Idea! - hshrine

[Dark_Force9999]

Hidden Shrine

Actually, the original idea is now scraped and I'm planning to make an water-type temple.

I came up with an idea out of no-where in a dream last night. For some reason it involves Undine the water spirit. Then I felt that this could somehow be interesting enough one day be in MS:C. It also involves Orcs.

*Too lazy to edit picture. Make the level 15-20 box to a 15-25
**Rats and boars are generally near the starting area at Thornlands
***Skeletons are near Sfor transition
****Weaker orcs like Orc Scouts and Orc Warrior are at the bigger plain
*****Stronger Orcs like Blackhand Warriors are in the cave to the hidden shrine
******An Sub-Boss Orc will be guarding the passage at the exit of the cave

Now there is no other way to get to this map except a hidden passage from Thornlands or Sfor (Somewhere through a covered rat hole in a wall in Thornlands and Sfor)

Items that I am pretty much aiming for are

Undine's Vest of Healing (Heals 1 HP every two second)
Maybe a frost spell used by Undine

Here's a story I came up.

The legend of Undine's Shrine has been told for many generations throughout the colony of the Blackhand orcs. Humans and other beings almost has almost no knowledge of it at all.

500 years ago, Undine was a kind and gentle spirit until one day, a spell was casted onto her by unknown wizard. Undine mind went berserk and only had Destruction in mind. Undine caused many problems, but her rage didn't go too far. Undine flooded caves (mscave & goblintown in particular i guess) which driven Goblins and Orcs mad, and lots have lost their lives.

3 powerful orc mages were summoned to the chief of the Blackhand orcs Kazkarmur 500 years ago and assaulted Undine. Undine was driven back to her original place. "Undine's magical energy was totally drained" by the 3 mages. The 3 mages had no choice but to cast the spell of binding, turning Undine into a shrine. The spell needed the user's life in order to cast it which ended the mages lives.

As of today the spell weakens and to make it worst, the Blackhand orcs are planning to free and control Undine to destroy the humans which they hate so much.

 

[CSS]

my upcoming Cathedral map looks very similar to that

 

[Dark_Force9999]

my upcoming Cathedral map looks very similar to that

Well, Similiar by the forest maze and prolly the directions/layout but i am kinda aiming for a general plain for low levels as well. Got to balance out where the high levels will be and where the low levels can train.

Edit: Can I see a bird's eye view of your farm from your mapping tool (valve hammer right?)? It looks neat.

 

[Lanethan]

Cool idea. Undine the water spirit could be renamed, but it may not be necessary, and it fits in very well with the MS world. I like the idea for the layout too.

 

[CSS]

Yeah, its its in Hammer 3.5

My map is also for low levels (like 10-15)

 

[elfstone222]

Really cool idea Dark, I really like the elementals Undine Sylph Salamander and Gnome as the cardinal elements. Lanethan, think we could play with those named elementals for a low-mid level elemental map series? Would be a nice place to toss the lower level elemental spells for 15-25 people to get instead of making them farm keledros.

 

[Lanethan]

Well Undine actually was a water spirit/fairy... but the others are more general.

How about Undine (water), Pyralus (fire), Cirocco (wind), Gaia (earth)?

 

[Evaan]

I like this idea a lot.

 

[elfstone222]

Sounds good Lanethan, Gaia might be a little specific, think you could find one that would be more unique/stone or earth based? Otherwise they sound really good, would be nice to have an elemental chain of maps with them as the bosses of the first four, then have the 5th map have a multi-elemental boss that changes elements while you fight. The last map would be higher level, and maybe only accecable if you get a key that has a chance to drop from each of the 4 elementals, 4 elemental keys to open up sort of a boss map with all elemental creatures. Just an idea, sounds really cool to me.

 

[Lanethan]

Alternative for Gaia: Caius.

 

[Dark_Force9999]

Alternative for Gaia: Caius.

That started to sound like Caius Cassius :\

Still, I do have knowledge of mapping and I could try to map the place, but it'll probably take a lot longer to make since if I were to make it, it will be my first project to map.. The idea of scripting the chests, and Undine and its attack wouldn't be my job since I got no clue how to do it anyway lol.

Undine's Thrusting Water Lance :\

Edit: My first thought was to make a high level area with Shiva the Ice as a boss.

 

[Lanethan]

NooooooOOoooOoo!

Low level content plz. That's why the plan up there excites me so much.

 

[Dark_Force9999]

Okay, I forced myself to try and make hshrine. This is just the beginning infront of Thornlands' transition

http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/23586/2005862050973408456_rs.jpg-Transition from Thornlands
http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/23586/2005832886696921225_rs.jpg

 

[The Man In Black]

Do we even have a transition left in Thornlands?

 

[Dark_Force9999]

no, but on the beta map it says you guys still have the source. All you gotta do is fit in a hole? Then again if it doesn't fit, then we need another spot.

Edit: Is there an easy way of putting a boundry ontop while still letting rain go through?

 

[villager]

NooooooOOoooOoo!

Low level content plz. That's why the plan up there excites me so much.

maek it a lvl 60 map kthx

 

[Dark_Force9999]

Actually iunno if this map is ever gonna be done. I aint a very good mapper :\

Does any mapper want to help me or make this place alone? I aint good with making the terrain :\

 

[The Man In Black]

Careful - Thothie murders people who just come up with ideas and get mappers to make them ;-)

 

[Thothie]

I do not. I murder people who come up with map ideas and then fail to get anyone to make them.

...no pressure.

 

[The Man In Black]

I desire incentive to be more active in getting mappers

 

[Dark_Force9999]

no, but on the beta map it says you guys still have the source. All you gotta do is fit in a hole? Then again if it doesn't fit, then we need another spot.

Edit: Is there an easy way of putting a boundry ontop while still letting rain go through?

Can I just put a brush of block made out of clip texture?

 

[Sabre]

I do not. I murder people who come up with map ideas and then fail to get anyone to make them.

...no pressure.

Hey now, it's not like we're giving you work if we don't find a mapper...Besides, I might have one soon.

 

[Dark_Force9999]

my upcoming Cathedral map looks very similar to that

CSS, your brother Cat is saying I ripoffed your map saying that I loved your server and been there "a lot" but for the record I only been to your server once. He said that I tested your map which I never knew about it till I even post my "map design" and said I ripoffed from it. I don't even know you at all.

 

[Dridmar]

no, but on the beta map it says you guys still have the source. All you gotta do is fit in a hole? Then again if it doesn't fit, then we need another spot.

Edit: Is there an easy way of putting a boundry ontop while still letting rain go through?

viewtopic.php?t=4154

You could also wait till this map gets complete.

 

[Sabre]

my upcoming Cathedral map looks very similar to that

CSS, your brother Cat is saying I ripoffed your map saying that I loved your server and been there "a lot" but for the record I only been to your server once. He said that I tested your map which I never knew about it till I even post my "map design" and said I ripoffed from it. I don't even know you at all.

I too have heard this allegation, and I should like it to be settled, cause it's causing a lot of drama that I could care less for.