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The Prince of Rhoswen v1.04

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INFO
Information about the theme and background of the cinematic, as well as inspiration.

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PLOT
A brief explanation of the kingdom of Rhoswen, and a form of background story.


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VIDEO
Here you can watch the entire cinematic! Please note that it looks better in-game.



UPDATES
Here you can find all the changes that I've made since I uploaded it to the hive!

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CREDITS
Thanks to all who unknowingly contributed to the cinematic by providing such awesome models and skins!
MAP PREVIEW IMAGE
Made by me using Adobe Photoshop CS5. It is inspired by various messianic paintings.

SONGS
Diablo 1 - Dungeon
Diablo 3 - Abattoir


SOUND EFFECTS
Soldier walk/run - SoundEffectsFactory (www.youtube.com/watch?v=41stu7d1Wok)
Thaddius - World of Warcraft


MODELS
Church & Library pack - xXm0rpH3usXx (church and library pack - Wc3C.net)
Picture Frame - Pvt.Toma (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/picture-frame-225773/?prev=search=picture%20frame&d=list&r=20)
Glowing Light - Neogaidenx (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/glowing-light-65911/?prev=search=light&d=list&r=20)
Rays - Tranquil (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/rays-104705/?prev=search=rays&d=list&r=20)
Ceiling Rays - Tranquil (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/ceiling-rays-105034/?prev=search=rays&d=list&r=20)
Window01 - Tranquil (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/window01-100586/?prev=search=window&d=list&r=20)
Window02 - Tranquil (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/window02-100582/?prev=u=Tranquil&r=20&page=2)
Stone House Kit - xXm0rpH3usXx (stone house kit [animated] feat. chriz. and shadow1500 - Wc3C.net)
Eerie Fog - Sc_Freek (Eerie Fog - Wc3C.net)
High-Res Doodad Pack - Born2Modificate (High-Res Doodad Pack & Expansion - Wc3C.net)
Brutal Lord - Tarrasque (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/brutal-lord-204070/?prev=search=brutal%20lord&d=list&r=20)
Pikeman - wingednosering (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/pikeman-48300/?prev=search=pike%20man&d=list&r=20)
VampireRogue - PeeKay (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/vampirerogue-164621/?prev=search=hero%20vampire&d=list&r=20)
Rowboat - Olofthemoleman (17th Century Ship Doodad Pack - Wc3C.net)
Gallows/Noose Witch - Chriz (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/gallows-witch-50716/?prev=search=gallow&d=list&r=20)
Statues - XiaolianhuaStudio, Longbowman (Fantasy Environment Statues - WarCraft 3 / Модмейкинг - XGM: Xtream Game Modmaking)
Mauer - Rondo http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/mauer-50393/?prev=search=mauer&d=list&r=20)
Turm1 - Rondo (turm1)
Turm2 - Rondo (turm2)
Gate - Rondo (Tor)
Blood - Felipe Gormadoc (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/blood-variation-1-high-low-quality-textures-234305/?prev=search=blood&r=20&d=list&page=2)
Reach tree - Fingolfin (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/reach-tree-red-2-a-210993/?prev=search=reach%20tree&d=list&r=20)
Porcupine - Kitabatake (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/porcupine-160054/?prev=search=porcupine&d=list&r=20)
Table - Hellish Hybrid (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/table-49609/?prev=search=torture&d=list&r=20)
Torture table - Hellish Hybrid (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/torturetable-49586/?prev=search=corpse&d=list&r=20)
Footman corpse - Lord_T (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/footman-corpse-lord_t-108685/?prev=search=corpse&d=list&r=20)
Dirt Explosion - Will the Almighty (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/dirt-explosion-104183/?prev=search=dirt%20explosion&d=list&r=20)


SKINS
Most skins are made by me (Brutal Lord, Villagerwoman, Pikeman, Treant, Druid of the Talon, Skeleton Archer)
I made these by using private photos of family and friends, as well as textures from www.texturemate.com


VOICE ACTING
Me (Ungoliath)

FONT
OptimusPrincepsSemiBold - Optimus Princeps Font | dafont.com

OTHER SOFTWARES
VCS Diamond 7.0
Windows Movie Maker
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Warcraft 3 Viewer
Warcraft 3 Image Extractor


Keywords:
Prince of Rhoswen, Ungoliath, cinematic, fantasy, mystery, dark, knight, king, demon, prince, rhoswen, dungeon, castle, ruins, atmosphere
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The Prince of Rhoswen v1.04 (Map)

Reviews
16:17, 22nd Mar 2016 Ardenian: A dark atmopshered cinematic with sometimes confusing on-goings. The environment is well-designed with one or another flaw ( e.g. statue floating in the air, you could remove its bottom part via model edit, so it...

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16:17, 22nd Mar 2016

Ardenian: A dark atmopshered cinematic with sometimes confusing on-goings.
The environment is well-designed with one or another flaw
( e.g. statue floating in the air, you could remove its bottom part via model edit, so it looks as supposed, standing on the wall)
The voice acting is nice and the story shows there is a lot of potential lore behind the cinematic.

Please change the map name, it is too long to show up in Warcraft 3.
After you changed it, the map can be approved.


15.51, 25th Mar 2016
Ardenian: Changed made, approved.
 
Level 26
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One of the best cinematic I've seen I must say...
I love that moment around 1:35 when you see that beast lurking in the dark. Also the king / talking skull. Superb.
The only negative thing I can say is that the tiles in the courtyard in the opening was a little bleak.

Anyway...
+rep for this one!
 
Level 8
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Nov 10, 2012
Messages
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It is won the third place of a contest, I will watch the previous two...
This cinematic is awesome... I can not find words for this.

Story is little and there are no plot holes or plot errors.
Plot as I remember:
The young prince returns to check and repair the errors of his father, the Fourth someone maybe Alexander. He finds his home ruined, there are an undead here, maybe narrator, who is ignored by the prince. The Prince enters the castle and find only death in it. He met with his older-brother transformed to a powerful and large being. They discuss the fate of their families. Our prince moves forward to the throne room and atop the bones, he saw his father... a skeletal king. The King tell him, that he and his sister can flee from here and begin a new life from far away the rotten kingdom.

Story: 4/5 or 5/5 (hesistating) It is simple, but understandable and clean.
Environment: 5/5
Music 4/5, it is silent a bit...
Cinematic/Transmission style also very unique and sounds deserves a bonus point!

Overall:
5/5
 
Level 12
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Mar 4, 2014
Messages
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Beautiful! This cinematic gave me huge Berserk vibes, i would have loved to see more "battle" scenes and dodging monster guards in clever ways, but i know creating only a few minutes of this takes a huge amount of time and effort.
Thanks for creating this and i hope you will make more in the future!
 

deepstrasz

Map Reviewer
Level 69
Joined
Jun 4, 2009
Messages
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Just rewatched this after playing Red Raven.
Do you plan to continue the story of Roderick in an RPG akin to Red Raven, since Amadeus and him are from the same universe and Silent Songs is an extension of Rhoswen's degradation or a place within the kingdom?

What, you even voice acted the woman lines!?
 
Level 21
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Mar 15, 2010
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@deepstrasz The fact that you were able to connect them fills me with tremendous joy! That's awesome.

I would love to explore the fate of Roderick, although I'm torn on how I want to go about it. He originally played a greater role in Red Raven (if I remember correctly I wanted him to be the final boss, protecting his sister's grave), but in the end I chose to focus on new characters (the Ravens and the Old Sorcerers).

What, you even voice acted the woman lines!?
Haha, what can I say, my vocal range suprises even me sometimes
 

deepstrasz

Map Reviewer
Level 69
Joined
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Messages
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I would love to explore the fate of Roderick, although I'm torn on how I want to go about it. He originally played a greater role in Red Raven (if I remember correctly I wanted him to be the final boss, protecting his sister's grave), but in the end I chose to focus on new characters (the Ravens and the Old Sorcerers).
Well, from the looks of it, Roderick shouldn't be a tragic character at least in the evil sense.
Haha, what can I say, my vocal range suprises even me sometimes
Wow, lol.
 
Level 21
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Well, from the looks of it, Roderick shouldn't be a tragic character at least in the evil sense.
I agree, so it would rather have something to do with his drive to protect his younger sister, a will that would persist even after death. I had this idea reaaally early on, and scrapped it pretty quickly (it wouldn't make much sense, or have the same weight as fightning the enigmatic "Preceptor").

We'll see what happens down the line :)
 
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