#ilgoth

Greetings from the seas of Finland!

As I'm writing this update, I am sailing on the coasts of Finland towards my parents place. Like I commented, I'm unable to build on this trip but I have done lot regardless of that!

On the secret while building the grand citadel, I have been preparing something that I call 'model pack', which is close to be finished. What it basically is, it consists of several Trindlum style houses that all are as schematics. Meaning that I can start to mass-produce the city and actually start to get closer to finish this build. I got more than 40 houses in place but like estimated, the city will have more than 200 if my layout has its scales and sizes right.

I personally have hated this kind of way of building, as I prefer to make things hand so they feel unique. Also it improves you as a builder, when you try to come up with new designs. So how to avoid this downside and make the city as cool as I want it to be?

One option could be that I paste the house model in place and then only customise it by hand. Good option in my opinion, but I decided to try for the second one, which is to include add-ons in the model pack. Several small details; different chimneys, roof windows, balconies, market stands and the list goes on and on. With these, I can put in details as well when I place the house. It really saves more of my time and avoids the problem of every house feeling the same. On top of this I can then do last wonders by hand.

I believe this is a good way to do this project and maybe some day we see it all finished in the city itself. I think this way, the whole project is finished 5-times faster. Ofcourse, I will face all the other challenges in special buildings that for now are:

- the grand citadel (I have dedicated 160x110 area for this, on top of that it has two fairly smaller detached parts)

- the barracks inside the city, just next to the citadel

- military zone, connecting from the barracks and ends on the coastline

- ruined streets, which went down on the accident of airship crashing the city

- the airships

- the harbors and the ships

- the factories

- the mining network and quarries

- the underground houses

- the sewer system (already drawing this and planning it with the city map)

Loads of stuff, but this plan feels like a great way to do it. I also think that I could share the model pack with you people as well.

Outside Minecraft, Trindlum is doing pretty well. I've been writing like vicious squirrel during last 7 days, I even did a full chapter (2600 words) in a day which has never happened before. At some point, I will share one chapter from the book so you people could read a bit and give me feedback on my style that I've been polishing.

Yeah, cool stuff. I'll be back home on Wednesday, when will get back into building.