Looks to me like they have vertex color blending to mix tiles together, along with a decal system and possibly some floating geometry. But that's just my best guess.
Thanks for commenting, now you mention it I think there may be a few too many sparks, or do you mean they should be emitted with more delay between them?
Agreed with the others, variation in the wood material via, different materials/vertex painting/decals/whatever would be good. Otherwise nice work, reminds me of The Witcher 3.
i'd interpret the face as being part of it and not a decal. as it looks shaded and protruding. however its good that you've re-rebuilt it, as it now looks LOADS better! well done!
Good start, I feel like it needs some more grunge and variation in the textures, possibly some decals, maybe some particles to get a better sense of atmosphere.
I find it a bit weird how the whole boxed is scuffed and scrapped, yet the front decal is very clean. Although it does give the piece some contrast in color