Alliance Screenshots - Orcs, Giants & Goblins

[Garthilk]

Read the full article here (http://www.warhammeralliance.com/article/alliance-exclusives/alliance-screenshots-orcs-giants-goblins.html).

Nothing beats the smell of Warhammer Online screenshots in the morning. This time for the Braille impared we have a Goblin, Orcs, and even a Giant. More importantly though is the details of the Giant screenshot. Hit up the gallery and check it out.

[JonesyMan]

Very nice looking Pics. The height of the Giant is perfect. I also cannot get enough joy over seeing pictures with dead or dying dwarves in them. Thank you for posting these Garth.

[Garthilk]

Nothing beats opening your email in the morning to find some new kick butt screenshots. Thanks to Mythic for providing them to the community. I particularly like the Giant shot. I think they've really nailed how the giants look. I can't wait to see them in motion. As for the Giant screenshot I am most interested in that Gyrocopter in the background. Heh, I can't wait to hop in one and fly!

[JonesyMan]

I didn't even notice the gyrocopter in the background, I was to intranced by the huge saggy man boobs.

[Zeli]

great job with the giants!

looks just like the one in White Dwarf this month.

[Goreth]

The gyrocopter looks to damn tempting to use!

I really like the expression on the giant and the dead dwarf hang up beside the Gobbo. Thanks Gar.

[Taarm]

I Wonder if that's the giants chopter...now that would be a screenshot. Thanks for the Screenshots man they are sweet.

[Everz]

Thanks m8, this is getting better and better :p

[Halios]

Nice pictures. Crucified dwarves ftw.

[British_Butcher]

the Pic's of the game look fan-dabbie-dosie (accent needed) . but im most impressed with is the bulky kick lookin Dwarfs..... quiet acceptable:D

(First Post Btw Yay for me):cool:

[Requiemourn]

Hehe, welcome, uh, British Butcher :).

The shots are splendid. The crucified dwarf, even though certainly not departing from the stylised look of the game (which I, by the way, like more and more with each passing day), should shut the mouths of all those comparing WAR to WoW.

My only concerns are related to the hue of the fog obscuring distant objects, which in fact on most WAR screenshots is very off. Mostly freakishly blue in contrast to a grey or yellowish sky, while it should blend to the color of the sky.
Another thing is that, as someone on another thread pointed out, some objects seem to float in the world. There's no attachement between the crucifix with the ground, same goes for the stone platform. Some grass, dirtied up textures or waved ground geometry near the bottom would be sweet...

[JonesyMan]

Welcom BB!
Requiemourn, these are still early screenshots. I am sure we are not seeing these in all their glory. Patience.

[Requiemourn]

Aye, I realise that :). I've seen so many a game change it's appearance completely during the development cycle that I'm not really concerned by my, uh, quasi-concerns.
But as I can't see the screenshots from the final build, I need to comment on what I see. Another point (a rather weak one) is that, since WAR is developed super-fast, what we see now might not differ much from what we will be delivered on release date.

In the worst case, if the artists didn't wanted to change what I pointed out, enough people will support me and a positive reaction from the devs will follow.

[Blakpyre]

Great shots! :)
Can someone with sharper eyes figure if thats a hoomie hand peaking out of that giants bag? :p
The tree looks like it has some sort of strange 'wyrdstone' like glow as well :)
always nice to see the screenies !

[Requiemourn]

Yup, it's a human hand. You can see it on some other screenies fairly clearly, as well as on concept art.

Ah, right, I always forget to mention something about the wyrdstone hollows - I don't like 'em. There's too many and they distract my eyes. I think it would be better if they looked nicer - my main gripe is that they're darker near the edges than the glow around them. Some HDR glow or that green smoke apparent on concept art would make me like them much much more, probably. One other thing that I'm sure will get some more love from the artists, eventually...

[Senbei]

Yay, a giant! And unlike the new GW one, this one looks good :D

[DAQ]

Nice shots!Btw that dwarf isn't crucified he's tied up.

[Brutallis]

,,

AYe nice screenshots.
Can't w8 to see the last races ^^
But really nice work guys :p

[Mirlin Misspell]

Uh, are my eyes playing with me, or is that orc standing in front of the giant missing his head?

[Solemn Ranger]

You know, that orc in the screenshot does appear to be missing its head. What I thought was the back of the head the first time I looked at the picture is actually part of the giant's left leg.

No sign at all of the orc's head, as far as I can tell. The armor looks great though.

The yellow-green sky is a bit strange.

[Requiemourn]

Uh, this is WAR, guys. Not WoW. Orcs are not just humans with green skin. They are a different race and as such, differ in many ways - posture included. I know You know this but every opportunity to bash around WoW is a good 'un ;).

If You look closely, You'll see one of the horns of the Orc's helmet.

[Y'vess]

Intresting screens, I like the dead dwarf on a cross, I remember seeing another earlier screen with just the skeleton so its nice they have both stages :p


Small criticism is the giants face looks the same as in the previous screenshot, might indicate the facial expresion is fixed or maybe its just not ready yet.

Anyway they still look good :)

[HerdofSnotlings]

You know, that orc in the screenshot does appear to be missing its head. What I thought was the back of the head the first time I looked at the picture is actually part of the giant's left leg.

No sign at all of the orc's head, as far as I can tell. The armor looks great though.

The yellow-green sky is a bit strange.


Heh, uh that orc does have a head. However, due to orcs being cool they have different anatomy than humans. This orc's head position is like the head position of Space Marine Terminators from 40k.
Sorry, just had to clear that up.;)
Cheers.

[ReckoningBomb]

Nice, umm i hope there are different ogre models <with hair etc etc..> but thats very nice to see, amazing graphics, as usual :), but its very nice to see screenshots, so if u have any more, Feel more than free to share them :mrgreen:

[Shadowski]

Looking even better....some of the early orcs didn't look as well rendered as this one does. Goblin and Giant both look great...very detailed.

Can't wait to see what they have up their sleeves for E3.

[danteire]

Yeah the orcs are all hunched over. If the stood up straight they would be over 7 foot tall, 9 or more for Black Orcs.

The yellow fog could be from the Marsh of Madness. All the noxious gasses from all the orcs needing to...em....well you know.

[CrusherDestroyer]

Looks like they swapped the Dwarf Skeleton for a fleshier model; I approve.

[Tigershark]

Love the sreen shots. Very nice.

[checkthis5000]

2 things. The eyes and skin color on the dead dwarf are awesome. Also, compare all the pictures of the gobbos and we're looking at an already pretty expansive array of armor combinations. I'm loving it.

Oh 3 things actually. The size difference between what looks like an experienced orc and a giant is awesome.

[Bhazrak]

Looking better and better the more I see. That giant is eerie how he compares to the model.

[DEVLiN]

Can't wait to see what they have up their sleeves for E3.
Here's hoping for shadows.

And all races...

[yourname00]

I love the orc and orc armor and of course huge choppa :) I think I might have to play one, killing dwarfs could be really fun.

[checkthis5000]

Here's hoping for shadows.

And all races...

I hope you're right about all races, but something tells me they're only going to release the Empire/Chaos pair since IMO this is the most anticipated. And the concept art was of a chaos giant. :)

But something tells me they'll leave HE/DE for last and pull them out sometime during the summer right before beta starts.

[Xeles]

I think there waiting for e3 for all the races to come out and i hope classes as well

[checkthis5000]

While we're talking about chaos and screenshots. The warhammer online site has some new concept art. I especially like this one. Could be a mob, could be a beastman, could be both.
http://www.warhammeronline.com/english/media/conceptArt/full/ex_cc_11.jpg

or this one of what looks like a high level dwarf, but blonde and he has a mug on his belt in true dwarf fashion.

http://www.warhammeronline.com/english/media/conceptArt/full/ex_cc_10.jpg

[Tealeaf]

The pictures remind me of Horizons graphics

[Hecate]

I like how the giant has a larger head and shoulders (compared to older screenshots), making him look tougher.

Just hoping for some deeper shadows now.

[Sir Sigmund]

Wow, talk about some cool looking pics. Someone done a bit of work in this. :)

[Geffery]

the giants look awesome!