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The Making of Underground Vaults

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by SorcerousSteve, Mar 2, 2017.

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  1. SorcerousSteve

    SorcerousSteve Developer Emeritus

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    Hey guys! SorcerousSteve here to give you an update on some of my latest work! Early this release I got tasked with building 6 underground rooms that are set to be located under each of the ancient ruins.
    What secrets will these underground rooms hold? What will the avatar come to learn? Find out in a future release!

    Midras Vault
    Sunlight can be seen seeping in to the lush and overgrown Midras Vault.
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    Kas Vault
    Inspiration for this vault crypt came from the Terracotta Army in China.
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    Dysborg Vault
    Some vaults are flooded, like this one located in Dysborg along the Naryad Channel.
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    Opalis Vault
    As Opalis was once ruled by the Titans this Vault exudes a great level of wealth.
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    Rhun Vault
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    Libris Vault
    This vault is a lot more cavernous filled with stalactites and stalagmites!
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    In addition to being six underground rooms to be located under the six ruined cities all these areas will have connections to the Underground system.

    Below is one of my favorite shots from working on these vaults, thought i'd include it as a bonus pic. :)
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    See you next time!

    Esteben Zaldivar
    Level Designer
     
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    I can't keep up with all the awesome new content!

    I love that the world keeps growing beyond my ability to understand and experience it all.
     
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    Those screen shots are awesome, especially the last one.
     
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    Can we tap any of those wealth?
     
    Roycestein Kaelstrom, Mar 2, 2017
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    I wanna know who keeps the candles changed out and the braziers from running out of fuel?
     
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    cant wait to see some of them decorations in the store.
     
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    What an awesome place to have some content only available underwater through "Diving" or rebreather technology! can diving happen one day? =D
     
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    Alas @SorcerousSteve, those of the community who do not PvP will never get to see these ruins in their full glory. :( But it's beautiful work.
     
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    It's accessable from the underground network, so you can bypass PvP.

     
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    Really? Then I can't wait to see it.

    I, personally, am not uber-down on PvP (although I am terrible at it, lol). And there might be a distant point in SotA where I try it here [I did come from Siege Perilous after all]. But I generally prefer not to PvP and I have friends who are very anti-PvP. If the Devs give us ways to enjoy seeing some of the neat things, with the option to PvP, then I'm all for it. Thank you for that good news!
     
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    These are really cool. Great work!
     
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    You're the sort of person who asks the right questions. :)
     
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    so...are we gonna get an answer?
    or must I brave the depths to find out??
     
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    he didn't say he was the sort of person who answers them
     
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