Welcome to the April 26th 2015 Homes and Tomes House Rally – New Hall of Famers 3+!!!
We’ll start off in chat to let late-comers join up, and then switch to group/raid channel (if we need to) once everyone is on board!
I’m your host Kuerden Basajuanak, and tonight we’ll be looking at some new Hall of Fame housing! Take a look and see what is liked!
As we take a look at these houses, don’t forget to reward the designers by liking creativity and/or style! Try to wait until everyone zones in to LIKE a house though – otherwise the house can shift in the list and make it hard to find!
For anyone new, we’ll be visiting houses via the Housing & Leaderboards selection of the main EQ2 menu. Sometimes the numbers have shifted a little, just ask if you can’t find it!
So set your Leaderboard for Medium Homes/Newly Published and head to:
Caeley’s Portals and Crafting (#59 Hall of Fame/Newly Published) by Caeley
A three-room apartment…Here we have a beautifully done three-room! I have to say I was quite impressed by both the cleanness of design as well as the lighting. I also give extra credit for using non-prestige housing!
As you look be warned there are many portals. The lighting using tuptan wall sconces is enhanced by the use of appropriately colored woods in the main room. The fishtank idea is interesting too!
The room to the right uses red/yellow lighting and some red tones to achieve a pink effect that is quite nice. Has some actors as well to give life to the room!
The final room is done in cool browns! All in all I really liked it!
Look a few and we’ll move on!
Gia Brewery Estate (#53 Hall of Fame/Newly Published) by Habbitt
Lavastorm Winter Retreat…I wanted to show this house because it is a complete reskin of the Lavastorm – which is used to seldom despite the fact it offers a lot! Habbitt has completely covered the lava everywhere making the house look TOTALLY different.
Wander through the house a few minutes and see how the feel has been changed!
All-in-all a very nice job and a very creative use of the Lavastorm house! Don’t forget to Like It if you Like It!
A Vampire Mystic’s Armor Shoppe (#3 Medium Homes/Newly Published) by Gdoinye
A Three-room AcormDisclaimer – this is my most recent attempt, just published yesterday! I hate acorns – they badly need an update, as they are a misery to decorate due to their irregular shape.
Having said that, the three-room has some advantages… 1st, there is no ‘leaf’ to cover in the entranceway. 2nd, the ramps line up, making a stairwell possible. 3rd, it has reasonable headroom and size.
In the first room there is a Goahmari Meditation Pit, which gives off a lot of yellow light. That highlights the acorn orange walls nicely. The vent above gives a location for the smoke to go.
As the character is a mystic, this room is dedicated to meditation, with the statues, mirrors and banners to give a contemplative effect. Antonia is there because Gdoinye is one of the 8 Faceless Ones guarding the Crypt of the Bayles (another house).
The next level down is the Armor Shoppe, with assorted armor and weapons displays and a forging area.
The lowest level is T’Vien’s bed chamber (i.e. crypt). Gdoinye’s is through the vault door (another house).
I do want to mention the use of crude stone blocks here. In many irregular areas they can be used to give a rough-stone effect. I got the idea for the steps from an old movie called ‘She’ about an immortal. Pretty bad movie, but she had a set of stairs she’d worn down over time…
Lytlpox’s Manor and Market (#54 Hall of Fame/Newly Published) by Kamoj
A 6-room House…Here is a neat home with an out-of-box element. There is a lot to see! Just ahead of the entrance is a portal to the rooftop garden, dock and marketplace. Take a look at them all!
There are quite a few actors!!! Note the drunken sailor on the dock!!! This house is a really neat example of a hybrid in-box and out-of-box approach! I’ve always enjoyed Kamoj’s work!
Take a look for a minute and don’t forget to like it if you like it!
Vagabond Knight’s Unpublished Giant Bar
We are going to have to wing this one! Strings suggested it and it’s a great example of issues with scale! Originally a BB day joke, I thought it was thought-provoking with regard to designing multi-species homes.First we’ll visit the Vagabond Knight’s Bar (The Spider) at 4 Bayle Road to see the original size, and then head for the Giant Size version of the same thing! Bear with us as we try to get everyone here and there!
That’s it for tonight folks! Come back in two weeks for our next Rally!!!
Good Night Everyone!
