Cities
#1
Posted 12 October 2012 - 04:08
Guild Founder of The Golden Horde
Zshmaendal - Level 45 Prophet | Superfluous - Level 35 Warrior | Ulysses - Level 13 Ranger
Louis - Level 8 Warrior | Ephemeral - Level 12 Assassin | Connotation - Level 8 Mage
Crystal Cutting - 9 | Fishing - 10 | Forestry - 10 | Skinning - 8 | Farming - 19 | Foraging - 28 | Prospecting - 16
Alchemy - 36 | Cooking - 11 | Leatherworking - 4 | Weaponsmithing - 5 | Armorsmithing - 7 | Jewelry - 6 | Tailoring - 16
#2
Posted 12 October 2012 - 09:30
We've spent a lot of time working on the population centres throughout the game, by far the largest of these is of course Eldevin City itself. The best way to show you the scale is with an editor grab of the city I think. Bear in mind this is from our level editor and in game you wont be able to see the city from this sort of angle It's also still a work in progress, needing final detailing in some areas.
And although it's the biggest it's not alone. We have the mage town of Mythos, Nidaros; a small mining town, Roshaven and the Island town of Illaneska :
Don't worry you will have maps to help guide you around these places
Senior 3D Artist
#3
Posted 12 October 2012 - 11:48
Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
#4
Posted 12 October 2012 - 19:30
#5
Posted 12 October 2012 - 20:48
Guild Founder of The Golden Horde
Zshmaendal - Level 45 Prophet | Superfluous - Level 35 Warrior | Ulysses - Level 13 Ranger
Louis - Level 8 Warrior | Ephemeral - Level 12 Assassin | Connotation - Level 8 Mage
Crystal Cutting - 9 | Fishing - 10 | Forestry - 10 | Skinning - 8 | Farming - 19 | Foraging - 28 | Prospecting - 16
Alchemy - 36 | Cooking - 11 | Leatherworking - 4 | Weaponsmithing - 5 | Armorsmithing - 7 | Jewelry - 6 | Tailoring - 16
#6
Posted 15 October 2012 - 06:20
Maybe in future there are more cities coming too?
#7
Posted 15 October 2012 - 08:40
#8
Posted 16 October 2012 - 07:30
I prefer cities to be more chaotic, this seems pretty organized lol.
Interesting point. I know what you mean, I think. I'm looking forward to seeing what the other cities look like.
Guild Founder of The Golden Horde
Zshmaendal - Level 45 Prophet | Superfluous - Level 35 Warrior | Ulysses - Level 13 Ranger
Louis - Level 8 Warrior | Ephemeral - Level 12 Assassin | Connotation - Level 8 Mage
Crystal Cutting - 9 | Fishing - 10 | Forestry - 10 | Skinning - 8 | Farming - 19 | Foraging - 28 | Prospecting - 16
Alchemy - 36 | Cooking - 11 | Leatherworking - 4 | Weaponsmithing - 5 | Armorsmithing - 7 | Jewelry - 6 | Tailoring - 16
#9
Posted 22 October 2012 - 13:10
In my opinion the architecture is what makes a city. The things you can do there (trading items, visiting people, getting quests, healing, etc.) is all secondary to how the city feels like.
Gathering Crystal Cutting 49 | Farming 49 | Fishing 49 | Foraging 49 | Forestry 49 | Prospecting 49 | Skinning 49
Crafting Alchemy 49 | Armorsmithing 49 | Cooking 49 | Jewelry 49 | Leatherworking 49 | Tailoring 49 | Weaponsmithing 49
First person to have maxed them
Characters (all level 49)
Prophet Savanc Savavita Savavimala Mage Savanhildur Savashengli Savahathor
Warrior Savy Savanikomachos Savafionnchadh Assassin Savalina Savajahangir
Ranger Savakainda Savatakoda Savaraxka Templar Savastanislav Savasegolene
#10
Posted 22 October 2012 - 20:05
The best about cities is they can put you in a completely different culture/scenery and tell so much about the history of that area.
In my opinion the architecture is what makes a city. The things you can do there (trading items, visiting people, getting quests, healing, etc.) is all secondary to how the city feels like.
Architecture is important for sure, but I think that story is the most important. If the people of the city don't feel real, then I'm not really invested in helping them. The best RPGs make a city feel like a place you're actually in.
Guild Founder of The Golden Horde
Zshmaendal - Level 45 Prophet | Superfluous - Level 35 Warrior | Ulysses - Level 13 Ranger
Louis - Level 8 Warrior | Ephemeral - Level 12 Assassin | Connotation - Level 8 Mage
Crystal Cutting - 9 | Fishing - 10 | Forestry - 10 | Skinning - 8 | Farming - 19 | Foraging - 28 | Prospecting - 16
Alchemy - 36 | Cooking - 11 | Leatherworking - 4 | Weaponsmithing - 5 | Armorsmithing - 7 | Jewelry - 6 | Tailoring - 16
#11
Posted 27 October 2012 - 20:16
#12
Posted 28 October 2012 - 17:01
Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
#13
Posted 28 October 2012 - 19:21
Differente prices (sell/buy from NPCs) for items based on the city; threfore if you want buy something the cheaper, you would need go to city A, and if you want sell the same item at the best price you would need go to city B. Well..... maybe not always cities, what about NPC vendors in hidden places of the map with great sell/buy prices and some great items too???
In life the things aren't white or black, the certain is that they are composed of a beautiful variety of grey tones.
#14
Posted 28 October 2012 - 21:25
Some places may have specialised in certain goods. So one city might have a great blacksmith and thus can create good and cheap iron armor and weapons, while another village is great with leather (leather armor pieces) or in wood-working (excellent bows).
Maybe some items are cheaper there, or even some items are sold exclusively in those places.
Gathering Crystal Cutting 49 | Farming 49 | Fishing 49 | Foraging 49 | Forestry 49 | Prospecting 49 | Skinning 49
Crafting Alchemy 49 | Armorsmithing 49 | Cooking 49 | Jewelry 49 | Leatherworking 49 | Tailoring 49 | Weaponsmithing 49
First person to have maxed them
Characters (all level 49)
Prophet Savanc Savavita Savavimala Mage Savanhildur Savashengli Savahathor
Warrior Savy Savanikomachos Savafionnchadh Assassin Savalina Savajahangir
Ranger Savakainda Savatakoda Savaraxka Templar Savastanislav Savasegolene
#15
Posted 30 October 2012 - 17:01
#16
Posted 31 October 2012 - 11:54
#17
Posted 10 December 2012 - 10:46
One thing HCS really needs to do is, make sure all cities are unique in some way. Let me better explain myself. Im goin to use world of warcraft as an example. They have about 4-5 cities on each side. Only one of them on each side is really populated because they made no reason for players to go to the other cities. In here they should definitely give different incentives in different cities to assure a more populated world. I dont know if i made myself clear, but I think you all know what I mean lol
I'm just a tester at HC and have been for about 6 months now, I can't speak on behalf of them but I can say that each city is completely different and has it's own unique look, Mythos is mainly a city of Magic so obviously it looks more mystical, Eldevin City as you saw in the picture is HUGE, it took me about a month to fully learn where everything is in the city, even though I still use the map lol. Then there are other areas that look absolutely gorgeous, not gonna spoil anything though
#18
Posted 11 December 2012 - 12:37
That sounds great I have always liked games that make their cultures feel "alive". It adds a whole new feel of exploration. Thanks for sharing that with us!I'm just a tester at HC and have been for about 6 months now, I can't speak on behalf of them but I can say that each city is completely different and has it's own unique look, Mythos is mainly a city of Magic so obviously it looks more mystical, Eldevin City as you saw in the picture is HUGE, it took me about a month to fully learn where everything is in the city, even though I still use the map lol. Then there are other areas that look absolutely gorgeous, not gonna spoil anything though
#19
Posted 11 February 2013 - 00:32
Hi
We've spent a lot of time working on the population centres throughout the game, by far the largest of these is of course Eldevin City itself. The best way to show you the scale is with an editor grab of the city I think. Bear in mind this is from our level editor and in game you wont be able to see the city from this sort of angle It's also still a work in progress, needing final detailing in some areas.
Wow, geek eye candy! Any chance we could get a flyover the first time we visit these cities?
Bryn - Prophet - lvl 45
Ullr - Ranger - lvl 32
Thud - Warrior - lvl 16
Payn - Templar - lvl 16
Jinx - Mage - lvl 10
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Foraging - 45 | Farming - 45 | Prospecting - 45 | Forestry - 45 | Skinning - 34 | Fishing - 45 | Crystal - 45
Alchemy - 45 | Cooking - 45 | Tailoring - 9 | Leather - 9
#20
Posted 11 February 2013 - 05:53
It's very blocky, but it still has charm and I can see myself being immersed into the atmosphere of the city. Much better than I expected.