Freddie9787 Builder Application

What is your Minecraft username?
Freddie9787

What is your age?
25+

In what country are you living?
United States

Where did you first hear about WesterosCraft?
Youtube

What do you like the most about GoT/ASoIaF?
I am reading the books for the first time and loving all the details and pov chapters. I also love the drama and medieval fantasy element GoT has to offer. R.I.P. my guy Ned, I relate to his character the most

What is your favorite build on our server?
My fav build isnt any particular castle but actually how well the world is connected i love all the farming villages, hamlets and roadside inns i see everywhere.

Why do you want to join our server?
I love minecraft and GoT . and i really love building medieval castles and houses in my own minecraft houses

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Did you follow the application rules?
You know nothing, Jon Snow.
 
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Emoticone11

The Dark Lord Sauron
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Hey Freddie,

Thanks for the application, and glad to see your interest in joining the team!

Nice work with the apphouse, not seeing any issues there. I hope the exercise was a helpful introduction to our block pack and building style. For subsequent challenge builds, you'll be expected to build original houses of your own design, in the style of specific locations on our server. I recommend studying the elements of multiple houses in the style (furniture, timber frame patterns, rafter designs, etc.) and trying to synthesize them into an original creation. After each one I'll give some feedback.

For the first challenge, please make a medium-sized house in the style of /warp woodwright. Let me know if you've got any questions about anything!
 
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Hey Freddie,

Thanks for the application, and glad to see your interest in joining the team!

Nice work with the apphouse, not seeing any issues there. I hope the exercise was a helpful introduction to our block pack and building style. For subsequent challenge builds, you'll be expected to build original houses of your own design, in the style of specific locations on our server. I recommend studying the elements of multiple houses in the style (furniture, timber frame patterns, rafter designs, etc.) and trying to synthesize them into an original creation. After each one I'll give some feedback.

For the first challenge, please make a medium-sized house in the style of /warp woodwright. Let me know if you've got any questions about anything!
 

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Emoticone11

The Dark Lord Sauron
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Hey Freddie,

This house looks like a pretty nice start! The overall layout and proportions look good, and that's often the hardest part of making a house. I do have some feedback to give on the exteriors and interiors, which I'll list below:

Exterior

1. When working with stone blocks (as well as many other types of blocks), it's important to create a gradient rather than mixing together different blocks type randomly. This means that you should transition smoothly between a series of blocks, with each "step" in the gradient either going to a slightly different color or a different texture. If you take too big of a jump between two colors/textures, it can create some harsh contrast. A common gradient technique is to go from darker at the bottom to lighter at the top, but there are other more advanced techniques too.

Here's an image showing what I mean:
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Notice how the leftmost example looks too noisy because it mixes together the blocks randomly, creating a "salt and pepper" effect. The middle example is better, but still has harsh contrast between the blocks. The last gradient is the best, since it takes subtle steps between each color/texture.

There's a tutorial on the server at /warp gradient that you should also check out.

2. Most of the rooves in Woodwright use a "no overhang" style, where the end of the roof is flush with the walls rather than sticking out one block, as shown in the left image below. This is commonly used for smaller or more rural houses because sometimes the overhangs can look top-heavy. If you do have an overhang, it should be with a steeper roof type, and you should make sure to support the gables from underneath, like in the right image below.

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3. Woodwright doesn't use the brown daub timber frame blocks at all; you should use the white daub variants instead.

Interior

1. Make sure to add rafters to your ceilings rather than leaving them completely flat; this makes the interiors more structurally sound and also looks better. A common design is to use alternating upside-down stair blocks and slab blocks, such as shown below:

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Likewise, whenever you use slate or thatch for your roof material, it should be covered up from the inside (it doesn't need to be covered completely, but should be enough to look realistic). An example of this:

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2. When using blocks that have multiple "sides", such as mirrors, cabinets, workbenches, etc., you should try to cover up all sides except for one with either half door blocks or other furniture. Here's a picture of what I mean:

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3. Try to avoid using clutter blocks like crates/etc. to fill empty space in houses, such as here. Storage would often be well-organized in cabinets, cellars, or attics rather than strewn about the house. Instead, try to brainstorm what sorts of things would typically be in a medieval house that you can represent. You can find some examples of furniture at /warp furnish on the server.

Summary

While that may seem like a lot of feedback, overall you're off to a pretty good start! It takes time to get a handle on the more minor details of our building techniques. Before moving on with the next challenge, I would recommend re-visiting Woodwright and taking some look at the houses there with this feedback in mind, and study how those houses implement the above advice. When you're ready, please make a medium-sized house in the style of /warp stonedance. Let me know if you have any questions about any of the feedback or the challenge style. Good luck!
 

Emoticone11

The Dark Lord Sauron
Staff member
Hey Freddie,

Glad to see that you're picking up the app again! No worries about the delay, I understand that life gets in the way sometimes.

Overall the interiors of the stonedance house look very nice. I've only got a couple minor points of feedback on those:

- I wouldn't use the "altar" candle block for ordinary house interiors; instead just use individual candles.
- When using workbench/cabinet blocks, make sure to cover up the other sides with half doors.

Before moving onto the next challenge, would you be able to upload a couple pics of the exterior as well?

Also, since you've been gone, we've moved our builder application process over to our Discord. So I'd like to give you the option to move your application there if you prefer. Just make a new thread in the #applications channel, feel free to just link to this thread and skip the initial application form. If you want to continue in this thread, let me know and I can do that as well.
 
i think I'll keep it here
 

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Emoticone11

The Dark Lord Sauron
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No problem, works for me.

Overall the exteriors look pretty good as well. My main feedback is that I'd go with no-overhang gables instead like in the below picture. It's more in line with the Stonedance style, and makes the building feel a bit less top-heavy.

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For the next challenge, I'd like to see a medium-sized house in the style of /warp duskendale, with a small yard. Let me know if you have any questions!