Updating the alleyways of Delfino Square!... Or at least starting to! (Part 4) [Track Revamp]

[@cubix169]

With the brown buildings, how about closing a few of the shutters on the windows? I think just a few of them being shut could add a little bit of extra variety.

[@BonkColaOfficial]

I think having a dirt path for the shortcut would be cool, since it would force you to use 2 mushrooms to effectively use it

[@GameBlock_]

Those new alleyway buildings are seriously looking great, already they’re one of my favorite improvements you’ve made to the track and they’re not even done yet! Can’t wait to see next week’s update!

[@Herothecreaturemaker]

Nice to see you reworking the alleyways of Delfino Square. My personal suggestion would be on a couple of those beige houses make a little artwork like a mural on a wall or two. Maybe a sun in the style of Super Mario Sunshine? But other than that the alleyway is coming together nicely. I might have to take a visit and offer kids some candy out of a van to help you out with that alley vibe.

[@gonegone2820]

The new buildings in the alleyway are coming along great, good job, they'll fit right in with the feel of delfino square once they're done. Love the little paint dots on the bricks really makes them stand out and feel like a place with life. Wonderful work on the revamp so far.

[@CafeCharlie]

Thank you!

[@toinoux]

I'm glad the KZbin Algorithm brought me here ! This is very cool, keep up the good work ! 💪

[@vexfcstudios6929]

This is becoming my weekly comfort series lol

[@whispycake64]

same

[@Videobustersgames]

this project is becoming better and better!

[@matticole4]

i quite liked the live commentary during modelling, it gives insight into your thought process in the moment. im looking forward to pt 5

[@mboasman99]

I always love these videos, I always look forward to the next episode every week! Please keep up the great work!

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

Same here, I'm enjoying the update style.

[@boss_boy_]

Looking good man! I would recommend adding a bit of overhang to those buildings in the street. From what I remember of MKWii, the camera is positioned a bit above the player, giving the player a better view of the road. This, along side the tight turns of the place and the Wii's max native resolution of 480p, means that you never really see the roof of those buildings, so my guess is that the devs just added a few roof tiles to the texture to make it look like the buildings had some sort of roof without adding extra tris to the mesh. You can actually tell that the roofs are supposed to have overhang, too, as the area immediately under the roof is darker than the rest of the texture, as if it were under shadow. I'd also recommend re-doing the arches, as they feel kinda off when compared to the rest of the textures.

[@BudahKei]

With a majority of the assets you could always Duplicate linked with "Alt-D" to save yourself the headache of having to replace everything after a mistake and/or a need for a change. Also with the 400+ poly windows, you don't NEED all those loop cuts lol. If you take the time to optimize them/triangulate them, they'll be a lot more cheaper to render out (Assuming this is for a game engine of some sort). All those quads will build up if you're careless. With that being said, this does inspire me to continue modeling my track for Assetto Corsa with some fresh ideas. Thanks man.

[@whispycake64]

im looking forward to seeing these every week now 😆 i wouldnt mind if this revamp took like months lol

[@elnic_kai]

with the indescribable building: some fun facts! that fancy pattern strip is called a freize. it comes from classical greek and roman architecture. and the window umbrellas are called awnings (which are even more ancient). but both are essential features of neoclassical style building found in places like the south of france and italy. the more you know 🌈🌟

[@BobsShow]

If you wanna be precise when moving, scaling, or rotating you can hold shift while moving

[@partyphil5010]

I feel like a way you could make the yellow buildings stand out a bit more/be more vibrant is by putting a little garden outside of some of the windows.

[@Jonasaurus7]

For the shortcut it might be interesting if you have to avoid some harder to avoid enemies, it’s full on wigglers or something

[@kalesmug4873]

So cool! I look forward to the next vid :)

[@Ariyelle]

Very excited in where this series is going to go! Keep in mind that u are allowed to change the original design, u don’t have to take things to literal! With that said I have to be honest those new buildings look great! They’re putting the one at the start of the track to shame! I would love to see u adding more life to the alleyway with stuff like clothes hanging from building, hanging banners, little flower pots, balconies, growing ivy. Maybe in some u can add little porches with chairs and tables, etc, to make it feel more like a town rather than just a bunch of buildings stacked one next another. U should check out for the models in tracks like Yoshi Ciruit (specifically the town area), Royal Raceway for the failing leaves, Mario Circuit for the foliage, etc. Also it would be so cool if u manage to add toads, yoshis, shy guys and company in balconies, porches, etc not only in the alleyway but also the rest of the track!

[@AidanRickard]

you should consider adding some quoins (corner bricks) to the edges of the white building to make it feel a little less plain. I'd suggest a dark grey or brown colour for them.

[@MiroBouchard]

You upgraded the best mario kart map even more even more even more.

[@randomguy8264]

Thank you for fixing the horizontal bricks, I’m so invested in this series.

[@gabemoffatt1281]

I'm loving the updates so far! I think it would be cool to see a video where it's all of the small updates in order, I'm looking forward to the next episode. Keep up the great work!!

[@SuperLucario64]

This remake is looking good so far. Can't wait to see more updates in the future! :D

[@LordTurban]

Updating Delfino Square series has become a very interesting project to watch and I believe videos in smaller sizes works wonderfully!

[@some_guy79]

I think you should change the texture of the windowsill for the concrete buildings. It will add a bit of variety and should help it look less one-note. The other buildings look really good though.

[@BobsShow]

Next time, you can select a face of a building, go to the materials tab on the right, and it should have one of the textures highlighted. Below that there’s a select button, click it. You could also just press p and seperate by material.

[@CafeCharlie]

Yeah, the issue here was that all of the alleyway buildings were on the same material. So I had to try and split them up through the UV editor since selecting the material would just select all of the buildings. Although using separate by material could definitely be useful for other situations. Thanks!

[@BobsShow]

@@CafeCharlie oh I thought they were entirely separate materials, anyways as a blender “pro” you’re doing great

[@joshslater2426]

I think for the shortcut you might have to model more for the white building next to the entrance, which will just be a one-side 2D wall if you don’t bulk it up a bit. I would also suggest adding a lot of trees to the shortcuts, or at least enough to conceal the backsides of the 2D streets.

[@Microwave_floor]

An idea i think would be cool is if you make it so you can drive on the roofs of the building

[@_vanessajane]

Oh yeah I can see this! Maybe accessable with the glider or with a hidden ramp. Up there, there could be a faster route that would take you across those bridges above the alleyways! This has so much potential!!

[@dylanmcloughlin2187]

Looks great! Thanks for saying you'll make sure the shortcut doesn't make the normal track obsolete. I'll have fun modding in this track and really want it to be good track wise, especially since it's so good design wise.

[@That1One-Guy]

This series went from “I replaced objects and textures with a higher quality version” to “I am doing Nintendo’s job for free”

[@De_an]

Watch Part 7 open up with, "So, you know those windows that I modeled in the alleyway? Yeah, turns out their tri count has become a problem now."

[@ProjectMirai64]

Love the series

[@Matojeje]

Just to double check, are you using Standard or Filmic colors in Blender? Filmic is the default, but makes everything look a bit dull. Switching to Standard might help!

[@jiminsducky]

Those new buildings are looking quite nice! Though... the brown building are looking a bit dark,,, the fun colouring you added above the windows and other details on the building is a bit hard to make out

[@cronusmetentis]

a way that you could make the shortcut not undermine the normal route is by making it off-road, meaning people that wanna take it need a mushroom or star sort of like Cheese Land.

[@johannesergezinger997]

Love the Video This ist so intresting

[@antonpieper]

It would be cool if you would fly over the whole track at the end of the videos to see what has been improved

[@JustaArne]

Maybe just an idea for the future which would be cool. Maybe make some of rounded corners in the alleyway to off-road mini gardens. That way you will have some (green/yellow) colour pops and make the track more interesting to drive (sort of mini shortcuts)

[@hiddencorner]

looks awesome!!!

[@TiggerTheTiger112]

people don't like the multiple short videos but I think they are great as we viewers can help make the track look really cool :) also i don't really have any recommendations for this one, just keep doing what you doin

[@Yoshi-vq3og]

for your next track: Why not try to just build the geometry from ground up, since you're replacing everything anyways. I think it would actually be easier since you wouldn't have to deal with all the messy geometry.

[@A_Guy_64]

Still hoping that you make the trees more like the originals in terms of colour fade and brightness :)

[@_vanessajane]

Hey, I think it would be great if you could make the paving stones at the ground of the alleyways appear smaller. They somehow look unnaturally big... But I love how this track slowly evolves! Keep it up man!

[@AidenTheEveryThing234]

I’m so excited for next weeks video. I know it’s gonna get better and better.

[@AidenTheEveryThing234]

I have one recommendation why don’t you have a shadow Mario graffiti on some of Buildings?

[@BmuXD]

if you make the shortcut that long it would be faster to take it even without a mushroom, so you should just make it so it goes into the section where the road splits, not directly into the right path. (also it would be cool if u placed some piranha cardboards at the start of the shortcut)

[@JemarcusTheLamb87]

Yo Charlie, once you finish your Delfino Square, could you try either Wii Bowsers Castle, or N64 Wario Stadium? Please 🙏

[@N8Squared]

I was going to critique those "little cloth roof things" because they actually have depth, but you can't really tell so nvm. Oh also for your shortcut, maybe you should have it accessed through a ramp that takes skill to jump off like the one from the beach track in MK64.

[@koosloo_ulia]

Random idea, but some of the road textures have little patches of green grass between the bricks, but with the Autumn vibe of the track wouldn't it be better to make the colors match the other grass or maybe even the leaf color?

[@LethalChicken77]

Add glass to the windows

[@partisan3353]

heres an idea, once you finish all the videos, combine them into a megavideo!

[@tOhB_]

Love the video as usual, may I also ask what song you use in the outro?

[@CafeCharlie]

Thanks! It's called 'Party in The Clouds' From the soundtrack of 'Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!'

[@LetsGetBuildingOfficial]

Idea for the shortcut, make the entry from the shortcut blocked off with crates and barrels, those can be destroyed with a mushroom.

[@marek464]

Great job with those buildings, but I think that everything looks- and I mean like in general to the whole course- a bit washed out. Everything is too gray, I think? I dunno.

[@_vanessajane]

Yeah, that's a problem of the original track too

[@cheeseboy2251]

7:40 He read my comment of the last video! Chat we are so back

[@the-autistic-spider]

maybe you could have some leaves on the park shortcut path

[@RKIOrbMage]

I also use boolean, we are allowed to use boolean we are allowed to use boolean

[@bs_blackscout]

About the yellow brick building. Maybe make them less tall? Plus, desaturating could help you achieve a less cartoonish feel, IF that's what you're looking for of course!

[@DeviciWasTaken]

replacing the buildings around the statue shouldn't take too long

[@Matojeje]

I was hoping you'd use something from Rooftop Run for the narrow streets!

[@shishoun1135]

Bro how do you cook so much ?

[@Purple-Popcorntm]

You should stream your progress!

[@zoa1530]

As I said, that shortcut you plan to add would be way too overpowered. Also, loving the progress. However, some criticism I have is that you should study how the buildings on tracks like Toad Harbor and Wuhu Town are modeled and textured so you can have a better idea on what to do.

[@joshslater2426]

If he made the shortcut off-road, it would be more difficult. Perhaps he could also block it off with some breakable crates, piranha plant cutouts, or a boarded up alleyway to add some more challenge to accessing the route.

[@LuisDGamer]

Cada vez más cerca de parecer una remasterización oficial! Incluso con el potencial de superar a Croco64

[@WigwamVR]

W Pikmin 4 Music

[@sooyaaaz]

does this guy use an ai voice lol also great work

[@CafeCharlie]

Unless I'm a robot and I just never found out, no lol. Also thanks!

[@mboasman99]

Unrelated question, how are you feeling about the announcement of Borderlands 4? I remember you making a video about it, and as a big fan of the series myself I would love to hear your thoughts

[@CafeCharlie]

Don't really feel any way about it since they haven't announced much beyond a vague release date and a vague cutscene. Obviously I want it to be good but considering their track record has been Borderlands 3 -> Wonderlands -> Borderlands Movie, I'm honestly not letting myself get excited even a little bit. But I am happy for other people who have been enjoying what they've been doing lately.

[@martinduebner]

Isn't there already a really good remake custom track of Delfino Square by Croco 64 on KZbin, like a month ago.

[@NinjaJay2001]

W

[@imusic-z6h]

1:29

[@criticaldel]

I’d say the white buildings look a bit barebones compared to the other buildings you modeled.

[@Rafita13]

Remember yo turn off the unseen faces of the buildings!

[@themariomaster5207]

Only og's can comment (I'm one Charlie can agree)