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Making of Valhold

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by RrMatey, Mar 25, 2016.

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  1. RrMatey

    RrMatey Developer Emeritus

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    Hey guys, started working on a new scene this week VALHOLD! I won't get too much into the background, I will let you find out when you play and don't want to spoil anything.

    A couple of the main ideas are.
    -A once great kingdom that was ransacked by Kobolds, since then it has not been up kept.
    -Overgrowth, a castle that is getting devoured by nature.
    -Green color palette, all element should be very cohesive and even tied together with vines / plants.
    -Vaguely Norse in architecture.

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    Inspiration Board

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    Start of the Scene

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    A Broken Wall

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    Main Entrance

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    Overgrown Village

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    Unlucky Kobolds

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    City Street

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    Yellow Will Protect You
     
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    Awesome!
     
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    Looking good!
     
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    Katrina Bekers Localization Team

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    Love the Minas Tirith'esque wall circles.
     
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    Love it!!! :) Thank you
     
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    I'm not liking the stark gallows much (shivers!), but the architecture from the sheds to the castle tower is captivating. It will be great to explore this place and fun to try and find the "secret" in the South. Thanks for the preview, RrMatey!
     
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    The best looking city. Purple Llama seal of approval!
     
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    Ooooo, I love overgrown/ivy covered buildings! I can't wait to see more!!!
     
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    Yay!
    Next awsome scene!
    Can't wait to see a few of the new scenes in game!
    *coff*performance update?*coff*
     
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    looking awesome! Cant wait to explore it.
     
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    Big fan of the Norse influence. Looking awesome!
     
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    Good work. Valhold sure has character.

    Looks like the Knights of Resolute might need to return home to save the day.
     
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    Can I live here?!
     
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    Really nice. I like the look of the overgrown vegetation on the roof of some of the buildings. Just curious though. On the map, Valhold is shown as a large, active city. Will there be some activity in terms of Kolbold shopkeepers, etc, or will it just be an abandoned city with rogue Kolbolds roaming around?
     
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    This is looking Top notch .
     
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    Looks really good. New wall/castle design , very nice overgrown walls with moos and other green. Would be happy if Adoris could get also some more of these overgrown green/moos :) A very nice place to discover
     
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    ooo lovin' it!! looks amazing!

    ..... did i miss the call for npc's for Valhold??
     
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    Very nice Area
     
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