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The Making of Tenebris Harbor

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by SorcerousSteve, Apr 5, 2018.

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    looks great! But I probably won't enter the scene without quests... too many great looking, but empty feeling scenes in the game
     
    AndiZ275, Apr 13, 2018
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    Can't wait to go here and whack some pirates.
     
    Barugon, Apr 13, 2018
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    Let's look over our checklist and see what we hit:
    • Property should not be private: Check! All public now.
    • Owners dead: Check! Plenty of dead owners!
    • Owners fled: Check! Most residents unaccounted for!
    • Bandit infestation: Technically, the town is infested with what we call "Plunderers" ... we'll give ourselves half credit for this one.
     
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    Sannio Lead Quest and Level Designer Moderator SOTA Developer

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    Mayyyyybe!
     
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    Sannio Lead Quest and Level Designer Moderator SOTA Developer

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    Back to reviewing our checklist...
    • Must have quests (more than one): Check! There is one purely local quest, and another quest that starts here, goes somewhere else, and returns here.
    • Bonus: Include Reward Blessing: Check! That second quest mentioned above results in access to the Blessing of Elusiveness.
     
    Sannio, Apr 13, 2018
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    Sweet! I get to kill pirates and get +20 dodge!
     
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    Great list you have there :D
    and i luv it <3
     
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    Tank you! This sounds like a good start. I love many of the starter quest areas like the Outskirts with a fun series of quests and diversity. But as soon as I outleveled those areas, I found it hard to discover areas as rich and varied as these. Especially the virtue quest line just sends me from one place to another to get something or talk to someone, often in those ruin areas (that are nice looking, but - similar to the shards - I find very boring and lifeless as a non PvP player)
     
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    According to the Oracle... Taking items from dead people is stealing from their descendants. Be forewarned, LB is adamant about this!
     
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    Looks awesome and looking forward to checking it out.

    My only request... Please keep the plentiful pearl nodes!
     
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    descendants in this case are on the fly or dead so they left it for other to find - right - am i RIGHT?
     
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    Well... I mean what kind of Justice would be served in allowing the... plunderers... to get access to it all? Basically, you now understand why Jaan does not trust the Oracle. :eek:

    Jaan used to clear out the items from the weapons shops and place them in a Public Chest for new players to use. But the Oracle apparently didn't see that before she chastised her for not being Virtuous. Did she? DID SHE? :D
     
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    Hey guys! SorcerousSteve here to give you the latest on Tenebris Harbor!

    The Tenebris Harbor Docks burn at night following the recent attack by pirates.
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    Furniture has been piled out on the street and burned, while a pirate flag flies above the courtyard.
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    Wide angle view of west Tenebris Harbor.
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    The shipyard with the town in the background.
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    Tenebris Harbor Eastern Gate.
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    Be sure to checkout Tenebris Harbor this R53!

    Esteben Zaldivar
    Level Designer
     
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    Really cool scene.

    Same comment as for Penmawr though. Screenshots in morning and evening light look great, but seem a tad bit too hazed out in mid-day light. Maybe its just me.

    The evening shot above is fantastic.
     
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    @SorcerousSteve ok, so now i know where you build/produced all the player owned ships...
    har HAR
    BUT now they are out of commission...
    need to get the last one before the stock is out...
     
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    I think you right. Not sure why the mid-day lighting looks worse, not always but in general compared to morning light. Lighting is not easy to tweak for outdoors.
     
    Rada Torment, Apr 24, 2018
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    Are there keys for all these chests?
     
    Jaanelle DeJure, Apr 26, 2018
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    yes
     
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