3DForge Exteriors

Here you go !!!


Gaia is on at a nice discount
I have added the Gaia integration with the last Update, so good reason to also run a SPECIAL

Village Exteriors Kit -25% SPECIAL !!!
Village Interiors Kit companion package



Cheers
Cobus

 

Here is a little speed level design showing off Gaia + Gena + some of the really awesome small holdings and other assets from Village Exteriors and Village Interiors. It also shows you how to do amazing lighting and post FX.

Shows what you can do in a short amount of time with great tools and great art!!

 

Het @AdamGoodrich ,

Stunning man, you a Unity Mata inspiring us all to make even better looking projects
Great video and as always the results just so good looking

Cheers
Cobus

 

Hi Cobus,

Just played a little bit with some sets from your Interiors Kit and Beautify + Volumetric Fog & Mist and HBAO to give some artistic touch:





Cheers!

 

WIP shot for the castle - sorting out design ideas for the main towers

 

A very early interiors concept for our new VR project : )
Interiors are part of the main scene, so you just open the door and walk inside.

 

very nice to see shots from your project

 

Well, it uses some very nice assets : D

 

That reminds me that I need to create a blacksmith's forge for my castle (never had need of those prefabs up to now lol)

 

An in-editor shot of the castle layout at the moment. The (current) plan is to build the main town around this and then lead off into other interesting areas on the map - so very much a WIP

 

Very nice to see an aerial birds eye view of aa large castle compound layout

 

Looks nice! The bridge looks a bit "impossible" though and kind of flat on the bottom side.

 

It's magical!

 

I think it is still to get one of the many parapet choices as an edging with that just the base structure

 

Got it in one

 

@S4G4N - did the vaulted rooftops make it into the Castles & Cathedrals update? I've been searching for them but I can't find them. I've got a castle interior that just looks wrong with a flat roof due to the size of the room.

 

Hi,
That and another roof-type for the Castles/Cathedrals is almost ready with the rest of the mini Update contents
Cheers
Cobus

 

You talked a bit about making some new packages, any hints on what it might be? : D

 

The announced package(s) will have their own new threads where I will reveal when I have a good selection of contents to show off

 

Ohh, super secret stuff, exciting! : D

 

As soon as he creates the threads, you can guarantee one of the first replies will be "Is it done yet?"

(probably because it'll come from me lol)

 

HEHE, I know

 

: D

 

Is it done yet?

 

Hi,

You have worked hard this year and deserve to spoil yourself with these early Christmas presents.

Village Interiors Kit https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/17033
Village Exteriors Kit https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/38045



Cheers
Cobus

 

Hey everyone, if you ever wanted to create cut-scenes, fly-throughs or videos of the cool scenes you create you with your Village Exteriors Kit, then check this video out.

I released a major new version of Pegasus today and as usual there were farmsteads from Village Exteriors Kit, which I added into the scene with Gena.

Whats sort of cool about this is that the level design took 15 minutes, and the video took another 10!

 

Cobus,

I love your work, however, I'd love to see the ability to age\"grungify" the models\textures so they don't look so pristine. Besides that, these are all top notch models!

Thanks,
Steve

 

HI,

Thanks for the compliment.

Had an email from another user that as again for cleaner textures, saying that for his project these are too weathered.
I have no coding or shader making skills.
Many times art publishers get mailed on reviews when specialty extras are added to their projects.
That feature could then have code or other problems that earns the publisher negative reviews for features that is not what he intended to sell and is not part of his skill set to do as well as actual art.

I focus on what I am good at and leave the coders at what they are good at.
There are tools on the AssetStore that can possibly help you achieve that which you are looking for.
It is the same as asking a tools publisher to also give you some very specialized artwork included in the code related product

I trust this makes sense

Cheers
Cobus

 

Since all textures are atlased, its pretty quick to modify them, or to add a second "dirt" texure on top using the standard shader.

Edit: And just to annoy you with more ideas, i would love to see a ore smelter type of building : )
That would be a perfect compliment to the forge already in the interior kit.

 

You could always look to add decals on top of various prefabs to give a different look.

 

Good point. The 'detail' part of the standard shader seems to get overlooked by a lot of folks, including me at times, and that can add in an extra layer of what may be needed to 'grungify' it

 

Yeah, it seems to be made for that exact purpose, to add additional details on top of an existing texture. Never used it myself though to be honest, just got a flashback and remembered its there : D

 

If you're feeling exceptionally artistic you could try running it through Substance Designer and creating some procedural textures for the models so you can tweak every aspect of it.

That's way beyond my skillset though.

 

If you tried to implement everything users wanted you wouldn't win, would you.

It makes sense and I meant no offense. Your work is great. I'm just a programmer and definitely no artist. Some other user's gave me some great suggestions that I'll look into.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.

 

Thanks, everyone, for the great suggestions. I'll look into those options.

 

Hey @StevenPicard

I took no offense at all . I just wanted to in the best possible way explain what my position is and at the same time be humble and non offensive to you and other users.
I do understand that the field of taste is huge and I through the FREE updates and HUGE packs try to deliver the best value for money I can with the skills I have.

Glad that you do understand

Cheers
Cobus

 

Hi all of you 3DForge supporters,

Just a reminder if you have not already done so that you can grab this great FREE Combo BP Sword & Shield Inn
You need to have the Village Interiors Kit as well as Village Exteriors Kit installed to make use of this package.

Even though it is free, it would be appreciated to leave a STAR rating and a possible review
Here is a small glimpse at the inside - the character and sound data of course

Cheers
Cobus

 

That reminds me. I owe you three 5 star reviews.

 

That will be a nice Christmas present to me

 

I just gave you 6 reviews with 5 stars each! Well deserved for awesome work and value (I actually forgot the Fantasy Loot and Treasure Kit was by you, too. )

 

Hi @StevenPicard
WOW, thanks for all the positive reviews.

The core of my business with 3DForge is building a loyal user base though value for money, quality and quantity.
To be successful I have to make the users part of the journey. Nice to have you and so many others on board and in that way help many others realize there game development dreams be it serious or hobby come to life.

I will keep the good stuff flowing

Cheers
Cobus

 

I think you need to otherwise there'll be a lot of angry people after you with pitchforks

 

Well, when that part of the Exteriors FREE update comes, I will even include a pitchfork for you

 

I have a question regarding the textures used. Why is there an Oclusion map but not a specular map? Or is there one and I haven't seen it? I think it would look a lot better if it would follow the metal rough pbr workflow. Is because it's more performant like that?

 

Hi,

It is to be in sinc to what was done from the start for the Village Exteriors Kit.
It is the companion package to the Village Interiors Kit, so if I added that now at this stage everyone is going to expect all of that also to be added to ALL of the many Village Interiors Kit texture sheets.

I need to also do NEW non FREE work to keep things sustainable and financially viable

Cheers
Cobus

 

So where can i get the characters you used for the inn?

 

Are they Fuse by Mixamo?

 

My friend @tango9jeff made the video for me a while back.
I am sure he will share where he obtained it from when he is notified of the tag
Cheers
Cobus

 

Hi, The characters were from the asset store. I think some old dexsoft characters. Not the best but good test models for prototyping =)

Thanks for the reminder Cobus!

 

Sorry for not reading through all the million pages here, this is obviously a popular asset!

I am looking at maybe getting this as the modeling and modularity looks really great, and the sheer number of assets is awesome. However my concern is the textures. The textures are IMHO holding this set back and really look dated. Is there any plan to redo the textures using modern PBR techniques? This would also add to the modularity of the pack.

I may still end up getting this anyway but if I do I would have to sit down and remake all the textures in Substance before I was really happy. I presume the original model assets in FBX/ABC/OBJ are included along with clean UVs?