The Making of Tenebris Harbor

Hey guys! SorcerousSteve here to give you a sneak peak at Tenebris Harbor!

Tenebris Harbor was until recently a productive shipbuilding town until a large band of pirates swarmed into the area with the goal of looting and stealing some of the finest galleons in Novia. Their onslaught was so unexpected and aggressive that many of the guards and civilians perished. Parts of the city now lay in flame and the plunderers have made themselves comfortable happily looting and killing any strangers coming to check on the safety of the town.


The Tenebris Harbor dockside suffered the heaviest damage, much of the civilian population in this part of town was wiped out.


On the outskirts of Tenebris Harbor, looking South towards the docks.


Palms line the main causeway leading to the docks, now engulfed in flames.


A pirate flag flies high over the Tenebris Harbor Fort.


Even though the docks are still up in flames, many parts of town including the town square managed to stay intact as the plunderers came in and looted the many establishments.


A shot of the Tenebris Harbor countryside.


Stay tuned next week for more updates on Tenebris Harbor!

Esteben Zaldivar
Level Designer

 

Looks AMAZING Steve! Out done yourself again.

 

Tenebris is one of my favorite places to fight and it makes me sad it getting updated but it looks so good I'm gonna be happy about it lol

 

The town looks very cool, but I do have concerns about uninstanced scenes being in a state that should not last. For example, here the docks are on fire. Realistically, that wouldn't last more than a couple days at most, but because this is a permanent scene they will literally burn for decades.

The way this was handled in the tutorials is great; you get to experience the raging fires, then when you come back they are out and the scene is in aftermath. I think this will feel unnatural in scenes that do not have that instanced capability.

 

Outstanding job! This looks great.

 

Tahnka for the preview! I'm always impressed by your work @SorcerousSteve

 

That’s exactly how it will be handled here

 

great concept -

hope the stuff is not private property anymore since the civilians and owners are dead or fled (like another NPC-overrun town where all items were flagged as private to the bandits who infested it)

 

Another awesome uncloning Steve! It will be really cool if the fires are gone and the scene looks slightly different on future visits too (like @DarkStarr noted).

Are there any plans to change mob spawns from the current scene too? Perhaps maybe a "boss" that hangs out in the fort or something?

Either way, can't wait to visit this to explore when it gets added.

 

@SorcerousSteve amazing work. This is always been one of my favorite scenes in Novia, especially since it caters to a lot of different adventurer levels. The uncloning is incredible, and Im glad to know I can still hunt here in an even more gorgeous and involved scene!

...or can I? Hrm, shall one day this peaceful town have a link to Storm's Reach when we defeat the pirates 1mm times in episode 1?

I just pretend its a Novian social norm to expect that the citizens that went into refuge outside of the city intend to come back and reclaim their (tasty) lettuce and rusted platemail.

 

Actually to clarify we will be updating the scene shortly after it goes live with another version so this burning "just invaded" version will only be visible for a short while and then it will settle down to it's permanent version with burned down / ruined buildings.

 

Exciting! Most of the recently uncloned scenes have been lower tier, which is fun for exploration, but not so much for XP. Looking forward to it!

 

Per user, or overall? Seems like a shame if new players won't be able to see the burning town. I'd love to see this saved as an instance, even if access to it is not implemented immediately.

 

Overall.

 

Looking great!

 

Hey guys! SorcerousSteve here to give you the latest on Tenebris Harbor!

A wideshot of the Tenebris Harbor countryside, with the shipyard in the center.


The Tenebris Harbor Shipyard, a new galleon keel can be seen being built in the foreground.


The shipyard now littered with liquor bottles has become a base of operations for the pirate plunderers while on the left some of the shipyard staff can be seen hanging.


The Tenebris Harbor Banana Plantation


Looking north of the docks where the heaviest looting took place.


Fires dot Tenebris Harbor amidst the lush greenery of a once thriving port town.


The pirate galleon that brought the relentless waves of pirates can be seen off the Tenebris Harbor Coast.


Be sure to checkout Tenebris Harbor this R53!

Esteben Zaldivar
Level Designer

 

In versions of the scene where everything is turned over in particular, it might make sense for players to find some stray coconuts on the ground around the harbor, since some of those palms appear like they might be coconut trees, and I imagine during storms, sieges, and other forms of chaos, some might be knocked to the ground..

 

dat banana tho

 

Looking great. Glad to see some castle walls portrayed prominently. They really look great in terrain like this.

 

Took a few min for me to figure you out!