Elemental Temples- UPDATED 12/31 (Time Temple)

162 · 2015-12-31T23:40:34+0900

I recently bought the Essentials DLC and found that it contained two pre-made temples based on elements (forest and ice to be specific). Having always used stuff from this forum and never contributing to it myself, I decided to make some pre-made elemental temples myself using the other elements. CREDITS: I made it a point to use RTP graphics only, so be sure to credit Kadokawa! You don't have to credit me, but if you want to, whatevs. Free to use for both commercial and non-commercial games! TO DO LIST OF ELEMENTS: Holy Grass Snow Mind/Psychic Life Spirit EARTH TEMPLE I tried to go for a geode approach when designing this temple. FIRE TEMPLE Might redo this one later on...I tried to make it appear almost oven-like, but it slowly became a little more like a volcano. You might want to add torches and stuff here! WATER TEMPLE My personal favorite thus far, I went for an ancient Greek garden vibe with this temple This temple is a little bit special, in that I tried to design it in a way that you could use the animated water tiles with the moat around it. (The one on the roof/by the statues...not so much.) Also, if you want to add a little ommph to the waterfalls, there's actually a character in the RTP that's splashing waterfall...well, water. WIND TEMPLE Hardest. Temple. So far. Since something as fluid as wind is hard to convey in still images/architecture, I tried to invoke a sense of flow with swirls in the picture's "movement"/design. (Are those stone clouds? Yeah, I think so...) Went for a duller pallet because any brightness might result in mistaking this for the light/heaven temple. THUNDER TEMPLE Took a lot of inspiration from Secret of Mana's final dungeon. I tried to make it look like a giant, magical(ish) machine. I originally tried to make it so there's cracks in the side the looks like lightning bolts, but I toned them down because it looked too busy. MOON TEMPLE Okay, this is my new favorite temple. I tried to make it one step in fantasy world, another step in space. Also, wanted to make it seem like a giant lantern. (I can only imagine what this would look like with some lighting effects!) I wanted to keep it from being too busy, in that the stained glass is pretty complex balance/detail-wise in itself . LIGHT TEMPLE Went really crazy on the mandalas here... I like to think that the seals and crystals are to "lock down" whatever's inside the temple. DARKNESS TEMPLE Meant to be a dark reflection (no pun intended) of the light temple. I didn't want this to come off as an "evil" temple, per say. Dark always equaling evil annoys me. Rather, it's...edgy. Aggressive. (Personally, I would go here instead of the light temple.) POISON TEMPLE I had so much fun with this one! (The Woodfall Temple from Majora's Mask and various mardi gras imagery was a huge inspiration here.) I wanted to make it appear as though this temple rose from the swamp. (This is one of the temples I'd love to see the exterior in!) METAL TEMPLE I'm a mixed bag with this one in regards of my feeling for it; I liked how it turned out, but feels like something is missing. A lot of Asian inspiration with this one. I tried to imitate the terra cotta army with suits of armor and make the whole thing seem like a fortress. What's more, here's the Asian arch for this temple, if you want to include it. TIME TEMPLE Bit of a snafu here folks! Also credit Yanfly with this temple, in that I used his hourglass icon in this temple! (You can still use this in commercial games!) Anyway, I tried to make it look like a giant clockwork temple (would love to see the inside of it). Was also watching The Matrix...could you tell from the color scheme?

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Fudge

#61 Sep 1, 2016, 08:37 PM Source

That is my most favourite temple yet. It's really amazing!
Rogue Milk

#62 Sep 2, 2016, 01:11 AM Source

Awesome work on the poison temple!

BD
Lunarflame

#63 Sep 3, 2016, 11:50 PM Source

ooo Poison. Looks very deadly and quite awesome. :D
M.I.A.

#64 Sep 4, 2016, 02:43 AM Source

Poison Temple is my favorite so far!! But they all look great. Excellent work.

-Mia
Kisai

#65 Sep 4, 2016, 03:08 AM Source

These are awesome. ^_^ I can't decide if I should use these as regular visits on the hero's journey, or as special, optional dungeons. They have such a unique look, and they stand out so well.
NeoPGX

#66 Sep 4, 2016, 03:44 AM Source
Just a few questions:
1. Are you still going to work on the holy temple?
2. Is there any chance you could make the temples so that the ones with animated tiles ( such as the water on the water temple and the poison swamp around the poison temple) are animated on the map?
3. I would like to make another suggestion/request: A (rather large) royal temple. I actually have a need for this. If you're curious I can PM you the concept I have in mind. I think you'll find it interesting.
162

#67 Sep 4, 2016, 05:55 AM Source
Fudge said:
That is my most favourite temple yet. It's really amazing!

Miacuro said:
Poison Temple is my favorite so far!! But they all look great. Excellent work.

-Mia

Heh, I think this one's (one of) my new favs too...But then again, I always say any new one's my favorite.

Kisai said:
These are awesome. ^_^ I can't decide if I should use these as regular visits on the hero's journey, or as special, optional dungeons. They have such a unique look, and they stand out so well.

Lunarflame said:
ooo Poison. Looks very deadly and quite awesome. :D

Rogue Milk said:
Awesome work on the poison temple!

BD

Thanks! <3
StarWarrior00 said:
Just a few questions:

Are you still going to work on the holy temple?

Is there any chance you could make the temples so that the ones with animated tiles ( such as the water on the water temple and the poison swamp around the poison temple) are animated on the map?

I would like to make another suggestion/request: A (rather large) royal temple. I actually have a need for this. If you're curious I can PM you the concept I have in mind. I think you'll find it interesting.
1. I WAS going to cop out and say the Light Temple counts, but conceptually-wise, the elements ARE different. So, yeah, I'll try my hand at a holy temple!

2. Will do that a little down the road alongside the PSD release!

3. Er...how large are we talking? I kinda wanted to keep the temples the size of the two in the Essentials pack, but if you really need it....

I'll certainly PM you, though! (Royal Temple...certainly intriguing.)
KRS

#68 Sep 4, 2016, 06:44 AM Source

Great stuff, I love the design of the New Light and Darkness temples
Maidlyn

#69 Sep 7, 2016, 11:33 PM Source

Beautiful! If I had any use for them, I definitely would use them! :)
watermark

#70 Oct 16, 2016, 04:35 AM Source

@162

Hello. We used some of your beautiful temples in our new game 99. If interested you can check it out it here:

Thank you for making these. Hope to see more of them in the future!
Marushia

#71 Oct 28, 2016, 04:32 AM Source

Awesome fire temple. It reminds me Zelda ocarina of time *---------*

Thank you very much! :rwink:
Marushia

#72 Oct 28, 2016, 02:59 PM Source

Suggestion: Ice temple
162

#73 Nov 7, 2016, 04:18 PM Source

Marushia said:
Suggestion: Ice temple

Er, that's kinda an issue. I originally made this as an expansion for the two temples in the Essentials DLC, which is forest and ice...

...HOWEVER, you might be interested in the SNOW temple I'm thinking about making. It'll probably show up around the same time as the GRASS temple I'm also thinking about making. ;)
baufian

#74 Nov 7, 2016, 06:19 PM Source

Ooo i like these.
162

#75 Nov 9, 2016, 04:13 AM Source

Well people, I figured that since Election Night is almost to a bitter end, we could all use something to cheer us up...

So, I give you, the Metal Temple.

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I'm a mixed bag with this one in regards of my feeling for it; I liked how it turned out, but feels like something is missing. A lot of Asian inspiration with this one. I tried to imitate the terra cotta army with suits of armor and make the whole thing seem like a fortress.

What's more, here's the Asian arch for this temple, if you want to include it.

Spoiler
KRS

#76 Nov 12, 2016, 01:40 PM Source

Thats one of your best yet although light is still my favorite
justaskyourb

#77 Nov 14, 2016, 06:25 AM Source

You're awesome.
SailorRose

#78 Nov 18, 2016, 09:46 PM Source

These are gorgeous! The water one is my favorite!
ElOso

#79 Nov 25, 2016, 12:56 PM Source

These Temples are beautiful, just stunning, I can't decide a favourite from the Light, Moon or Poison. Just looking at them makes me want to restart a project in the vein of Secret of Mana.
Vin Coffee Artist

#80 Dec 7, 2016, 03:08 AM Source

Desert Temple? :cutesmile: