Dev Journal: The new Leaders in 3D!

I like it!

And welcome back Melenis!

Looks really good even in 2D or should I say evil. x) But please let us have some underdog frostling heroes too, I mean with less or no Frost witch blood.

And we have desert scenes with pyramids, don’t ask me why, but we have one with pyramids. 😉

Yay, Nomads!

Well Azracs/Yaka are gone, Nomads are kinda the inheritors of their culture. It is known.

Thanks devs, is great to know some poeple are coming back.

The design is just a blast.

JeanLucPicard wrote:

Well Azracs/Yaka are gone, Nomads are kinda the inheritors of their culture. It is known.

Which they traded in for Steppe Nomad like culture instead, the Tigrans had the Yaka Egyptian vibe going for them in AoW2 what with the Fire Cat’s head piece and the Sphinx.

(Seems it is probably Yaka who imposes the Egyptian aesthetic on his followers)

We’ve also had it confirmed from that eXplorimate podcast way back that the Tigrans were also being heavily considered as an expansion race down the line.

Tigrans were created by Yaka, for the purposes of munching on Humans….

First off, can I say that I am really looking forward to this expansion. It all just seems so cool.

I was wondering if there were plans in any way to have a different graphics setting for the 3D leader screens to separate it from the standard texture detail part of the options screen?

BLOODYBATTLEBRAIN wrote:

Tigrans were created by Yaka, for the purposes of munching on Humans….

Yep, just to post their racial description from AoW2:

“The newest race on the Blessed Continent, these savage hunters employ the powers of the great cats to stalk their foes. They are quick and secretive, enjoying a rich lifestyle. They spend much of their time in pursuit of spiritual mysteries. They have unlocked many, and are guided by mysterious beings with the power to bend the wills of men. Tigrans reflect the image of their creator, the fire god, Yaka. The most powerful followers of Yaka fuse with the element of flame and can conjure bolts of fire upon command.

Their homes are great structures of sandstone, which blend into the desert sands. Most Tigrans appear as beasts, but their appearance is deceptive. They are expert as spies, and relish the enemy that underestimates their capability. They have a hunger to rule over other races, and when placed in positions of power they expect to be pampered and spoiled as any cat. “

Ravenholme wrote:

The Tigrans may no longer follow Yaka (But likely some still do), but it is likely that they have kept the Egyptian elements of their identity.

Some might regard the days with Yaka in charge as the days of old glory, when Tigrans were an important part of the world, and feared by other races. And those some might want that time back….

EDIT: Melenis is regarded as a High Elf Necromancer game wise – it’s in the name of the picture if you download it. I though she died a dark elf, right? Would that mean the Mending even affects already dead dark elves, or would it mean dark elves who “missed” the Mending can “Join” the High Elves with maybe some kind of personal ritual?

Gloweye wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Ravenholme wrote:</div>
The Tigrans may no longer follow Yaka (But likely some still do), but it is likely that they have kept the Egyptian elements of their identity.

Some might regard the days with Yaka in charge as the days of old glory, when Tigrans were an important part of the world, and feared by other races. And those some might want that time back….

EDIT: Melenis is regarded as a High Elf Necromancer game wise – it’s in the name of the picture if you download it. I though she died a dark elf, right? Would that mean the Mending even affects already dead dark elves, or would it mean dark elves who “missed” the Mending can “Join” the High Elves with maybe some kind of personal ritual?

I suspect it will be something like that, which will probably make the Tigrans susceptible to Shadowborn influence.

And I suspect it is more so that they don’t have to create a whole new race just to bring Melenis back. Or possibly it means that the Mending was a cosmic event that affected all Elves, including those long dead. We don’t know and can’t really know until we get Word of God, which I imagine they will be quite cagey about handing out just to keep their options open.

I`m impressed by the work on the extra assets. I’ve been asking for a lot more customisation for leaders since I bought the game. I hope these can be used and mixed and matched for most any leader.

Nice work.

Very exciting how much effort and detail is being included in the upcoming expansion. You’re making it exceedingly difficult to be patient!

Melenis is fantastic of course, but the Scruffy Frostling Necro is pitch perfect.

A great tease on the Pyramids, don’t know whether to hope for Tigrans/Azrac/Nomads as an additional race in a future expansion or maybe a new Dwelling type sooner. Or both.

Thanks for the consistent updates, one of my favorite things about Fridays.

Cool, looking awesome. =D

On the subject of the Pyramids and whether or not the Tigrans, Nomads, or the Azracs are returning, why not just make them all one race to play as like a mix. So if you wanted to play solely as Tigrans, maybe their can be some sort of game play within this new race that has you doing some kind of research enabling the production of that race specific units, or maybe it is depending on the structures you build. Either way if they ever do make an appearance I’m sure Triumph will do a good job of making that race a fun one to play and looking good. =D

Amazing work! I can’t wait for this new expansion! new options, new races, everything I could dream off! as many pointed out it would be awesome to have some of the old races (for us old fans since aow1!)

Also two ideas:
It would be awesome to personalize generic machine units to every race (Trebuchets could be catapults for orcs, frozen catapults for frostlings, ballistas for elves, etc /same with dreadnaughts, even is if an amazing specialization, all the machinery loses the enchanting touch of personalization that this game has).

and this one I’ve seen a lot in the forums so I know i’m not alone!
let our created champions pop as heroes in the game! (maybe even an option when creating the match to include ” use only user created heros/use all heros/ normal)

Thanks!