezed against each other !!!To me, it seems just like a XII-XVth century village near Paris. French architecture in Paris is "classical" in the XVIIth century and "baroque" in XVIIIth.Example : Secondly, most (if not all) XVIIth and XVIIIth Caribbean french cities were small one (less than 5000 citizens). Thirdly, I'm not an expert, but I think there's a typical french-carribean type of architecture.Example : la maison coquille, Guadalupe (built between 1788 and 1873) : Two pictures of a late XIXth-early XXth century town of French West Indies : (Source : http://www.antanlontan-antilles.com/martinique-14.htm : lots of pictures) French Pondicherry (XVIII, India) Hope it can help... (edit) : Now that I sail in tne OW and that NA ports are textured, I love them !!!! Edited July 14, 2015 by LeBoiteux
William Roxburgh Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Falmouth, Jamaica has some great examples of British colonial architecture, being a well preserved Georgian town under restoration. This photo gallery has some other nice examples from the island: http://www.georgianjamaica.org/photos.html You'll see that British colonial architecture had a very interesting contrast of colours and shades. Lightly coloured walls (like white and yellow) and dark roofs was a very common sight among the older red or grey buildings and became fashionable from the mid 18th Century up to the Victorian period. The georgian houses along the waterfront in his image from the former British colony of Grenada (where my father was born) also shows a great example of the mixtures of dark red/grey buildings with the lightly coloured ones. I would argue that the United Kingdom needs an extra house colour or two in the 'prototype towns' to reflect this variety of lighter shades. Edited April 10, 2015 by William Roxburgh
Brigand Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 Original post Towns forms and colors research. Provide feedback if you think some of the forms are wrong. Germany is just for analysis - it will not be present in the prototype. The Dutch colors and, more importantly, building shapes need to be different: references: klokgevel, dom toren Utrecht. ~Brigand 3
Crimguy Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) Willemstad (Curaçao) is a beautiful, somewhat unique, port town of the Carribbean. I wouldn't be surprised if it had a similar appearance in 1800. The architecture is Dutch, typical of the 19th century on the left-most buildings Edited April 11, 2015 by Crimguy
LeBoiteux Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) French colonial architecture (XVII-XVIIIth) : pictures and plans (French West Indies) XVIIIth century church (Guadalupe) Edited May 30, 2015 by LeBoiteux 1
Zakota Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Here are some architectural views of various Caribbean cities taken from draughts made by eyewitnesses who visited the West Indian colonies in the 18th Century, which show, in intricate detail the various architectural styles in use in the colonies of the various nations at the time. French Examples: The inordinately detailed prints from Saint Remy's "Recueil de vues des lieux principaux de la colonie françoise de saint-domingue" show the various port towns of the colony of Saint Domingue (today Haiti), and their prominent architectural styles. Saint Domingue was France's biggest colony by the late 18th century, and a huge hub of trade. http://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/search;JSESSIONID=10e832db-c5f4-4d5f-a836-19a09f0861d5?q==%22Recueil%20de%20vues%20des%20lieux%20principaux%20de%20la%20colonie%20françoise%20de%20Saint-Domingue%2C%20gravées%20par%20les%20soins%20de%20M.%20Ponce...%20gravés%20par%20les%20soins%20de%20M.%20Phelipeau%2C%20Ingénieur-Géographe%22%20AND%20=%22le%20tout%20principalement%20destiné%20à%20l'ouvrage%20intitulé%20Loix%20et%20constitutions%20des%20colonies%20françoises%20de%20l'Amérique%20...%20par%20M.%20Moreau%20de%20Saint-Méry%22 This view of Cap François is a perfect example of French colonial architecture of the day, it even shows the church! Cap François was the colony's cultural and mercantile capital, with a population of over 18,000 by the end of the century it was known as 'the Paris of Saint Domingue' and far out-shone the administrative capital of Port-Au-Prince, only founded in 1746, and still of less populace and importance as is evident in this series of prints. http://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/JCBMAPS~1~1~778~100065:No--2--Vue-du-Cap-François-Isle-St-?qvq=q:%3D%22Recueil%2Bde%2Bvues%2Bdes%2Blieux%2Bprincipaux%2Bde%2Bla%2Bcolonie%2Bfrançoise%2Bde%2BSaint-Domingue%2C%2Bgravées%2Bpar%2Bles%2Bsoins%2Bde%2BM.%2BPonce...%2Bgravés%2Bpar%2Bles%2Bsoins%2Bde%2BM.%2BPhelipeau%2C%2BIngénieur-Géographe%22%2BAND%2B%3D%22le%2Btout%2Bprincipalement%2Bdestiné%2Bà%2Bl'ouvrage%2Bintitulé%2BLoix%2Bet%2Bconstitutions%2Bdes%2Bcolonies%2Bfrançoises%2Bde%2Bl'Amérique%2B...%2Bpar%2BM.%2BMoreau%2Bde%2BSaint-Méry%22;lc:JCB~1~1,JCBBOOKS~1~1,JCBMAPS~1~1,JCBMAPS~2~2,JCBMAPS~3~3&mi=1&trs=31 Martinique in the Late 18th Century, prints by Pierre Ozanne: http://atlas-paysages.pnr-martinique.com/IMG/jpg/84_OZANE_1.jpg http://environnement.ecole.free.fr/images%202bg/dessins%20gravures%20des%20ports%20et%20rades%20france/Le%20Fort-Royal.%20Ile%20de%20la%20Martinique.jpg http://environnement.ecole.free.fr/images%202bg/dessins%20gravures%20des%20ports%20et%20rades%20france/Le%20Fort%20St-Pierre.%20Ile%20de%20la%20Martinique.jpg http://environnement.ecole.free.fr/images%202bg/dessins%20gravures%20ports%20de%20france.htm View of Basse-Terre (with church) in Guadaloupe, again by Ozanne, late 18th century: http://www.pennymead.com/images/WINMP0471.jpg Various views of Martinique, 17th & 18th centuries: http://atlas-paysages.pnr-martinique.com/paysages-peints-xviie-xviiie-xixe.html Spanish Examples: Havana, 1762, Dominic Serres: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dominic_Serres#/media/File:Dominic_Serres_the_Elder_-_The_Capture_of_Havana,_1762,_Taking_the_Town,_14_August.jpg The Cathedral of Havana, Serres, 1762: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dominic_Serres#/media/File:Dominic_Serres_the_Elder_-_The_Cathedral_at_Havana,_August-September_1762.jpg Havana's Plaza de Armas, by Serres during the British Occupation 1762: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dominic_Serres#/media/File:Dominic_Serres_the_Elder_-_The_Piazza_at_Havana.jpg La Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1st half of the 19th century: http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/1x6740224/veracruz-frederick-catherwood-1799-1854-british-newberry-library-chicago.jpg Dutch Examples: A view of Saint Eustatius (Dutch) architecture, 1781 by Jacobsz Verhoeff http://www.inter-antiquariaat.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/St.-Eustatius-Bergmüller-1781.jpg Another view of Saint Eustatius, made 1777 http://www.swaen.com/zoomV2.php?id=20125&referer=antique-map-of.php British Examples: Bridgetown, Barbados in a Highly detailed lithograph by Samuel Copen, 1695: http://luna.wustl.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/JCB~1~1~1318~1670003:A-Prospect-of-Bridge-Town--in-Barba The other half: http://libcudl.colorado.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/JCB~1~1~1319~1670004:-A-Prospect-of-Bridge-Town--in-Barb Isaac Sailmaker's rather fanciful view of Barbados painted in the same year as above: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Isaac_Sailmaker_-_The_Island_of_Barbados_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg Bridgetown, early to mid 19th century: http://images.cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.CH.5778930.7055475/395596.jpg Painting of Port Royal and Kingston, Jamaica, 1758 by Richard Paton: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/13320.html Nassau Town (New Providence) in the mid 18th-Century: http://www.golden-age-of-piracy.com/images/locations/nassau.jpg Saint Kitts, Brimstone Hill, late 18th-cent. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YK1ovs9Q91A/TcYlzFUiZUI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/niWroLy4UqI/s1600/Brimstone%2BHill%2Bin%2B1783.jpg Taking of brimstone hill fortress, late 18th-cent. (sorry for low resolution): http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/150612009-the-taking-of-saint-kitts-and-nevis-islands-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7Qd4mxtxZsU5FZ8WG1aG%2BkQ6h%2FqE79GfamBzi8BwTuDQuQkY%2B9cX0jqUPAx9cee2KTA%3D%3D Extant Architecture: George Washington house, Barbados, restored to c. 1751 appearance: http://www.rosalindcummingsyeates.com/blog/labels/Bridgetown.html A bit out of period, but for good measure, Bridgetown in 1890: http://partleton.co.uk/BridgetownRoebuckStreet1900.jpg Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua: http://www.antiguabarbudamission.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Nelsons-dockyard-8_1106818c.jpg http://www.notallthosewhowanderarelost.com/Pictures/LogPictures/2011/2011%20Antigua/english%202%20nelsons%20dockyard.jpg There are many other wonderful pictures in high detail, do check them out. We seem to be getting a trend here in architectural styles, regardless of nation (perhaps with the exception of Spain) they seem to be all built as sturdy, functional forms of central building, slanted roofs, often with gables, dormers (occasionally) and shutters, with not a whole lot of ornamentation or what we could consider 'decorative', or unnecessary adornments (read not functional - that doesn't include 'shades' or porches) that seems to have come later in the scheme things. Of course this is just what I can deduce from what I've seen. Edited May 4, 2015 by Zakota 4
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