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The Making of: Sanctus Spine

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by SorcerousSteve, Jan 7, 2016.

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    Hey guys, once again this is SorcerousSteve chiming in and today I will be giving you a sneak peak at the upcoming Sanctus Spine, my first map of 2016!

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    The Sanctus Spine is located on the mountainous border of where South Paladis meets North Paladis.

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    Inspiration for the Sanctus Spine has been drawn from the Karakoram Range in Pakistan. Home to some of the tallest peaks in the world (K2/Trango).

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    (In-engine)

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    In crafting the Sanctus Spine, I wanted to push the boundary of mountains that we’ve made so far.

    Utilizing the new Gaia Terrain Tool has allowed me to create more detailed geographical features, shown above are the results. These may very well be some of the highest peaks in Novia, yet.

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    The Control Point itself inside the fortress waiting to be spawned by the Shroud of the Avatar spawn team.

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    See you next time!

    Esteben Zaldivar
    Level Designer
     
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    Most excellent, Esteben, most excellent...
     
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    Wow. Can't wait to dig in and wander around in there.
     
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    Wowsa !! Now that's the crispness we have needed in the scenery. Gives it that sharp edginess needed in mountain scenes, and do I ever know my mountains. That Gaia works magic. Thanks for all the hard work Steve. Now that's a control point I would fight over :D.
     
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    Snowy scenes are my favorite, that looks quite nice.
     
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    wow great job :)
     
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    Great work! Some of the new scenes are starting to look good :)
     
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    Looks fantastic. Great job and thanks for sharing.
     
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    WoW !
     
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    Gorgeous - absolutely Gorgeous!
     
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    Brilliant as ever - can't wait to see it in game!
     
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    Outstanding stuff!!! Congrats!
     
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    This makes me happy.
     
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    Wow Esteben love the scene. It is so beautiful. I'm really hoping for mountain paths or ways to explore those mountains a bit.:)
     
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    Beyond General Karpasic passing thru Sanctus Spine on his way to the junction of the Sanctus and Fortus rivers (back in the day), is there more to the Spine's history that we should know?
    Looks like it was a pretty hellacious fortress..... :eek:
     
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    These are imposing mountains and another challenging fortress to explore.

    I'll take a llama along for all the loot! Oh, and a fur cape, please.

    Thank you for letting us peek at the peaks, SorcerousSteve.
     
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    @Steve Please don't forget the Legendary Sasquatch. Those be some mean 9 footers. :rolleyes:
     
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    Great work! I love the snowy scenery.
     
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    Wow I love it ... very nice !
     
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