Age of Conan: Welcome to Kara Korum
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The nice folks at Funcom continue to give us glimpses at the upcoming Age of Conan expansion Rise of the Godslayer, venturing into the lovely vacation spot of Kara Korum.
Well, it’s lovely if you enjoy bodies strewn everywhere and horrible hellbeasts. Kara Korum is described as “insanity on the edge of the empire” at the beginning of the newest trailer, and the screenshots and concept art depict a wasteland that promises nothing good for those who venture inside its borders. It’s mostly a dead, blasted landscape, and the only green area is the Valley of the Giants, filled with hostile creatures “grown hundreds of times their regular size.” At the center of it all is a mysterious crater — maybe the source of the unpleasant place that Kara Korum has become. There’s one way to find out, so good luck! (Make sure you’re well-armed.)
This latest look at Rise of the Godslayer is a generous one, including screenshots, concept art, and another trailer. Check out the gallery as well as the trailer after the jump.
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Age of Conan: Welcome to Kara Korum originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Funcom shows off Rise of the Godslayer’s Gateway to Khitai
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As the release of the Age of Conan expansion Rise of the Godslayer draws nearer, Funcom continues giving us peeks into some of the zones we’ll see when it arrives.
This time we’re moving out of the grasslands we saw a few weeks ago, back to the Gateway to Khitai. Those living within its confines have the protection of soldiers and sorcerers as well as their great wall. They have no need to worry about those outside and their squabbles.
Maybe they do, though. It seems like all should be safe and cozy, maybe all the danger isn’t on the outside. “Why this lingering suspicion that the great wall was not built to keep the darkness at bay, but to keep it contained,” asks the trailer.
We’ll find out soon enough. In the meantime, Funcom has given us the trailer video, along with a gallery full of screenshots and concept art of the Gateway to Khitai. Follow along after the jump and take a look for yourself.
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Funcom shows off Rise of the Godslayer’s Gateway to Khitai originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A look into Rise of the Godslayer’s Northern Grasslands
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The team at Funcom are hard at work on the new content coming to Age of Conan, like guild renown and raids, as well as the upcoming expansion Rise of the Godslayer. Thankfully, they managed to steal a few moments out of that time to send along some screenshots, concept art, and a great video of the exotic Northern Grasslands area that players will be adventuring through in the upcoming expansion.
Players who pick up Rise of the Godslayer will be treated to beautiful yet dangerous locales, where they’ll meet strange and fascinating new people, and then kill them. Just kidding! Well, not really. Mounted atop tigers, the Khitans will undoubtedly be a fierce fighting force — and that shiny new armor certainly looks pretty cool too. (Thankfully, the red accents will hide the blood well when you strip it off your dead enemies.) Be sure to check out the gallery and the teaser video behind the break for all the latest from this future corner of Hyboria.
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One Shots: Quiet night in Old Tarantia
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It’s been a while since someone has sent in a panoramic screenshot from a game, but we’re glad to have a chance to showcase another lovely large image for you. This one comes to us from Zypher in Age of Conan and is quite enormous — and richly detailed — at its full size. Since there wasn’t much of a note to go along with this other than to let us know it was a “nice view of Old Tarantia“, we’re going to flesh it out with a bit of back-story, courtesy of the excellent AoCWiki entry:
Old Tarantia sits at the end of a huge bridge that leads to the rest of the bustling city, divided elsewhere by high walls and guarded gates. It uses its own docks and has a massive gate sitting on the Road of Kings. All are patrolled regularly, and watched for dangerous visitors. It is the root of the city itself, where the rest of the capital grew outward from, and is the base of the royal palace of King Conan himself. The shining towers of the palace rise high into the sky, overlooking the rest of the city and, some might say, the rest of Aquilonia.
Are you leveling through the treacherous lands of Hyboria? If so, we’d love to see some screenshots from you. If not, that’s okay — we can use all the One Shots we can get, from any MMO! Just email those to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we’re seeing. We’ll post it out here for everyone to enjoy and give you the credit.
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One Shots: Quiet night in Old Tarantia originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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One Shots: An interesting point of view
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Now here’s one we don’t often see — an image captured from the monster’s point of view. You can almost hear the skittering of chitinous legs across the ground, the crunch of weaponry into exoskeleton. And of course, it wouldn’t be Age of Conan without blood and body parts flying around. Today’s wild One Shots comes to us courtesy of Niels W. who writes in: Hi! I’ve attached a screenshot of a nocturnal combat scene against scorpions in Kheshatta. It shows the action-filled and rather bloody combat style that Age of Conan has to offer. I hope you enjoy it. It’s certainly one of the most unique shots we’ve gotten in terms of combat!
One Shots is in need of your screenshots, so while you’re out getting your game time in, why not send us some of your images! It’s easy to do. Just email them to oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and a quick description. We’ll post them out here and give you the credit — bonus points for interesting camera-work!
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One Shots: An interesting point of view originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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One Shots: A deadly flower
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In the southernmost areas of Stygia lies a dangerous, marshy area that contains a rare, beautiful, and dangerous flower that can be found nowhere else. No - we’re not talking about the lovely lady standing in the middle of today’s Age of Conan screenshot, although one could certainly argue that she’s also beautiful and dangerous. We’re talking about the purple lotus, favored by assassins for its poisonous properties. This picture was sent in to us by Thomas, who explains: Here’s another [screenshot]: a full image in DX10 with Godrays! My character “Callypiso” is exploring the Purple Lotus Swamp. It certainly is lovely to see.
If you’re one of the Funcom faithful, playing Age of Conan or Anarchy Online, we’d love to see some screenshots from you. All you have to do to contribute is to email your image to us at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name and a brief description. We’ll post them out here for everyone to enjoy and give you the credit.
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One Shots: A deadly flower originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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One Shots: More still to learn
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With Funcom offering some crazy good deals for returning players to Age of Conan, many folks are once again wandering the lands of Hyboria. Well, not just that - but it’s nice to have a sunny, hot land to wander as opposed to going out in the freezing cold. Today’s great Age of Conan One Shots comes to us from Thomas, who writes in: [This] picture is of Callypiso outside Kheshatta City with the slums behind her. She was trying to track down an old man to further her powers over the dead.
Find something worth sharing on your recent adventures? Just in the mood to show off what you’ve been doing? All you have to do is email your screenshots to us at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the game it’s from, and a quick note about what we’re seeing. We’ll post it out here and give you credit for sending it in!
One Shots: More still to learn originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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One Shots: We could use a vacation here
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With the chilly, rainy winter settling in for much of the northern hemisphere, scenes like today’s One Shots from Age of Conan are welcome sights. If you use those powers of imagination, you can almost imagine the balmy breezes coming in off the water as you disembark in a strange new land. Ray S. sent this great shot in of his first moments in town, and explains the scene: This is the view of Tesso village in Wild Lands of Zelata that greeted my Assassin Deltex when he was fresh off the boat from Old Tarantia in Age of Conan.
We love to look around the lands of Conan, but we need all of you players to send in your screenshots! All you have to do to show off the parts of the world you like best is to email your images to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com. Be sure to add in your name, the name of the game, and a quick description. We’ll put them out here on Massively for everyone to check out and give you the credit. Couldn’t be easier!
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One Shots: We could use a vacation here originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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One Shots: That’s a mighty big blank you have there
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There’s nothing quite like the sun setting across the mountains in the distance - even if the lens flares are a bit heavy at certain times! Today’s Age of Conan One Shot shows off Blamefulgecko standing near a heavy wall, waiting for the night. He writes in to tell us about his experience: This is my Bear Shaman, Omuro’s first venture into the tainted lands of Stygia. One thing that can’t be experienced from this picture though is the ambient sounds from the marketplace behind me or the fantastic soundtrack that evokes the arid wasteland that this region of the game can be described as being…………….by Crom. We’re not quite sure what would fit in the blank that Blamefulgecko left in that mighty last sentence, as that’s exactly how we got it. Perhaps “profoundly canoodled”? Your guess is as good as ours.
Citizens of Hyboria, send in your One Shots! We only have a few more. So if you’d like to make sure Age of Conan is well represented, get to emailing your images and tales to us at oneshots AT massively DOT com. Don’t forget to add your name, the name of the game, and a quick description in as well. We’ll post them out here for others to enjoy. Just realize, if you leave a blank, we’re going to make guesses!
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One Shots: That’s a mighty big blank you have there originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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One Shots: Fine barbarian fashion
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When it comes to MMO fashion, shades of woody brown seem to be all the rage in the lands of Hyboria. While some opt for fur or feather, others like today’s One Shots contributor Amana, opt for fine hand-tooled leather instead. She writes in: Sometimes, amongst all the bad press, it’s easy to forget just how stunning and detailed the characters and environment inside the Age of Conan world can be. As Amana the Ranger here speaks to a villager in Conall’s Valley, you can see every detail of her outfit and gear; down to the last stitch on her belt. We’d agree - the textures in Age of Conan really are quite stupendous.
If you’ve found something in your favorite game that you feel is worth a closer look - or a bit of praise - then why not snag a screen shot and send it in to us? We’ll give your picture its 15 minutes of Internet fame and you’ll get a chance to tell people why you think that particular thing is so cool. Just email it to us at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and your thoughts. The only way it could be easier is if we played the MMO for you!
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One Shots: Fine barbarian fashion originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
