Sub-race names & templates tied to the new customization options

Hoodoodle-doomhammer · August 19, 2020, 8:33am

Clockwork gnomes, probably something they could add to mecha-gnomes at some point.

Moira-the-venture-co · August 19, 2020, 12:11pm

Hopefully this pleases you, then!

https://i.ibb.co/pj0WHBd/subrace-customization-mockup-lepergnome.jpg

Feel free to share it whenever you feel that Gnome-lovers might appreciate it, obviously.

Astranea-the-venture-co · August 19, 2020, 12:12pm

Kinda creepy if you ask me, but hey! Some people even play undead…

Hoodoodle-doomhammer · August 19, 2020, 12:50pm

Creepy?!
Glorious!!

Emje-draenor · August 19, 2020, 12:51pm

Popped it into the ‘Gnome Appreciation Thread’ as I think they may be interested

Moira-the-venture-co · August 20, 2020, 1:17pm

As promised, I have reworked the original mockups for Dwarves and Trolls.

Wildhammer and Dark Iron Dwarves:
(tbh I am still rather uncertain about how to best handle allied races)

https://i.ibb.co/3442C6d/subrace-customization-mockup-wildhammer.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/s5Cx27W/subrace-customization-mockup-darkiron.jpg

Forest and Ice Trolls:

https://i.ibb.co/CtQ5FKP/subrace-customization-mockup-foresttroll.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/0YZtKJJ/subrace-customization-mockup-icetroll.jpg

May be a good idea to switch to these in the main post?

Astranea-the-venture-co · August 20, 2020, 1:23pm

I have an idea… can I edit your mockups to show you?

Moira-the-venture-co · August 20, 2020, 1:37pm

Sure thing! Just please do not forget me.

As a matter of facts, I can send you the source files. Will write you in-game.

Emje-draenor · August 20, 2020, 1:49pm

Awesome as always

Qulzan-die-aldor · August 20, 2020, 2:19pm

I love all the work you are doing. The Troll tribes, the different dwarves and all the others. Thank you for it. It’s great.

It’s such an amazing concept idea, I really hope it’s get noticed and perhaps included in some way. I simply love it. This would go along way for customization and even make the RP aspect of the game bigger.

Jakafo-sylvanas · August 20, 2020, 2:26pm

The Green skin looks amazing! I’m still hopeful it will be added. It’s not the same fighting the Horde if they don’t have Forrest trolls. I want some Warcraft 2 vibes

All your ideas are fantastic!

Emje-draenor · August 20, 2020, 2:57pm

I think the Ice Troll looks amazing too, I wanted to go make one

Qulzan-die-aldor · August 20, 2020, 4:25pm

I agree with both of you. Green skin for Forest Trolls would really give some “family reunion” vibes, uniting the tribes and strong WC2 nostalgia which I am all for.
I would also love having Ice Trolls too.

Moira-the-venture-co · August 20, 2020, 5:18pm

While I was at it, I thought I’d mention that some extra jewelry, even as simple as broad metal loops and a necklace matching the hairbands included by some of the current haircuts, would also allow roleplayers some better Highborne customization.

https://i.ibb.co/WpPHdn0/subrace-customization-mockup-highborne.jpg

Edit: Mind you, for the jewelry I am basically quoting everlastingblackjack’s Reddit post. Some credit is also due to Simaia as I have edited the haircut putting two different styles together as I have seen her do in her 3D art.

Astranea-the-venture-co · August 20, 2020, 5:20pm

And here you go again.

Moira-the-venture-co · August 20, 2020, 10:20pm

Yes, I know that Allied Races are not supposed to get customizations at this stage.
(Although, Void/High Elves…)

Yes, I know that we repaired the Arcan’dor as a cure for the Nightfallen.

But they look cool, and I have read some posts where people asked for them:

https://i.ibb.co/ZY4qcYQ/subrace-customization-mockup-nightfallen.jpg

Emje-draenor · August 21, 2020, 5:53am

An interesting option Moira

Moira-the-venture-co · August 21, 2020, 9:16am

I guess you could call it a gesture of goodwill, since some Horde players expressed annoyance at my Night Elf Highborne mockup saying they were tired of the Alliance asking/getting stuff and that they would rather want to see something new for the Nightborne instead…

(And I know this is just my personal opinion but seen how ugly the Nightborne based on Night Elves turned out to be, the model might actually work better for a Nightfallen subrace than it currently does for the Nightborne…)

Astranea-the-venture-co · August 21, 2020, 3:09pm

So first of all, thanks to Moira for sending me her Photoshop template to play with.

Then off I go: this is how the racials selection could look if allied races were merged into the same screen as the base race.

Pro: we’d get the option to choose our favorite racials for a toon depending on our gameplay.
Con: whether they are 4 or 5 option, it would wtill leave less room for all the pretty templates…

Twiluna-argent-dawn · August 21, 2020, 3:12pm

I like these ideas, but i think ultimatly when someone does the actuall art for these kinda things blizz cant really use them since then they will have to pay the artist for the ideas.