Showing off some of the great work of our Landmarks team. Big thanks to Nate Purkiss for making this one happen.
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Discuss: Landmarks and Moguls 2
Nice update! Love seeing what we can expect to see from the cityscapes. Great work!
"A sad spectacle. If they be inhabited, what a scope for misery and folly. If they be not inhabited, what a waste of space." ~ Thomas Carlyle
Looks fantastic so far! Compliments to the chef.
Trying to get past the pre-alpha plasticy look :p
https://cityoftitans.com/sites/default/files/1%20City%20Hall%202wm.jpg
Biggest critisism here, on the sides, it looks like the furthest portion is totally unsusable as office space. Would be better served as a booth of some sort or just hollow concrete.
https://cityoftitans.com/sites/default/files/7%20Ephesus_Harlan%20Law%20School%201wm.jpg
Brutalist architecture is hilarious :p It looks like it was built upside down.
https://cityoftitans.com/sites/default/files/13%20Black%20Star%20Tower%20Mogul%200wm.jpg
My favorite by a long shot, but of course my favorite characters are dark, mystic types so yeah :p
Overall, let's just say I wish I'd've gotten a Mogul ;)
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Keep in mind that these will all undergo more texturing and finishing work. We just wanted to show off some of the new goodies.
Wait until you see the... nope, that would ruin the surprise.
Great update. Love seeing this stuff. Phenomenal diversity in architectural styles and just general vibe from these examples.
Really looking forward to seeing how all these buildings mesh (or clash) with their surroundings in-game.
City Hall is, uh. BIG. Certain areas may not be directly accessible from the outside - the footer buildings are connected through the underground for, uh. reasons.
Hopefully, you'll see them one day. Let's just say that this is a building, made with supermodern technology, that is the center of the most superhumanly active city in the world.
It's not defenseless.
Oh, and you're seeing some of these buildings from a distance of half a mile away or more.
[color=#ff0000]Project Lead[/color]
I love this update and City Hall looks fantastic!
Does anyone else start singing the theme to Superfriends when they look at it?
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"I don't think you understand the gravity of your situation."
In the great hall of justice...
Wait until you see the... nope, that would ruin the surprise.
I never thought I'd care for updates like this, just buildings. How wrong I was! This is a phenomenal update! And if this is any indication of how much work and effort was put into the rest of Titan City, well I can't wait to get THAT update...hopefully a few months down the road. I can't wait to see what these look like in the City. Well done. Bravo.
EDIT: I also love the background on the last picture of the Gothic Tower, the mountains way back in the background. That's awesome.
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Good old Union Terminal.
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/UnionTerminal.jpg/1024px-UnionTerminal.jpg[/img]
Technical Director
Read enough Facebook and you have to make Sanity Checks. I guess FB is the Great Old One of the interent these days... - Beamrider
Ha! Beat me to it!
I forgot how to embed a video when I first posted it!
"I don't think you understand the gravity of your situation."
Tremendous work, Nate!
Love the diversity of design/material.
Looking forward to the transportation hubs!
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Hey, the classic theme is great as well. My childhood in a nutshell. cartoons on all 3 networks for 5 hours every Saturday
Wait until you see the... nope, that would ruin the surprise.
We thought you'd like to see something that wasn't Avatar Builder for a change.
Technically, City Hall is based slightly more on the Hollywood Bowl than Union Terminal - that's where the 'hemisphere with two boxes' look came from.
[img]https://media.timeout.com/images/105212843/630/472/image.jpg[/img]
But... well, certainly, the Hall of Justice was in someone's head at various points.
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This may have been addressed before but will there be a platform in Alexandria for costume contests? I feel like the platform under atlas in AP was so detrimental to the community. Every time I logged in and went to atlas there were toons of all levels just hanging out. Like 50 at least at any given time.
We do have a few places in the works that might take on that same role. We'll just have to see.
Wait until you see the... nope, that would ruin the surprise.
The Phoenix Statue is in the middle of a fountain, so unless you're doing mermaid cosplay, likely will not have many costume contests there. That said, we have areas where we expect people to congregate for such contests.
Technical Director
Read enough Facebook and you have to make Sanity Checks. I guess FB is the Great Old One of the interent these days... - Beamrider
I think that one is my favorite. Nate just hit that one out of the park.
Wait until you see the... nope, that would ruin the surprise.
You know, it's funny how City Hall is like a bunch of terraced stages you could stand on for a costume contest. Or maybe you'd like to go to Old City Hall and give each contestant their own window, on the building sides.
Or, well, there's other places, and other things you could do. But trust us, we've tried to make the environment a place you can interact with.
[color=#ff0000]Project Lead[/color]
Does this mean the interiors match the building? In cox we had all sorts of buildings but often times the developers reused mission maps that were obviously not part of that building. I like to be able to look out a window or look through the window on the outside and believe it matches. Know what I mean ?
Either way it looks amazing!
I agree with you. However, I'm assuming many, maybe even most, in-a-building missions will be instanced so this may not be possible.
Though, you may be able to get this in buildings that have bad guys but no instances, like a 'street sweeping' mission.
So I guess the answer might be yes and no? Some buildings might just be open while others you can technically only 'instance' into, and in that case, if there are windows, they probably won't show an accurate picture of the city where that window would be.
But that's just my guess...I look forward to the answer sometime in the future.
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I think that's wise at this point. Unless the update has something to do with UI or powers customization, I think we get the gist of how robust the avatar builder will be.
This update was fantastic, and helped me better grasp what the city I'll be flying around in will look like. The city hall is certainly a worthy successor to Atlas Park's central area!
The Altruist, Invulnerability/Super Strength Stalwart.
This might be my favorite update so far. Granted, I do have a vested interest in anything to do with moguls. :)
Now I'm even more excited to see how Sonnenfeld Technologies looks when you get that far.
Look forward to an update on this very subject
Technical Director
Read enough Facebook and you have to make Sanity Checks. I guess FB is the Great Old One of the interent these days... - Beamrider
Wow! IF interior match exterior ie the building are explorable it will be awesome!
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I kept trying to get a sense of scale from the steps :p the doors are too far to tell...which is telling i guess
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This is looking nice. Though... I will get lost in the buildings... Even with the minimap.
Gonna wait for the next update about exterior and interior, will be equally interesting :)
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I'm hoping that any instance linked to a building will, by default, start with the inside of the exterior as its outer boundary. I especially hope that this will be the case with a certain mogul building that has not yet been seen; I'm eager to start furnishing. ^_^
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Hey everyone - Nathan Purkiss, AKA Red Warlock here. Really happy to see so many people enjoying the architecture in this update. We have put a lot of love into this city, especially trying to capture the creativity that many of you have shared with your moguls. Titan City is going to be amazing!
[color=#ff0000]Environmental Artist, PR Editor[/color]
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Speaking of that, this update is about the landmarks and they exterior but, did you do the interior or just the exterior ? (which are already really really great).
I think my 2 favorit are the black star tower and Harlan Brown Law Center (The City Hall is over my favorite ^^ I really like the way this building was designed because it looks like a string of giant grandstands to host a concert or a speech ^^)
*dreams about super heroes all over the rooftops of this city hall*
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"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to."
Right now a lot of these buildings look like they were created by a first year Maya student, so hopefully the textures and finishes that aren’t here will vastly increase the quality
Currently trapped inside the Speed Force...
This, specifically, was confirmed by a dev :)
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The exterior. Building the interior is a different toolchain.
Technical Director
Read enough Facebook and you have to make Sanity Checks. I guess FB is the Great Old One of the interent these days... - Beamrider
Wonderful update. I kind of assumed the shading, textures and other lighting details wouldn't be present for now. The basic structures seem solid for my poorly trained eye. I would love to see whole areas of the city just to get a sense of scale and atmosphere each neighborhood will provide.
Thanks for the update and keep up the good work!
The city is assembled out of pieces, called tiles. A large reason why "whole areas of the city" haven't been shown around is because we've focused work on tiles with landmarks and moguls, with literal generic blocks standing in for the rest of the city. The building tool allows us to convert the generic blocks into buildings quickly, but we want all of the iconic pieces in place first, so we can adjust the generics size accordingly to make everything work from a game mechanics standpoint.
Technical Director
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Ah. There you have it
Currently trapped inside the Speed Force...
Very different. For example, an average building story is about ten feet, from the outside. These buildings are built to that scale, as were CoH's buildings.
Interiors? Minimum ceiling height is 4m, or about 13 feet. It has to be, to accommodate an 8 foot hero using whatever our equivalent of hover is called (possibly just a mode of flight). To be wide enough for 8 man missions, a minimum interior hallways is 6m wide. These measurements all match CoH missions, and are necessary for them to be functional. Because game interiors [i]do not have the same function as their real life counterparts[/i]. A real building interior, made like a real building, would be a terrible game level design. The two cannot meet. Realism will not happen. We can help make it less obvious of course, and will. And there are tech tricks we can do to make windows in missions look out on the views they should have had.
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All buildings are TARDIS...es. Tardi?
"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to."
If you analyze a TV show set, for example, you'll notice a lot of things aren't as realistic as they could be. Tables and couches are set up so the actors all face the same way, there's extra clearance so cameras can move around, clear paths so actors don't trip, etc.
If memory serves, the Star Trek TNG Enterprise sets were built to 7/8ths scale so the crew looked more 'heroic'.
We're trying to err on the side of making the game fun, over making the game realistic. There are some losses we've had to settle on - one of them being, for example, oversized doors so that a pack of pets doesn't block them for everyone.
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Niiice.
Nope, they're right on time...
I'll be here all night. Tip your servers.
Wait until you see the... nope, that would ruin the surprise.
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"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to."
Awesome job Red Warlock!!!! I just bought a couple of Ko-Fis for the devs .Enjoy!
The needs of the many , far outweigh the needs of the few . Or the one.
Thanks for all the hard work, Red; the stuff looks great.
And as a side note, get on Lin or one of the other Forum gurus to get you set up with a MWM badge.... Unless you're undercover as one of us ordinary schmoes.
Funny you should mention that - I just asked Cabbit if I'm a grown-up enough dev to have my own red title in the forums now :)
[color=#ff0000]Environmental Artist, PR Editor[/color]
It's done! Sorry, it's a manual process.
[color=#ff0000]Project Lead[/color]
Yay - Thanks Cabbit!
And Oooohh - Master Builder!
[color=#ff0000]Environmental Artist, PR Editor[/color]
What do you have to do to get the Master Blaster title?
Not meanin' to imply nuthin' about no midgets or nuthin'.
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[color=#ff0000]Project Lead[/color]
I'll echo what has been said before - I love this update. Mogul and Landmark alike all look wonderful. I can picture my heroes flying around, jumping over, and crashing into these evocative locales.
Don't be shy about sharing another one like this in the future.
Wait a sec. is Red Warlock the person who said they went and did a Maya course to help out?
Currently trapped inside the Speed Force...
Yes indeed, that is me.
[color=#ff0000]Environmental Artist, PR Editor[/color]
The whole idea of creating a mogul got me excited about learning Maya in the first place. I mean, if I wanted to see architecture in the game of a certain kind, why not really dive in deep and start volunteering to design buildings for the game?
Seriously, if other people have an interest in this, take some classes and come volunteer. I had no idea that in a year I could be doing the kinds of things I'm doing...
[color=#ff0000]Environmental Artist, PR Editor[/color]
Yup I can see that. You are a great example, how you can help and get experience at the same time!
You should get a badge, with the title 'idol of future volunteers' :)
Well, as I am really not good with 3D stuff... Even if I tried to do daily training... I wouldn't get better. I still struggle doing easy things like a chair or tables. Lol
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He has a badge. :)
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He should get a unique one with flowers and more, hailing flower pedals and that as an animated Gif.
Or at least a cookie :)
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I'd love to do that. I don't remember the steps I went through to put the current dev badge in place. I just remember there is a bug that made things not work like they should have. :(
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[color=#FF0000]Senior Developer/Project Manager/Co-Founder... and then some.[/color]
A minor coincidence:
Titan City's city hall:
[img=576x462]https://cityoftitans.com/sites/default/files/1%20City%20Hall%203wm.jpg[/img]
Metropolis (DCUO) city hall:
[img=550x442]http://www.vond.net/furhold/DCUO_City_Hall.jpg[/img]
At least ours hasn't been trashed by the Yellow Lantern Corps. :)
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I like the more symmetrical CoT one....although I'm obviously biased :p
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Maybe on the new website :P
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I most certainly hope so!
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OMG - so exciting to read that!
[color=#ff0000]Environmental Artist, PR Editor[/color]
FYI: You can see the City Hall in-game (at least, an older version of it) in this video:
https://youtu.be/n_dLm9JcogQ?t=314
Jump to 5:15 for the City Hall. Gives an idea of the scale (HUGE)
The Altruist, Invulnerability/Super Strength Stalwart.
Some changes you can notice from that older version of City Hall - if you notice in the pics of the newer version the side 'arms' of the building have been broadened, doorway has been raised with a much broader set of stairs to create an area for players to gather at the steps... (also some additions to the back of the building that you can't see in the video). Fun to see a little bit of what it might look like in game...
[color=#ff0000]Environmental Artist, PR Editor[/color]
This makes me wish COT would take even longer so i can go out and learn something and be part of the team lol.
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[b]Secondary :[/b] Illusion (Miasmas)
[b]Tertiary :[/b] Undecided
[b]Mastery :[/b] Eliminator
[b]Movement :[/b] Teleportation, Flight
I am certain there will be continuing work happening by volunteers regardless of when the launch happens. If you are interested in any skill the game might need (but especially 3D modeling) and have the time to learn, go for it! You could totally be a part of making the game happen!
[color=#ff0000]Environmental Artist, PR Editor[/color]
3D modelers will still be needed post-launch. For one thing, the city won't be "finished" by game launch ...
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Odd, when you say the City won't finished, I read that as there are immediate plans for expansion. ^_^
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Well there are a lot more planned zones than the launch set, including many parts of the city proper.
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Also the sister city in California that has the kaiju and mecha problem.
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::squinty eyes:: Can't tell if kidding.
Please don't be kidding. The world-wide locations is one of the few things I really liked about Champions Online.
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Yay big monster!
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We are launching with 7 out of 40 planned zones, so, yes there are such plans.
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Read enough Facebook and you have to make Sanity Checks. I guess FB is the Great Old One of the interent these days... - Beamrider
This all looks so amazing. I tried to be a volunteer, for the website part of things, but real life... Well, it killed that dream.
Now I get to wait patiently (mostly) while work keeps making me lose hair, and time with the family, for the Geocacher and Immortalized perks to become a thing.
You guys keep up the good work. You have all my support I can send.
amazing update can't wait to see all the buildings in-game keep up the good work!
There was some fiddling with the set size, but somethings were made strictly for practicality. The width of the Enterprise interior hallways were set by the width of a standard wheeled camera dolly, for instance.
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Is it normal to have so many zones planned looking forward? Seems like a lot :)
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No idea. In our case we came up with everything we wanted, then figured out what we could deliver on time.
Technical Director
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So… you have an idea of the "time" and then you have an idea of the launch date, is that right ? xD
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Johnny wishbone predicts.....wait for it..........sometime in the future!!!!!
I really am amazing!!!
The painful part of waiting right now is the poor state of mmos right now. Wow has become world of tedium and SWTOR has become bugfest/grindfest 2019. neither are in a good spot right now.
I'd submit that the reason for that state of affairs is that those games aren't trying to be GAMES ... instead they're trying to be "Honeypots" for siphoning money away from the Players. It's the reason why so many online "games" stop being pastimes or diversions (or simply about having fun) and instead descend into becoming sweatshops/jobs in which THE GRIND is the purpose. They stop being endeavors of relaxation and pleasure, and instead become competitive contests of endurance (in the "game of chicken" sense). Take this to the extreme and you get ... the Korean market, and "professional" gamers.
And that's what the big publishers/studios believe they have to cater to in order to have a playerbase AT ALL.
No wonder they're f(l)ailing badly ...
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Redlynne I believe you hit the nail on the head.
The needs of the many , far outweigh the needs of the few . Or the one.
In my opinion, it is what happens when the finance team and ceo become involved with the game designers in the game planning meetings.
It turns everything into marketing a product to buyers instead of making a game for players.
Game companies focused in business instead of making a good game. When game devs get to focus on game design and make a good game, people will buy it.
Now it seems it is more about designing a product intended to capture whales and siphon them for every lining they can get.
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Yay capitalism :p
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Capitalism isn’t perfect, but when a superior product succeeds and people ignore the shiny but boring lootbox slogs, capitalism will kill those inferior games.
Only if the superior product is produced in enough volume (in this case, server capacity and genre coverage) to supply the entertainment needs of the customers of the inferior games.
Note that it doesn't have to happen immediately, as long as the superior product continues to bring in enough funds to drive expansion. ^_^
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