Originally posted on June 13, 2024 (original blog)
Hey y'all what do you think of my Affluent Maj'Dul Residence that I have turned into "The Mad Scientist's Mansion" ? it isn't quite done yet, but I would love your opinion! For the Market seen from the balcony, I created a break out, and put objects and house actors in the market, saying different things, and I have a magic mouth that says "you hear the Maj'Dul Marketplace, check your chat windows to hear what they say!"
Haha I am on the Halls Of Fate Server :D
**Edit** for those that are unfamiliar with EverQuest2
Cabinets and fridges and dishwashers don't exist in EQ2. I used numerous building blocks to create these items 馃グ and same with the balcony, I put up the windows, the balcony is open normally.
**second edit** I added the TV I built out of 3 black stair pieces, a half block of riveted plate, 4 blocks of hammered copper, 4 tinkerer's mugs, a carbonite power node, a railing of blue marble, and an ancient rivervale scroll! hehehe
If anyone is thinking about coming back to the game, this is the expansion to do it.
Everyone's levels bumped up to 130 and we have a completely fresh start.
You'll still need to catch up to end-game, which does involve putting time into past questlines and gaining extra achievements, but once you're there?
I had a pretty easy time blowing through the signature line. I even used my old raid gear from last expansion which means all my old adornments didn't work anymore (BoZ uses purple adorn slots over red).
Heroics? Pretty easy to get into, too. Once you've run through the signature line and the solo dungeon zones, you should be close to the required resolve of 9555 for the beginner heroics. Even then if you're short, run some more solo dungeons and quests and you'll get there.
Now from what I have heard, H2s/Heroic 2s are much more difficult which good! There's still some challenges to be had.
The expansion is pretty to boot. They've got a great art team still around and they really shined in this expac.
Renewal of Ro was, let's face it, godawful and a disgrace to the franchise, but Ballads of Zimara is looking like it's going to redeem the game if the devs keep playing their cards right.
Origins Server Open Beta starts now! | EverQuest II
i'm not a big fan of the usual nostalgia TLE server craze this company has, mainly because i feel it negatively affects the Live game when the devs do balance changes there.
But a 6-week beta opened yesterday for the new 'origins' server named Anashti Sul. This server is quarantined away from all other servers and is going to be much closer to "Classic" EQ2 than any of the previous nostalgia servers. It actually has a 2006 build, trimming the stat bloat from the current game and restoring a lot of the variety to how you build your character with reverting to all stats having a benefit to all characters.
City neighborhoods are back with housing, tradeskill dungeons and quests. You will need to be social and group with others to do Heroic content again
You do need to have pain membership to participate in beta
First, here's what the space looked like before I put anything in it:
Just a big, winter palace-y open space. And then...
Oop, things got different. In game lore wise, this house is located in Neriak, which is the underground cave city of the Tier'dal (the EQ2 version of Drow), so even though we're outside the house, still no sky.
Here's the front room. The lighting is wonky because I just have random lights placed to light up where I'm working at any given time. As you can see, I'm still working on the structure, so there's no actual furniture yet.
Here's the kitchen. Again, not a lot in the way of furniture yet. What I love about EQ2 decorating is that everything you use is customizable in terms of placement, rotation, size, whatever. So these walls are made out of the backs of cabinets, and the fireplace is made of chairs and some benches. The wainscoting in the picture of the living room is all bench backs, too. It really lets you do some cool things.
This is the library. Why is there only one bookcase in here?
Because it's a secret door! This leads down a spooky corridor to a lab and a cave garden.
In the conservatory now. The ceiling is still being done in here, as well as the last panel of windows.
The view of this little waterfall wall can be seen from the conservatory or the balcony of the parlor. It's one of my favorite parts of this house so far, and it was made completely from scratch with a variety of rocks, plants, and cleverly hidden fountains. The balcony is still very unsafe, as it has no railings. Norrath doesn't have OSHA.
Here's a behind the scenes shot of the structure. You can see the parlor, the top of the staircase, as well as the ceiling of the dining room (made with tables) and some other in-the-walls junk. Eventually, the area on top of the dining room will be the master bedroom.
Added a short flight of stairs to the master and picked a rug to use for the floor, which I'll lay more of to cover the entire room, and then it will be time to finish the upstairs walls.
That's as far as I've gotten today, and I think it's time for a break from screens for a bit. I've been making good time this weekend though so hopefully I can get the structure finished this week and then start planning furniture and accessory placement!