Vattic requested I take some screenshots of Flarechannel with this new app, so I went ahead and pulled it off my dead laptop. It's been updated to game year 182 since last time I posted (so 50-60 more years), but I haven't done anything since July due to my laptop mysteriously dying, and low funds for a new one.
We've also reached 200,000 constructed blocks : D.
I think now that I've transferred the save onto my computer, I'll bear through the slowness and at least finish my current projects, so hopefully I'll have another update in a month or two.
Sorry in advance to slow connections for the load of images.
Overview of the fortress from above. You can see on the left hand side the beginnings of my Temple to Armok domed roof. Just starting to spread out, when construction is quite slow. On the right side you can see the two other mega-projects I'm working on: The Colosseum and the prison.
Another grand view of everything. You can see the height of the new constructions a bit better.
Yet another zoomed out view. You can make out a few of the other more minor additions I've been working on, with a few more inside the fortress and out of sight.
Closer view of the new prison on the left and Colosseum on the right. The prison is surrounded by a lake of lava and towers a deadly distance above the ground, just in case. Bridges can restrict access to or from the prison. The prison also has a walkway for prisoners to the Colosseum on the right, which has its own lava pits which can be closed/opened. The arena floors and walls on the Colosseum are also pure steel (thanks to many years of traders). Both new structures provide safe respite from seiges, as well as quick access to the local armory as well as turrets scattered at every angle to allow for "safe" bombardment of enemy troops. I just recently finished both of their bases - now the fun part of actually building up the structures can begin.
View of the Temple to Armok Mega Project. The temple in the center is pure obsidian and bauxite, with the surrounding domed enclosure solid marble. Ripping apart the mountain to build this thing took 20 years itself, and another 20 to finish turning said rocks into blocks for construction. This was wayyy tougher than I thought it would be, and the dome itself is already a huge pain.
Inside the throne room. Now you can see some of the tiling I set down, which if I remember right is pure metal. The green glass domed roof even comes out a little.
An updated view from inside the fortress fron entrance, since it shows how this program does a nice job of displaying stone colors. The green glass roof looks faded though, except when it's a green glass block and not a green glass floor that's on top (the green on the left is from glass blocks above, while the green on the right is from glass floors above).
Last picture, showing the inside of my bedroom plaza, since it's a little bigger and the orthoclase contrasts the magma below nicely (in my opinion, I know many people hate colored blocks).
I really like this program,
especially how smoothly and quickly it runs. I had always imagined green glass as looking more shiny (like from Oblivion, for example), but I suppose that may be a prejudice of mine that is unrealistic. Thanks for the effort of making this!
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