Update on progress for April
This is Holy Hall at the time when we applied in January
This is Holy Hall as of today
There are a variety of things left to do including filling in the remainder of the fields, filling in the forest, and a awaiting on
@WhereRmyDragons's holdfast. For example:
The areas in yellow are hamlets that require to be completed and are open to build at with a few ancillary houses around the countryside. However there have been
issues with a few builders lately that need to be addressed about houses.
1)
NO LOGS.
Logs should not be used in any form of support in any house. This is an outdated form of building from years ago and we'd appreciate it if you stayed within the standard of building that exists in the West Bank of Holy Hall.
2)
Do not cordon off ceiling space.
I've noticed in a few houses here and there that in rooves that some builders will build a horizontal roof across the entire ceiling and essentially "seal off" the upper space creating a pocket of dead space. Please do not do this and follow the example of ints at /warp holyhallvillage1
3)
Lazy WE work.
In addition I've seen a lot of instances of builders with WorldEdit using their privileges to do shoddy Worldedits to quickly change the floors from green wool to dirt/gravel with selections that leave rectangular patches of dirt/gravel in places they dont make sense to be. Dirt/gravel should go in areas where the peasantry walk and work on commonly. It doesnt make sense for strips of dirt to be located against walls surrounded by grass in spots that wouldn't make sense for them to go.
4)
Low Houses
4 times now I've found houses that are so low to the ground that their windows and doors are at the same level and there is barely room indoors to stand. Houses need at least 1 block of wall material above the door to be acceptable.
5)
Uneven floors
Some houses will be plotted on uneven land or on slopes. Most people have gotten and adapted by either terracing the yards with oak half doors and wattle or added in dirt slabs to create an incline. What isn't accetable is to leave the yards on sharp angles with full blocks.
Moreover floors in houses must
ALWAYS be level. More than once I've found houses and barns with very odd inclines inside of them.
6)
Garden Plots
In yards please avoid creating garden plots that take up more space in the yard than anything else. These are not fields these are not for economic uses, these are for the personal sustenance of the peasantry. If a garden plot is more than 12 blocks large it may be too big.
Furthermore be mindful of the content of the garden plots. There is a severe overuse of strawberries since theyre a very "one and done" kind of thing to place. Utilize other crops and consult with neighboring plots on what kinds of things to plant.
7)
Other:
- Do not place rabbits over open flames. This is not how rabbits are cooked.
- Do not place harness blocks without anything for them to hold such as sausages or a basket
- No wattle in place of shutters. All houses at HH utilize open windows and shutters. Wattle is not to be used.
- Connect road to house with a small trail of bronze blocks. Houses require paths to their doors.
- Apply smoke. In any house with a fire/embers chimneys must be made with smoke flowing SOUTH WEST.
- Label your houses. Put your name and keep the indicative blocks nearby to indicate what you made.
Thank you and happy building!
