Reconstructing Norrath & Imaginary zones.

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by Gustoo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Jibartik you are a total hero.

I heard a rumor that a guy loaded non tutorial maps into the original EQ tutorial EXE that runs offline.

Would kill for this to explore.

Yeah this does exist somewhere, I used it once, but dont have a backup of it to look at the pohate zone files.

I wanted to live there as a teeeen.

[Abominog]

I love stuff like this. I've spent way too much time staring at the original map and pondering it. I liked how some locations are not named on the map but specifically visible, like the Lost Temple of Cazic Thule. It adds to the feeling of mystery and discovery. That's the only nit I'd pick about Lune's incredible map. If it were up to me some of the dungeon and zone names would be removed.


Regarding the Rujarkian Hills - My interpretation was that area was already in the game just as an area in South Ro. It's that (mildly) hilly area in the south part of the zone with the orc camps.


Also:

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oggok has a tunnel leading nowhere, suspiciously similar to a zoneline tunnel. Perhaps this could have been a second zoneline into the Runjark hills, alongside the canyon?

Wow, you're right about that tunnel! What an interesting observation. I never connected the dots that it was probably a connection to an unfinished zone. Now I'm going to pore over old world zone maps and see if I can turn up anything similar.

[Syllibus]

This is amazing. What program are you using to edit the world in?

[Jibartik]

Im using Maya, but I also was messing around in Blender, its free and was hoping that I could do some advanced lighting and renders with Blender!

[Gustoo]

Dream server would be Vanilla that just builds out the world slowly over time while leaving all the items in the game relevant for their timelines, and keeping tradeskills important.

So much to see and do in regular norrath without getting to kunark and velious. Such fun.

Magnetaress I'm glad you can confirm it exists.

[Jibartik]

Originally Posted by Mblake81 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My favorite so far. This looks more interesting to explore than a new engine game like Cyberpunk.

Tanarus engine?

Part of me is wondering if there will be an open source EQ mod thing based around lanternEQ that I can put these zones into. So we can see them all connected! That was kinda my original hope. Or at worse case I could just plop it into unreal with a character cuntroller to just explore a dead world. Or (if i was really dreaming) I was like, maybe I can make an open world EQ survival game with some template in unreal lol But if there is a way to like, get them into titanium, that'd be amazing!! Because I tried to build the zone files to be basically the same as they are when I export them, just move the verts around. So I always wondered if I could some how import them into titanium or something, but I figured that'd be crazy talk.

I never heard of the Tanarus engine, I will look at it if its something I can figure out, do you have any experience?

[Mblake81]

Originally Posted by Jibartik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I never heard of the Tanarus engine, I will look at it if its something I can figure out, do you have any experience?

No. Fenin linked it when I asked if anyone knew the name of the original Everquest engine. This game came up, Smedley & Verant made it. Both he and the studio were part of Everquest. I think the point was Tanarus was the engine used to create Everquest, unless anyone else on this EQ enthusiast board knows different.

[magnetaress]

Thread is absolutely beautiful.

I loved HHK, want to retire there forever some day and just have people come up there so I can heal them while they level on orcs, gnolls, and guards.

I've been trying to retire there forever.

Ya I agree with others that HHK, RV was central to the DMs universe.

I love how many inns there are in HHK.

[Jibartik]

Ahh yeah TIL! haha

HHK is the best, the casino is so rad.

I remember someone wanted to start a real player run casino there on p99 and that would rule lol

[Mblake81]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5TlBs-zLCw