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Improvements to Aerie

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by SorcerousSteve, Jul 13, 2017.

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  1. SorcerousSteve

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    Hey guys! Sorcerous Steve here to give you a look into some of my latest work!
    For this release I was tasked with making several cosmetic improvements to the City of Aerie otherwise known as the City of Truth.

    Aerie Castle has been rebuilt with a full interior and now stands as a prominent landmark to the city. As Aerie is the City of Truth we made sure to accentuate the color blue throughout the city, every district has now taken on its own color palette, all of which include blue.
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    Library inside Aerie Castle, a place where people come to pursue knowledge and truth.
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    The Blue Room inside Aerie Castle.
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    One of Aerie's main city squares demarked by its use of yellow and blue architecture.
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    The Aerie Portside has also received a makeover, colored tents and awnings now give the portside a distinct look.
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    To the South, the agrarian district of Aerie has received some Greco-Roman influence from the town of Xenos. Little Xenos as it has come to be known by the locals features arches and statues amidst pink and blue architecture.
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    See ya next time!

    Esteben Zaldivar
    Level Designer
     
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    Hello Esteben,
    These screenshots sure look impressive and I especially like the last one and welcome this inspiration. I am sure excited to hear more of this!!!

    Thanks for sharing!!!

    -MH
     
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    It looks like the alchemist in my main home town has a new wizard's tower with cool blue roofing. That will get me over to visit her soon - and the castle looks like a place I will want to explore more than once.

    Will these make it into the next Release, @SorcerousSteve ?
     
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    :)~Time Lord~:)​
     
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    YUK! BLARG! BEEEWWWHHH!!
    @SorcerousSteve as allways a brilliant pice of work!
    Non the less this is so much NOT my town that i can't find words to describe it ^^
     
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    I can't wait to explore it.
     
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    I'm sensing a blue motif here. ;)
     
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    WOW it looks soooo GREAT......thx for that nice pics
     
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    Waaah.. makes me miss the row lot in Aerie I lost to overdue taxes even more.:(

    Seriously fantastic, though. ;)
     
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    Awesome! Looks great man.
     
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    Looks great as usual Esteban! What's that in the back middle of the library? Looks like one of the devotionals but is that a statue or hologram or what?
     
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    Great work as always!
     
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    thanks for the work to make this scene look cooler :)
     
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    it's gorgeous!
     
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    Aerie looks great, but I have one nitpicky complaint. The Laughing Owl tavern in the center of town used to have an Aether Vibration Amplifier and a piano, both of which made the tavern feel more like a place that people would actually visit and hang out. Now it feels very dull and empty. Is there any chance we can get those items added back to the tavern? Was there a reason for them being removed? Otherwise, great job with the redesign!
     
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    OMG well done <3

    I came back to Aerie looking for some seeds and saw the new banners and things - need to look in all corners again....

    glad i have a new char to explore this path ... hehe
     
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