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Hey, buddy, that's Ssslik |
February 26, 2001 |
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By: Mystery |
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The Official website has just updated with new Concept Art. This batch is architectual in nature, focusing the the Ssslik race, and how they go about building their towns.
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New Developer Journal |
February 21, 2001 |
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By: Mystery |
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Horizon's Vault has just posted the first in a new series of Developer's Journals. This one features Scott Blinn, Director of World Design for Horizon.
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New Underwater Race |
February 21, 2001 |
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By: Mystery |
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Artifact Entertainment has just made a new announcement on their official site regarding new races: We wanted to let the player community know what was happening with HORIZONS, and now that HORIZONS is under full-scale development, we have made the decision to add another underwater race. The main reason for this was to balance the vast underwater expanse that will exist. While we are not yet prepared to announce the name of this race, we wanted to let the community know that we are going to evolve the underwater realms even more than originally anticipated. Having said that, the initial release of HORIZONS will not feature either of the underwater races. The main reason for this is so we can release the game in a timely fashion, and focus on the realms that the player base is most familiar with. However this does not mean that we will not have Lamurians in the game; as a matter of fact, we are planning on releasing the playable underwater races roughly 3-6 months after initial release so that we have ample time to balance them properly. It is not defined as of yet whether or not these two races will be blood enemies, but they will be distinctly different, and have open conflicts.
Another reason that we decided to choose this path was to show the versatility of the game and the evolution of game features without the need of purchasing an additional patch in order to receive large-scale game enhancements. We want the player community to be excited about how HORIZONS was designed to truly grow as time passes, and this approach will define just that.
The initial release of HORIZONS will feature plenty of underwater realms, creatures, and places of adventure for land-based players to enjoy. When the Lamurians and secondary underwater race are introduced into the game, the size of the underwater world will actually be much larger than originally designed, thus creating an even larger game world.
Our goal is to work with the players of the community in order to create the best MMOG on the market. We understand that many people may be disappointed by this announcement, but please understand that our goal is to get HORIZONS into the hands of the players as soon as it is ready, and the inclusion of Lamurians was not required to do so at this point. Lamurians, and any underwater races, are going to play a very important part in the world of Istaria - at the same time, this allows us to set some basis for adding future races as well; so we hope that this decision generates more excitement for the already established player base can look forward to.
Thank you to everyone for your support!
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Development Halts: Addiction to Card Game Blamed |
February 12, 2001 |
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By: Mystery |
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No, not really. But, veteran Magic: The Gathering artist Christopher Rush has joined the ranks of AE's team, and has even posted some new concept art to the official web site.
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3D Model art |
February 05, 2001 |
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By: Mystery |
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The folks over at Artifact Entertainment have just dropped another little gem for their drooling public, the 3D Rendered model of the Fyakki, a spider-like creature that has here-to-fore only been seen in artist renditions posted to the same site.
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New Monster Art |
January 25, 2001 |
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By: Mystery |
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Yet another piece of concept art has been posted on the Horizon's Official Site for your drooling pleasure. The latest piece is from Anthony Waters, and is entitled Grakna. You can catch it, and the rest of the monster art gallery here..
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New Concept Art |
January 19, 2001 |
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By: Mystery |
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There's some new concept art up over at The Horizons homepage. Here's a sneak peek:
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