BloodAngel Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 RuneScape has its share of creatures that you will find in other fantasy games, movies and novels - things like dragons, goblins and demons but youd be unwise to forget the creatures that bring something unique to RuneScape. Among these are the TzHaar: creatures of lava and rock that live inside a volcano in Karamja, passing their memories on through eggs and turning to tokKul - TzHaar coins - when they die. Weve always felt that they are interesting and have a lot of potential, but weve never really done much beyond one quest (TzTok-Ket-Dill) a couple of minigames and a graphical rework. [hide][/hide] So, when Mod Edam proposed a quest that would explore the nature of the TzHaar, we leapt at the chance to completely rework the race, the fire creatures of their volcano and the volcano itself. While discussing the graphical rework with Mod Edam, it became clear that we could echo the key themes of the quest in the TzHaars look. For example, the TzHaar developed an even richer and unusual caste system in the quest, so we wanted to clearly define those castes in their look. The quest also reveals that the TzHaar are possibly the most ancient race on Gielinor (dont worry this doesnt spoil the story of the quest), so we wanted to convey the feeling that these beings are as old as the volcano around them. [hide][/hide] We kept three keywords in mind at all times when reworking the TzHaar: fire, obsidian and civilisation. Put simply, the area had to feel hazardous and hot, reinforcing the sheer inhospitable nature of living in a volcano, which is why fire is so important in the race and areas look. To survive in the heat, the surrounding rock has to feel both hard and dense, which is where obsidian comes in. We wanted this shiny, black surface to dominate the TzHaar environment. Finally, as said before, a TzHaars life and role is dependent on its place in society, so we wanted to convey this layered civilisation as well as possible, making the TzHaar warriors imposing and their magicians magical, where previously they had looked similar to each other. For the environment inspiration, I explored shapes found in the castle of Jim Hensons The Dark Crystal. We also looked at Art Nouveau designs, and the artwork of Roger Dean, who was famous for his album covers for progressive rock bands (which also inspired the artwork for James Camerons Avatar). Additionally, we studied the natural shapes that obsidian forms in volcanic environments, in particular obsidian shards and obsidian spheres. [hide][/hide] We tried to imagine what this inhospitable area would be like to live in, which led to dramatic reworkings of areas like the TzHaar library; although the library is meant to be made up of stone tablets that can resist fire, it always looked like a normal library. Now, you can imagine a great, hulking TzHaar picking up and handling these great orbs of information that replace the tablets. It also reinforces the feeling that the TzHaar are unique, and do not have to act like humans. To ensure the TzHaar stand apart from each other visually, we gave them clothes and ornaments made of carved metals, presenting them in a more civilised aspect. Players will hopefully now view the TzHaar as a civilisation, rather than a cabal of monsters. [hide][/hide] Finally, we increased the size of the TzHaars volcano, scaling it up to match the increased size of the TzHaar themselves. Now, everything has a sense of epicness and awe, encouraging you to feel like you are in a truly ancient and alien area, with minimal changes to how a player trains or uses the area. I wish I could talk more about some of the elaborate and interesting changes we have made to the area, but were held back (reluctantly!) by a need to keep things a surprise for the upcoming quest. All I can say is that I have only mentioned a fraction of the work put into the area, and you will not be let down by what resides at the end of the new Fight Caves. Whether the jaw-dropping gives you enough time to defeat the final creature is another matter, of course, but we are confident that you will think the new TzHaar re-sculpting simply rocks. [hide][/hide] Mod GFX "Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quyneax Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Sounds good :). Supporter of Zaros | Quest Cape owner since 22 may 2010 | No skills below 99 | Total level 2595 | Completionist Cape owner since 17th June 2013 | Suggestions 99 summoning (18th June 2011, previously untrimmed) | 99 farming (14th July 2011) | 99 prayer (8th September 2011) | 99 constitution (10th September 2011) | 99 dungeoneering (15th November 2011) 99 ranged (28th November 2011) | 99 attack, 99 defence, 99 strength (11th December 2011) | 99 slayer (18th December 2011) | 99 magic (22nd December 2011) | 99 construction (16th March 2012) 99 herblore (22nd March 2012) | 99 firemaking (26th March 2012) | 99 cooking (2nd July 2012) | 99 runecrafting (12th March 2012) | 99 crafting (26th August 2012) | 99 agility (19th November 2012) 99 woodcutting (22nd November 2012) | 99 fletching (31st December 2012) | 99 thieving (3rd January 2013) | 99 hunter (11th January 2013) | 99 mining (21st January 2013) | 99 fishing (21st January 2013) 99 smithing (21st January 2013) | 120 dungeoneering (17th June 2013) | 99 divination (24th November 2013) Tormented demon drops: twenty effigies, nine pairs of claws, two dragon armour slices and one elite clue | Dagannoth king drops: two dragon hatchets, two elite clues, one archer ring and one warrior ring Glacor drops: four pairs of ragefire boots, one pair of steadfast boots, six effigies, two hundred lots of Armadyl shards, three elite clues | Nex split: Torva boots | Kalphite King split: off-hand drygore mace 30/30 Shattered Heart statues completed | 16/16 Court Cases completed | 25/25 Choc Chimp Ices delivered | 500/500 Vyrewatch burned | 584/584 tasks completed | 4000/4000 chompies hunted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Fire Cape Quest + Have fun lagging in the new volcano for a month or so :thumbup: In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirschen Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Delightful. I always liked how the TzHaar was one of their original creations and their graphical looks. I love how the creatures are looking more fluid and crust-like with each graphic update compared to being stone with lines of lava. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Impressive :thumbup: I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirschen Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Fire Cape Quest + Have fun lagging in the new volcano for a month or so :thumbup: I feel like I have a legit reason to actually get a fire cape now... better go kill Jad before I suffer lagfest in the area or suffer any nerf that comes with the new monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octarine Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) Content and the concept arts look amazing, but I'm literally so mad right now :( Quest should be good, love tok-something-dill when that came out, and hopefully it'l be pretty tough too :D Edited January 26, 2012 by Octarine19 Blog of DG, Bossing (mostly Glacors) and stuff - Runetrack Play Safe! - Got useful information for the tip.it website? Post here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Love the artwork :thumbsup: - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezkaton Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Hmmm, looks like I should go and get my 2nd Fire Cape then... 3rd time lucky hopefully... Anyways the update they've got planned sounds awesome! Reacting impulsively and saying what's on your mind feels oh so good.. for a little, until you realize you just started WWIII.2672nd person to reach 2496 total.Thanks to Wicked for the awesome siggy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohkmj1 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Sounds interesting. Hopefully they won't mess up with the lag like they did for Darkmeyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toad Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have 20 capes the update looks quite nice, but TzHaar has already been updated in 2008 was it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohkmj1 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have 20 capes the update looks quite nice, but TzHaar has already been updated in 2008 was it not?Dragons were updated in 2006 too, but that didn't stop Jagex from adding another update to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I may be alone here but I actually really liked he original Tzhaar designs and volcano when it was first released. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toad Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I may be alone here but I actually really liked he original Tzhaar designs and volcano when it was first released. I liked the first Jad, the V2 Jad aesthetically looks :---) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Warrior Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Nice. Wouldn't normally reply just to say "nice", but none of the links in the OP's quote are working for me, and I thought that deserved a mention. | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodAngel Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Nice. Wouldn't normally reply just to say "nice", but none of the links in the OP's quote are working for me, and I thought that deserved a mention. They work for me in Firefox but not Safari, no idea why. I'll fix them in a bit. "Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Avatar Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Looking forward to this. I actually liked the original look of the Tzhaar and their home before the last graphical update. Still interested in getting into the actual city part of Tzhaar that's been closed off to humans all this time. Previously known as Monkeybeast0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Is it too much to ask for that Jad gets made easier? :P Merci*still no fire cape*full Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Did I miss something where it was said we would need fire capes for this quest? If that's the case then I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend, though it seems unlikely since Jagex already recognized that they have players who either through disability or age or whatever, are not physically capable of beating Jad (hence why you can buy the ability to fight ice wyrms without the cape). Other than that, looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinata Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Redesigned Tzhaar creatures look awesome. Capes in order: Firemaking - Cooking - Construction - 99 Dungeoneering- 120 Dungeoneering - Quest - Strength - Prayer - Herblore - Constitution- Attack - Defence - Ranged - Runecrafting - Magic - Fletching - Mining- Farming - Smithing - Slayer - Woodcutting - Summoning - Thieving - Hunter- Fishing - Agility - Crafting - Divination - Max - Completionist0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0100 0101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Merci*still no fire cape*full :-k I wouldn't mind them making Jad easier to access for cape owners, but experiencing the full waves at least once is a must. It's especially grown easier over the years with new crossbows, chaotics, Ganodermic and what not. In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggiwhplar Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I wish they'd make another caves challenge similar to back in 2005 when only the most skilled players could obtain the cape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodAngel Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Did I miss something where it was said we would need fire capes for this quest? If that's the case then I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend, though it seems unlikely since Jagex already recognized that they have players who either through disability or age or whatever, are not physically capable of beating Jad (hence why you can buy the ability to fight ice wyrms without the cape). Other than that, looks nice. I think Jagex said that the TzHaar quest or some aspect of it would require a Fire Cape at RuneFest. "Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 You know what, my extreme desire to not spend 3 hours of my life for a chance to find out if I can prayer swap fast enough or not (I'm pretty sure I can't from every experience I have ever had trying it), means I'm going to wait and see if I need the fire cape to keep my quest cape or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drazhor Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 There are also a few new Media images...Seem to show Troll warzone?New Tzhaar area + some of the monstersSome green dungeon with some rather green, metallic looking dragons! EDIT:Could actually just be an updated Brimhaven Dungeon...noticing the wild dogs.. Visit my blog! Click the madness for more madness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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