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almost 3 years ago - /u/Mod_West - Direct link

Originally posted by Scubsy

Not saying I don't believe you but is this confirmed? I imagine they are, too; given the production value in content lately. Fingers crossed :P

There's nothing concrete in the schedule atm. My desired plan is to rework Piscarilius first as it covers a much smaller area. Then ideally Lovakengj and Arceuus would be packaged together and finally south Kebos could be polished up when we start to move into Varlamore. Don't expect any of that this year though, or even early next year.

almost 3 years ago - /u/Mod_West - Direct link

Originally posted by darkblade273

Oh sweet, I wasn't expecting southern Kebos to get updated even though I really think it'd need it in comparison with the new Kourend and Varlamore, love the level of detail. Do you plan on also tweaking the Northern Tundras at any point like with some of the Kourend Woodland was with Shayzien?

Never thought of it before Shayzien but looking back Kebos and northern tundras were some of the first areas I mapped and I could certainly do a better job. At the very least a consistent western continent would be a great thing to achieve :)

over 2 years ago - /u/Mod_West - Direct link

Originally posted by darkblade273

Nice :) Some final feedback, I seriously love the detail and originality in the new Shayzien, like how it's got smaller wild redwood trees along with the giant native ones because it's a temperate rainforest like the Pacific Northwest(which both keeps the swamp motif while also naturalizing the Redwood's presence in the region), and how it's got eastern influences with graves in the Graveyard of Heroes being written vertically in a Chinese-like script and there being paper lanterns for lighting. And with there being new music tracks added like Military Life and Beneath the Kingdom, the music of Zeah is really starting to feel more natural with multiple songs per province, not to mention new content like the Arceuus Spellbook and Forthos Dungeon and the superb writing in A Kingdom Divided. Pass along my praise to Ed and the other mods who worked on this too, I was surprised to absolutely love Shayzien and am really excited to see what the next 3 houses will be like!

With Xeric and Zyanyi also having potentially Aztec, Mesoamerican, and Sahelian influences as well it looks like there will be more diverse cultural influences which will create some cool settings in the future too! I'm actually sad to see Zeah coming closer to completion as there won't be any more opportunities to write up new areas when that happens, aside from maybe in the Eastern Lands.

Glad you're enjoying the remapping :) Your Arc and pisc maps will go a long way in shaping the future of those houses - as I've said in the past... your Arceuus map made me start my old one all over again, haha. Come to think of it, my second Arceuus map is probably quite out-dated now too.

The blending of cultures is the best way to create a unique feel while also grounded and realistic. A little something I picked up from the WoT series as the Aiel are such a cool and unique concept with highly clashing influences. It'll be a shame to run out of Zeah stuff, but considering it's taken us 5 years to get to this point I don't think we'll be hitting that moment any time soon :P