If you have a cottage and enjoy decorating the yard, think carefully before investing in buying the new housing skin. It takes up a considerable amount of yard space and is difficult to place any items with a large footprint (like the Garden Gravel) at the front of the house.
Still, it looks very nice overall. I just wish the hotspring portion was a little deeper.
I haven't tried out the medium/House skin on my personal yet to see how it compares. I'll have to see if my FC is planning on switching to the new skin for their large.
If anyone else has switched to the new skin, feel free to add your comments.
Edit: got the medium up on my personal house - it works much better with plenty of room in front of the house to decorate easily. Still been looking for any larges that might have appeared in the wards.
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01-10-2023, 09:16 PMJojoyaNew housing skin
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01-11-2023, 04:04 AMLaylaTsarra
I'd love to come look at that medium skin. I'm thinking about it but won't buy it until i see it in game.
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01-11-2023, 04:26 AMNasigno
Was going to actually craft the medium till I saw how disappointing the Onsen section was. outright feels like a downgrade from the small. Sure its a nice "pond" feel, but overall it has a less detailed covered area, if not even smaller than the small's as it does not really sink into the house at all along with isn't fully covered.
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01-11-2023, 02:01 PMDustytome
Could you post pictures with/without a bright dye preview? Curious to see how it dyes if at all.
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01-11-2023, 08:12 PMKnot_D
I really enjoyed the medium onsen walls so far. The onsen fits with what I need (and you can sit on the side stone as well!), and there's also sitting area on left side. I will keep this more after I use Forge walls all the time :)
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01-11-2023, 09:27 PMNepentha
The large walls are amazing. Such detail, even around the back of the house is something to behold.
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01-11-2023, 09:41 PMJojoya
I'm still finding yard decoration for the small frustrating a day later. Very tempted just to use Garden Gravel, a Far Eastern Willow and my garden patch on my FC's small and leave it at that.
I'm also annoyed when I log onto my character that is the FC master because of the camera collision between the doorstep and the fence. I wish that had been better thought out.
It's still very cute if you don't care about going into yard decoration detail heavy.
I'm extremely happy with the medium skin (have on my personal house and my Marilith FC's house) and a couple of FCs that I know with the large are also very happy.
Other than white, dyes on the roof tiles are fairly close to what you'd expect from the dye color examples. The GP Dark dyes show their color more clearly than they do with most gear. I'll try to get a few different sample posted later today (if no one beats me to it).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dustytome
It is just the roof tiles (on the house and fence) that are affected by the dye. The tea bench with umbrella in the front corner and the cloth hangings don't change color. -
01-11-2023, 11:37 PMeinschwartz
The amazing Ellienet just posted a preview of the skin for each sizes!
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01-12-2023, 02:37 AMLaylaTsarraTY I need to hunt around and find a medium skin in game. Haven't had time to look been busy with patch stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by einschwartz
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01-12-2023, 05:10 PMHatfrightOh, this is pretty. I'll probably get one for my personal. Thank you so much for the link!Quote:
Originally Posted by einschwartz
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01-13-2023, 12:27 AMPablomalditoWow, the video really shows how amazing the large version is in Mist 5/35. The bathing area is perfectly positioned to get a great view of the sea.Quote:
Originally Posted by einschwartz
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01-13-2023, 01:19 AMLaylaTsarraWhat server is that on?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pablomaldito
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01-13-2023, 08:33 AMHoehenflug
Spotted a large one on Light: Phoenix 2/30 Shiro.
Observations:
The steam area is less steamy than usual, which is a huge plus.
The fence leaves open a nice view and you can probably float on it.
The back area is really nice.
Meh, not a match for my current LB which doesn't allow for a nice view. Really nice overall tho!
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01-14-2023, 11:40 PMHopebot
It requires a whole company and all that right? You can't craft it solo? I hope I read that wrong when looking it up. Kind of a bummer just to make one for a cottage.
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01-15-2023, 03:56 AMNepenthaThey fixed that awhile ago. You can start and finish a project by yourself now as long as you have access to the company workshop and have the crafter level for whatever material is being turned in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hopebot
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01-17-2023, 07:12 AMGwen_Lavellan
Got the new skin for my medium house and I love it !
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01-17-2023, 09:04 PMJojoyaPersonally, I think it looks nice even in Empyreum. My alt's FC house is a small there. Dyed it Snow White so the tiles look snow dusted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gwen_Lavellan
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01-17-2023, 09:44 PMPratiniI'm using the large walls on a Mist Plot 35 in case you wanna check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaylaTsarra
It's amazing during the sunset at 6PM ET.
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Ward 15, Plot 35.
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01-18-2023, 10:34 AMLaylaTsarraThank you I've managed to locate them and I've gotten a medium for my Lavender 11 on Hali and a small for my Shiro beachfront on Gilga. They are sweet! My friend put up a Mansion wall on her Shiro mansion as well so I've seen them all. She had a Shiro castle before which personally I'm not a fan of.Quote:
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01-18-2023, 07:00 PMDeveryn
I updated my FC's large house to this skin. It's amazing that we got so much space to walk around the structure. They really did an amazing job on this.
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01-19-2023, 11:14 PMJojoyaMy Coeurl FC finally switched to it yesterday so it's the first time I'd seen the large. What struck me was the porch doorstep at the very back of the house. Amazing detail for something that will almost never been seen (and a shame that it can't be a legitimate second entry/exit for the interior).Quote:
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02-02-2023, 11:26 AMEZGIL
Seeing alot more of these popping up. I personally went with the medium style for my FC house. I love all the lights. I dont care about gardening and covered the off side with a boat over it. Works for now I guess.
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02-02-2023, 09:51 PMSeraphorFYI, for any house model that has a different footprint than the default, you can place items prior to remodelling, or with the default skins, which should allow you to place things like gravel closer to the door. Then remodel to your desired skin and it will overlap the gravel or any other furnishings.Quote:
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Some furnishings like this may glitch out and 'jump' on top of the portions that take up extra space, but careful placement can circumvent this. -
02-03-2023, 01:32 AMGreyhawk^ this for truth!Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraphor
I used this a lot on the FC house to get some placement right, just using another single basic housing skin to switch back and forth. It is a bit tedious, but worth the effort for the end results.