", courier, monospace">I decided to create my very own texture pack based on ancient Roman-style materials. I did not change a lot, since I wanted to keep the game similar to its original format. The look of the game hasn't changed much, except for building material, so that cobblestone is now Roman (Germanic) Cobblestone, brick is now Roman brick, et cetera. I aimed to be historically-minded, so much of the textures resemble materials or items available to the ancient Romans, with a Minecraft twist!
Enjoy. Roma Victor!
THE FOLLOWING IMAGES REPRESENT AN OLDER VERSION OF ROMECRAFT (Pre Version 16)! Images to be updated soon.
PLEASE tell me any errors/suggestions you have for me. I cannot improve without second opinions!
This 30-slot server serves as a RP ground for us Roman Empire enthusiasts. It is a heavy RP server, with full use of Roman Names, Ranks, and Factions. In this server, you are free to join a Cohort of Legio Augusta, the Legion of the North, to fight the barbarian menace and to further the Empire's reach. With a huge array of plugins, such as McMMO and Citizens, we strive to provide a fun RP experience similar to some MMOs out there. The huge city of Augusta, soon to be incorporated, will be the central hub of multiple explorable worlds and quests. Admin-built Dungeons provide the ability of players to test their skills in puzzles and brawling events. Gladiator matches will be held in the Full-Scale reproduction of the Coliseum, while hordes of monsters occasionally raid player-built fortresses.
Factions:
Right now, only one Faction exists, being Cohort X of Legio Augusta. This is an elite unit of Legionnaires stuck deep in the forests of the Northern Frontier. Together, the unit is struggling to build proper defenses to repel the Horde. Soon we will be needing new leaders for the People of Rome and the Barbarians!
Welcome to the Colonia Augusta, the city of Augustus.
This server aims on portraying the expansion and conquests of Ancient Rome in a heavy Minecraft RP setting. The mythical backstory was made to provide the freedom of character development, creativity, and to cut the ties with history. (Otherwise I'd be too strict!)
Backstory:
"Three decades ago, around the 700th year of Rome, an army appeared at the wall of Rome, unannounced by any of Rome's scouts. The army was made up of skeletons and demons, dark creatures of Hades, who quickly overran the walls of Rome and sent the Emperor and his people into retreat. The undead army burnt Rome to the ground, and killed all but three Legions of the newly created Imperial Army. The Emperor Augustus and his people fled to the city Ostia and took to sea by ship, hoping to find safety from the demons out in open water.
The Emperor ventured too far into the forbidden waters, and the wrath of Neptune struck down on the Emperor's fleet. The winds tore his army's triremes apart and the lightning set fire to the merchant marine. After months of abuse the Emperor shouted out to the God Neptune, demanding that he and his ship be the last to be taken, so that the rest of his fleet may survive. Neptune accepted his offer, destroying the Emperor, and tossing the rest of his fleet onto the shore of an unknown land. The Roman people, numbering perhaps only two thousand, stumbled upon a new land. There, the New Empire was formed, starting with Colonia Augusta, in which we now live."
Races:
Romans - Human, of course. Strong-willed and professionals in engineering and military manuevers, the Roman citizens of Roam are well-versed in the dangers of expansion and control. They have no special powers, but they are tough.
Hyperboreans - Near-human, though strongly resembling elves with pointed ears and black pupils. These are the Natives of the New Land, and have a very strong connection with nature. Normally, they remain neutral, unless if someone decides to harm their homeland. The Panes are tribally-based, and have no real unified nation. The Romans know little about this race, so far.
Satyrs / Ipotane - Half-horse, half-human, magical beings. Though commonly known in Greek mythology as trouble-makers and fools, these beings (at least in the new world) are actually highly-intelligent and constructive. The Romans quickly learned to accept theses creatures as valuable engineering and scouting assets. Ipotane are like Satyrs, but appear more human in various attributes.
Sirens - Angel-like beings that resemble humans, and known for their wisdom and overall beauty. They are white-skinned, white-haired, and fair-skinned people, who appear to have no temper at all. The Romans learned to trust these beings with priestly jobs, such as healing magic and omen-giving. Sirens are also known for being useful as bowmen in combat. Sirens are not known to identify themselves as a nation.
Minotaurs - A hostile race, known to the Romans as brutal and barbaric. These creatures resemble bulls in appearance, though walk on two legs as humans. Though considered unintelligent by Romans, the Minotaurs are actually very clever engineers and military tacticians. At the moment, the Romans keep the Minotaurs at bay by trading with them using Gold - which Minotaurs love.
Cyclops - One-eyed, lonesome creatures known for their easy lifestyle and their healthy connection with the woods. Panes often will treat the local Cyclops as a shaman. The Cyclops is very strong and heavily built, and are natural masons. They side with anyone who treats them right, and have no unified nation.
Hydras - Named after the giant monster defeated by Herakles, the Lernaean Hydra, these people look human ( if the blue skin, gills, and webbed feet/hands are ignored ). This race lives underwater and in caverns and typically stays away from conflict. They have an obnoxious time breathing in the atmosphere, but can do so, and have become well known in Augustia for their seafood trade. Their capital city, which is still undiscovered, is rumored to look like the Ancient city of Athens, except underwater. (This race may have access to an underwater breathing plugin.)
More races to come, probably.
Nations:
The New Imperial Empire of Rome - The newest nation to the New Land, and incredibly expansionist. The capital of this nation is Augustus, which is the main market for all nations (at the moment). Architecture based off Ancient Rome and Greece.
Natives - Tribes and villages of the New Land, which include tribes of Satyrs, Sirens, Barbarians, Panes, Minotaurs, and other native beings. Architecture uses mud huts, tents, small wooden buildings.
Empire of the Minotaurs (Actual name/details TBD) - Hostile empire of the Minotaurs. This nation uses unique stone-heavy architecture based off Greek, Carthaginian, Egyptian, and Persian examples.
Undead Horde: Skeletons, Zombies, Endermen, and Creepers. Hostile to all. Cannot be played by players!
Please go to our website HERE: http://legendsofrome.webs.com/ And submit your APP there on the forums, after registering. Apps on this forum will not necessarily be taken, as I am rarely on here anymore!
IGN: (username)
Character Name: (RP name, Greek/Roman/Ancient names encouraged!)
Character Race: (One of the races above, for now, please. I'll allow you to change if I come up with more.)
Character Backstory: (Brief summary of how your character came to be, or what kind of character he is)
Previous RP Experiences: (If any)
Why do you want to join the Legends of Rome?: (Answer in complete, honest sentences please.)
Since before Christmas sometime, me and my good friend H07HawK have been designing and building a city inspired by Ancient Rome (And Ironically.. we call it Rome.. but we will call it The City of Romecraft here). This city gave way to my texture pack, ROMECRAFT, which is almost entirely done, and really brings the city to life. We are striving to build replicas of famous Roman structures, such as the Pantheon, the early Circus Maximus (which we dubbed the Circus Minimus due to it not being the full 900 meters) and other noteworthy structures. However, the city is not entirely made up of epic buildings, but an elaborate sewer system (Solely by H07Hawk) and functional streets with Roman Apartments (Insulae). We did not use any outside programs to help us besides the Server spawn system when in multiplayer and invedit when in single-player. All the buildings were built "by hand". MCEdit was only used once to take out an obscene mountain range (which hasn't even been built on yet).
Someday, we hope to put this on a public server, but for now, it is entirely private.
I do not have many pictures of it in my newest version of ROMECRAFT, but I do have an older youtube video:
Hello again Forum. Due to the demand after making my 16x16 Romecraft texture pack, I have decided to stretch my artistic skills and attempt a 32x32 version of Romecraft.
So here is my first teaser. I am not sure when I will release the pack as I am going pretty damn slow with it.
Half-tiles = fail. New set are too dark and I overrode the old ones by accident. Sooo I made new ones. Still not happy, give me suggestions for textures!
Half blocks are all I've really noticed so far.
Thanks, the new set are more similar to the original. Also modified Gold and Diamond blocks to be more decorative, as well as reskinned the storage box.
Half-tiles = fail. New set are too dark and I overrode the old ones by accident. Sooo I made new ones. Still not happy, give me suggestions for textures!
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THE FOLLOWING IMAGES REPRESENT AN OLDER VERSION OF ROMECRAFT (Pre Version 16)! Images to be updated soon.
PLEASE tell me any errors/suggestions you have for me. I cannot improve without second opinions!
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Ancient Roman Empire, ~35BC
A Hardcore RP - themed Minecraft Server!
Whitelist on the forums here: Romecraft Forum
Official Texture Pack: Romecraft
Right now, only one Faction exists, being Cohort X of Legio Augusta. This is an elite unit of Legionnaires stuck deep in the forests of the Northern Frontier. Together, the unit is struggling to build proper defenses to repel the Horde. Soon we will be needing new leaders for the People of Rome and the Barbarians!
McMMO
Factions
Essentials
HawkEye Anti-Grief
iConomy
Multiverse
We are also looking for mature moderators! So join today and prove your worth, and you may become a significant part of the Romecraft team!
Three of our Admins in Augusta
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Official Texture pack: http://www.planetminecraft.com/texture_pack/romecraft/
Welcome to the Colonia Augusta, the city of Augustus.
This server aims on portraying the expansion and conquests of Ancient Rome in a heavy Minecraft RP setting. The mythical backstory was made to provide the freedom of character development, creativity, and to cut the ties with history. (Otherwise I'd be too strict!)
"Three decades ago, around the 700th year of Rome, an army appeared at the wall of Rome, unannounced by any of Rome's scouts. The army was made up of skeletons and demons, dark creatures of Hades, who quickly overran the walls of Rome and sent the Emperor and his people into retreat. The undead army burnt Rome to the ground, and killed all but three Legions of the newly created Imperial Army. The Emperor Augustus and his people fled to the city Ostia and took to sea by ship, hoping to find safety from the demons out in open water.
The Emperor ventured too far into the forbidden waters, and the wrath of Neptune struck down on the Emperor's fleet. The winds tore his army's triremes apart and the lightning set fire to the merchant marine. After months of abuse the Emperor shouted out to the God Neptune, demanding that he and his ship be the last to be taken, so that the rest of his fleet may survive. Neptune accepted his offer, destroying the Emperor, and tossing the rest of his fleet onto the shore of an unknown land. The Roman people, numbering perhaps only two thousand, stumbled upon a new land. There, the New Empire was formed, starting with Colonia Augusta, in which we now live."
Romans - Human, of course. Strong-willed and professionals in engineering and military manuevers, the Roman citizens of Roam are well-versed in the dangers of expansion and control. They have no special powers, but they are tough.
Hyperboreans - Near-human, though strongly resembling elves with pointed ears and black pupils. These are the Natives of the New Land, and have a very strong connection with nature. Normally, they remain neutral, unless if someone decides to harm their homeland. The Panes are tribally-based, and have no real unified nation. The Romans know little about this race, so far.
Satyrs / Ipotane - Half-horse, half-human, magical beings. Though commonly known in Greek mythology as trouble-makers and fools, these beings (at least in the new world) are actually highly-intelligent and constructive. The Romans quickly learned to accept theses creatures as valuable engineering and scouting assets. Ipotane are like Satyrs, but appear more human in various attributes.
Sirens - Angel-like beings that resemble humans, and known for their wisdom and overall beauty. They are white-skinned, white-haired, and fair-skinned people, who appear to have no temper at all. The Romans learned to trust these beings with priestly jobs, such as healing magic and omen-giving. Sirens are also known for being useful as bowmen in combat. Sirens are not known to identify themselves as a nation.
Minotaurs - A hostile race, known to the Romans as brutal and barbaric. These creatures resemble bulls in appearance, though walk on two legs as humans. Though considered unintelligent by Romans, the Minotaurs are actually very clever engineers and military tacticians. At the moment, the Romans keep the Minotaurs at bay by trading with them using Gold - which Minotaurs love.
Cyclops - One-eyed, lonesome creatures known for their easy lifestyle and their healthy connection with the woods. Panes often will treat the local Cyclops as a shaman. The Cyclops is very strong and heavily built, and are natural masons. They side with anyone who treats them right, and have no unified nation.
Hydras - Named after the giant monster defeated by Herakles, the Lernaean Hydra, these people look human ( if the blue skin, gills, and webbed feet/hands are ignored ). This race lives underwater and in caverns and typically stays away from conflict. They have an obnoxious time breathing in the atmosphere, but can do so, and have become well known in Augustia for their seafood trade. Their capital city, which is still undiscovered, is rumored to look like the Ancient city of Athens, except underwater. (This race may have access to an underwater breathing plugin.)
More races to come, probably.
The New Imperial Empire of Rome - The newest nation to the New Land, and incredibly expansionist. The capital of this nation is Augustus, which is the main market for all nations (at the moment). Architecture based off Ancient Rome and Greece.
Natives - Tribes and villages of the New Land, which include tribes of Satyrs, Sirens, Barbarians, Panes, Minotaurs, and other native beings. Architecture uses mud huts, tents, small wooden buildings.
Empire of the Minotaurs (Actual name/details TBD) - Hostile empire of the Minotaurs. This nation uses unique stone-heavy architecture based off Greek, Carthaginian, Egyptian, and Persian examples.
Undead Horde: Skeletons, Zombies, Endermen, and Creepers. Hostile to all. Cannot be played by players!
Essentials
Worldguard
Heroes
iConomy
LWC
ChestShop
MobArena
IGN: (username)
Character Name: (RP name, Greek/Roman/Ancient names encouraged!)
Character Race: (One of the races above, for now, please. I'll allow you to change if I come up with more.)
Character Backstory: (Brief summary of how your character came to be, or what kind of character he is)
Previous RP Experiences: (If any)
Why do you want to join the Legends of Rome?: (Answer in complete, honest sentences please.)
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If you look up Endermen, the first image is:
If you look up Farlander, the first image is:
Hmmmmm.
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(Nicknamed ROAM by Hawk)
-Designed and owned by Stugace and H07HawK
-Built by the Romecraft Team:
Stugace
H07Hawk
NateMoore316
Stately Buff-Cookie
Zethzune
Bowenbombastic
Thelo
MissMobius
SKM*
First Minetographer map:
Map as of 2/12/2011:
Map as of 3/7/2011:
Map as of 3/23/2011
Map as of 8/1/2011
BEFORE (As of somewhere in December 2010):
AFTER (as of 2/9/11):
Since before Christmas sometime, me and my good friend H07HawK have been designing and building a city inspired by Ancient Rome (And Ironically.. we call it Rome.. but we will call it The City of Romecraft here). This city gave way to my texture pack, ROMECRAFT, which is almost entirely done, and really brings the city to life. We are striving to build replicas of famous Roman structures, such as the Pantheon, the early Circus Maximus (which we dubbed the Circus Minimus due to it not being the full 900 meters) and other noteworthy structures. However, the city is not entirely made up of epic buildings, but an elaborate sewer system (Solely by H07Hawk) and functional streets with Roman Apartments (Insulae). We did not use any outside programs to help us besides the Server spawn system when in multiplayer and invedit when in single-player. All the buildings were built "by hand". MCEdit was only used once to take out an obscene mountain range (which hasn't even been built on yet).
Someday, we hope to put this on a public server, but for now, it is entirely private.
I do not have many pictures of it in my newest version of ROMECRAFT, but I do have an older youtube video:
Here's a link for the texture pack if you want it: http://www.planetminecraft.com/texture_pack/romecraft/
Pictures 6/27
Pictures 8/1
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Hello again Forum. Due to the demand after making my 16x16 Romecraft texture pack, I have decided to stretch my artistic skills and attempt a 32x32 version of Romecraft.
So here is my first teaser. I am not sure when I will release the pack as I am going pretty damn slow with it.
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32x32 is as far as I will go, sorry. But that qualifies as HD right? :wink.gif:
Speaking of which, 32x32 textures are coming along GREAT!
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Thanks, the new set are more similar to the original. Also modified Gold and Diamond blocks to be more decorative, as well as reskinned the storage box.
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Half-tiles = fail. New set are too dark and I overrode the old ones by accident. Sooo I made new ones. Still not happy, give me suggestions for textures!