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

Approved
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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
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M A P - D E S C R I P T I O N
BB CODES
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MELEE MAPS
Description Guide - Melee Maps
Describing Your Melee Map
Melee Map Description Generator v1.3


MAPS IN GENERAL
The importance of a Description
Description Guide - Maps
Map Thread Guide
Map Description Making: Good & Bad
Map Description - Templates
Map Description Generator [1.2]

How to Add a Screenshot to your Map Description


ADDITIONAL NECESSARY INFORMATION
  • A credits list in the map thread description is required where the names of the resource (models, skins, icons, spells, sound etc.) authors are mentioned along with the specific resource. It would be a luxury to have links leading to the used resources. Credits in the Quest Log would be appreciated too.
  • A detailed changelog in the first post would be helpful to reviewers and notify fans about the newest implementations to your map.
  • Map thread tags are important. Please use those that fit and not more or none.


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Thank You for review and rating! :grin:
 
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