Beta 10.0 Beast Thread

[DannyGreen]

Green and orange are my faves

[Ana]

Do you think this will be the expansion we finally get some Good Dogs™? The models are in the database and of all the exotic beasties we always get, we're still missing some regular ol' man's best friend! Fingers crossed!

These dogs are the bestest of girls and boys!

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Reminds me of those sheep guarding dogs who wear spiked colors to fear off/fight wolves

[worgpower]

We also got the new argali sheep, which have very big horns and their body looks just like a sheep, they would be paired well with a bakar if you play BM

[CrankyClaw]

I wish those beetles had more beetle-like colors..

I've seen yellow and I believe green ones too. Just mostly documenting the models, since Wain is working on the page with the colors. xD

I haven't added them to the database yet, but here are all the colours:

Hmm.. I did a search and RL Rhinoceros beetles actually don't have much in the way of colors, so I guess these are actually better than RL.. I had thought they had more colors like fig beetles, but apparently not.

[Wain]

We also got the new argali sheep, which have very big horns and their body looks just like a sheep, they would be paired well with a bakar if you play BM

Sadly, the sheep itself is a bit... basic. They didn't spend much in the way of extra polygons so it looks like an old sheep model with new horns. There are no polygons devoted to making the fleece feel three dimensional, so the only "3D" texturing looks flat and painted on (because it is!).

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[Wain]

After my comments on the new ram, sorry to continue on a negative trend, but I just spent a couple of hours (at least) taking 90 model shots to cover all variations of what is easily my least favourite model of the expansion: the new thunder lizard. This thing looks and feels like a model from ten years ago. The textures have a basic paint feel to them, like some of the worst of the new drakes. It's something that feels like it belonged in HotS, not WoW.

The artists did spend some time adding horn, plate, and tail spike variations, though.

I love most of the new models, and I'll get back to talking about them soon, but I just wasted a couple of hours on this and I needed to vent before sleep

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[Tahchi]

I get that. They don't appeal to me either.
They seem off. A bit like they just pasted a dragon type head onto a kodo.

Thankfully there's various great looking models in DF.

[worgpower]

Not going to lie about this, but the Thunder lizards did look super cool from afar, I expected another dinosaur, yet we got a dragon dinosaur which looked cool until it got dethroned by the Armoredons which look fantastic, and as for the sheep, they look cool, but there should of been some armor on the back or on the neck at least

[WerebearGuy]

The fully electrified one is awesome. I just wish their throats didn't sink into the ground. Like, it's a full blown plow between their head and chest. You could till so many crop plots with that thing's neck. I don't mind the textures honestly, since it's at least got depth and contrast to help it stand out. Can't say the same for some models, like the abhorrently awful gnolls. At least the thunder lizards aren't THAT bad. I personally don't care for the armoredons, though I do wish the thunder lizards got that level of detail.

[GormanGhaste]

I like the green lightning one. Thank you for all your hard work, Wain!

[SylviaDragon]

I'm wondering if we are going to get a proper Phoenix pet family this time around. seeing lots of lovely colors that could flesh out a phoenix family. or if not a new family, a way to add them to an existing one.

[worgpower]

I am more excited for the new tallstriders more than any bird added in this xpac besides the ducks, wow has never had a bird that resembled a dragon, besides the death rocs of course, I love the variety of looks on the creatures, but at the same time I feel for Wain because I bet it’s real time consuming to put every look on the site

[Zoruaronan]

I'm wondering if we are going to get a proper Phoenix pet family this time around. seeing lots of lovely colors that could flesh out a phoenix family. or if not a new family, a way to add them to an existing one.

That would be cool, I'd love to see them maybe add some special challenge tames for a Dark and Spectral Pheonix pets (We'd also finally have a pet to match the ever iconic Ashes of Alar)

I also hope some pets like Spirit of Ha-Khalan, Midnight, Silentstrike Pterrorwing and some of the untameable pets from Island Expeditions/Other sources get the taming pass this Expansion

[Wain]

FYI, I've just put together a very rough version of the Dragonflight looks page!

https://www.wow-petopia.com/dragonflight.php

Today, I uploaded 499 looks images and added entries for the looks our database tables. I just finished the page 5 minutes ago. It's now 5 am but I wanted to get it working before bed.

I haven't linked it anywhere yet and won't advertise it until I have it looking better.

I may also remove some of the colour variants for magmammoths if they're taking up too much page space. I generated those by mixing and matching base skins with glows from different colours, and while it's perfectly possible a developer will do the same it may be premature to include them now - especially if they disrupt the readability of the page.


Enjoy I'm off to bed.

[WerebearGuy]

I've already got my own wishlist ready. Greatly appreciate the work, Wain! Though, you should probably prioritize sleep over the page. Going to bed at 5 am isn't healthy (I did it for a few years, and finally fixed my sleep schedule), and like WoW's story, the code isn't going anywhere. With that said, here's my hot takes;

These totally won't exist in the game, but it'd be nice to see anyway;
- Rose Dusk Phoenix
- "Pale & Blue Magmammoth" set

These sets of skins don't belong in the game, but they'd be hilarious to use in pvp to dominate your enemies;
- "Light Pink & Blue Magmammoth" set
- "Pink & Red Magmammoth" set
- "Rose Pink & Blue Magmammoth" set

Other notes and/or comments;
- Icy Blue Armoredon should be a spirit beast. There's a spirit beast armoredon in the database, and this skin would fit it nicely.
- The thunder lizard names are hilariously long, though shortening those descriptions might be hard.
- The ice bears are missing from the list, unless they're no longer in the game.

[worgpower]

It’s the first time I’m saying this, dragonflight has way too many looks, but I’m really excited to get most of those new creatures

[Wain]

I've already got my own wishlist ready. Greatly appreciate the work, Wain! Though, you should probably prioritize sleep over the page. Going to bed at 5 am isn't healthy (I did it for a few years, and finally fixed my sleep schedule), and like WoW's story, the code isn't going anywhere. With that said, here's my hot takes;

Thanks. That's ok, I don't do it very often! I'd just spent so long on this over so many days I just wanted to get it done! Plus, I have Monday off work so I have a couple of days to recover.

These totally won't exist in the game, but it'd be nice to see anyway;
- Rose Dusk Phoenix
- "Pale & Blue Magmammoth" set
These sets of skins don't belong in the game, but they'd be hilarious to use in pvp to dominate your enemies;
- "Light Pink & Blue Magmammoth" set
- "Pink & Red Magmammoth" set
- "Rose Pink & Blue Magmammoth" set

Well, they're no sillier than the pink elekk. But I think I'm going to add some code to hide these fanciful combos by default, at least on the expansion preview page, since they're a bit long and distracting.

- The thunder lizard names are hilariously long, though shortening those descriptions might be hard.

I know, they're painful, but what can I do? If it turns out that only certain combinations are used (say, electrified horn is always used with electrified plates, etc.) then maybe I can simply the wording a bit, but I've tried to be as brief as I can while still distinguishing one look from the next.

- The ice bears are missing from the list, unless they're no longer in the game.

Oh, crap! Now where did they go? I'll get them up ASAP!

[Wain]

Added!

[Tsukina]

Silly question, there is no new polar bear model but without those spikes/ice spikes?

By the way Wain, great job with the new page of the models, I like to see those things without eating lore spoilers, and going to wowhead to see them is taking a lot of risk.

[Wain]

Silly question, there is no new polar bear model but without those spikes/ice spikes?

By the way Wain, great job with the new page of the models, I like to see those things without eating lore spoilers, and going to wowhead to see them is taking a lot of risk.

Thanks!

No, they all have spikes. If there's a way of switching them off, I unfortunately haven't seen it.