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[HorizonsOfAchaea]

Thank you for tuning in and if you had any celebrations over the past weekend - I hope you had a great time!

Speaking of fathers, we are getting close to having Captain Valen's art completed. We ran into some delays last week but after meeting with my concept artist we were able to establish a new timeline and work to wrap things up for this week.

If you don't recall, Valen is Zei's father and captain of the Cormorant. And I'm not only excited for you all to meet him visually, but the role we have planned for him (especially in the beginning of the game) sets up a wonderful and dynamic character to add to the cast.

João, if you're reading this - know that I appreciate you than you may realize. Keep pressing forward, buddy! :-)

The Development Team that I've been assembling, so far, has not let me down. These are wonderful people and I fully intend on making sure they are well taken care as we progress building the foundation of this studio.

Next Monday, we officially begin work on the first island's art and 3D models. And thus, a new dev team member to the mix. To date, we've simply been working on the mechanics of the island, it's cast of inhabitants, and it's role in the story. But now we're ready to bring the Cormorants home port to life.

I do believe it'll take the majority of July to see that piece through to being game ready. But it'll be a worthwhile wait.

I truly appreciate the support thus far as we make our way through month 7. And this morning it warmed my heart to see a post from one of our followers:

There are two main things I hope to accomplish with Horizons of Achaea:

Create a memorable experience worthy of our player's game collections

Create a studio where developers are well taken care of and aspire to work for.

Thank you again for reading through this. I plan on uploading more content for our paid tiers on Patreon throughout this week, so be on the lookout for game and marketing news.



As always, folks, I'll see you on the horizon !!

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Captain Valen, now in color and ready to meet the world!


YT Link:



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Commander of the Cormorant, Captain Valen differs from most sky pirates in that his origins are shrouded in cumulus, rather than recited as interminable lineages and pedigrees. Of an equally anomalous nature is his goal of enriching and protecting his people on his home island in lieu of expanding his domain and filling his coffers. Not even his closest allies or officers can offer reason for these differences, but each holds his sincerity in such regard that they would lay their life down for his, as they know he would for them.

Valen's sense of responsibility is deep, but he is far from austere. He commands discipline on the deck, but is just as disturbed to see a lack of joy when in port. When not with his beloved wife or training his son to become a man, the good captain is usually found at his favorite pub downing a pint and regaling the lads with a jest and a tale.

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As always folks, thanks for checking in on us and we'll see you on the Horizon 

[HorizonsOfAchaea]

Good afternoon!

I wanted to get a quick preview to you on our efforts to bring Zei into the 3D space!

For reference - see the attached concept art for Zei's model.

https://imgur.com/a/X7wnOwr

Our concept artist is just amazing when it comes to capturing 90s anime and making it as if you could drop this character into Outlaw Star, Skies of Arcadia, or the Dragon Quest universe. We are truly blessed to have him providing the first step in the character creation process.

Devender Kumar is our 3D artist who did the model for the Cormorant and now has turned his attention to Zei.

https://imgur.com/a/sqzfy3w

While we're still working on the finishing touches, here's a sneak peek at his progress thus far.


Let me know what you think!

And as always! I'll see you on the Horizon!

[HorizonsOfAchaea]

Hello everyone!

We have our next soundtrack entry ready for listening! It is the theme to Captain Valen.

Tony Manfredonia has done it for us again and I am very excited to share this:





Thank you for checking this out and as always, I'll see you all on the horizon!

[HorizonsOfAchaea]

Our next airship concept art is now finalized.

The YouTube link is below if you'd like to listen as well!

As he did the art for the Cormorant, our studio artist turned out something truly phenomenal!

Quality is never something I want to compromise on, though I know this game is ambitious.

I am confident that this will spark continued interest in our efforts with this game.

So, here we go, The Arc airship!

Imgur Link: https://imgur.com/gallery/arc-C45CZ0o

Credit: John Andrade
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Achaea is home to many walks of life and one of the types of airships that sail around are energy ships that bring much needed electricity to the various island settlements of Achaea. Utilizing its wide conducting nets on either side of the airship, the Arc sails through dangerous storms in order to harvest the lightning to bring to the homes of Achaea. The crews of these airships are some of the toughest around and their captains are even more steeled.

While well practiced in enduring the fury of a raging storm, the Arc can also hold her own in battle. Be it her various guns that can be equipped or discharging the stored electricity it can hold, the Arc is a formidable opponent for any aggressor (.....or aggressors…).

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Each month that passes by, the world of Achaea comes more and more to life.

And we now have the Arc into the hands of our 3D artist for modeling.

I cannot wait to see people's reaction to our models beyond the concept art.

And if you're wondering about the Captain of this airship, stay tuned....

Once again, I'm truly thankful that enables us to build this into a working game.

It will be because of you all that we make this happen.

And happen it will.

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

Thank you again for tuning in and as always... I'll see you all on the horizon!

YouTube Link:

[markbtesh]

I’m intrigued! Are you in need of background music? Would be an honor if you’d have me. I’ll leave my portfolio if you’re interested https://share.bridge.audio/game-compositions/game-compositions--loops?id=ca76dcda-f97e-4823-a648-5024f2f5347c

[HorizonsOfAchaea]

Sorry for the late reply! Busy week at work!
At the moment we have an audio lead in charge of music and sound effects but I really appreciate your show of support!

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Good afternoon folks!

As we press forward with designs and story, we've finalized the other characters' art and backstories for Captain Valen's crew. These independent from Zei and Kaia.

More on these folks, individually, to come ;-)

With this piece completed, we're in the process of getting these modeled in 3D over the next couple of months by our talented 3D artist.

It is so fun to watch these characters come to life!

Please enjoy this image by our studio artist John Andrade :-D

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As we're creating scenes - I thought I'd share with you a glimpse of an encounter that we're planning for the demo.

Again John displays his talent for taking our descriptions and translating them into beautiful images that we can reference with 3D modeling and game programming.

Enjoy!

And I'll see you all on the horizons!

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Our first island design is ready for viewing!

This will be one of many towns that players will come across during their journey through Achaea.

I wonder what adventures will start off here