How did you find out about us?: Overseer GuanYu and multiple YouTube videos
How old are you?: 21
Where are you from?: United States
Are you in our Discord? Do you understand that you must have Discord running at all times when at your computer, and that you must check the forums every few days?: Yes I am in the discord and I understand that while at my computer i must have discord running and to check the forums every few days
Why do you want to help with this project?: I am a huge Lord of the rings fan and I enjoy building things I am new to minecraft so I would to take this chance to learn and grow. This is a very special project and I would love to be a member of the community and contribute to the project
Which Tolkien-related works have you read, seen or listened to?: I have seen all the movies and read the Hobbit and currently reading the LOTR books right now.
Are there any styles that you excel at? Any styles which you have difficulty with?: Styles I think I will excel at will be Rohan, Shire, and Gondor. Styles that I think will be a struggle for me are elven and dwarfish however I am willing to still learn those styles
Other relevant skills: I have done some house building and have some construction skills from several of my old high school classes. I do have a bit of coding skills from college though they are probably outdate lol.
Updated new roof gradients for Rohan house Rohan longhouse and Rohan forge also updated interior for Rohan house as well as new ship for 3rd style build
Had a chat in-game, but the plan is to attempt an Eastfold house using the Folde guide. Reminders for this time is to follow it as closely as possible, and to check out (and replicate) as many main-map Folde/Eastfold houses as possible to give you ideas on how people decorate their stuff.
Gradients have improved a lot, so I’d continue more or less what you’ve done.
Update your app with your house. Looking forward to it!
Hey Elder, nice work on those changes. We’ve had a chat already so there’s not much to be said. I think you’re about ready for Apprentice. Keep up the good work!
Being an Apprentice means you are a part of the project, but not a full Builder yet. You have this rank so you can learn and understand how we build. We have high standards and a focus on realism which means that there are things for you to learn. Your duties as an Apprentice should give you good grounding to become a Builder, and, as such, you will begin your first lot of on-server building work assisting current Builders on their builds. This will hopefully allow you to obtain the experience needed to build on your own when you feel you can start on building something on your own. When building as an Apprentice, you are only permitted to build on one building at a time. This not only provides you with good practice for your time as a Builder, but also allows project leaders and Overseers to get a good and clear idea of what your building abilities are. This will allow us to give you better and more bespoke feedback, and prevent any unnecessary problems. Keep in mind that you are only allowed to work on something if you have permission from a project leader via an open plot or confirmation if it’s something else. Finally, as an Apprentice you must always listen to project leaders when they give you feedback, criticisms, and tasks. Ask them if you are unsure of what to build, or how to build it. You have this rank to learn.
In order to eventually obtain Builder, please read the guidelines below: When you build a house in a project and think it is finished, you should post a comment on this application thread with the closest warp and coordinates of your house. Then Builders or Overseers will comment on this thread and give you fair feedback. When you have achieved a standard of building that matches the basic standard of the server, you will be promoted to Builder. This could be on your first build or one further down the line. ArdaCraft is a friendly community that explores the freedom to create and build together. However, when we are dealing with an enormous project like this there are some guidelines we need to follow to make it work. Firstly, always name and date the stuff you build. We have a set of project blocks that we use - you can read about those in the new player guide at ‘/warp spawn’. Secondly, if you are looking for something to help out with, you can type ‘/warp jobs’. This is where you can find all open jobs like building houses or something similar. You will be provided with instructions on how to get to these projects, and what to build once you get there. Thirdly, do not be afraid to ask members for help and get to know us. This is a community project and it’s important to be part of the community! Stay active on Discord and the forums. Make sure to let an Overseer know who you are on Discord so that he can give you the appropriate rank on there.
On a final note, please remember that Apprentice is not a permanent rank, so we require a certain level of activity during your progression. Being active fewer than once a month will result in your application being rejected.
Hey Elder, good work so far! You needed some guidance in the beginning, but you seem to be a fast learner. If you manage to get thru the next couple of builds without troubles, you should be good to go for builder. Keep it up
