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Stately Homes: Hardwick Hall

In 2 collections by Macwelshman
Best of British: UK Unique Buildings Collection
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Stately Homes Collected
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Stately Homes Series
Houses created for this series have been put together in the 'Stately Homes Collected' collection.

Hardwick Hall
This groundbreaking and opulent Tudor hall sits on a hilltop between Chesterfield and Mansfield, overlooking the Derbyshire countryside of the United Kingdom. It is the third instalment in my ‘Stately Homes’ series.

History
Hardwick Hall was designed by Robert Smythson in the late 16th century for Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury (the richest woman in England after Queen Elizabeth I) and it remained in the ownership of her descendants until the mid-twentieth century.
The house was conceived to be a conspicuous statement of her wealth and power. The windows are exceptionally large and numerous at a time when glass was a luxury, leading to the saying, "Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall."

Hardwick was but one of Bess's many houses. Each of her four marriages had brought her greater wealth; she had been born in the now old Hall at Hardwick, which today is a ruin beside the 'new' hall.

The hall has been managed by the National Trust since 1959.

Details
The Hall is constructed using three sections which appear as a single asset in game. In addition to the hall I have included three elements in the pack to help you make the grounds. The ‘Entrance Arch’ is a small building at the front of the grounds which is connected to the ‘Walls’ and ‘Wall Corners’.

The extra assets in the pack and any other props have not been added to the main hall and recreating the walls and grounds is my challenge to you, enjoy!

The pack contains:
1. Hardwick Hall main building.
2. Entrance Arch
3. Prop: Wall
4. Prop: Wall Corner

Hall Geometry
Model: 49,085 tris
LOD: 144 tris
Model texture: 2048 x 2048
LOD texture: 256 x 256

Entrance Arch Geometry
Model 5117 tris
LOD: 58 tris
Model texture: 2048 x 2048
LOD texture: 256 x 256

Wall Geometry
Model: 638 tris
LOD: 12 tris
Model texture: 2048 x 2048
LOD texture: 256 x 256

Wall Corner Geometry
Model: 362 tris
LOD: 24 tris
Model texture: 2048 x 2048
LOD texture: 256 x 256

I've tried to make this asset as beautiful as the real building and therefore the geometry tri count is high and the textures large. Most of the texture elements have been created specifically for this asset in order for full control over the final look.

The hall sections share the same textures, as do the wall elements, so if you use the Loading Screen mod the textures will be shared by all the elements and this will reduce any load on your machine.

All files in this pack use the same naming structure to speed up 'Find It' searches.
SH (for all stately home assets)
HH (Hardwick Hall, obviously)
P (prop)

So, for example, a search for 'SH HH P' will find all the wall props.
The only exception is the main house which is named 'SH Hardwick Hall' for clarity.

The separate sections that make up the house will appear in searches (not in the menus) but the main 'SH Hardwick Hall' is the one to plop.

I will be adding new houses as and when I am able, so keep checking for updates.

If you want to suggest a UK stately home to add to the series feel free to leave a comment and I will see if it 'takes my fancy'.

Please try this pack out and let me know how it works for you. If there are any problems let me know in the comments below.



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28 Comments
Regular Human Bartender 24 Jun, 2021 @ 1:47am 
I live right near the place! Was just recreating my village too as a part of a city ahaha
J.Aurelio 25 May, 2021 @ 6:52am 
Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall!
yangtuoxiong 23 Feb, 2021 @ 12:56pm 
is it works now?
Thoughtful 4 Jul, 2020 @ 3:18am 
A few suggestion is to add Sudbury hall, Culzean castle, Woburn abbey, Blenheim palace, Calke abbey, Sandringham house and Windsor castle.
Alecthelm 31 Jul, 2019 @ 10:30am 
60k tris. but shots look georgous...ok lets try ...talking to my rigg...:)
Hrafninn Fjordur 30 Jul, 2019 @ 2:14pm 
Stunning!
Splifsend 30 Jul, 2019 @ 9:17am 
Local haunt for me.. Go there to sit by the lake and get stoned in the evenings sometimes :)
Gwyllim 30 Jul, 2019 @ 7:15am 
I feel a lot of people might want to see Castle Howard in C:S so I'll add my vote to that. Muncaster Castle could also be a good shout,
Macwelshman  [author] 29 Jul, 2019 @ 6:06pm 
@Wrightguy0 I’ll add it to my already long list. I’d love to see some screenshots. It’s great to see how my assets look in other cities.