Map!

Hell yeah, we got a map
Looks like it shows where the 4 portals are (the circles) and the diamonds probably representing where the 2 sub-races each came from.
Looks like Dwarves came from North-West, Orcs from North-East, Elves South-East and Humans South-West

https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2019-12-31-creative-directors-letter

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Ravudha

I love this map. It has detail and definition that makes each part look interesting.

nibiru97

noaani wrote: »

I was under the impression that they were going to make it so any race can start at any portal - is that no longer the case?

Any race can start from any portal unless they change it again. I believe the different starting areas will be each specific race with their own types of quests, but you don't have to go to your specific starting area if you don't want to.

Ravudha

Behague wrote: »

Hell yeah, we got a map
Looks like it shows where the 4 portals are (the circles) and the diamonds probably representing where the 2 sub-races each came from.
Looks like Dwarves came from North-West, Orcs from North-East, Elves South-East and Humans South-West

https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2019-12-31-creative-directors-letter

Just came across this - "The diamonds are the starting settlements for the returning races."

At 4:33, Jahlon shows Steven's quote -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH25FYTqiHs

Behague

Damn fantastic
Jahlons best video is still his Nodes 3 though, its somewhere on the forums...

Damokles

I think that the dwarves will have their nodes in the upper left and the orcs in the upper right.
The nikua need coastal lines and jungles to fit their stile, while the regular dwarves need mountains.
The orcs are split into one faction that reminds me of swamps, and another that has the stereotypical asian buildings. A higher elevation would fit there really well.

voidshadow

Wait I just realized but isnt ashes not supposed to have a map? I thought we as players have to create the maps when we enter the world? Or is the world map a thing that exists based on ancestral knowledge and regional and more detailed maps something the players figure out?

Behague

@voidshadow no there is a map and we come in and establish the living cities at predetermined nodes, and then the trade routes are created between those.

Gimlog

This map is not detailed at all.
Every squares are 0.22im^2
I guess players will make more detailed maps.

Nagash

Gimlog wrote: »

This map is not detailed at all.
Every squares are 0.22im^2
I guess players will make more detailed maps.

Its just nice to have the landmass laid out

Gimlog

Ofc and there are already enough information on it to make me depressing on which gate to choose ...

Behague

I cant help but think the Humans have the most defensive land area and the Elves have the least. No wonder they weren't as numerous. Without a Teir 5 Scientific node on that peninsula, it will be awfully hard to defend.

Makinoji

Behague wrote: »

I cant help but think the Humans have the most defensive land area and the Elves have the least. No wonder they weren't as numerous. Without a Teir 5 Scientific node on that peninsula, it will be awfully hard to defend.

You're forgetting the elves were the best mages and more magically gifted than the Aela. The Pyrian had the forests fae and their sentient trees to protect them as well. Wouldn't be hard to defend. They only lacked numbers but still managed to be the second-largest race upon Verra.
Thus the Aela formed a short lived alliance with the elves but due to their greed, the humans betrayed them.

Gimlog

I don't really care about those stuff until I'm max lvl I'll focus on exploring lands.
I'll be a dwarf but I don't know if I'll go for the human gate and go for those misty mountains or if I'll go for the elf gate and the snowy area or if I'll go for the dwarf one to run into dwarf story...

I'll add that forest can be cute down if needed

Makinoji

Gimlog wrote: »

I don't really care about those stuff until I'm max lvl I'll focus on exploring lands.
I'll be a dwarf but I don't know if I'll go for the human gate and go for those misty mountains or if I'll go for the elf gate and the snowy area or if I'll go for the dwarf one to run into dwarf story...

I'll add that forest can be cute down if needed

You also have to think about where you want to make your citizenship. I am assuming that most players would want to start contributing to a node asap. So take into account where your guild is or most of your friends and just use that portal. You could be gimping yourself by waiting until the max level.

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Gimlog

480 km^2 map , 34×24 squares =0.55 km^2 each square not that hard to know

Ravudha

skafftaruss wrote: »

Being 34 across (horizontal) by 24 up (vertical) cubes. The video below suggests perhaps each square is 20 by 20 km? For the total Verra world at launch. Any variant out there? Best ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_C24k91Fw4

Players can choose their gateway, so it's not like everyone of race x starts at gateway y. It seems the map only indicates the 'historic' areas for races.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Starting_areas#cite_note-starting_gateway.png-3

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Undead Canuck

Of course the big argument now is if the whole 34x24 is 480 square kilometres or just the land mass is 480 square kilometres. If just the land area, the per square area goes up.
I am hoping the land area. Then the world just got bigger!

Ravudha

Undead Canuck wrote: »

Of course the big argument now is if the whole 34x24 is 480 square kilometres or just the land mass is 480 square kilometres. If just the land area, the per square area goes up.
I am hoping the land area. Then the world just got bigger!

From the wiki (at 10:43) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaNlRMaNZzg&feature=youtu.be&t=10m43s

Steven refers to it as the "total playable area" - I guess that includes land and water if we assume all the water can be traversed.

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