Beast Hour. №16. Map development and backstory
Raiders & Beasts!
In today’s newsletter we’d love to share with you the haunted city development plans as well as the backstory of this scary place.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following screenshots have been taken from a development build of Beast Hour and some of the map enhancements are not yet ready! Follow us on social media to see how the game evolves and changes.
Haunted city is divided into five districts: garden, burning, industrial, spider and city center. Let’s talk about each of them individually.
The Garden district
It got its name thanks to lavish greenery – this is the only place in the haunted city where you can find living trees and blooming flowers. It’s situated right at the foot of a high mountain. A good place to start our trip because the main source of Arkana, the most precious resource of Beast Hour universe, was originally extracted from under this very mountain. An extensive network of railroad tracks stretches across the whole district. It was built to transport Arkana to other parts of the city.
Under the Garden district you can also find underground tombs of ancient kings and queens illuminated by glowing mushrooms unique to this biome. These tombs form convenient pathways for both Raiders and Beasts to travel across the map.
An old wooden mill with ever spinning wind blades is another landmark of this area. No one knows for sure why even on the most quiet days these blades are always moving but it’s just one of many anomalies of this city.
The symbol of this place is the Bowl of Hygieia.
The Burning district
If the Garden is full of life (however strange it might be), the Burning district is the opposite. This is where most of Arkana was transported to and, probably, processed in. Due to a strange phenomenon this part of the city is constantly on fire which makes it impossible for any lifeforms to grow and survive. It’s not recommended to stay here for long as the strong burning smell and large amounts of carbon dioxide make it harder to breathe and explore. Not to mention the heat which is almost unbearable for any living creature.
Above this hellish landscape there is a huge zeppelin with a number of smaller balloons flying nearby. Some say they were used for Arkana processing purposes. Others claim they flew far away and landed after the city had been abandoned. In any case, nowadays the zeppelin and the balloons remain quiet watchers of Burning district. A skilled explorer can climb all the way up using ropes between balloons to get a great view of the place.
The symbol of this place is Cerberus.
The Industrial district
This was the heart of the haunted city’s technology development. Thanks to Arkana, local scientists made groundbreaking inventions and produced marvelous machinery that were centuries ahead of their time! The smoke from furnaces, the noise from plant equipment, the smell of molten metal – all of that were an indispensable part of the Industrial district. When the city was forgotten, the engines stopped and the sky became clear of the smoke once again. After hundreds of years the most adventurous Raiders are still finding new pieces of tech unseen anywhere else. Good place for raiding!
If you are brave enough, you may go below the ground level and explore an arena where both Cult and Order experimented on Werewolves and their evolution. Here’s where a lot of blood was spilled and where some of the most cruel fights between Beasts took place. This is not for the faint-hearted.
The symbol of this place is Gargoyle.
The Spider district
Despite the name, spiders were not the original inhabitants of this area. On the contrary, it was the most respectable and secure place where rich and powerful people used to live. But now it is the district even courageous Raiders try to avoid unless it’s absolutely necessary to go in there. The place is swarming with spiders, webs and hidden pitfalls, so watch out your every step here or you might end up caught by a giant spider in the catacombs where nobody will ever find you!
On top of it all, there are remains of the Spider Queen that even Werewolves and Vampires are afraid of! Be especially careful while exploring this part of the city!
The symbol of this place is the Reaper.
The City center
Probably the most well-preserved district of them all. Here you can find an abundance of statues, squares and a few narrow streets. It was the place of craftsmen, blacksmiths and shopkeepers. But this also was a place for executions where crowds of citizens gathered every day to watch this gruesome act of violence. Yet, its last victim is still alive and keeping the city safe from most of the intruders.
The grand Temple is located in the very center of the map. It’s the biggest and the highest building around. If you manage to climb to the very top, you can easily see the entirety of the city. Beneath the Temple there is a hidden library and a whole network of underground ways leading to every district.
The City center is where the city lived and thrived, but also where it died and was forgotten for many generations.
Conclusion
We hope you've enjoyed our small trip to the haunted city. If you like to see the place for yourself, please, wishlist Beast Hour on Steam and participate in future Alpha tests!
Make sure to check our livestreams we regularly have at our Youtube and Twitch channels for almost an entire year by now. The next stream will take place in the middle of December, and the latest one you can find on Youtube.
Follow us on social media platforms and support on Patreon – it does help our small indie team to bring Beast Hour to a next level!
By the way, Beast Hour needs your help to prepare Italian, Portuguese and Korean translations! And if you know German, French, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Arabic or Japanese – we have a bunch of texts awaiting for you to proofread them! You can contact us via email: [email protected]
And if you want to take a deep dive into development with us or discuss other forms of cooperation, use this email: [email protected]
The Beast will come!
In today’s newsletter we’d love to share with you the haunted city development plans as well as the backstory of this scary place.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following screenshots have been taken from a development build of Beast Hour and some of the map enhancements are not yet ready! Follow us on social media to see how the game evolves and changes.
Haunted city is divided into five districts: garden, burning, industrial, spider and city center. Let’s talk about each of them individually.
The Garden district
It got its name thanks to lavish greenery – this is the only place in the haunted city where you can find living trees and blooming flowers. It’s situated right at the foot of a high mountain. A good place to start our trip because the main source of Arkana, the most precious resource of Beast Hour universe, was originally extracted from under this very mountain. An extensive network of railroad tracks stretches across the whole district. It was built to transport Arkana to other parts of the city.
Under the Garden district you can also find underground tombs of ancient kings and queens illuminated by glowing mushrooms unique to this biome. These tombs form convenient pathways for both Raiders and Beasts to travel across the map.
An old wooden mill with ever spinning wind blades is another landmark of this area. No one knows for sure why even on the most quiet days these blades are always moving but it’s just one of many anomalies of this city.
The symbol of this place is the Bowl of Hygieia.
The Burning district
If the Garden is full of life (however strange it might be), the Burning district is the opposite. This is where most of Arkana was transported to and, probably, processed in. Due to a strange phenomenon this part of the city is constantly on fire which makes it impossible for any lifeforms to grow and survive. It’s not recommended to stay here for long as the strong burning smell and large amounts of carbon dioxide make it harder to breathe and explore. Not to mention the heat which is almost unbearable for any living creature.
Above this hellish landscape there is a huge zeppelin with a number of smaller balloons flying nearby. Some say they were used for Arkana processing purposes. Others claim they flew far away and landed after the city had been abandoned. In any case, nowadays the zeppelin and the balloons remain quiet watchers of Burning district. A skilled explorer can climb all the way up using ropes between balloons to get a great view of the place.
The symbol of this place is Cerberus.
The Industrial district
This was the heart of the haunted city’s technology development. Thanks to Arkana, local scientists made groundbreaking inventions and produced marvelous machinery that were centuries ahead of their time! The smoke from furnaces, the noise from plant equipment, the smell of molten metal – all of that were an indispensable part of the Industrial district. When the city was forgotten, the engines stopped and the sky became clear of the smoke once again. After hundreds of years the most adventurous Raiders are still finding new pieces of tech unseen anywhere else. Good place for raiding!
If you are brave enough, you may go below the ground level and explore an arena where both Cult and Order experimented on Werewolves and their evolution. Here’s where a lot of blood was spilled and where some of the most cruel fights between Beasts took place. This is not for the faint-hearted.
The symbol of this place is Gargoyle.
The Spider district
Despite the name, spiders were not the original inhabitants of this area. On the contrary, it was the most respectable and secure place where rich and powerful people used to live. But now it is the district even courageous Raiders try to avoid unless it’s absolutely necessary to go in there. The place is swarming with spiders, webs and hidden pitfalls, so watch out your every step here or you might end up caught by a giant spider in the catacombs where nobody will ever find you!
On top of it all, there are remains of the Spider Queen that even Werewolves and Vampires are afraid of! Be especially careful while exploring this part of the city!
The symbol of this place is the Reaper.
The City center
Probably the most well-preserved district of them all. Here you can find an abundance of statues, squares and a few narrow streets. It was the place of craftsmen, blacksmiths and shopkeepers. But this also was a place for executions where crowds of citizens gathered every day to watch this gruesome act of violence. Yet, its last victim is still alive and keeping the city safe from most of the intruders.
The grand Temple is located in the very center of the map. It’s the biggest and the highest building around. If you manage to climb to the very top, you can easily see the entirety of the city. Beneath the Temple there is a hidden library and a whole network of underground ways leading to every district.
The City center is where the city lived and thrived, but also where it died and was forgotten for many generations.
Conclusion
We hope you've enjoyed our small trip to the haunted city. If you like to see the place for yourself, please, wishlist Beast Hour on Steam and participate in future Alpha tests!
Make sure to check our livestreams we regularly have at our Youtube and Twitch channels for almost an entire year by now. The next stream will take place in the middle of December, and the latest one you can find on Youtube.
Follow us on social media platforms and support on Patreon – it does help our small indie team to bring Beast Hour to a next level!
By the way, Beast Hour needs your help to prepare Italian, Portuguese and Korean translations! And if you know German, French, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Arabic or Japanese – we have a bunch of texts awaiting for you to proofread them! You can contact us via email: [email protected]
And if you want to take a deep dive into development with us or discuss other forms of cooperation, use this email: [email protected]
The Beast will come!