Hey again everyone! Hope you're all doing swell and are getting into the spooky spirit in preparation for Halloween~ Today, we're going to take a bit of a closer look at the Barathrum Forest, the first area you'll explore when you set off on your epic adventure into the unknown. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/154d13ea97dea5e7145c732c91f7f7fb8e6a3724.gif[/img] This area has seen massive amounts of change over the many years the game has been in development. It's been through countless iterations, some of which completely redesigned the environment and flow of gameplay. Being the very first area you'll traverse in Vahrin's Call, the tutorial is one of the things here that has changed and evolved a lot over time. To this day, it's still being tweaked and polished as we work on finalising different parts of the game! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/674b66c5d68f19b5df2d6a2077a805465527108e.gif[/img] And if we were really interested in how much this forest has changed over time, we could go all the way back to 2019 to see what it looked like then. Spoilers, it's completely unrecognisable. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/8935e78279e7e6f72800a5e6dd6b9c02be16b76c.gif[/img] [i]Gifs like these make me appreciate how far the game has come..[/i] Despite all the changes we've made and continue to make to this place, one thing has always remained the same. We always knew we wanted this to be the area that introduces you to the Forsaken Realms universe. It's here, amidst a sea of trees, among the chirping birds, that your adventure will begin! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/c0c5cafc4fde892da5efe37b1eed79117076bc29.gif[/img] Oh and, while this location is centered around a tutorial to get you used to the game's controls, it's also there to give you a little taste of what to expect from the rest of the game. So why not explore a little? You never know what you might stumble across! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/ea376c2a1c15bfc4587ccbe10673329a911fca83.gif[/img] I can't wait to see you guys explore all of these handcrafted areas that we've spent so much time working on and I hope you'll enjoy what we've done with the world. There's so much to be discovered! Have a great rest of your week as always, and we'll catch you again next Friday :) Cheers all!