Posts by Ryan

  • Show off your best buildings! [Java Version]

    Yes, I was planning on it after Christmas. My shop gets pretty busy during this time of year. Plus, I got the brilliant idea of offering my customers free gift wrapping, forgetting that I can't wrap gifts to save my life. So, I have a new skill I'm trying to cultivate :)

  • Show off your best buildings! [Java Version]

    These aren't mine, just some of the pictures that I'm currently working off of. Some of us are architects in the real world, and can build from scratch. I admire that, because I couldn't visualize a house to save my skin. So, for me, architects like Richard Meier are my go-to dudes.

  • What We Like about Rising World.

    One of my favorite things about this game is ease of construction. I've had several customers ask me "you built all of that since I've been here?" In addition, the game's given me new avenues of conversation. When I first bought this game, I was horrible at construction; all of my houses ended up looking like bland barracks. So, I went to a variety of Pinterest, diy, and Better Homes websites to look at pictures and floor plans. All I really wanted to do was get better at the game, but I unintentionally became at least moderately knowledgeable about different architecture styles. Granted, it's not a big deal, but it's given me better common grounds for light conversation and friendly banter. Most of my other interests....are highly specialized. In other words, while most of my friends aren't interested in gemology, aviation, metallurgy, and MMA, almost all of them have backburner plans about how they'd like to remodel their house or mental blueprints of their future dream home. Plus, my wife and I have great fun driving around trying to identify different architecture styles.


    So, in other words, most of my games haven't had any effect on my real-life experiences, but this one has and still does. Not only is that the aspect that I love the most about this game, it's also what I'm highly appreciative of; it's opened up a whole new world for me.

  • Are we allowed to showcase renditions of real buildings?

    I've read the rules about showcasing our work, Red underlined "your work", not showcasing works of others without permission. Does this include monuments/historical buildings? For instance, if I managed to duplicate Ripley's Aquarium from Myrtle Beach, SC, would I be allowed to submit my blueprint here? The reason why I ask is because I've been working on duplicating Stan Hywet Hall from Akron, Ohio, the coolest historical building I've ever been in. I don't know if I'll ever complete it, Stan Hywet is over 65,000 square feet and there's architecture in there that I don't know how I'd even begin to duplicate. I'm actually kind of getting really frustrated with it and might scrap the idea, but if I complete it, may I submit the blueprint, or even just a snapshot or two? If you're interested, I do have a link to a website. I've been there a dozen times, and every single time, I manage to sound like Bill and Ted; "whooooaaaaa!"


    http://bigoldhouses.blogspot.c…09/inside-stan-hywet.html

  • Steam not responding .... error back again

    The game runs on Macs? I'm not trying to be a butt, my mom asked if this would run on her Mac a few weeks ago, and I told her that I was told macs aren't good for gaming. But thank you for this, that's potentially good news for her, I'll have to go over and test my game on her Mac. That'll potentially make mom very happy. Thank you :)

  • Problem with blueprints.

    I've never really downloaded anyone's blueprints before, so I thought it was high time to check out others' creations, which are very impressive as well as a little humbling. However, I've discovered a little hiccup; posters don't seem to load. I see frames for paintings, saw the paintings in the photos that accompany downloads, but the posters themselves, as well as some custom images, don't download. Now, I can see posters from others on multiplayer servers, so I find it very curious why posters aren't downloading with blueprints. Is there a plug-in that I'm missing? I already have plug-ins like pnb and whatnot, there's gotta be something simple I'm overlooking. Or, do posters not download in blueprints? Perhaps it's my horribly outdated graphics card. I'm upgrading today, perhaps that's the issue. I mean, it's not really a big deal, I'd just like to see some of the artwork :)