NORTH of Divinities Reach!! - Tyria3D

[@Auzzie015]

WP, I remembered from ages ago you always wanted to see what was beyond the Dam's edge, in an old video. Cool to see you eventually got your wish in some capacity.

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Auzzie015 Absolutely!

[@MithranArkanere]

WP+TS: The ultimate source of wisdom. After me, of course. I stopped identifying gold items to keep the title in GW1, after all.

[@tslupphaug]

Awesome stuff. I'd absolutely love a "full world" version. For ages I've been wondering what you'd be able to see from the top of DR. I've imagineded King Baede as a young prince visiting one of the Watchtowers of Divinity Coast. From there I think he would be able to see all of Kryta: L.Arch, D.Priory, V.Keep*, Claw Island* (*built after DR). Maybe even Anvil Rock, Beacon's Pearch, Grenth in L.Pass. (and for that exact reason, he decided to build DR there). I've made several sketches for a painting of "Prince Baede with his father at Watchtower Coast", but having a 3D model to go from would really be great. On that note: I've always felt that the walled-in maps really hurt that sense of being able to look into the far far horizon. Seeing the Shiverpeak Mountains rise faaar away in the distance.

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Titus.4285 I like the thought, but I also am saddened by the thought that Kryta could be so small! In my imagination it is far, far, far bigger than Gw2 can possibly display it as!

[@tslupphaug]

WoodenPotatoes Just had a look at the Queensdale map, and tried to imagine how it would extend both ways. And I have to agreee, it is indeed much smaller in-game than it is in "our real world" ;) I think the distances between locations should be multiplied by 1,5 to 2 or so. That would have solved a lot of the unrealistically high content density as well.

[@xXZonaa]

So awesome!! I could not get over this website!! I couldn't help myself and I did look at the new map, it looks phenomenal and the canopy system looks pretty spectacular, also the scrapped map to the north you were showing at the end was so exciting! just to think of what they had in mind for that area is so cool! :D

[@nicholasfry6283]

What about that floating castle in wizard's fief/ kessex hills?

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Nick Fry It has no collision AND exists outside of a map boundary so I very much doubt you will see it! You can see better what is around the gates at Garenhoff, though.

[@nicholasfry6283]

WoodenPotatoes Thank you for clarifying :D

[@91Mystikal]

Nick Fry That was the first thing i had to check when the Reddit post pop out, and sadly WoodenPotatoes is right: OutOfTheMap+NoCollision=Sadness :(

[@_Banjo_]

Nick Fry If would also be a trick such as parallax occlusion. The scene could be completly flat texture rendering differently depending on how the screen is looking at it

[@jw7-g3e]

WoodenPotatoes You just have to use another version of the Kessex Hills map: www.tyria3d.com/#s130970.data,44243.25,7895.524,5293.458,-0.3568,3.434

[@Kalarchis]

Oh that shot of the Tower of Nightmares from above is gorgeous. I was never able to appreciate the beauty of it from the ground (or inside.)

[@belgeode]

Well hopefully with the unearthing of this map north of DR, maybe ANet will be inspired to finish it and bring it to us at some point. I have always wondered since GW1 what was north of that area. Nicely shown WP. Kudos to those who found this out!

[@Neox999]

14:45 This is actually a bridge...

[@ShadowDragoon004]

So, hypothetically, since you're viewing the collision boxes for everything on the map, you could potentially find little hidden nooks and crannies with this? That's very cool. (I only know of a few, mostly with the Aetherite jumping puzzle right outside of Lion's Arch, and Scarlet Briar's secret room... But there could be more we just haven't found yet.)

[@ZeghartVassago]

It's really exciting to see how much stuff was planned and is still hidden from us, it really makes you think of the possibilities! It might be wishful thinking but who knows, we might actually get these maps some day, after all the assets are already partially there. Thank you to everyone involved with this video, it's amazing to have even a small look at what Anet had/has planned.

[@_Banjo_]

The fractals and SAB are indeed quite interesting when you consider each level etc you're not actually leaving the map as such just teleporting to a new part

[@artsy.veradis]

AMAZING!!! i now spent hours looking around old maps and trying to imgine how the were looking back then

[@starlord7272]

WoodenPotatoes That loading screen, I never seen it before. What do you think is it related to?

[@byrongarcia6342]

I feel like the Tyria 3D website would be good for hardcore pvp teams to strategize their tactics and game plans. Same thing for dungeon runners who would like to make a detailed guide for their party to follow where and when to be positioned. Sorry if anyone posted this already, just a quick thought.

[@tobywebb]

Great video, love your enthusiasm. Great work by developers too. Reminds me of when I first broke out of the map on the Dam level of GoldenEye to find the hidden island :)

[@mollylewis9744]

When you showed SAB my heart broke into! I miss it so much!!!!

[@G4LERNE]

Had a roleplay event in that hidden place under the house. It's possible to access it via void jumping or teleportation. At least it was, a few months ago.

[@G4LERNE]

***** Actually, one of the GM just did the voidjump with a mesmer and she teleported outside and gave us a portal to get in. Roleplay-wise we simply considered that we had... opened the door. :D

[@wanderingfist]

I wonder if you could have a lookie at the Dragon Lair in Arah's story mode.

[@Blaktimus]

13:06 "divinitities" reach or whatever the hell you said bro hahaha BURN making french fries over HYAHH!! ps Kudos on another great video WP

[@zinniy3764]

holy moly, just the idea of this possible coming out in the future excites me! Hope they release stuff like this! btw WoodenPotatoes did you look around arah dungeon map? Maybe there are places to reach and see what we cant see/get to atm

[@yehshengong2084]

Its obvious a lot of us want more from GW2. Very exciting find :D.

[@Crim_Zen]

I wonder if the dominion of winds is there... or if at one time it was.

[@DavidRodriguezJr]

At first glance I thought it was going to be about the crypts underneath like in the book Ghosts of Ascalon but this is still cool

[@TriptychGaming]

These are my favorite types of WP videos

[@niteviperaura4659]

Hey WP!, Q: Ive been trying to replicate your GemFX setings as i love the look, but have been unsuccessful to match it, along time ago you said you would release your settings, any idea on a rough ETA? Thanks & keep up the great work

[@javiersanchez6400]

In one of your videos you said that the Crystal Desert was once going to be a part of the game but it never happened. Could it be there in this form, I wonder?

[@deedee21deedee]

where is Labyrinthine Cliffs? I love that map it was my absolute favourite and I cannot find it at all.

[@Plant-Ghoul]

Thought I should mention... If we're using the dams as location points for the North of Divinity's Reach map, the bridge/road is NOT coming out of the Plaza of Grenth! It's coming out of the PLAZA OF LYSSA, which is slightly east of Grenth.

[@Dezerado]

can't tell you how many times I've stared at those dams wondering whats behind them... they should go head and add the map lol... even just make it a peaceful part of DR... where there are no quests and just people living out there

[@ThatOneLateGuy]

i cant believe u didnt go to the floating caste (in i think kessex hills?) ive always wondered what that was and why it was there

[@Akimb0]

WP, any update on releasing your GemFX settings? That dam looked great in the video.

[@geminierica4077]

Oh man that looks like it would have been a really beautiful area to explore. Being able to go around the back of divinitys reach seems like such a foreign concept to me but I can really picture how it may have looked. Thanks to that_shaman and wp for all your hard work in getting all the fun little secrets out of the game! Is there any chance of them adding it or do you figure it's just gone for good?

[@Binidj]

Oh it would be so nice if they'd add that Northern Kryta map ... mind you, I want the whole world so ... =)

[@VazFaria]

WoodenPotatoes , I don't know nothing about extracting stuff out of client files, but does the physical game in CD not have does original files?

[@LeiosLabs]

Man. The Northlands. Pretty cool, WP!

[@AlmalekeLoL]

That fractal map blew my mind

[@DonutSurfingTheInternet]

I will be very surprised if ArenaNet allow this website to stay. In my opinion, the site would have a better chance of staying if any HoT maps were removed. Being able to preview Verdant Brink already is not something I would take kindly to if I had been involved in its development. Far to spoiler-like. We shall have to wait and see. As for my opinion on Tyria3D, I love it! It is amazing to be able to fly around the maps and see things from a different perspective. Top notch stuff from RequestTimeout.

[@berndvanhoof]

Matthew Halsey This really is a site only for the real fans that wanted to get a glimpse of what creating layers for the game look like .. You can't show this on a big game site .. Or use it get points or exploit the game , nor does it have any gameplay value.. So people would be like , what is this alpha **** . So I wouldn't exactly rage to get it offline..

[@berndvanhoof]

Ok , but you don't really gain allot from breaking out of a map... besides satisfying your curiosity.

[@inner200k]

I think its existence is a good thing, it encourages the developers to optimize there art work properly.

[@TOAOpikensquare]

Just as I noticed in many of your video's where you show some of the 'old' stuff also here it seems like they originally did not plan on having instances but wanted a big seamless map. Because here you see DR and the north area in the same map. Now if you load in Queens-dale or DR it are different maps. In one of the old maps you once showed you could also see a detailed area in what is now basically empty space between Queensdale and DR.

[@TheReaverKane]

Nice stuff... Good work mates! Did you guys check to see if the Tengu town is in the client? The devs did say it was created... Wouldn't that be a awesome sight?

[@_Banjo_]

Would be interesting to see if players still have the DAT file from the original beta's and stress tests

[@Guildwaryz2]

Hey WP! In regards to the findings of this video, (and assuming there are other maps like this in our clients) do you think these hidden maps are responsible for the much larger qualifications for map completion? (like all the hearts there were during pre-release but are now missing)

[@TomS126]

I doubt it but I wonder if you can find the tengu city in there too.

[@neovelamir]

Is there a periodic random buzzing going on in your video?

[@alucardalinaclaire1154]

Playing that Lifeformed music in the background.

[@SylversunDS]

The Grove and Rata Sum could be nice maps to explore. A lot of inaccessible areas in there.

[@LunarNachtmond]

Didn't you show this map before with a different tool? Or was it datamined in a similar fashion? I can remember seeing something like it.

[@TijmenBekker]

WP, I still have a GW2.dat from Summer 2012 (atleast, I think). I've always had it as a backup for when I reinstalled my PC. Is it of any use?

[@guillermopena8412]

is it possible to go inside of the dominion of wind with this?

[@C4P_10]

WP is that your phone vibrating? I hear it quite often.

[@ninjaone1]

WP, have you checked out the eye of the north?

[@janperz5600]

can i explore the the floating castle with this??!!

[@user-kr9en4tj4h]

Hey WP, since tengu city was actually in development, would it be possible to actually load it into this website?

[@shades0pk]

Hey WP, Although not very old, I do have a GW2 dat file last changed Feb. 2nd 2015. I doubt this is of interest (considering there were no significant map patches that I remember), but if it is I can pass it along.

[@Neon1928]

Basketbrawl? I guess I should get around to making an in game Charles Barkley.

[@HeyMrKane]

What about the Tengu map?

[@JML689]

9:46 Hey WP this was the ORIGINAL Stronghold map they made, I personally find this Stronghold map is BETTER than Champion's Dusk

[@Manifibell]

JML689 You might see it some other time, when more Stronghold maps release. the one we have right now is pretty sweet aswell imo

[@23bcx]

I have a .dat from the third demo if that would help

[@V-Revan-V]

So, does that mean that SAB is still technically in-game already? So when HoT is done, all they'd need to do is check for bugs and re-open it (or carry on making W3)? :)

[@angrydutch1]

Zo, is the floating castle on there? 😄

[@wenting2457]

This looks incredibly cool!!!!

[@FilipVoska]

I don't get it why they push some of these things to the client if we can't access them. Just hold them off until you're ready to be released. This smells a lot like dependency issues, although it baffles me how anything could depend on a certain map.

[@biobasher]

Because I'm sure you'd complain more if they released a single large file that takes forever to download.

[@BrutusBongo]

Love your vids WP

[@WoodenPotatoes]

TheSephnitro Thank the awesome people who put in the real legwork for today's one!

[@BrutusBongo]

WoodenPotatoes it's funny because earlier today I was watching the Tyria map video you made and you called That_shaman "some guy" and now he's a big part of you show

[@ZidZabre]

I'd love to see an old/beta client that has the zhaitain structure in arah which could enter through his mouth o.o

[@KingrpgNet]

When LA will be back?

[@Sammpo]

Now people will start running private servers. Guild Wars 3 confirmed.

[@favoritekittykat]

does this mean that we can...void jump to this thing?

[@dakila222]

WP! WP! WP! What is that stuff, thats north of dry top.? I nearly shat myself in astonishment!

[@Noyala92]

Basketbrawl should become a thing XD Would be really nice to get more people engaged in activities!

[@MaxcraftAndMine]

I agree, an activity that I actually want to play :p

[@perper5903]

Now I can imagine how it is whit flying mounts in gw2!.. Kinda

[@madman165100]

Are you using sweetFX?

[@LostContentScar]

Lol. Iggy Azalea advert before WPs video and I thought he'd dubbed Iggy on his video.. Thank god it was just an advert!

[@ablanchi]

I want to use this site just to send Anet screen shots of stupid corners in PvP. Do they really expect to expand in the E-sports scene with such nonuniform maps?

[@tablesrule1]

maybe if they do the racial expansion like the charr one you talked about, if they do a human one they can bring that northern divinities reach

[@Penguin_Tree]

is that WoodenPotatoes phone i hear buzzing?

[@jlowe92]

Mad Mod i think so, i keep thinking its mine.

[@MarcelloGarini]

Flippin awesome!

[@PanBelacqua]

Eye of the North is my favourite

[@Striezel__]

i can finally see the SAB again ;_;

[@loulakion]

can we make a petition to get the north side of Divinity's Reach ?

[@Manifibell]

Maybe we can explore Cantha with this. Kappa

[@aRestless]

ALL HAIL +that_shaman I cannot not do that xD

[@gewreid5946]

ALL HAIL! I just love his work.

[@ritchiefrostwood7604]

As great as this is it does makes a glaring problem that i have with this game very visable. The sence of Scale. If i think of the huge trees in gw1 or the fields spreading far(ok mostly moving was slow so it seemed large). It just pains me how gw2 fails to give me that sence of wonder looking out on huge lanscapes, it's been better recently but i would just like to see the "kingdoms" of tyria be a bit bigger. Don't even have to be posible to go into them just make them "visably there".

[@riacharda]

ARGH WHY CAN'T I SEE THE WIZARD'S TOWER IN KESSEX HILLS!!?? *Hype dispelled*

[@SheenaMalfoy]

riacharda www.tyria3d.com/#s130970.data,44243.25,7895.524,5293.458,-0.3568,3.434

[@riacharda]

Thanks SheenaMalfoy! I can't believe its empty though..

[@SheenaMalfoy]

Probably simply because they didn't intend to have it filled just yet (if at all). It's outside map boundaries anyway, they'd probably make a new map of it for an instanced dungeon or something if they ever returned to the idea.

[@Roserra]

So early is not even in 480p yet XD

[@merllys]

brb gonna explore orr without mobs ensnaring me... :D

[@vleskvakuverk]

love the video wp!

[@EldinSpiritofPower]

Well if you love that shaman so much why dont you just marry him/her! /s

[@MrSkybreak]

Like for Dustforce OST!

[@ChiruYES]

Yeah completely different xD

[@KehzaEnsis]

I feel that this has gone a bit too far..

[@Vallun]

inb4 wp banned!!! XD

[@ahouyearno]

Why is all this junk in the client? Don't get me wrong, I like the video, I like to see this but why does it occupy space on my hard drive, burn download quota on my stupid belgian connection ... As a programmer, I dislike lazy programmers. Your customer shouldn't suffer for your lack of optimization.

[@ViciousQQ]

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