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The Making of Vauban Pass

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by Sea-Wolf, Dec 15, 2016.

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  1. Sea-Wolf

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    Hey folks! I have a new un-cloned level to show you that I'm currently working on for release 38! The new look for Vauban Pass is inspired by the Hindu Kush mountains, and will include a small village, a spider's den, a graveyard, and some catacombs.

    The Pass
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    The Mountains
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    The Village
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    The Spider's Den
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    The Graveyard
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    The Catacombs
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    As always, feel free to leave feedback!

    ~ Chris Wolf
    Level Designer
     
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  2. Browncoat Jayson

    Browncoat Jayson Legend of the Hearth

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    Wow, @Sea-Wolf, the Catacombs look awesome! Really looking forward to those.

    The statue looks ginormous, so that will stand out. I'm not crazy about the desert/adobe assets; they just make every village look like Wyrmsands, but I'm hoping it will come alive when I see it in-game.
     
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    Awesome! Each uncloneing is better and better!
     
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    Eeek.. those catacombs look scary!!
     
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    Catacombs are wicked looking. Nicely done.
     
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    Can we get some asset like the last picture on the add-on store? I think we could spice up our arena basements with those goodies.
     
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    Wow, gruesome! :)
     
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    I love it Sea-Wolfe it is fantastic. The only thing I can say for feedback is perhaps the crypt assets could be aged up a bit or dusty or something to differentiate them a little. They do look cool just some thoughts;). Other wise I really do love all the work you did that was the only thing that stood out. Thanks so much for sharing. :)
     
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    What?! A spider's den near my main home in Broochash. That, I will not have. Let me at them.
     
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    needs more enormous statues jk jk
     
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    [​IMG]


    I need more areas like this in the game :D:D:D
     
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    The catacombs look awesome. The desert scene of Vauban pass fits nicely with the Grunvald region.
     
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    Where is the snow?
     
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    This is excellent! Well done!
     
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    I was flying over the Hindukush daily couple of years ago... where is the snow? ;)
     
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    Oh, saved the best for last: that catacombs render looks awesome! This zone looks incredible, nice job.
     
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    Vauban pass was never meant to use an arctic/alpine biome. The reason it had snow previously was because it was temporarily a clone of another map. The new biome is a mix of the desert of Grunvald to the south, and the forest hills to the north. I may add some snow capped mountains in the backround if I can find some that match the rest of the scene.
     
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    Very nice work Sea-Wolf. Can't wait to explore the new Vauban pass!
     
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    Very nice. Looking forward to exploring there.
     
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