Woe Within the Woodlands

Each living being is endowed with some measure of sentience, and the great forests of this land are not so different. Some inevitably cultivate energies of a darker nature, and the landscape begins to twist in kind. A few devotees have dedicated themselves to a life within these transcendent places, eager to discover the secrets that lie within the land’s understanding.

The Woe Within the Woodlands cosmetic addons will be available in the Ashes of Creation shop from October 7, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific until November 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific. Don’t forget that the Heat and Harmony addons will be removed on October 7, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific when the new cosmetics swap over.

For more information, check out our news post: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2020-10-05-woe-within-the-woodlands

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T Elf

@MargaretKrohn or @LieutenantToast a couple of questions about the cosmetics:

1. Does the mount make noises? cause it says it creaks
2. Does the costume come with the wand? as that really makes the outfit complete; if not, how would you go about getting it?
3. Does your hair and/or face also change with the costume?
4. Will your feet show with the costume?

Sorf

T Elf wrote: »

@MargaretKrohn or @LieutenantToast a couple of questions about the cosmetics:

1. Does the mount make noises? cause it says it creaks
2. Does the costume come with the wand? as that really makes the outfit complete; if not, how would you go about getting it?
3. Does your hair and/or face also change with the costume?
4. Will your feet show with the costume?

RE Q.2) If you check the article your answer is the very the last sentence: In short No.
You'll just have to use an alternate weapon skin.

* All skin cosmetic items are cosmetic items only and do not grant the user any other benefit. The lore text is flavor text, and background of the creatures and items in the world of Verra. Costume cosmetic items do not include the weapons pictured.

Gizban

Meh

Zenmara

We really need a "witch" class to fill these items out perfectly.

Sokken

I mean, it does look great, but I can't help getting a bit sceptical when you release these exclusive skins every month. It just doesn't seem like the wisest use of the developer's time which only leads me to think that working on the actual game becomes less of a priority. I know that Steven said these cosmetics are used to populate the world through NPC variants and color/texture changes, but it's not a statement that alleviate any doubts I have until I at least can see the models. It just seems too player specific to have much use in the game in general, especially things like carriage skins. Also the FOMO nature of this marketing strategy gives me deja vu to when other games started selling limited time in-game stuff that didn't exist yet, for games that hadn't released yet and then at some point never released at all. If you swapped out these deals less frequently and showcased some actual models, even in an unfinished state, it would make the entire marketing concept seem less sketchy at face value for newcomers to this project.

I do really like the design of this. I was hoping to play a necromancer-type character whenever the game released, so this would fit perfectly. I'm not one to really care too much about exclusivity and generally don't preorder until I have more information, so I will not be buying this. I do hope you utilize the eventual models to make some really cool and spooky content. I'm looking forward to following your progress

perseus01

Imagine all the time it literally takes to create the game though and pay the staff an already inflated salary. They MUST do this and I say to them, "full-steam ahead" in all your efforts and can't wait to see the final product. Love it!

sunfrog

T Elf wrote: »

@MargaretKrohn or @LieutenantToast a couple of questions about the cosmetics:

1. Does the mount make noises? cause it says it creaks
2. Does the costume come with the wand? as that really makes the outfit complete; if not, how would you go about getting it?
3. Does your hair and/or face also change with the costume?
4. Will your feet show with the costume?

Feet? Why feet? Oh, you're into that eh?

Excellent questions.

Sokken wrote: »

It just doesn't seem like the wisest use of the developer's time which only leads me to think that working on the actual game becomes less of a priority.

They have a guy they call The Concept Artist. I think his name is Ryan Richmond and this might be his site.
https://ryanrichmond.art/pages/ashes-of-creation All he does all day long is draw stuff so it doesn't take any time away from the developers. The developers are the people who code the game.

Nagash

I'm still waiting for my bone set in the post

Dolyem

Nagash wrote: »

I'm still waiting for my bone set in the post

I was hoping for more skulls than the 40k universe.

Nagash

Dolyem wrote: »

Nagash wrote: »

I'm still waiting for my bone set in the post

I was hoping for more skulls than the 40k universe.

I don't think that's possible

Dolyem

Nagash wrote: »

Dolyem wrote: »

Nagash wrote: »

I'm still waiting for my bone set in the post

I was hoping for more skulls than the 40k universe.

I don't think that's possible

You have to believe

TheLastNoise

Nice Spooky Vibe, Keep it 100.

MargaretKrohn

Dolyem wrote: »

I was hoping for something much more spooky. Still looks awesome as far as content goes...but was really banking on some super Halloween content. Honestly the red and black nightmare pack makes this look like childs play in terms of scary. Regardless, the artwork does look fantastic and it is a cool idea, my constructive feedback is for next October to go all in on the horror aspect of October and halloween.

Don't worry. We'll have spooky stuff for you. I was directed to avoid an evil theme when I was designing the set for this one. =P

T Elf wrote: »

@MargaretKrohn or @LieutenantToast a couple of questions about the cosmetics:

1. Does the mount make noises? cause it says it creaks
2. Does the costume come with the wand? as that really makes the outfit complete; if not, how would you go about getting it?
3. Does your hair and/or face also change with the costume?
4. Will your feet show with the costume?

1. Most mounts make noises. I'll definitely push for it to make some cool creaky noises! (But due note, the text that is on each items is lore text, so might not always be important for your cosmetic item.)
2. Weapons do not come with costumes - this is noted in the article and on the shop items.
3. Nope. You just get the costume parts from head to toe.
4. Yes, your character will have feet. lol. =P (They might be more covered when you're standing idle vs doing an ability or movement action.)

loghan wrote: »

Does the Caravan Skin come with the mount skin shown in the picture or would you have to also buy the mount skin to match to the separately purchased Caravan skin?

You get both as one item skin. Basic concept is that you will put your caravan together and then add the caravan skin onto it which will change the appearance of the mount and carriage.

Hope these answers help!

MargaretKrohn

Sokken wrote: »

I know that Steven said these cosmetics are used to populate the world through NPC variants and color/texture changes, but it's not a statement that alleviate any doubts I have until I at least can see the models.

Sokken wrote: »

If you swapped out these deals less frequently and showcased some actual models, even in an unfinished state, it would make the entire marketing concept seem less sketchy at face value for newcomers to this project.

Ah, you must not check out our monthly Development Updates! We showcase a lot of the items on there and often variants of them as well!

We also have a video series that we'll start picking back up when we are out of lockdown that we use to showcase the creation of the creatures and we even show them in-game.

Check those out here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBXnS4gfcxMb8jV0uTI0zV6Cj7uFajpd

Nerror

Hi @MargaretKrohn

As always you make the skins way too nice, but I really do wish you'd add the exact freehold building type the skins are for. The current Hovel of the Faded could be for the main housing building I suppose, but last months The Blazing Gate has to be something else. Is it a smelter? Forge? Honestly, we don't really know what building we are buying the skin for, and that is a real problem. This also goes for the ship skins, albeit to a lesser extent.

So while the above is the most important issue, I would also like to know if we will be able to get matching skins for the entire freehold? The Faded Hovel looks very cool as a stand-alone, but as a main building combined with a bunch of other styles of structures on the freehold, it might look out of place. I really hope we can get matching styles/skins for the entire freehold.

Frosty_Tips

Thanks ever so much for the reply Margaret, you're the best!
And yeah, agree with @Nerror message above, that'd be a nice add to the descriptions.

Demidreamer

I was thinking the Blazing Gate might be a shrine for religions.

Lore Dynamic

Yay! I got it.

The ambiance of this pack really appealed to me. Happy to finally be a part of this growing community!

MargaretKrohn

Nerror wrote: »

As always you make the skins way too nice, but I really do wish you'd add the exact freehold building type the skins are for. The current Hovel of the Faded could be for the main housing building I suppose, but last months The Blazing Gate has to be something else. Is it a smelter? Forge? Honestly, we don't really know what building we are buying the skin for, and that is a real problem. This also goes for the ship skins, albeit to a lesser extent.

Yeah, we are 100% with you on this and as soon as we are provided further information regarding those details, we'll start including them in our future set descriptions.

Nerror wrote: »

So while the above is the most important issue, I would also like to know if we will be able to get matching skins for the entire freehold? The Faded Hovel looks very cool as a stand-alone, but as a main building combined with a bunch of other styles of structures on the freehold, it might look out of place. I really hope we can get matching styles/skins for the entire freehold.

They might not be through these cosmetic sets, but there will be other items in the world that will match, so have fun exploring and finding them!

voidshadow

"Mourning Wood" gear I see.

Hehe

Aight, imma see myself out now

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