DoR pre-release content

This page contains artwork and screenshots from prior to the Day of Reckoning release.

Attributed Concept/Pre-Release Artwork

See the following artists' pages:

Artist	General	Palace	Grotto	Forge	Oasis
Ehlesgens
Nephretes

Unattributed Pre-Release Artwork

NOTE: Day of Reckoning is not yet released, so all of these images are assumed to be works in progress.

General

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  Evolution of redesigned Male Cleric sprite.
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  Evolution of redesigned Female Ranger sprite.
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  Evolution of redesigned Male Alchemist sprite.
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  Evolution of redesigned Male Elementalist sprite.

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  This building is said to increase your heroes' Offense skill globally.
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  A snow terrain variant of the Seer's Hut
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  Redesigned Conflux town, with walls and garrison, and a circus tent.
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  Conflux walls, ice mountains, snowy variants of buildings, Templar and Frost Giant.
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  More snow-covered variants of various buildings. The heads of mystery units appear at the bottom.
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  Palace, Forge, Grotto, Paladins, Forge units including Naga Tank, Pyro, seeker droid.
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  Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Glowing light effects, Conflux garrison, water objects.
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  Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Water variants of Sawmill, Sulfur Dune, and Wood.
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  Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Grotto and Forge, with their terrain objects, creatures, and dwellings.
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  Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Better view of Grotto, Palace, and Forge objects and creatures.
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  Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Final scene of the preview, with Valkyries and the two swords of the Reckoning.
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  Redesigned Fortress town with new mossy rock mountains for the Swamp terrain, including a rock arch. A Stinger can be seen guarding the Gorgon Lair.
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  Updated first look. Several updated graphics, removal of the off-shore platform, Courtyard's mandrake replaced with mushroom unit.
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  More Grotto and Forge things on the map. In the Forge corner, a new version of a magic shrine.
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  Updated look at the Palace on the Adventure Map, with dwellings, snow terrain objects, and a neutral Mammoth.
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  Updated look at the Grotto on the Adventure Map, with a Forge cut off in the corner.
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  Valkyries on the magic plains, and a snowy Tree of Knowledge.
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  A glimpse at the modified UI for starting a game with random, standard, alternate, or custom choice of creature lineup. The Palace has the standard set, the Rampart has the alternate set, and the Grotto has a custom set.
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  A new creature's dwelling in the snowy pine forest.

Palace

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  Nisse
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  Nisse animation
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  Tomte
  (art by KM)
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  Tomte
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  Tomte animation
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  Viking
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  Nisse and Tomte design evolution
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  Viking animation
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  Einheri
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  Einheri animation
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  Ice Maiden
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  Yuki Onna
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  White Tiger design evolution
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  White Tiger
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  White Tiger animation
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  Sabertooth
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  Snow Elf design evolution
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  Snow Elf
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  High Elf
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  Kirin design evolution
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  Sacred Kirin
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  Palace
  (March 2025)
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  Fully upgraded Palace
  (with Viking Building)
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  A yeti playing a video game and being a Grotto fan. Render made for forum users who asked to see the updated yeti model and the emblem of the Grotto faction.
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  A Tomte and a Jotun clinking their mugs.
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  Lineup teaser

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  First look at Vori. Palace town, Rampart garrison, new creatures artifacts and map objects.
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  Viking longhouses in grass and snow variants.
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  Yuki Onna, Sabertooth, High Elf, and Yeti battling Metal Elementals and their upgrade.
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  Yuki Onna, Sabertooth, High Elf, White Tiger, and Vikings battling Swordsmen and Crusaders.
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  Rampart creatures, including the Dryad, battling Nisses and Tomtes.
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  Ice Maidens, Yetis, White Tigers, and Einheri battling Ogre Magi.
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  Stronghold units, including a Berserker, battling Palace units.
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  April's Fools 2024. DoR assets used in a Heroes IV scene.
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  April's Fools 2024. DoR assets used in a Heroes IV scene.
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  A teaser that shows Ice Maidens in the arrow tower.
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  Palace town screen from CD Action.
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  Palace town screen from the H3GG contest.
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  Adventure map screenshot from a promo video, showing a Palace, Forge's polluted terrain, a few units.
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  Mock battle screenshot from CD Action, showing various Palace and Grotto units, including a Yeti doing the Bigfoot walk, ethereal wolves pulling the Valkyrie's chariot, and the special attack effect of the Vori High Elf.
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  Adventure map screen with a Palace and its native snow terrain.
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  Updated look at a Palace town screen. Dwellings are present for the Tomte, Ice Maiden, Sabertooth, Snow Elf, Yeti, and Valkyrie, but missing the Kirin.
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  Adventure map with a Valkyrie, Frost Giant, a new artifact and new Treasure Chest
  (March 2025)
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  Palace, Grotto and Forge in their respective biomes

Grotto

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  Arachne design evolution

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  Adventure map screenshot from a promo video, showing the underground terrain of Grotto.
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  The Grotto town screen from the H3GG contest. Just a teaser, most of it has been obscured.
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  Adventure map screen with a Grotto and its native terrain.
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  Subterranean battle between Grotto and Dungeon. The lizard-rider unit was not shown previously. In the spell bar, an icon that looks like the Pacifism spell from the Courtyard mod.
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  A small part of the Grotto town screen.

Forge

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  Grunt
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  Grunt
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  Foot Soldier
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  Foot Soldier
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  Pyro design evolution

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  The Forge town screen from the H3GG contest.
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  A battle screen from the H3GG contest. Castle vs. Forge units.
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  Low-level Forge units fighting Gremlins.
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  Forge terrain and map objects.
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  Forge units attacking a necropolis held by Tower units. A gremlin Saboteur is casting Disable Construct on the Iron Golems. In the spell bar, an icon that looks like the Reconstruction spell from the Courtyard mod for VCMI.

See also:

• Behind the Scenes