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Nordlys - The Merry Dancers

Nordlys - The Merry Dancers
Created by RatzRatzzz

A night whose absolute silence is destroyed only by distant sounds - the sound of water, the cry of birds and the rustling of trees...

Explore this piece of northern nature!

Map Description.
"Nordlys - The Merry Dancers" is a Terrain Map created by RatzRatzzz . This place, previously unknown to people and other creatures, opened its invisible doors for the first time...​
Majestic mountains with their snow-capped peaks, a cascading waterfall, thousand-year-old pine trees, a cold but surprisingly calm river, beautiful birds and a rare moment of Mother Nature’s incredible gift - the Nordlys - the Northern Lights... You really want to stay in this incredible place...​
Features.

❦ ❧ Small but atmospheric and useful;
❦ ❧ Ideal for cinematics;
❦ ❧ Skillful combination of Custom and Blizzard's models/textures perfectly convey the northern landscape;
❦ ❧ Every corner of this template map is made with love and attention to details;
❦ ❧ Here you can walk through some mountains;
❦ ❧ Realistic landscape with one of the most beautiful northern gift of nature - Northern Lights (also called as Nordlys and the Merry dancers).

Screenshots.


Some viewes:


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Change Log.




30/03/2024: Template map uploaded to The Hiveworkshop



Special Thanks.

Models:

❦ ❧ HerrDave - Berry bush;
❦ ❧ Fingolfin - Pine (Variations 1, 2, 3), Pine (snow), Canadian Geese and Totem Pole;
❦ ❧ Sarsaparilla - SkyBox - Wintergrasp;
❦ ❧ Remixer - Prince's kiss;
❦ ❧ Buster - WaterfallFX;
❦ ❧ Em! - Fireflies.

Textures:

❦ ❧ HerrDave - Dirt! (Ring_Dirt.blp);
❦ ❧ Felz_09 - PrehistoricGrass.blp;
❦ ❧ Born2Modificate - Lords_Rock;
❦ ❧ SNART - Custom Tilesets Pack (Type-C).

Also thanks to:

❦ ❧ -Kobas- - Map Description - Templates;
❦ ❧ Rufus - Map Description Philosophy.

Author's notes.
Hi everyone! This is my first template map posted here on The Hive. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful! You can use and edit this map as you wish.
And, I'll be glad to see your feedback!


Keywords: North, mountains, forest, river, lake, waterfall, nature.
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Nordlys - The Merry Dancers (Map)

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deepstrasz
A nice small and simple nature scene. A tad repetitive overall but so could nature be in some parts. Approved. If you want more reviews, you should participate in the The Grand Review Exchange! R U L E S Site Rules Map Submission Rules M A P -...

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A nice small and simple nature scene. A tad repetitive overall but so could nature be in some parts.

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A nice small and simple nature scene. A tad repetitive overall but so could nature be in some parts.

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How to Add a Screenshot to your Map Description


ADDITIONAL NECESSARY INFORMATION
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