Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Discuss the upcoming Midnight expansion.
User avatar
worgpower
 Community Resource
 Community Resource
Posts: 1795
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:57 pm
Realm: Gurubashi
Gender: Male

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by worgpower »

Hey, don’t you remember that we survival hunters can briefly tame stone hounds, it’s just an annoying process to call them out, I’m excited to tame one of them, specifically Barghast
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

Well that's technically an exploit, and that's usually a no-no thing to talk about on Petopia :p. If you want to be technical though, you can have stone hounds outside of BM through the use of a harmless exploit lol. I personally still dislike gargons because they're as ugly as a sunburnt butt, but they're very unique models if they do get flagged.

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

User avatar
worgpower
 Community Resource
 Community Resource
Posts: 1795
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:57 pm
Realm: Gurubashi
Gender: Male

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by worgpower »

Now that alpha is literally out in 3 days, I am praying anyone from petopia, myself included, could test the alpha and show off the new hunter pets and beasts
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

Hopefully it's someone who's got a lot of time on their hands. Wish I would get picked since I literally work at home and can just play WoW all day, but with a ban on my account from the(ir own screwup in the) past, I highly doubt they'd ever put me in an alpha even if I can nolife it :(.

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

User avatar
worgpower
 Community Resource
 Community Resource
Posts: 1795
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:57 pm
Realm: Gurubashi
Gender: Male

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by worgpower »

I’m crossing my fingers because I want to test a lot more than just hunter pets even though hunter pets are the main thing, I’ll try doing story quests to a minimum, zero endgame content, just testing
Aroim
Pet Finder
Posts: 368
Joined: Fri Sep 12, 2014 6:17 am

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by Aroim »

‪New blood elf lynx i think! :3
Image
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

Oh god they updated the model for my favorite cat AND made it look fantastic. I need new pants...

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

User avatar
Tsukina
Journeyman Hunter
Journeyman Hunter
Posts: 171
Joined: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:10 am
Realm: Shen'dralar

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by Tsukina »

I have seen a kind of rhinoplant where the Harranir?
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

Timestamps of new content from the Deep Dive:
- 5:44 - new Dragonhawk model with feathered wings, vibrant body with red, white, and blue colors
- 6:02 - new Dragonhawk model with feathered wings, dark red body
- 6:06 - new Dragonhawk model with feathered wings, black body
- 6:25 - Close-up of new "lightbloom" bird, very much a bird made of wood
- 7:19 - New bird in the distance, seems to use peafowl/phoenix animations
- 7:37 - New lynx, or at least a new pattern, dancing behind an Amani Troll
- 8:27 - Close-up of blue variant of the previous "lightbloom" bird
- 8:29 - Good view of two Roothorns
- 8:32 - The closest view of a plant raptor we've ever had, resting
- 8:38 - Plant creatures using the crawg animations
- 10:53 - New jawcrawler skins
- 15:02 - New jawcrawler skins
- 15:11 - New deathroc, more traditional undead look than Maldraxxus
- 16:01 - Very close-up view of the new dragonhawk model, as seen on a boss in Windrunner Spire
- 16:48 - Rear view of updated Blood Elf lynx model
- 18:18 - View of a new phoenix in both gold and purple
- 18:56 - Haranir cat form, but as a wild beast
- 19:03 - Close-up of the new lynx model, very clearly similar to the Night Elf cat form model
- 19:05 - Close-up of the new fork-tailed lizard/cat things
- 19:39 - rear view of a roothorn with a new color not seen before, as well as a plant raptor
- 20:19 - close-up of roothorns drinking from a lake. Just look at those cute mugs.
- 20:20 - Haranir form sleeping to the side. This isn't the druid form though.
- 20:27 - Fungal jellyfish. Clearly not something we'll tame, but it looks cool.
- 20:48 - Some sort of Haranir beast attacking a plant raptor.
- 21:18 - Haranir druid forms. Note that none of these were previously seen, aside from the cat and flight forms.

Yes I'm still calling those rhino things "Roothorn", and I will not stop until that's the official name!

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

Aroim
Pet Finder
Posts: 368
Joined: Fri Sep 12, 2014 6:17 am

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by Aroim »

more best cat pictures!

Image
WerebearGuy wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:32 pm Oh god they updated the model for my favorite cat AND made it look fantastic. I need new pants...
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

https://x.com/LeystTv/status/1973425331076788704
Some good looks at some of the new models, including the new hexed eagles (which use the overused roc animations lol) and a VERY STUNNING view of the sporehawk, called a "Spore Glider". We also get an idea of what those fork-tailed cats are called, at least their non-void versions.
Attachments
"Spore Glider"
"Spore Glider"
Screenshot 2025-10-01 131829.png (778.16 KiB) Viewed 304 times
"Grim Lynx"
"Grim Lynx"
Screenshot 2025-10-01 132050.png (741.8 KiB) Viewed 304 times

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

User avatar
Wain
The Insane
The Insane
Posts: 13863
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:54 am
Gender: Male

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by Wain »

Is the cat thing what she referred to as a wolverine when talking about haranir druid forms? Or was that based on a different wild model?
Shaman avatar by Spiritbinder.
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

Cat form for druids is on the left in this image. Very different from all the other cats in the deep dive otherwise, and I can see how it's a wolverine. Calling the bear form a pangolin was a bit misleading though, because it looks nothing like a pangolin. Travel form being an otter is hilarious.
Attachments
image.png
image.png (501.56 KiB) Viewed 290 times

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

User avatar
Wain
The Insane
The Insane
Posts: 13863
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:54 am
Gender: Male

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by Wain »

Awesome, thanks! That does look kinda similar. Just can't see if the 'wolverine' druid form has a forked tail.
Shaman avatar by Spiritbinder.
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

We saw it has a single tail in the original video, as well as in the timestamp I posted earlier from the deep dive. The grim lynx and druid form are two separate models entirely, which is nice. Whole lot of new cats and cat-adjacent things this time around.

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

User avatar
Wain
The Insane
The Insane
Posts: 13863
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:54 am
Gender: Male

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by Wain »

Ah ok, thanks! It was hard for me to judge, when the druid forms are so highly modified from the wild forms. I mean, that tank form looks almost nothing like the pangolin now.
Shaman avatar by Spiritbinder.
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

Got a good view of the updated blood elf lynx model. God it's perfect. I take back every negative thought I had in regards to the idea that they would be updated, and I fully embrace these new designs. This red cat was my first "I want that" pet that I got on my Draenei hunter ages ago, and this is a perfect, faithful upgrade. As much as I want those sexy sporehawks and those amazing roothorns, the lynx upgrade is by far my favorite thing I've seen today.
Attachments
image.png
image.png (195.36 KiB) Viewed 262 times

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

Valnaaros
Pet Finder
Posts: 5508
Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2014 4:16 pm
Realm: Shadow Council
Gender: Male

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by Valnaaros »

Unlikely to happen, but there is at least a spectral Hawkstrider variant
Image

Image

Another variant

Image

Image

Image

Hawkstriders out in the wild, unlike how it is currently (aside from one or two NPCs)

Image
WerebearGuy
Pet Finder
Posts: 2143
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:37 pm
Gender: Exploiter

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by WerebearGuy »

Blood Elf starting area, in the new version of Eversong, is basically just a full update without changing much. The older lynx color now looks like this. I still prefer the red one, but it looks good regardless.
Screenshot 2025-10-01 142501.png
Screenshot 2025-10-01 142501.png (31.57 KiB) Viewed 248 times

Image

My Flight Rising lair

Twitter: @BlahBlahblabbe1, Knockoff Twitter: @campaigner.bsky.social
Come troll my accounts and hot takes!

Nobody reads this signature anyway. Nobody will notice that I admit to finding ways to break the game.

Valnaaros
Pet Finder
Posts: 5508
Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2014 4:16 pm
Realm: Shadow Council
Gender: Male

Re: Midnight Alpha/Beta Thread

Unread post by Valnaaros »

A closer look at the new gargoyle/bat
Image

The new scalehide
Image

The new two-tailed void cat things (I'm guessing these will have a new family)
Image

Void and Light Phoenixes
Image
Image
Post Reply