Ruins of Undermountain III becomes reality!

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Ruins of Undermountain III becomes reality!

Post by Halaster Blackcloak »

Well folks, as we speed ahead with Ruins of Undermountain III: The Deadly Levels, it is quickly becoming reality! For those who are wondering if we're really making progress, I offer this picture of our highly skilled cartographer, Doirche, holding the map to Level 7 printed out at full size!


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I am just freaking blown away with how well Doirche has done this map. Just absolutely perfect! I compared this to the originals, and it's not only equal to them, but I daresay better! And infinitely better than those crappy maps from the second box set. Be prepared...when I get to re-doing that awful second box set (ie Levels 5 & 6), I have some ideas for it that are just light years beyond what was previously published.

The rooms for Level 7 are about half-way written now, and we have some leads on a few artists. So work is moving full steam ahead. I set a deadline for the end of the year, but seriously, I can see this coming out at the end of summer at this rate! :shock: :D

I am 2/3rds done with the map for Level 8, which I will be wrapping up tonight. It's a double-sized map, placed side-by-side (as opposed to Level 3 where it connects top to bottom). You will not believe the sheer immensity of Level 8! :shock: :twisted:

I also have a handful of written material ready to transcribe for Level 8, so Level 8 will move along even more quickly than Level 7 is now!

Stay tuned for more news soon! :wink:
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Post by radwizard »

That is just Kick A@@!!!! Hal, that is just awsome!!!!
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Post by Halaster Blackcloak »

Indeed it is! Thanks Radwizard! :wink:

Wait till you see what Level 8 looks like, being double-sized! Oh man, it's freaking me out as I draw it! It's as if the map is drawing itself and I'm just its instrument. I'm stoked, to say the least!
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Holy crap! That's a kick ass map. Good job!
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Thanks for the kind comments everyone. :D

It will be interesting to see what the folks over at Dragonsfoot have to say about the map now that Jared Synn has went and posted it there as well.

http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewt ... c&start=30
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Post by Minstrel »

Damn wow, nice job both of you! Any idea how much something that size would cost to have printed at a Kinkos type place?

Nice triple screen setup Doirche.
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Minstrel wrote:Damn wow, nice job both of you! Any idea how much something that size would cost to have printed at a Kinkos type place?

Nice triple screen setup Doirche.
Kinko's has told Halaster one thing, and me another, but you're looking at between 8 to 12 dollars per square foot to have it printed out. The public release .PDF of the maps will have the full poster map as well as individual 8.5 X 11 sheets that you can print at home and assemble if you prefer.

That "triple screen setup" is actually my station at work :shock: /shhhhhhh
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Nice work, Doirche! That's a spicy meatball! /The Mask

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A couple of Halaster's whiney enemies started their usual shit, but that was expected. Looks like overall though, there was a lot of support and praise for it. I noticed that people were surprised that everything was free. Free is a good thing, in most people's eyes! :)
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Jared Synn wrote:A couple of Halaster's whiney enemies started their usual shit, but that was expected. Looks like overall though, there was a lot of support and praise for it. I noticed that people were surprised that everything was free. Free is a good thing, in most people's eyes! :)
Yah, that changes alot of peoples minds when they realize things are free, :lol:
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Post by Halaster Blackcloak »

Here's a close up look, I forgot to post it...

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Just wanted to to let everyone know that the initial design for Level 8 has been completed by Halaster and I have begun to construct it in Illustrator. Progress is being made, rest assured, and we'll try to post regular updates as they occur.

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