The Official WIP Screenshot Thread

[Jagmodo]

Thanks Feanaro for the nice screenshots.

It looks like couple of things was changed since Minas Anor was previewed for the first time (consequently my signature become outdated ).

Most obvious change is that Tower of Ecthelion was moved from the centre of the Citadel to its side. To be honest, when Minas Anor was previewed two years ago, I wondered where could you squeeze the court of the fountain, and will it be present at all. While some people strongly follow the assumption that White Tower was at the centre (probably backed by the Atlas of Mrs Wynn Fonstad), it seems there is nothing that would indicate so in the text, and is open to interpretation.

My assumption is that along the already mentioned benefit of having the Court, it leaves more place for the units.

Lastly, will the White Tree be present at the court? Unless I don't see wrong, at the moment there is only fountain there.

[Feanaro Curufinwe]

Another one I took.

[Bercor]

The light is much better .

[Aradan]

A White Tree will be added as soon as we have a suitable model/texture.

[TheDarkKnight]

Will the walls be unbreakable?

[webba84]

Yup

[Bercor]

Can you make that without making all the other settlements' walls unbreakable ? At least in MTW2 it's impossible, so I would assume it's the same in RTW.

[Aradan]

"Nothing is impossible to him who will try."

- Alexander Aradan the Great



(Oh, the modesty...)

[Basileos Predator]

"Nothing is impossible to him who will try."

- Alexander Aradan the Great



(Oh, the modesty...)

Well, yeah, sounds abut right; I'm sure you might come up with something regarding the settlements and he destructible/ indestructible buildings.

[Aradan]

What I was implying above is that we have already come up with it. Othram is indestructible, while all other walls in the mod are not.

RTW can do quite a few things that M2TW cannot, though in this case I suspect indestructible walls on a case-by-case basis is also possible in M2 if someone knows what he's looking for.

[Basileos Predator]

What I was implying above is that we have already come up with it. Othram is indestructible, while all other walls in the mod are not.

RTW can do quite a few things that M2TW cannot, though in this case I suspect indestructible walls on a case-by-case basis is also possible in M2 if someone knows what he's looking for.

Great to hear, a small but important part of your great work.

[Bercor]

Praise the Master.

[Thangaror]

I don't want to be nitpicking, but shouldn't the Hallows be situated on the hills 'spine' and Rath Dínen leading down from the fifth level? I always imagined MT like in Wynn Fonstad's maps or Nasmith's drawings.

[Casual Tactician]

I don't want to be nitpicking, but shouldn't the Hallows be situated on the hills 'spine' and Rath Dínen leading down from the fifth level? I always imagined MT like in Wynn Fonstad's maps or Nasmith's drawings.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Isn't the lowest wall made out of the same material as Orthanc, which was some black stone? If so, the upper image can't be lore-accurate.


PS: Any new, intriguing images in the pipeline?

[Aradan]

Not sure why it has to be on the ridge of the hill... It starts at the 6th level and the tombs etc side is on the same height as the city's 5th level.

I could be wrong, I don't have the game open atm and I don't go into battle-map mode all that often, but I think we're ok accuracy-wise.

[Thangaror]

Well, Nasmith's and Fonstad's depictions has shaped my imagination of MT. First time I read the books I didn't really get it.
It might be that you're quite correct lore-wise, and it's just another interpretation/imagination of the text. I'd have to read the relevant passages again.

[Bercor]

This image is basically the same but more lore-accurate:

[insolent1]

I was looking at the campaign map pictures on page 25 and I have to say they are very good.
Mordor looks much bleaker and the model for Minas Tirith is beautiful and really stands out on the map.
Is there a full sized picture of the campaign map(i checked moddb)?

[CountMRVHS]

Ah, I was thinking of the minimap Aradan had posted on pg. 9 of this thread and which showed the political situation in the mod - but it looks like it's down. There have been some changes since then, anyway.

[Jagmodo]

Ah, I was thinking of the minimap Aradan had posted on pg. 9 of this thread and which showed the political situation in the mod - but it looks like it's down. There have been some changes since then, anyway.

Aradan posted one much later too, when Chiefdom of Northern Rhûn was revealed, but it is also lost. However, it can still be seen on the first page of DoM Gameplay Mechanics and Features Overview screenshots, or enlarged here.