#๐ฐใleaks
tall acorn
@here The Friday game design leaks! This week we have a bumper crop of Synergies for your perusal!
lavish moss
@here
Some updates for the weekend
leaden patrol
@here Here are some updates ( Anim and Vfx Department )
- We now have a strong process to directly animate with the Groom On, And also, the team managed to make it very light in term of resources ๐
past shadow
@hereweekly update from modelling team ! @shut plover @tender reef @gentle prism @grim creek
hidden oyster
@here - How it started... @lone torrent
How its going.. @winged wasp https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/871018363701325844/920713394565300284/HighresScreenshot00071.jpg
lavish moss
Unbelievable work from @livid vessel @dusk violet @fast hound
G4udi is done!
There's always a bigger drone
Apparently @shell patrol doesn't care about the market going to shit cause he's still slaying it 
@hallow pewter juicy
@patent schooner
At this stage I just can't wait to see everything come together.
We are now officially done with modeling all high poly characters and the modeling team will transition to humans and the environment until we start planning gen 2!
hidden oyster
Working together flawlessly - Designing the overall look and feel of the Brightland Steepies and Abyssal Basin! @errant cave @sacred dragon @here
lavish moss
@tiny garden
We're ALWAYS looking for ways to refine and add more detail to every element in the game.
It's not a matter of if, but when.
lost abyss
@karmic elk and @winged wasp
Let show some groom works from Maria and Aykut! All the Doka line is ready in term of texture/groom! Hope you like it!
I just re-found this Thylacine Stage 1 image done for fun few month ago!
(โ ๏ธ Its not a UE in-game render, its an Arnold/Maya/Yeti )
lavish moss
If you had one gif to summarise the crypto industry
...
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@shut plover
@tender reef
It's hard to explain how much effort these guys put into the small details which is why it's so exciting they are huge!
IZ it just me or IZ it getting hot in here?
@sacred dragon refining his style
hidden oyster
** To the north of the Obelisk we find the Abyssal Grove, the largest area of the region. This is a thick dense mangrove-like forest that spans the entire width of the region.**
@here
hidden oyster
At the middle of the Halcyon Sea is a remarkable structure.
The middle is the lowest point of the whole region, with countless streams and small waterfalls finding their destination in the absolute centre where the Obelisk stands tall.
A giant coral-like structure has begun to form on the outer ring, creating a dome around the whole area. It has massive holes in it, and it hasn't fully developed. Looking at it from afar, it is clear from the location and size of the gaps that the Obelisk's energy makes sure the Obelisk will never be locked away.
Amazing work by the <@&775179109230837802> @grim maple - @here !!!!
tall acorn
@here Last week we held a mini-challenge with the winner getting to claim a Synergy to leak today. @amber thistle won and chose Poison to be leaked.
This week a new challenge! Tag @thorn stream in #๐ฅใleaks-discussion with your favourite CLEAN joke. @thorn stream's top two jokes each get to pick a synergy to leak! You have 3 hours but only get to submit one joke!
hidden oyster
Happy Saturday @everyone ! I'd like to introduce @agile dove to you all! He's been helping us with Marketing illustrations for quite a while already.. but now he will be with us fulltime to help us bring Illuvitars to you all! Give him a warm welcome yah ๐ Thanks! โค๏ธ
lavish moss
@here The combination of @grim creek and @winged wasp is just legendary.
@weary hinge @ebon gust
@dim stratus
@hidden oyster leading the way
@neat karma working on camera clipping tech.
A couple of the giant plants you'll be finding in Abyssal Basin created by Thunder Cloud for us.
They have been incredibly helpful in tackling these types of assets.
Due to their size, we will further set dress and detail each plant procedurally inside of the environment
@low iris has been busy polishing the movement mechanics and IK implementation in our test level (Graphics don't matter here)
More Crimson Waste scans from @gritty adder
Now that lockdown rules are over here, we are preparing to utilise our military drone properly and that's when things will get really exciting.
Entire cliff faces can be scanned at once.
lavish moss
@hallow pewter continuing to polish the jetpack/gravity boots VFX
Very fluid and cool and internally, we are all loving how it feels
tall acorn
The Synergies requested by our winners of the leak competition!
lavish moss
@everyone
@knotty robin
Staking V2 is looking very clean!
The web team has grown substantially over the last 3 months and they have been hard at work implementing Staking V2, Illuvitars, Media gallery and of course, the marketplace.
past shadow
@here amazing art done by @errant bough @winged wasp
cold socket
@here
@undone plaza working on Sounds for the Double Daggers with affinities. Air and Water here ๐ฆ
Animations from @patent schooner
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@here
@terse geode has been polishing up VFX on the survival arena!
It's getting there everyone ๐
hidden oyster
Fight your battles underground, yet still above the clouds!.. 
Concept art for the Brightland Steppes battleboard by @sacred dragon @here
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/836820537166135336/922853347264970752/Illuvium_BrightlandSteppes_Battleboard_Concept_Sketch01B_WIP01A.png
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@knotty robin ๐ฎ
@ebon gust Has been doing some awesome work bringing the plants to life
hidden oyster
As we arrive at the Obelisk we see quite an odd sight to the East. It looks like a tunnel was cut through a forest.
The energy of the Obelisk has carved out a wide path that is clearly visible.
The Overhanging forest has not grown back to fill the void, as if fearful of reprise from the beam of the Obelisk.
Amazing work by @sacred dragon !!
@here enjoy, and have a great Xmas!
lavish moss
@hallow pewter testing out VFX for the Tier 5 Shield.
The weapons physical appearance will change from stage 1-3 but only the VFX changes for tier.
We want stage 3, tier 5 weapons to really stand out as something over the top in the game so when you've grinded to finally get it, the enemy player goes
cold socket
@here
Merry Christmas from our main composer @dim stratus ๐ฅณ
Wish everyone to spend quality time with your beloved ones;)
https://youtu.be/4VpPHdUkbpo
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@terse geode
It's your choice if you venture onto the surface of the Crimson Waste....Is what's up there worth the grind though? ๐
plain sun
@here - Since Christmas is just around the corner I have some new Overworld gameplay videos for you:
The first one showcases the awesome art the environment team has pushed for the Crimson Wastes and the level traversal using our movement mechanics.
The second one is from a blockout level we're using internally to test and push our movement mechanics to their limit.
Happy Holidays!
tall acorn
@here Mini leak time! Hope you all had a great Christmas!
lavish moss
@everyone
Little something from @tender reef
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@here
So proud of what the team has done on Illuvium Zero.
It's going to be very exciting to see how Illuviums market evolves and who takes power.
@urban eagle
@slender panther
@errant bough
@lost abyss
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Illuvitars, low poly, texturing and fur, everyone blasting
cold socket
@here @shell patrol designing Gloves SFX with Elemental Affinities (Nature, Air, Earth)
@undone plaza with a full preview of StarNosed Mole stage 2. Damn bois.
Very proud of the Sound team, as the quality of the Sounds is getting better and better 
lavish moss
@hallow pewter is going on a well deserved holiday))
One of the best artists I've ever seen and he's been with us from the very start!
Now obviously this doesn't look good, it's a technical place holder, but @deft cedar has been working on item skins in the game.
We will update this with proper UI and items later but if you want to see what game dev is like, nothing is polished straight away.
lavish moss
@fast hound Giving his father a helping hand with some new NFT art.
I don't think there's gonna be a single user on this server who isn't hoping to one day have all 150 base set characters in their collection.
I do have a question for the community though.
Do you look at Pokemon cards the same now?
lavish moss
Mother of God
lavish moss
Hey @here
Please welcome aboard @night rose
https://www.jessepitela.com/
Jesse is one of the best Tyflow and Phoenix FD artists in the world and you will remember some of his awesome work on the trailer.
He is now coming on full time as a VFX and R&D specialist helping us tackle some of the coolest challenges so far!
Over the coming months you will see some truly next gen, real time VFX work as well as procedural world solutions.
Above we have reference for the abyssal basin roots system and a first WIP for solving this.
@dusk violet Has finished up the terror bird stage 1. Perfect ๐
lavish moss
@here
Mother of Schloop, we've got a game on our hands!
@knotty robin
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@fast hound @still osprey
@here
@undone plaza @night rose @terse geode
@knotty robin
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@here
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@here
Huge new updates from @still osprey @wooden valley @neon acorn
Crimson waste feels enormous and the team is basically done with props!
From here, each region will have lighting/ set dressing polished so each tunnel feels different.
When the sound team have fully implemented ambient sounds and we add the last VFX touches somebody call IGN
lavish moss
@here
@fringe crescent lmao
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@shell patrol @undone plaza @cold socket @tender reef
Loving the sound teams work polishing up everything.
Arthur is also continuing on Brightland Steppes hero assets.
We have tons still to do but it's amazing to see how fast everyone is chewing through top level work.
west tide
@here
Some wireframes of the new DAO dashboard that we are building for community governance. @novel saddle has done an awesome job capturing your feedback and we think you're going to love the new system.
lavish moss
@here
I wonder what's happening in CC Streaming
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@here
@tiny garden
@dusty brook
@errant cave
@wooden valley
@still osprey
I love when marco makes an ABC sheet and I just choose them all lol
@grim maple
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@here
In game with UE4 and raytracing ๐ฎ
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@here
@knotty robin
@shell patrol
@shut plover
@gentle prism
@errant bough
@halcyon ingot
@full notch
@undone plaza
@gritty adder
Too many leaks to tag all the ccs today lol
lavish moss
@here
Lots to share today and I'll be streaming more of the crimson set dress today!
@tiny garden
@hallow pewter
@hidden oyster
@errant cave
@delicate jasper
Take a look at the insane work from @tender reef
Some new concepts from @lone torrent (he has covid, please wish him well)
And an exciting first preview of the abyssal basin battle board blockout.
We have NEVER shied away from revealing our core contributors and companies we outsource with.
So please welcome Leartes Studio, who will be taking charge of the Abyssal basin region in conjunction with our team.
lavish moss
Hey @here
@amber stone Has been in charge of massively overhauling our media production and video department in preparation for bigger marketing campaigns, influencer partnerships and E-Sports.
Definitely one of the most passionate people I've ever seen and a huge asset for us on Illuvium as things start to go mainstream!
I can't share with you most of the stuff he's working on yet but it's incredibly exciting to see the improvements underway!
lavish moss
Even though this is an alien world, there needs to be some level of familiarity to the plants and vegetation, otherwise you get lost visually.
We have focused on all the largest/hardest plants first, but another big challenge is getting all the filler right.
Check out some work from @sacred dragon that will start to solve this issue.
lavish moss
@here
Please check out the dev teams latest WIP of the survival mode!
Still many things to improve and this was captured on a medium spec PC without raytracing or other maxed out settings
One of the updates planned is much cooler hex animations for the board.
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@here
https://youtu.be/usSuDqAhUQs
Thanks to @amber stone for helping me set up the first 1080 60fps Environment stream!
Come check it out ๐
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@here
@grim maple
@errant bough
@sacred dragon
@errant cave
SYNERGY VFX from @terse geode
@hidden oyster
@lone torrent
@shut plover
@gentle prism
@patent schooner
@dusty brook
@normal lodge
@cold socket
And take a look at Snail stage 3!!!
All these leaks in a day lol.
lavish moss
So as you know by now, my brothers and I are a tiny bit competitive and after @west tide Illuvitars idea, I thought to myself "am I really going to let this bastard come up with art ideas?" No.
Let's take a break from all these NFTs and get back to reality with some hand painted 3d Prints, signed by the respective artists on the team ๐ฎ
These will be used in give-aways and competitions.
We have ordered a industrial, high end printer and are sourcing painters.
Here is a first WIP from @shut plover APE, posed and adjusted by @tired urchin
lavish moss
@tender reef working on his Phyriox statue
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@fast hound
@leaden patrol
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@here
Another day, another stream.
Back on the leviathan arena!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6h3499U6c4
lavish moss
We had a few issues with the movement mechanics snapping when making small adjustments so @deft cedar has been busy fixing this.
Now when stress testing its much smoother.
You've seen over the last year that characters and animations have had multiple upgrades but this will eventually occur to everything.
We are our own harshest critics and always will be
So excited for getting statues in the communities hands!
Illuvium is now the proud owner of the Form3L, one of the best large form resin printers with an insane resolution.
Average Illuvium Fan "Wow even the rocks in illuvium are awesome"
Kieran a year ago "Bro wtf, why are you spending so much time on rocks you idiot. They're good enough."
Grant "You'll see...YOU'LL ALL SEE"
@gritty adder
lavish moss
Those who are about to die salute you
lavish moss
I've finished the Leviathan arena blockout. (Early Work in Progress)
@livid vessel God have mercy on your soul.
lavish moss
We have made sure to approach things modularly wherever possible but the most awesome thing about this work is @delicate jasper rarely worked on environment pieces before joining Illuvium but our entire team has adapted to these challenges.
My ultimate goal was building the best stylized graphics ever but to see the team pulling it off is just crazy lol
lavish moss
@fast hound and @icy sphinx
Have been working on optimising our workflow by creating an asset ZOO to make set dressing easier.
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@here
@wooden valley
@still osprey
@neon acorn
@tired urchin
lavish moss
You love to see it
lavish moss
Placeholder but so cool
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@here
@dusk violet and @errant bough always producing flawless work! The skill that goes into our textures really scares me some times haha.
@sacred dragon Has been working on some more traditional plants and @hidden oyster Has been helping me improve Crimson waste with more iconic elements that will take the path finding next level.
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@fast hound Like father like son
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@here
@knotty robin Is very close to finalising the NFT Shard designs in game/out of game etc.
@lone torrent cracking me up with his stupid emojis lol. Love it.
Kickmotion, who we use for some VFX outsourcing is doing awesome work on the Survival Mode environment details
Leartes Studio is continuing the blockout of the Abyssal Basin battle board arena.
SO much is happening at the moment, every team is working like crazy
@dusty brook and @karmic elk Working on the Lynx Lines.
Don't sleep on the Lynxes. When you all see them standing next to eachother, you're going to want to get them all.
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@here
Progress on some Illuvium Statues!
Early on, Aleks pioneered the Illuvial sculpting style that the team is using and to see these coming into their final form is so cool!
@grim creek
@tender reef
@tired urchin
@grim maple Ok even I'm starting to wonder how big this game is haha.
@errant cave Getting the synergy VFX concepts finalised
@sacred dragon Updating Sanctum Mesa with the tropical feel we've been after from the start
@lone torrent Dat Doka Dab
lavish moss
@icy sphinx and @neon acorn have been working on pre fabs in the environment.
They are like lego pieces that get slotted in to different areas and then modifications are made to make them unique from eachother.
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@hidden oyster putting in some serious work into the Brightland Steppes detailed plans. This is why I explained how the trailer footage was very incomplete and not up to standard but a masterpiece is unfolding here, no doubt!
I'm also loving what Emil and Vanya have been doing on Crimson Waste. Coming in and spending just an hour or 2 to light their work is so fun.
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@here
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@here
Environment details are heating up again.
@icy sphinx
@winged wasp
@grim maple producing more insane wallpapers.
You saw the crimson waste morph together well Abyssal basin is coming too.
@hallow pewter
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@here
@fast hound Putting the final lighting touches on the Private Beta ๐
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@here
@delicate jasper and @tender reef blasting out some amazing hero set pieces for Crimson Waste.
Now that we are very close to finalising the level layout, we wanted to bring in some heroic pieces to give it that last artistic push.
lavish moss
@here
Augments, synergies and weapon selection are going in! WIP
It also scares me to say this but I think the beta testers are going to love it. I played survival 3 hours straight last weekend.
@knotty robin
@full notch
lavish moss
Also please understand that V2 staking has been a very large undertaking and the Web and solidity team have gone all out on it.
The wire frame I've attached has just one element.
@balmy sleet @glacial sparrow and the rest of the web team have done a flawless job with the visuals.
@hallow pewter
@night rose
Look at this shield VFX. Wtf, you feel like you're in the twilight zone watching petrs work and Jesse is learning Niagara very fast
lavish moss
@here
@patent schooner
@leaden patrol
@errant cave
@errant bough
@winged wasp
@tired urchin
@grim maple
@gentle prism
@sacred dragon
@knotty robin
lavish moss
@here
The size of the world is pretty crazy but look out for leviathan through the fog.
lavish moss
@sacred dragon has been evolving his style over the course of the project, taking bits and pieces from the rest of the concept team and the results are so slick
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@everyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKgb0KgKIrM
@signal loom The music brings a tear to my eye. Can't believe we are actually doing this.
lavish moss
@here
One of our outsourcing studios 3D Extrude are back blasting out materials for Abyssal Basin.
It's also very exciting seeing our internal pipeline evolve to handle multiple external studios sharing work!
Every time we expand rapidly, aaron adjusts the discord structure (Which has over 200 channels) so things are running very smooth right now!
@grim maple continues to blow my mind with his plant designing skills.
@hallow pewter Song Name?
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@leaden patrol
@lone torrent
@sacred dragon
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Avatar Rank Frames WIP
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@here
The real game developers here will appreciate just how good our poly modeling team is.
@slender panther
@halcyon ingot
@whole parcel
These guys are the backbone of the entire art pipeline because if they can't perfectly optimise everything, the game runs like shit and then it doesn't matter how good the rest of the art or gameplay is.
lavish moss
@here
Sometimes I wish you could see how passionate the team is internally.
A week ago we started polishing and now we've got gaudi animated, lighting being finalised and sounds starting to bring the beta to life.
Whenever something really fun pops up we all jump on it and shit gets done basically over night.
@fast hound
@leaden patrol
@tiny garden
@undone plaza
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@wooden valley @still osprey WIP crimson areas
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@here
The Leviathan Arena will host the largest E Sports tournaments of all time. It needs to be worthy.
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Doing some Leviathan Arena design work in CC streaming
@here
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@here
@undone plaza starting to implement some sounds into survival and @night rose implementing gaudi water landing simulation. So damn cool but still WIP.
Leartes Studio @queen zinc , @errant bough and @winged wasp continue their God tier texturing work
@icy sphinx is really boosting the environments!
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@here
Fight for ETH
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Gee Wizz this team is cracked out of their minds
@hidden oyster
@tender reef
@knotty robin
Does anyone know how to calm @winged wasp down?
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@here
Work in progress on the Ranked Badge / Illuvitar Border system.
The idea is the badge at the base of the avatar can be seperated for display on your profile and in game character
There will also be custom skins like the pre balancer sale that I would assume are won in challenges or through in game rewards.
The border is attached to your profile/rank so they can't be traded
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@here
Shit just got realllll
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@here All marines prepare to drop
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@here
@night rose has been working on some crazy VFX for the survival arena intro.
I really love seeing how detailed we can go once the base is there. We will be going to this level with all game modes eventually
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@here
Some more juicy leaks!
Some of the many landscape materials we've been creating for the various regions!
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@here
I have known @grim creek since I was 16, that is very shortly after digital sculpting was invented and in that time I've watched this bastard become the best sculptor in the world. He has pushed for extreme quality from day 1 and done shit I thought was impossible.
Set 1/3
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@here
Thundercloud have had an amazing month helping us with some exciting and massive elements
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More crazy detailed shaders from our friends at 3D Extrude
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@here
The synergies are taking the game to a new level.
@undone plaza
@cold socket
@gritty adder
@lost abyss
@karmic elk
@night rose
@gentle prism
@shut plover
@delicate jasper
@grim creek
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@here
The Combination of @grim creek , @shut plover and @winged wasp is ridiculous.
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@grim creek and @harsh pier are working on the giant mushrooms for abyssal atm.
The detail going into everything always translates well cause their low poly work is perfectly clean.
@azure creek has been working on the Tree Kangaroos ๐
Gonna be mindblowing with all 150 characters complete. There is so much variation and uniqueness popping up with certain characters, it makes you start to feel attached to their abilities.
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@here
Hmhmhm Gold? I'm Holographic
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@here
@fast hound is working on final optimisations on the PB1 character line up.
Crazy that there are over 100 more Illuvials in set 1!
Peasant holographics....I'm Obelisk
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@here
@errant cave nailing the in game emotes for Snailey
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@here
Please welcome @restive flint our new Lead Environment artist.
I've known Marc since highschool so when I hit him up and he was working as the Lead Environment artist at Framestore I knew it was another one of those Illuvium destiny moments haha.
Dmitriy will move to assisting me with art directing the project as it expands.
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@here
Mysterious work from the Thunder Cloud team. Masterpieces
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@here
Please welcome @unkempt pilot our new Tech Artist.
He is currently working on an optimisation tool for our assets but there's much cooler stuff coming.
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@here
Take a look at @shut plover latest work....Like actually download the highres original and zoom in. The detail is ridiculous yet so clean.
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@here
@signal loom So beautiful
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@here
Separated from the pack
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@here
The environment team has created a visual masterpiece.
Crazy set dressing work @wooden valley @still osprey @icy sphinx @neon acorn @fast hound
Couple of weeks and we all start shifting to Halcyon Sea
Next week on Illuvium Insider I'll do a tech art showcase.
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@here
@sick monolith Hooking up everything for weapon and armor load outs.
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@here
ILLUVITARS - 11 MILLION+ COMBINATIONS
@hidden oyster
@vague canyon
@agile dove
@urban eagle
They turned out incredible , you guys are absolute freaks of nature.
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@here
like a lot of things, I thought Kieran was just throwing another dumbass idea out there but you've gotta pay it when you've gotta pay it....
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Bet you didn't see that coming
@dusty brook
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@here
Sound team is moving all their focus to the overworld. It's about to really come to life
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@here
@grim creek
@tender reef
@hidden oyster
@fast hound doing some lighting work with Leartes Studios latest Abyssal Basin update!
@wooden valley working on the Crimson Waste desert
@errant bough working on harvesting minerals
@gentle prism with more sweet plant designs
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@here
Onyx Studio are chipping away at Brightland Steppes battle board blockout.
The composition and scale is on point and the end result will be spectacular. .
west tide
Check out our latest gameplay WIP below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WumauyMnJc
We've still got many things to polish, but this should give you a pretty good idea of the things to come.
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@here
Working with Thunder Cloud is amazing.
We hand over concepts and get flawless results every time
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@here
I don't even know where @neat karma is pulling these new tech features from but my god I'm loving it haha!
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@here
@wooden valley @still osprey very close to wrapping up their incredible work on CW and moving to Halcyon
@lone torrent
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Too many leaks to share but here is what some of the team have been up to!
@whole parcel
@sacred dragon
@delicate jasper
@tender reef
@tired urchin
@winged wasp
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@here
All the little details that polish things off in survival are coming along!
@terse geode and the tech artists are killing it
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Kieran: "I'm not cheating"
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@here
I've said it once and I'll say it again, the low poly work for Illuvium is masterful.
Very few companies go to the lengths these guys have to ensure perfect bakes and artefact free translation from high to low poly.
@slender panther @halcyon ingot @whole parcel
Absolutely loving Onyx Studios latest updates!
Some more internal work.
@winged wasp
@livid vessel
@tender reef
@grim maple
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@here
Leartes Studio starting to go next level on Abyssal Basin ๐ค
@terse geode showcasing overworld mining WIP.
@unkempt pilot is building a proprietary scattering tool!
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@grim maple and @tender reef are working on the new Shard Bluff region, our only night time region, we have some unique ideas planned for how to get through this place in one piece.
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@west tide Getting ready for his crushing loss
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@here
@karmic elk and @lost abyss have been a dream team on all of the hair and groom.
I don't know of any other games that have gone to this level of detail on so many fur based characters.
It's been a mission to make things performant but they're doing it!
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@dusk violet is building out the new and improved Sanctum Mesa market place
@harsh pier @shut plover @tender reef are starting to ideate the leviathan
@dusty brook and @patent schooner are doing some of the last characters we're yet to fully animate!
Crazy exciting times on all fonts.
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@here
Let's kick some ice
@grim creek
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@here
@neat karma yesssss. Finally we're working object collision and physics in.
This is a first WIP but means the world will truly feel alive and reactive.
These are the details that make game dev worth it.
@full notch is doing great work on the plants passive and active VFX
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@here
Look at the detaill in the characters fur, rigging and texturing lol. Scary
Dan is a freak of nature with concept rendering.
Here's a sneak peak at Illuvitars Set 2 which they are hard at work on.
@lost abyss
@dusk violet
@agile dove
@signal loom
@dim stratus
The music of Illuvium is brilliant. These guys work so hard to polish and improve and the end result really fills you with wonder like you're actually on the planet
lavish moss
@here
@shut plover
Prepare to enter: The Scary Door
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@here
@dusk violet working on flawless Mhamhu bakes from @grim creek sculpt.
Only a few First gen Illuvials left to texture ๐ฎ
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@here
Our Philippines community just got buffed.
@winged wasp God tier texturing.
lavish moss
@here
Leartes Studio have a huge update on the blockout for Abyssal Basin.
This is an early WIP but it's already feeling larger than life.
I'll share a run through of the environment on the next insider
lavish moss
@here
@harsh pier is a swiss army knife on the team but sometimes just goes batshit crazy on the sculpting and design work.
He created and designed this Leviathan with no concepts...
@dusk violet Took our texturing beyond AAA into a wacko cinematic realm.
Looks like things are heating up again!
Just gonna keep dropping leaks
It's incredible how much @errant bough has improved on texturing and she was awesome from the start.
Every single last asset has been a work of art with so much love put into it.
@karmic elk has dropped a first WIP on the Tree Kangaroo line
@leaden patrol Has covid but still pushes through against our wishes lol
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@here
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Best graphics of all time...
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@here
@livid vessel was the best automotive 3d modeler ever, period.
0 weak links
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@here
@harsh pier
Colossal
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@here
This is why @fast hound was the first person brought onto the team...
We used to do AAA game art covers for clients. Now we're doing it for our own game....
Thanks to @agile dove for the touch ups!
lavish moss
@here
While the Lizards grow in number, in secret, an ancient cult grows in power...
The Church of Squizz will rise again
@leaden patrol
lavish moss
@here
@fast hound is working on more NFT art
Private beta is going incredible so far!
lavish moss
@here
@hidden oyster Back in the zone
Not sure if I shared the penguin line ๐ฎ ?
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@full notch
Has been going all in on the Crimson Waste Acid VFX.
The most important elements in the overworld have a huge amount of detail added and we have been refining this for a couple of weeks.
@hallow pewter always has some crazy trick to get things looking even better also.
(All of these elements will come together in the final with realtime ripple physics)
lavish moss
@here
The day will come where you fight together...
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@here
@terse geode
Unbelievable. Even the hair jiggles.
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@here
@fast hound is boosting Illuvium Zero to new levels
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@dusk violet
@here
One of the very first elements designed for Illuvium is finally taking shape in game! The OBELISK
It needed to be monumental. An Icon.
Wait until you see what this thing does when you teleport to your first region ๐
lavish moss
@here
@terse geode
Don't F*ck with cats
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@knotty robin
Overworld UI is getting there!
We will upgrade the podium under the characters of course ๐
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Sorry everyone, I've been sick but leaks return!
@lone torrent
@hidden oyster
@tender reef
@sacred dragon
@grim maple
Absolute beasts.
Shardbluff and Taiga WIPS
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@patent schooner
If only Kieran could fight like this in real life
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@leaden patrol Making full use of the complex character rigs!
lavish moss
@here
@shut plover
@patent schooner
@dusty brook
@full notch
Lots of assets being finished off at the moment and the environment plants are coming along great.
Seeing them with sound and all interactive elements makes such a giant difference.
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@modest jacinth
I'm constantly amazed at the ingenuity of our team.
Early WIP of the sound priority system!
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@winged wasp
@errant bough
@lone torrent
I know you're all dying to see more environment stuff.
PB2 is close! I can't wait to see what everyone says about the graphics.
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Leartes Studio Updates!
In Game UE4
Every biome is wildly different.
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For those that haven't been here from the start, you may have missed when @lost abyss and @karmic elk joined the team.
Literally the best hair and groom artists in Hollywood joined our small crypto project. Unbelievable ๐
Never worked on a game before in their lives. Zero UE4 experience...
Now here we are just 12 months later and Illuvium has the best hair and groom in gaming thanks to them.
I can tell you honestly that nobody expected this but it just feels special to have so many different things like this occur.
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While the Crimson Waste is being optimised and tested by the tech art guys, we have moved on with all other regions, each at different stages.
One thing we're really making sure to lock down is fun verticality in the maps.
We want the jet pack and boots to invite you into the world.
@still osprey is doing an amazing job on the Taiga Boreal region
(This is in blockout phase)
@hidden oyster built such a beast of a concept team.
They blasted through Illuvitars so fast that they're exploring various promo pieces like this fantastic piece by @agile dove
One thing we've made sure to do on Illuvium is foster creativity so this piece (inspired by Pokemon) brings a lot of joy.
Like a little bridge between the two worlds and what could have been us in another generation. 
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I love our mix of clean scifi and querky, stylised environments.
@dusk violet and @errant bough doing flawless work as always, just look at the detail.
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@fast hound
Free to Play
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@fast hound
@lost abyss
@karmic elk
This ain't a crypto server
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More updates from Onyx Studio on Brightland Steppes!
As you saw with Crimson Waste, the first step is getting all the layout sorted, then we go ham on look development and lighting.
Running around this level makes you feel tiny.
@tender reef
@sacred dragon
@tired urchin
Shardbluff is coming along too!
lavish moss
In the trailer, you'll remember the 3 Axons fusing?
@hallow pewter has updated the VFX elements but we still need the swirling animation and platform on which they fuse, followed by their taunt!
@tall acorn and I will be working to make this a spectacular moment in the game over the next few weeks.
Let's sling some more Taiga blockout from @still osprey while we're at it ๐ฆ
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@signal loom With a masterpiece for Illuvium Zero 
I'm proud of what we managed to achieve with IZ in such a short time.
We can't do everything perfect but when it has to improve, it will.
Which region do you choose?
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In Illuvium the battle boards play an integral role in giving the game a unique visual aesthetic while communicating to player's and spectators crutial or exciting information.
@neat karma and @errant cave have been working on the logic.
You're going to love it with final animations
I cannot stress enough that we will continue to implement innovative ideas.
What you've seen so far is not the final product!
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Work in progress on the Grokko NFT Art
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Join me for a chilled session in CC Streaming helping to design the Sanctum Mesa Hub ๐
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@fast hound Polishing off some of the Tier 0's for PB2 ๐ฎ
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@forest yew has been working on the brand new "flee" mechanic.
This is an effect which you may find in augments or other special abilities. It "Scares" the enemy away. So cool!
lavish moss
@here
We are on the brink of the most experimental and revolutionary model in gaming history
Never forget you were here
We present to you....LAND โฐ
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@hidden oyster has been busy ๐ฎ
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There are so many things happening right now across the various teams haha.
As soon as land sale is over Kieran and the Shapeshifter guys have a surprise for you but in the meantime check out
@still osprey continuing to block out Taiga Boreal.
We are working on shaders and assets for this region so once the block out is done, it will be a much faster paced race to the finish.
@tender reef
@icy sphinx
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@hidden oyster is still busy!
It might not seem like much but from the moment I touched those Crysis ferns I was obsessed.
Illuvium will also have custom environment physics
@neat karma killing it!
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Finally confirmation that @tender reef has taken us for a complete ride the last few months!
Nobody works faster after having a baby
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Amazing updates from Leartes Studio on Abyssal Basin
They are currently doing a first pass on the high res level.
From here, just like Crimson, we will do look dev tweaks, add lots of procedural details and then finally lighting/animation and VFX on the plants.
Very exciting times!
Get ready for some overworld video this week!
Updated survival mode placement music by @signal loom
So good!
Nothing is safe from us redoing or improving ๐
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New update from @livid vessel on the Sactum Mesa hub and survival arena 2.0
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@full notch
My god!
@lost abyss
Imagine thinking you could ever compete with us in this space
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@dusk violet
@winged wasp
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It's very easy to forget that a lot of stuff is still work in progress. It's one of the pains of sharing leaks as we get closer to release.
Make no mistake though, where things are weak, we upgrade and that's 90% of why things take longer. It might be frustrating at times but we refuse to Cyber Punk this.
We HAVE to get this right at all costs.
With that being said, the new movement mechanics are going to be unreal and our capture workflow is being worked on at last!
@dusty brook
@tall acorn
lavish moss
We appreciate all the content creators who take the time to help share and promote ILV
@lime meadow
Check out this sniper story from the weekend over on Oskas channel. Scary
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@lost abyss
Show them no mercy, for you shall receive none.
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Please welcome @undone jewel onto the Illuvium team!
He joins us as a senior lighting and shading artist and will play a key role in bringing the overworlds to life.
He has currently been working on overhauling our plant library with proper shaders and sub surface effects.
The detail we've put into every asset should truly show
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Illuvium Zero Blueprints...
Just a little leak from @errant cave the skin master
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Some updates from the team as well as a big update on the augment art.
Still work in progress, the finals will of course animate with passive VFX
@lost abyss
@leaden patrol
@dusty brook
@patent schooner
@dusk violet
@winged wasp
@grim maple
^ We have many heroes ready to save the day
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The Church of Squizz rises
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Tier 0 Nature, Fire and Earth Fliish.
Even their personality gets bigger through the stages ๐
@cold oracle
Imagine these guys in an animated movie.
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@knotty robin absolutely killing it.
Work in progress so some names are mixed up and legendary are placeholders.
A lot of work went into defining illiviums icon art as these are the second most important collectables in the game.
When finished they will have passive vfx and 4k animation, just like everything else.
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Can always make the art better
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Spinning and gliding, windmill combining
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Some nightmares are best left unspoken....
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Updates from Leartes Studio!
Updates from Onyx Studio!
@icy sphinx
@lone torrent
@sacred dragon
@grim maple
@dusk violet
@knotty robin
Survival Mode Check Points.
Huge for fans of the beta
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Had to give a little in advance leak to the discord community ๐
Thank you for your patience- Check out our latest update to the Overworld!
There is HEAPS we are currently working on that hasn't made it into this video.
As you know, we hold ourselves to a very high standard and want to stress that this is heavily work in progress
Future updates we are working on include new movement mechanics, environment and plant physics, weapon vfx, spatial sounds, teleport and autobattle sequences, level loading screens and all the other fun stuff that gets us to a final AAA game.
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Leak City
@undone jewel
@karmic elk
@tired urchin
Onyx Studio working on Taiga Boreal ice assets!
Let me tell you right now, The work Vanya has done on Taiga will win awards. The design is a masterpiece
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Just a casual reminder that our Ukrainian team at Arrible has literally worked their asses off through a war.
Flawless and manual low poly work in the games industry often goes unnoticed but these guys are the reason nothing in our game looks low poly.
We could have automated a lot of this and gotten things out much faster but we refused after seeing their quality.
@slender panther
@halcyon ingot
@whole parcel
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Another wave of leaky
@night rose is working on Tyflow VFX for all the NFT art.
@lone torrent helping you get hyped about skins
@errant bough is still not telling us what alien planet sent her, but we know she comes in peace
@fast hound is still my son
@errant cave letting you know when a giga illuvial spawns on battle start
@dusty brook
@full notch
You get to re live your childhood...We get to build it
@undone jewel
lavish moss
Step into the Leviathan Arena ship yard.
@livid vessel
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Gotta love the graphic design work from @balmy sleet
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@undone plaza and the rest of the audio team have been grinding so hard to upgrade our procedural battle board sound system.
By now everyone should realise that we hired perfectionists and I don't care what anyone says, I'm damn proud of it.
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Apologies discord is repeat posting, it's not me lol
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Many assets haven't been updated but the IZ team has done an awesome job of implementing our new renders in game.
Edit: new UI yet to switch over but it's even cleaner
Exciting times!!!!
Let's hope some of you can find a few juicy blueprints like this
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Sorry team short on time can't tag
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@dim stratus
@undone plaza
@cold socket
When you capture illuvials, @leaden patrol and the animators are creating signature animations for when Mozart has finally contained them.
Great work @patent schooner
lavish moss
Awesome work @azure creek
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@night rose doing insane Tyflow work for the NFT cards BUT I need opinion.
I want to call stage 3 Deez, Aaron wants to call him Geyser
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It's no scifi door and table but I hope you like these updates just as much... ๐
@random wadi
@hallow pewter
@errant cave
@tender reef
@lone torrent
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Some really sweet updates today
Texturing by
@errant bough
@winged wasp
@dusk violet
@urban eagle has beyond crushed this one and it feels like Illuvium is coming to life.
Such an incredible promo. Damn it feels good having the best artists in the world on your team!
@patent schooner
@dusty brook
Having fun on more signature animations!
@full notch
Is creating footstep vfx and it just goes to show how far we will continue to push every last detail in this game.
If something isn't AAA right now, it eventually will be, make no mistake about that.
@cold socket has even updated Rhamphyres sound!
lavish moss
Who doesn't love a giant @grim maple update
Crystal shores is gonna be ridiculous
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I'm doing some cool work on the leviathan arena interior in CC streaming if you want to see how it's done.
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Shieetttttt
LOVING Leartes Studio update on Abyssal basin
Their team has been crushing it.
@restive flint has also done an amazing job overhauling our environment production and getting everybody organised.
lavish moss
@icy sphinx Chipping away at the Taiga Boreal Battle Board blockout. Loving it
These blockouts server as the foundation for the highres set dress we will do when all the final assets are complete.
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@tender reef Blasting out out Taiga assets
@tired urchin is working on Abyssal Basin assets
@night rose Continues to take the NFT art next level
@neat karma Is starting on the Abyssal Waterfalls
Extremely happy with the teams progress
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I'll be leaking more tonight but this was just way too damn cool not to leak exclusively.
@terse geode with the out of nowhere god tier VFX for imprisonment.
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The wait is always worth it
@knotty robin redesigning the UI to maximise cleanliness
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@ruby barn
@gentle prism
@tender reef
@terse geode
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Please welcome @pseudo frost aka "Psylorg"....
This completes Illuviums promo dream team and guarantees you will be seeing some crazy shit.
Check out his first update to Halcyon Sea in IZ!
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Unbelievable work from @errant cave and @karmic elk
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@dusk violet is finishing up polar bear stage 1. With fur he's gonna be another real cutey
@lone torrent designing in the verticality gameplay we need in Halcyon Sea
@winged wasp big textures
@still osprey is nearly done with Taiga Boreal blockout!
Please welcome @opal anchor to the team!
Every studio needs proprietary tech to prevent slow downs and inefficiencies
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@warm rover is working on grass tech
@lone torrent ideating a few more coral plants
@winged wasp has literally created the mother of pearl lol
Raw shard NFT art is under way.
After speaking to Ben and Aaron we decided it would be cool to add rare affinity and composite affinity shards as well as holo and dark holo in even rarer circumstances.
So there will be tier 1-5, holo, dark holo, 5 base affinity and 15 composite shards.
You will be able to fuse the base affinity shards also ๐
Get mining!
lavish moss
Heaps of fun refining the Ascendant Arena (Ranked) @livid vessel made this week.
Everything scifi in our game is minimalist and clean. In order to become an E-Sport the aesthetic has to be easy on the eyes for long periods of time. By stripping back all high frequency details we end up with a style that is completely unique to Illuvium.
lavish moss
As always, things can be improved ๐
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Another update on the ranked arena.
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@night rose
@patent schooner
@delicate jasper
@tender reef
@sacred dragon
Amazing work from the team always
Volkin catchup was done tonight and he'll get the video up once edited.
