World of Warcraft in Unreal Engine 5: Dun Morogh, Ironforge and Gnomeregan

Hey everyone, I finally finished my second World of Warcraft project in Unreal Engine 5! I got inspired after seeing some shots of Dun Morogh in the Warcraft movie and had some ideas floating around in my head for Ironforge and Gnomeregan that I really wanted to try out and this is what I ended up with.
I modeled the gear for the Dwarf (except bracers, boots and body/face) after the new Ironforge Guard set which I thought looked amazing, and I modeled the rifle based on the one in the original wow trailer. The project was put together in Unreal Engine, 3d modeling, rigging and animation Blender and texturing in Substance Painter. The trees were made in speedtree.
Anyway after six months of work I figured I should probably wrap this thing up so Im dying to know what you all think! Please note that I made this video because Ive been a huge warcraft fan pretty much all my life ever since I got warcraft 2 for my twelfth birthday, this video is made to celebrate and add to all the amazing work by blizzard and its fans over the many years! Oh and I realize hunters can't equip Shields ;) (Thank god). Also please excuse the somewhat stiff bear animation, learning to do everything by yourself is pretty challenging!
Lastly a huge thanks for everyone who subscribed, and everyone who posted the many many incredible tutorials on youtube that made picking up this hobby possible!

[@rctemp34]

It all looks pretty good., But that bear needs some work

[@MrNarrov]

That bear face XD

[@Frits_Mulder]

I've definitely grown to love it over these past few months, I guess love really makes you blind!

[@everythingisfake7555]

@@Frits_Mulderhahahahaha

[@Alpha_Sigma01]

I continue to dream of a day when I can play wow in environments like that! 😊

[@knusperkeks2748]

Breathtaking work! I like the verticality you added to the world. Really makes it more expressive in the grand scale it is built in, and how amazing the dwarves are for building such a magnificent city! Bravo!

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you so much for the kind words. :) Glad you liked it.

[@moosewild4239]

That was absolutely epic. Incredible job. Wish the the cities actually looked like that.

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Really happy to hear the sense of scale is coming across.

[@jcuttyfoe]

The way you expand the zones to their realistic size is so awesome. You could be a set designer for a Warcraft movie

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you for the kind words. :)

[@procedupixel213]

In all its beautiful detail, this is what actually registered in my memory back when I first set foot in Dun Morogh all those decades ago. "For the Awesome!"

[@irishspace2613]

Тоже💙

[@rubba6818]

Unbelievable

[@AdolfoWWolf]

There is one thing i love about these, is that some scenes look exactly like those CGI pre renders from games from the 90's, but in high definition, really, even the texturing feels like that, the dwarven tavern building would fit perfectly in a 90 owner's guide, as both backdrop or example of building unit in a strategy game, great job mate.

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you, I grew up with those 90s cinematics (diablo 1/2 and warcraft 2) so they've definitely been an influence.

[@AdolfoWWolf]

@@Frits_Mulder hehehe well that shinny chrome in the dwarf armor definitely is on point mate, really nice to see this in motion and so clear.

[@favrejoel94]

Looks like cinematics... 😯

[@Frits_Mulder]

haha thanks!

[@8484lady]

마지막이 압권이네요. 아이언 포지 내부 : 정말 실제 주민들의 거주지는 이럴수도 있겠다라고 생각했습니다. 멋집니다. 다이아몬드로 변한 마그니… 디테일 살아있네요!

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you for the kind words. :)

[@weegee_]

Looks like you had a lot of fun making this my guy! Really impressive. Looking forward to seeing more as you grow and refine everything!

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you so much for watching and the kind words! Making this has been an absolute blast so Im not stopping anytime soon!

[@ez6791]

Dwarf army is so badass

[@EtherysMyth]

That bear face is truly only one a mother could love~ But in all seriousness, this is amazing man. I remember seeing Westfall ages back and thinking how amazing it all looked and how cool it was that someone had done that. Seeing you continuing this is awesome and brought a smile to my face. Keep up the awesome work! (Badlands or dark portal next? :p)

[@Frits_Mulder]

Haha thank you so much for the support! Finishing up a short animation soon then Ill definitely do another video like this one, based on Tanaris.

[@EtherysMyth]

@@Frits_Mulder The hype be real my friend! Much love.

[@Midyasha]

@@Frits_Mulderэлементаля в новом ролике жалко ))

[@Midyasha]

Мне понравилось. Спасибо за проделанную работу ❤

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you for the kind words. :)

[@c.benmansour3546]

That gnome hair😂❤ Amazing job! It's obvious that a lot of love was poured into this

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@notmatt5864]

the interior of gnomergan looks awesome

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you!

[@theguy717_]

I like everything… except maybe the bear needs some dental work lol 😂

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks!

[@FleoToons]

Very good work my man. You invested those 6 months perfectly

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@ericv738]

The lightbulb chandelier is a nice touch. Like its a little bit of "new" technology the dwarves let into their city, begrudgingly, lol, or it was a gift from the gnomes 😅

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks! I like to pretend its partially gnome tech, as wow tech feels closer to the industrial age than medieval times.

[@BarovBeatdown]

This video needs more views.

[@andreasorfanou5970]

If video games were like 7:41 during nighttime it would be an absolute game changer. And so much more immersive. Obviously the drawbacks probably outweigh this but I'm just saying.

[@yaboityler2617]

30% of that effect and you have a perfect balance between gameplay and immersion. But it looks fuckimg sweet for the cinematic

[@yaboityler2617]

Hell yeah

[@TapTwoCounterspell]

Super cool

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you!

[@OfDeath]

4:20 WOW. Nice.

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@IM-xg2ki]

Amazing

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you. :)

[@jojothepro15]

If you keep going you may be able to release WoW 2 before Blizzard ever greenlights such project. This environment is well made, very faithful to the original but also expands on scale in a way that is fully believable and immersive. Congratulations. Excited to see more

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@steffenstelldinger9999]

Holy moly, the dwarf hunter's bear has an underbite! 😅 Even the best orthodontist can't fix it... 🤣

[@Riathamus]

Awesome. Is there any way to explore this on my own ? I would pay for it.

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you for watching! Right now it's not really in a playable state, some of the scenes are it's own instance and I would have to study how to connect it all together seamlessly, load assets in and out efficiently and package it into a product which would be too far outside of my current scope.

[@Ksider527]

Молотчага!❤

[@Kali-dw5cq]

All Blizzard had to do is to upgrade the graphics, bring in more detail and let the spirit of 2006 to 2015 rise……. This game would be an adventurous hit instead of the jump and run crap that it is today!

[@jonkaminsky8382]

Very true in my opinion. Once Blizz began prioritizing profit over quality it all began to go downhill.

[@ds698]

It’s pretty good homie! Well on your way!

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks!

[@NathanTeaches]

This is stunning! Well done. Do you think WoW will ever see such an upgrade?

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you! I think wow will probably remain the way it is for the next 8 years at least and any attempt for the devs at highly detailed assets would result in unmanageable install sizes and angry customers who can't run the game anymore. I really like the artstyle of wow, but I also love their realistic cinematics. Trying to bring them together is a lot of fun.

[@vrsekodkofoly]

​​@@Frits_Mulder So again and again its about the money :)) 2005 wow was really the best. Not for graphics or the balanced skills. Just for the joy of exploration and not knowing whats out there ❤

[@Trendsthismonth]

Heck no! Microsoft may have a money grab at "higher" graphics but will be garbage to play

[@blindidi0t91]

wow!

[@derakon4791]

Nice good job i like it

[@Frits_Mulder]

Awesome, thanks!

[@Franciaeregimaxima]

Oui.

[@chambly111]

très

[@irishspace2613]

Великолепно! Я в восторге!😍😍😍

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks!

[@AFGhaneAFGhane-k5m]

thanks a lot for your idea of dun morogh and ironforge ... hope some ppl in irvine watching your clip and you get invited for a job interview ... crossing my fingers!

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you for the kind words! :)

[@xiufengjin-u7r]

Wats wrong with that bear 😂

[@Trendsthismonth]

They ruined Smokey

[@antonioca76]

Very good job sir!

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you kind sir!

[@MrMaineBMW]

nice

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks.

[@Furkunst]

Epic!!

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks!

[@KotBlini]

I've decided to become a dwarf...

[@Frits_Mulder]

Keep yer feet on the ground.

[@adrianmoreno5431]

❤

[@Frits_Mulder]

:)

[@securityguy1984]

you gata make a remake of the game using this ill come back for it!

[@Astalvistar]

Looks cool, only gripe is the plastic like roads reflections.

[@Guardianfan]

Any way to download this and explore it myself? 😍

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you so much for watching!! Haha well there's no gameplay so it'd be a pretty dull affair apart from walking and jumping around, and the scenes aren't seamlessly connected so it'd be pretty immersion breaking. Im mainly focused on creating art right now so Im pretty clueless on the aspects of production (ie how to package and release it).

[@OfDeath]

@@Frits_Mulder talk to the turtle wow 2 team.

[@kerrten]

thankuthankuthanku

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks for watching!

[@bdelaborgia2118]

The bear from the original 20+ years ago was waaaay, better than this! The bear's face is a disaster. The rest of details, pretty good.

[@LMExtraction]

i wonder what the temp is like in IF with all that exposed lava all over the place

[@Frits_Mulder]

I think it's molten slag from the great forge but yeah they probably need a great airconditioner.

[@StudioKudos]

Omg the bear face is haunting me. Are you sure you didn't use unreal engine 2/3?

[@Frits_Mulder]

Nope just bad anatomy on my part!

[@Maxi_7017]

Это охуенно!!! Но, надо доработать !

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks!

[@ChapmansIcecream22]

When did WOW become RuneScape ?

[@Furkunst]

Do you have anything to do with Turtle WoW?

[@Frits_Mulder]

Nope! Just a solo hobbyist/wow fan focused on creating fun artpieces.

[@LuluDZulu]

why doesn't it feel the same? it looks like everything is in the right place. Is it the weather? is it a scale thing?

[@Erwaerwaerwa]

It's because Warcraft art is what makes it Warcraft

[@danielaliff5622]

Can you make Erebor please 🥺

[@NightVisionOfficial]

Only 1 thing... Please, fix the temporal AO or whatever it is, the blur, whatever. That looks always bad to me. The image quality get affected so much it looks terrible when moving. Other than that, good 👍🏻❤

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks! I definitely should spend some time studying my image and render settings.

[@NightVisionOfficial]

@@Frits_Mulder There's a video about this topic on "Threat Interactive" KZbin channel. I think I've got it wrong and it was Temporal Antialiasing. But the video tells more and better.

[@Frits_Mulder]

@@NightVisionOfficial Thanks for sharing.

[@florianml2677]

L'ours !! Mais qu'il est LAIIIID C"BAT 😂😂

[@8484lady]

노움 머리털 귀여워 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@jackvai2681]

sad that they don't care enough about the game to bring it forward into a more realist/less cartoony state.

[@RajasVids]

It holds up as well as it does in part because of its non-realism. Everquest looks more realistic but also way more dated.

[@jackvai2681]

@@RajasVids defend them all you like... they're putting less and less back into a game which looks like it crawled out of a y2k development studio...20 years! they're laughing in your face, man!

[@RajasVids]

@@jackvai2681 I haven't played since 2021

[@jackvai2681]

@@RajasVids yeahyeahyeah...lol.

[@Grumbledookvid]

Yo there's something wrong with your bear bro

[@Frits_Mulder]

I like it!

[@bangers4942]

This is already better than turtle wow 2.0

[@DM_Rid]

I love the work put into this, it's awesome. Somehow, though, WoW loses every bit of its charm when the art style isn't... Well, WoW's art style. It's kind of ugly in a way that I can't quite explain.

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thank you! I certainly love Blizzards stylized graphics but Ive always had a sweet spot for their cinematic work as well. I thought their latest thrall anduin cinematic was pretty magical! For my part I definitely still have a LOT of room for improvement.

[@DM_Rid]

@@Frits_Mulder I think the piece overall is very awesome, and it's a great concept for what could be! I can't wait to see more.

[@saul1344]

what is wrong with that bear's face lol

[@lukebaal7671]

El ozzzzo ezta de futa madre

[@nocturn3579]

alliance player ahahah

[@shrekintator4427]

Неосуществимые мечты графодрочера. Никогда Близзард не переложит игру на пятый анрил, во первых у них на это нет ресурсов, а во вторых отвалится хренова туча игроков, до сих пор сидящих на железе времен мезозоя.

[@Frits_Mulder]

It's mostly meant as a piece of art for people to enjoy, I just like to imagine what places from wow would look like with more realistic proportions. Im not making a game or suggesting they should switch artstyles. It's just fun to build stuff.

[@ddmmmm771]

actual fur on the bear feels weird as hell

[@Parashade]

lmao you did worse than blizzard, amazing xD

[@Frits_Mulder]

Thanks!

[@doubleclick4132]

guy graduated top of his class in 3D graphic modeling.....unfortunately he was ill on the day when they taught how to do bears....rip

[@Frits_Mulder]

haha well I mightve skipped a few classes on bear anatomy

[@doubleclick4132]

oh what it could be....if only one of the richest developers and one of the richest publishers had a smidgen of balls, vision and passion. i cant believe theyve allowed wow to limp on in disgrace for as long as they did (and with no end in sight) . they are literally in a "no lose" position. this would be the biggest thing on the planet. it would print money like the us mint. it would obliterate every other mmo on the planet....and yet, here we still are. but maybe its better this way. if wow2 ever comes out theyre just gonna f it up anyway. gonna be some non tab targeting action combat pos.

[@ГбонгЫыкнев]

Sorry bruh but old diablo 2 cinematics look better than this

[@Frits_Mulder]

Those cinematics are still some of the best ever made in the gaming business, Im flattered you'd hold me to such a high standard, thanks for the feedback!

[@robertkramer685]

No, they don‘t…

[@maurizioalbera]

Interesting... a hater bot. That apparently wrote in the wrong chat.

[@ГбонгЫыкнев]

@@maurizioalbera hater bot? did you see the bear's face? or how the dwarf is glowing brighter than the sun lol

[@c.benmansour3546]

This looks amazing, what are u talking about!? Need a hug or something?