tdl Builder Application

[tdlotrring]

What is your Minecraft username?
tdlotrring

What is your age?
25+

In what country are you living?
Netherlands

Where did you first hear about WesterosCraft?
Don't Remember

What do you like the most about GoT/ASoIaF?
The politics and trying to understand the motives of all the characters

What is your favorite build on our server?
Highgarden, Fairmarket and Uffering. I really like the french architectural style of the Reach and the lowlands architectural style of Fairmarket.

Why do you want to join our server?
I like to think that I am decent builder in minecraft so I can help in that regard and I am always in for a chat.



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

 

[CashBanks]

Hey tdl, thanks for your application, sounds like you're a fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, so you've to the right place.

Well done with replicating the application house. As I hope you can tell ,we try to put as much detail and signs of life as we can into every single building on the server. Hopefully through this application process you'll see how this approach is carried across our different projects and styles and will give you the core skills to join the team.

You're off to a good start and I'm looking forward to seeing what you make next.

We generally ask new applicants to try building a few different Westeroscraft build styles before we promote them to server builder.

For your first challenge build, please make a Low Class Farmer's house in the style of /warp tarbeck and share screenshots of it in this thread.

Take note of commonalities between the houses (block mix, shape of roof, size of house, interior blocks, attic spaces, mezzanine platforms) and make a house that would fit into the Tarbeck town. It would be great if you could add a yard to it too.

If you haven't already, you can take a look at the Basic Building Guide for some more tips.

Please take your time to study the style in detail, and make sure to ask if you have any questions on the above feedback or the Tarbeck style.

Good luck!

 

[tdlotrring]

Hey CashBanks, thanks for your message. I am indeed a big fan of ASoIaF. Already been part of the time years ago so I knew I would be in the right place here

In regards to the first challenge some pictures of my Low Class Farmer's house in the style of Tarbeck:

 

[CashBanks]

Hey tdl, great work with this Tarbeck house.

On the whole you've done a nice job, the shape, look and feel of the house is largely consistent with the Tarbeck style. I like the small details you've added like the edging around the vegetable patch and firewood area.

I saw you mention ingame that you're also a returning builder, welcome back!

For your next (and tentatively final) challenge, it would be great if you could build a middle class professional house in the style of /warp hgtown. As with the White Harbor house, it should have a profession on the ground floor and residence upstairs and you can chose a profession that would make sense around Highgarden/the Reach (e.g. carpenter/wine merchant/tailor/blacksmith) and a yard would be great as well. Take note of the shape of the roof and what kind of blocks would suit a middle class house (nothing too lavish).

Would be great if you noted in the post which profession you go with too.

Thanks again and good luck.

 

[tdlotrring]

Hey Cash, thanks for your reply, complements and new assignment.

I have finished my highgarden town house I might have gone a bit too lavish for a middle class build
I have chosen to go for a house of a wine merchant.

 

[tdlotrring]

More pictures of the interiors

 

[CashBanks]

Hey tdl
Thanks for the speedy work on this Highgarden wine merchant, it's looking very nice and all the details like the yard and tree and flowers out front look like they'd fit in to the town nicely.

I think at this point you'll learn more from being an actual builder, so consider yourself approved!

Please make sure to read the New Builder guide here: https://westeroscraft.com/wiki/guides/how-to/new-builders-guide

The next step is to make a probation thread in the Probation Forum. You can start building at any open locations on the server - you can find a list of these at /warp build, although it's sometimes outdated, so I would also recommend just asking people in-game and checking the forums for recent project happenings.

You can also toggle open plot markers on the dynmap mc.westeroscraft.com

A probie leader should post on your thread within a week or so and continue to give you constructive feedback on your houses for the next month (and help be your entry point into the server community in general), although as sometimes the probie leaders are busy IRL you may need to be patient while they find the time to respond to you. But message me again if a probie leader hasn't contacted you within two weeks, or if they're taking a while to respond.

I would also encourage you to seek feedback from project leaders and other builders/mods. At the end, you'll be made full builder assuming everything goes smoothly.

I'd suggest you also start thinking about what projects you might like to work on, we encourage new builders to first work on "mini-projects" which are small one off areas of other projects, e.g. a hamlet, mill, quarry, and flagged as open for mini-apps by the project leader. Once you've done a few of these you'll be able to apply for a full project.

Make sure to stay in touch and let us know if you're losing interest, not finding enough work to do, or if there's any issues with the probation.

See you in Westeros!

 

[tdlotrring]

Thanks CashBanks,

I will make sure to set up a probation thread.

Also I have noticed that some of the links on the guides are out of date.
I believe the new web-address for the new builder guide is: https://westeroscraft.com/wiki/guides/how-to/new-builders-guide

See you in Westeros