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Ardoris Improvements

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by SorcerousSteve, Dec 8, 2016.

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  1. SorcerousSteve

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    Hey guys, SorcerousSteve here giving you a sneak peek at the visual improvements made to Ardoris this R37.

    One of the major new alterations to the scene has been the addition of roads leading out to the East and West resembling those present on the overworld map. Alongside this new Asian architecture/foliage has been added to the scene in key areas.
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    Expect to find new Chinese gardens sprinkled throughout the map, such as this one located inside the castle grounds.
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    West Road coming into Ardoris ending in a dock from which you can grab a boat into town.
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    Gardens surrounding the Oracle Confirmatory, a grass topiary bear can be spotted amidst the garden.
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    Koi Pond, well maybe one day we can have koi fish in it. :)
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    Areas for inhabitants to do Tai Chi, shoutout to level designer Dan Brennan for setting these NPC schedules up.
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    New foliage including Cherry Blossoms and Bamboo have also been added to the scene. Shoutout to Art Lead Michael Hutchison for the art support.
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    New street lights have also been added to further accentuate the Asian Theme.
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    Be sure to pay a visit to Ardoris this upcoming R37!
    See ya next time.

    Esteben Zaldivar
    Level Designer
     
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    Looking great!
     
    Sheamus McGuinness, Dec 8, 2016
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    Holy Chocolate Cheesecake! That looks all the awesome, @SorcerousSteve !
     
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    This is really looking nice. Really like the Coy pond.
     
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    Excellent work as usual! Love it.
     
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    Beautiful, makes me want to live there!
     
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    As always, awesome work.
     
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    Wow! Really sweet.
     
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    Looks great... appreciate the hard work, Port.
     
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    I agree with @amarious ! People are going to want to move to the city just for its beauty.

    Thank you for the preview, @SorcerousSteve .
     
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    Beautiful - great work. Looking forward to experience the cherry blossom!
    Perhaps we can have seasonal events with fireworks ;)
     
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    Sweet!
    Damn good work!
     
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    Great place to fly a dragon kite!
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    Huge change! Love it!

    This is a great example of how placeholder work can be transformed into something very unique. Great job!
     
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    Very nice.

    Should become ultimately sweet with performance tweaks promised for R37.
     
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    Beautiful!!!
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    Dang it, now I have to go visit Ardoris.
     
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    Looking great!
     
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    Something entirely new. Looks great!

    Great idea! It would bring some live into scene. Maybe some NPC's with kites? What do you think @SorcerousSteve?
     
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    How about some kite fighting mini-games?
     
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