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Karlona - An RPG Template

Karlona - An RPG Template
by KnightOfArsford

This is a terrain template that was made for a simple RPG (single-player), but can be used for cinematics, campaign maps, mini-games, and any story-driven games based around villages and forests.

The template features:
- 7 Towns/Villages, including a ruined town
- 3 Caves, for dungeons
- 6 Lairs, for boss fights
- Shallow water for aquatic mobs
- Various clearings for side quests
- Spaces in forests for mob spawn
- (192x192) map size, with (180x180) playable

Give credits if used in your project. Enjoy!


Changelog:
1.0
+ Uploaded
1.1
+ Added more atmospheric doodads in certain areas.
+ Dungeons/Caves now follow a general theme.
+ Details added between trees and roads now have extra decor along its sides.
+ Most empty spaces filled in, and there's still enough space for creeps.
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Karlona - An RPG Template (Map)

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deepstrasz
It's better, although it's classic to the core. For future works, you could consider playing more with terrain shapes, making it less flat. Take some inspiration from real environments. Approved.

deepstrasz

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There are many spaces that are quite empty. Considering the Classic vibe and no custom assets used, the template should have more to show for itself.

Awaiting Update.


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Ardenaso

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Did some "Reforging" and here's my edits so far:

The starting area:
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I turned this area into an Orc village
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with it's nearby Altar of Storms below
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And then a nearby Orc Lumber Mill + Barracks (for the player to hire mercenaries I guess?)
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I turned the bottom right village into a Goblin Trade Hub
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I turned this area into a Night Elf fishing village
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with some sort of a "sacred tree" (it's the Strahnbrad Large Tree, a Reforged exclusive doodad)
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I turned the south-middle area in a "Holy hub"
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I turned this area into the "Ruined Capital City" with some sort of a demonic invasion with an erected Slaughterhouse
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The nearby graveyard has also been perverted with some evil cult's meddling
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And then this area into a "sanctuary fort"
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I don't actually have plans here; just thought I could "Reforge" it for someone to use (though I'm having some concepts for this one)

I'll post the map file when I added regions, critters, and more environmental doodads like rocks, plants, etc.
 
Did some "Reforging" and here's my edits so far:

The starting area:
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I turned this area into an Orc village
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with it's nearby Altar of Storms below
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And then a nearby Orc Lumber Mill + Barracks (for the player to hire mercenaries I guess?)
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I turned the bottom right village into a Goblin Trade Hub
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I turned this area into a Night Elf fishing village
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with some sort of a "sacred tree" (it's the Strahnbrad Large Tree, a Reforged exclusive doodad)
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I turned the south-middle area in a "Holy hub"
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I turned this area into the "Ruined Capital City" with some sort of a demonic invasion with an erected Slaughterhouse
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The nearby graveyard has also been perverted with some evil cult's meddling
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And then this area into a "sanctuary fort"
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I don't actually have plans here; just thought I could "Reforge" it for someone to use (though I'm having some concepts for this one)

I'll post the map file when I added regions, critters, and more environmental doodads like rocks, plants, etc.
That's cool, man. I've done the template for this purpose, so you're free to edit it as much as you'd like.
 
Greetings! This map is so cool! Any reason to play this fine map oldest version of the game?
Sorry for the late response, but since it's just a template, and only doodads were used, I think you can open it and use it with an older version. It does not use any custom assets. But the Reforged version showed in the comments only appears if you're using Reforged and the latest version.
 
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