Chapter 2: Building Guides

This section in the Building book contains guides and information about building on Tamrielcraft.

Becoming a Builder

Upon first joining the server, you probably noticed you cannot place or remove blocks. This is a safety measure to protect the server from griefing and vandalism. If you would like to be able to build, you have to earn the Builder rank.

Earning the rank is easy, just submit images or videos of things you have built either in Single Player or on other servers to this forum. Your submissions will be judged on creativity and overall build quality, and if found sufficient, you will be accepted and given the opportunity to build and help with the continual improvement of TamrielCraft.

You will need to have permission to build on an existing project, join a Build Team, or create an approved project of your own before you will be given your rank.

Once you have earned the rank and are allowed to build, you will have to submit an application for large builds or ask permission from an Tribunal or Ordinator for small builds. In addition, you need to keep a Build Log and keep it up to date. These will be checked periodically and if you aren't contributing, you will have your rank removed.

Live tests may be offered at the discretion of the admins, however test builds must be small and unrelated to any previously claimed project unless explicit permission from the original builder is given.

Two votes from the Tribunal, Ordinators, or Tonal Architects are required in order to earn Builder rank.

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These are some basic guidelines for what we are looking for from builder applicants. If your builds do not meet the minimum criteria, your submission will not be accepted. If your application is not accepted, you may submit again after correcting any flaws. The general rule is that you must show proficiency in at least three of the below categories in order to recieve a Tribunal's vote.

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1. Insides count, too. Ceilings should be a minimum of three blocks high, rooms should have enough space to move around in, with divided areas for living, eating, working, sleeping, etc. Interiors should reflect the status of the people who live and work in them. You can find ideas for furnishings in this thread.

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2. Non-rectangular shapes. Curves and diagonal lines in Minecraft are difficult, if you can make them aesthetically pleasing despite these limitations then you are skilled. Learn to effectively use stairs and slabs for smoother lines.

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3. Variation of materials. Builds that are one color are drab and uninteresting. Virtually every block should be considered when designing. Use variants of wood, wool and clay for accents and highlights. Use complimenting and contrasting colors for massive improvements in the way builds look.

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4. Layering and non-flat surfaces. Arrange blocks of different materials or colors in front of and behind each other to give the face of your build definition and depth. This also makes builds appear larger and impressive.

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5. Go big or go home. When your medium is 1-meter cubes, you have to use a lot of them for the finer details. Larger builds will also scale better with the map. Builds that use at least 1000 blocks are sure to impress.

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6. Creativity. The more of this the better. "Uninteresting" is not a word to describe TES, and TES is what we want to see. TES-specific builds of considerable accuracy and quality is the surest way to quick application acceptance.

How to create your build log

To keep track of the progress of Tamriel, and to check for player activity, we require all builders (or higher ranked players) to have a complete build log. 

All the players of Tamrielcraft that have builder rights or higher, should have a build log. This build log describes the builds this player has worked on.

Since the new changes to the way we're tracking builds, we need to have a new way to keep track of who is building what. Going forward, we are requiring all builders to log what builds they have been working on. To do this, they must create a page in the section Build Logs in the Building Book. They need to edit and keep their page up to date.

Not updating your build log could result in removal of your building privileges!

In order to create your own build log, go to Build Logs and find the option + New Page in the right top tools bar. Make sure your page is titled: [Your name here]'s Build Log.

An example of a build log can be found here. It is advised to organise your builds in reversed chronological order (most recent on top).

Dynamic Map Legend

Tamrielcraft's Dynamic Map is mainly used for navigating around the endless world. To add some markers on it, Tonal Architects and higher ranked players can use /dmarker add <marker-label> icon:<icon-id> . The marker-label is the label used under the icon. The icon-id is the id linked to a certain icon. A semi-final list is present at the bottom of this page.

When executing the command, the marker will be placed at the players location

To get the full list of icon-id's in game, use /dmarker list

Use the following table to place map icons. The label of the icon is in bold while the file name used to place one is in italic.

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Anvil
anvil

diKUNgJy1KYqYOpP-Dock.png

Dock

dock

o5pXrzZWE3z30nBs-Leyawiin.png

Leyawiin

leyawiin

xMjVnGXq1tZqXjso-OblivionGate.png

OblivionGate

oblivionGate

47uRsAQDTyRsbr7z-TelvanniTower.png

TelvanniTower

dziFOUHOVphauFkG-Ashlander_Camp.png

AshlanderCamp

ashlandercamp

ZtnN1MWL3Wgszviv-Dungeon.png

Dungeon

dungeon

E5doEXSgbDyZTmdZ-Lighthouse.png

Lighthouse

lighthouse

YdEc6Xy1IkfalHJr-Orc_Stronghold.png

Orc_Stronghold

orcStronghold

LxuX09qetegfCYrQ-Tomb.png

Tomb

PspEFtumWPcA20Nt-AyleidRuin.png

AyleidRuin

ayleidruin

M03vSflvxf1ZBDMF-DwemerRuin.png

DwemerRuin

dwemerruin

Q22yeA9jHvBJcETA-Markarth.png

Markarth

markarth

C9BPD9JpJblLg2Bi-Plantation.png

Plantation

plantation

b7hKnhzcpk5D3HWT-Town.png

Town

nt9Ulf3EODIf6r9y-Bravil.png

Bravil

bravil

zJ9GofT0qrx9LqZu-Falkreath.png

Falkreath

falkreath

aok5psdSTHICFJ30-Mine.png

Mine

mine

C9BPD9JpJblLg2Bi-Plantation.png

Plantation

ANX7NKQdT8Tcvkqo-Vivec.png

Vivec

dHwwIXQcUbj1o3OY-Bruma.png

Bruma

fJHQprWTVGfdMYea-Farm.png

Farm

farm 

IKeKYRq6VZZW86nS-Miraak.png

Miraak

 

PpeAmtYHSpra7Atg-Riften.png

Riften

 

SPNs62FCXVf6hSeb-Wayshrine.png

Wayshrine

 

v455ZOKUDpyMPlKV-Camp.png

Camp

camp

BZQzdsjtgej1Myu4-Fort.png

Fort

fort

Q22yeA9jHvBJcETA-Markarth.png

Morthal

morthal

WlDe1clO1KqFx1Fn-Ruin.png

Ruin

a3tEltcAokgG43Df-Whiterun.png

Whiterun

DpAYtjTnjxJFveEk-Cave.png

Cave

cave

E8koxgbOnEup3w8t-Grove.png

Grove

grove

c0NAZtJolGuTsZPB-MountainPass.png

MountainPass

mountainpass

S0zo2koJH1DK2Zrv-Sewer.png

Sewer

f4zbYKBBdkjTAlML-Windhelm.png

Windhelm

SV6vH6BGArzHGm71-Cheydinhal.png

Cheydinhal

cheydinhal

pZIeltNqncWCTWCg-Imperial.png

Imperial

imperial

AavX1LtFwzzcWtT1-Mournhold_Almalexia.png

Mournhold_ Almalexia

mournholdAlmalexia

Oqgz6cV7CGxPf3I4-Skingrad.png

Skingrad

ZdJO0UPkSioKu20z-Winterhold.png

Winterhold

jwSX1rO0IY7oCKux-City.png

City

rdBPuxy6pJsA1ZnU-Inn.png

Inn

inn

zSy8IxwYqtqxkyPN-MundusStone.png

MundusStone

mundusstone

lmOPhKAI04NXUVH3-Solitude.png

Solitude

 

iWXu2JbRx0NT0xK8-DaedricRuin.png

DaedricRuin

daedricruin

PhTytOpWabravj2a-KhajiitCaravan.png

KhajiitCaravan

khajiitcaravan

DEzPFLYZdh99GpU3-MW_Tomb.png

MW_Tomb

mwTomb

IxXVwlJ4deS5FS1S-SothaSil.png

SothaSil

 

KaOSQmaHkO0TJroX-Dawnstar.png

Dawnstar

dawnstar

Zg19nqV5W0xlAbLv-Kvatch.png

Kvatch

kvatch

jfuSpH9zA60qM0mH-MW_Town.png

MW_Town

mwTown

A5IVi8XXsmnZJR60-Stable.png

Stable