Spellchekk's Builder Application

[spellchekk 16]

Minecraft name:    spellchekk

 

Skype ID:              shinesley78

 

Timezone:             CST GMT-6

 

Have you had any bans or strikes? If yes give a link: No

 

Why do you want to be a builder for the ET?

 

 I feel like there is a lot of history in the buildings and areas around the server and I would like to help add to that, as an individual player there is only so much I can do, but if I were part of the build team I feel like I could help accomplish more for the server and the event team.

 

What are some of your most treasured builds? (screenshots if possible):

 

Probably the build that I am most proud of was that I created the entire Mzulft Dungeon from Skyrim in Minecraft, on a 1 to 1 scale. I filled it with restone traps and doors, even stocking the chests with loot and making an end game item to get rather than the Elder Scroll. The entire dungeon took about 12 minutes to sprint through, almost 30 if doing the puzzles and fighting the enemies. I put pictures of this in the Ruin Section of this Application.

 

What MMORPG/video games do you play?

 

I enjoy mostly single player games when I am not in Minecraft. I have almost 800 hours logged in skyrim and another 800 in the Fallout series I'm sure. I also play a lot of strategy and builder games such as Civilization, Banished, Sim City, and The Sims. I'm also a huge fan of horror, playing through Amnesia, Dead Space, and Outlast many times. I am also terrible at Hearthstone and Wow in general.

 

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Please provide screenshots of any medieval builds strictly you have built and a description of each:

 

http://imgur.com/a/VFSE3#0

Medieval/Roman Style City, which includes a Colosseum, Amphitheater, Bathhouse, Market, and Temple. Build a few years ago. 

 

http://imgur.com/a/jXMZz#0

An empty castle, limited on detail, but mostly an experiment on doing large builds with grand rooms, rather than focusing on minor details like I do in most of my other builds.

 

http://imgur.com/a/ORtgQ#0

Here are a few images from a previous medieval server I played on. In this server you will find a banquet hall, a barracks, and a few rooms from some mansions, as well as a few images of some fields that I created and really liked the look of in the end.

 

http://i.imgur.com/WvU8BvI.png

Small city built as a base in a single player game.

 

 

Please provide an example of a decent sized ruin build (stone or otherwise):

 

http://imgur.com/a/ykUbj#0

Mzulft Dungeon Album

 

http://i.imgur.com/4mA1uhs.png

A Mountain Mine with a Dungeon at the bottom.

 

 

Please provide an example of terraforming:

 

http://i.imgur.com/FQ1HTOv.png

Small Island terraformed to make room for a city build.

 

http://imgur.com/a/zKxLk#6

A bit extreme terraforming, but basically it is a science facility built into a ravine, using only the connecting cave systems as rooms and hallways.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Bwy8vAZ.png

Cave Home out of natural cave system.

 

http://i.imgur.com/RetaGew.png

Forrest Hut on a Super Flat World.

 

 

Please provide an example of a organic build:

 

http://i.imgur.com/SaEZjn3.png

Ancient Fountain.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5cxRGOc.png

Ancient Gazebo

 

http://i.imgur.com/4CYJipv.png

http://i.imgur.com/LFhl8XI.png

A Spooky Halloween Tree

 

http://i.imgur.com/8LW7qDq.png

Head of a Dragon

 

 

Please provide an example of a High fantasy build:

 

http://imgur.com/a/zaUAI#0

Here is an album containing two settlements that I built in singleplayer, a small quaint cow town, and a neighboring mysterious druid-like overgrown jungle city.

 

http://i.imgur.com/8Zea4rM.png

Small Evil Tower

 

http://i.imgur.com/Um6bUWa.png

Wizard's Turret

 

http://i.imgur.com/4DBXpW8.png

http://i.imgur.com/xWQMIDZ.png

Witch's Swamp House

 

http://i.imgur.com/QHe8rkQ.png

Orcish Kitchen

 

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Are you an independent builder, and are you capable of handling all aspects of a build?

 

I am very capable of working on a team, and always like to get people's opinions when I'm building. I often do interior or exterior decoration for people who like building the frames of the structures. I am also able to work of blueprints made by another person and follow instructions, but I am capable at building on my own, too.

 

Do you know much about redstone?

 

Yes, I have an understanding of redstone, I have build many door, traps, and contraptions, my favorite being an automatic sorting system in Vanilla Minecraft. I'm also a quick learner when it comes to finding tutorials on subjects and problem solving. I consider redstone to be a lot of fun to work with.

 

How long does it take for you to complete a build?

 

I would say that it could take me anywhere from an hour to a day or two, depending on if I'm building a huge castle by myself or a quick cottage or tower. Most interiors I can get done within a day (1-6 hours), exteriors can be a bit more complicated depending on their span and if I am following a guide from another builder or coming up with the design on my own. But overall, I'm a bit of a workaholic when people are depending on me, so I try to move quick.

 

Tell us how you plan on constructing a large build, a medium build, and a small build.

 

The first thing I do is try to google some inspiration and pull a few images in a folder to refer to from time to time. Then I would go onto a flat world and start playing around with the materials I want to use. I would look at the landscape where it will be and take that into account. I usually prefer to work with the land than to flatten it and rebuilt it, unless absolutely necessary. Sometimes at this point I'll make some sketches, or I'll begin playing with foundations, figuring out where all the pieces will go, and try to come up with a dramatic feature, like a grand entrance or an ancient tree. I then build up the walls and floors, then go back and add detail, crenelations or ornamental towers, followed by the decorations such as foliage and interior designs like tables, chairs, and etc. At this point it's just final touches. This stratagy doesn't really change based on the size of the build, but it certainly goes super quick if its small and might take a little while if it is large, with more tests and drawings and experimenting. 

 

Additional details (Do you know how to Voxel? World Edit? Craftbook? Etc...):

 

I have only really built in vanilla without outside plugins, but it's something I wouldn't mind looking into working with.

 

Tell me a trick about building (eg: floating torches, custom heads)

 

Stained glass is not just for fancy buildings, black or gray stained glass can look really good on windows that might be stained by soot from fires or cheaper buildings that can't afford pure glass, and yellow and orange windows are great for taverns or bars that want a warm atmosphere and a little discoloration. Mixing color and plain windows are great for shops a well, to make them stand out.

 

If you use ice as a floor, you can build a copy of the room above underneath it to create a reflection, making the floor look super shiny and polished.

 

Tell me what you want from the ET.

 

I would like to have variety in my builds, and I would like for my builds to have a purpose. Building on my own in single player I tend to stick to the style I know, but I would love more challenges to build things in all kinds of different styles. Building stuff on my own in single player is fun, but I always want to hear people's opinions on what I could do to make something better or more refined. All I would ask is that I get an opportunity to work with you all and to help tell stories by creating a unique and interesting backgrounds for characters to explore and enjoy. 

 

Thanks for your time!

[Burkester 1247]

+1 looks good, we need builders!

[Primrose 59]

Looks Really good. Um.. just a few questions I was wondering about.. For Organic builds do you have any say custom trees that you have built yourself? That you could maybe show off? Otherwise +1 From me.

[L0rdLawyer 2272]

Spellchekk has been a great help around the uruk city. A lot of detailing and such plus minor/major projects that have been put off were finally finished by her. 

 

 

+1

[Alakabam 582]

Keep in mind that this is my opinion and I indulge you to understand that I do not wish to bash or spread hate about this person in question. I merely write this to make you understand why I dislike this application. 

 

The screenshots that have been shown aren't all that nice. The builds are overly simple and not realistic at all. I think that things could be improved a lot by adding more detail and keeping realism in mind. Also seeing how you seem to build in different texture packs tells me that you don't understand that the server seems to revolve around the Default texture pack. Keep in mind that some things might look good in a texture pack aimed to improve simple builds but it won't look half as good in the default texture pack. Thus this is why I am advising you to look up some building tutorials and look at the things that have already been build on the server. To some degree I can agree that some of the builds on the server do look like the ones shown in the screenshots although I don't think the server is particularly proud of those, having someone that builds like that on the Event Team, playing around with creative and building things for events could decrease the high building standard that we have finally reached on the server.

 

This doesn't mean that you can't improve or change the building style you currently have but it will be hard to build organic and castle builds while not knowing the correct ways of texturing or building a wall. I would urge you to check out some tutorials on Youtube and learn from other builders on the server. We have quite a lot of good builders that would be willing to help you.

 

As I said in the beginning this is not to be hateful or insult you, although I have to be honest here while reviewing this application. I don't think your building style is up for the job of handling event builds and providing nice looking things for the server. This being said I understand that you have already build some things for the orcs which I would like to see and judge on their own as there aren't any screenshots of those. But I think others would agree with my harsh opinion. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors and certainly keep on building and developing your building style as we all have to start out somewhere. -1 Sadly.  

[Anderssn 1115]

-1

 

Builds overall plain and simple. I think it's a good start but you'd need to improve a lot to get my support.

[Booklight12 481]

Yeah, basically what Alakabam said and Patu said above. The builds seem pretty one dimensional with not too much flair, though they aren't bad, they just aren't great. So I will not deny that you are a good builder or that you don't like it as it well seem you are both. The only thing is that it lacks much memorabilia or realism, instead looking simple minecraft made. Though, this is for your bigger builds and house. I do on the other-hand greatly like the packed interior decor that was in the banquet hall and kitchen picture. So for no -1 but I believe that you can improve greatly if you put forth more effort. So we will see how this goes I hope you can succeed in becoming an ET builder though! Just not at this moment.

[spellchekk 16]

Thank you all so much for your great critique. I'm disappointed I won't be able to help you at this time, but maybe if I improve in the future I might reapply with new builds more to the server's standards. 

 

Thanks again for your consideration.

[Birdwhisperer 1174]

Moved to the Archive. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly.