Just Fine Tuning Things (Patreon)

One big area in To Be A King that was lacking was the environments. Going back and doing some research on Ancient Roman palaces, this stuff needed to be more lavish. I went for more of a medieval feel, mostly because not a lot of good Ancient Roman assets exist for Daz or even much in Blender that I can then export. While not set in Ancient Rome, To Be A King is an alternate history where the Roman Empire never splits between East and West.

I also have learned a TON about materials in 3D art over the past few months, and I knew some of this stuff needed better textures. Most things, from a distance, looked great. But some textures really looked rough up close, especially at 4K. So now I have almost all 4K textures for the assets, and I've tweaked things like lighting. Finally, the Caudium palace desperately needed more consistency in textures. Well, thanks to some new texture packs I purchased, it does. And I have all these materials saved so I can quickly apply.

Still a lot of work left here, but here's a preview of some bedrooms and other parts of the palace.