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Mulgore

Mulgore gets a fresh look with Forever's graphics update: new lighting and rendering.

What changes from Classic

What it was in Classic and what it is now, row by row.

—ClassicWoW Forever
ShadowsClassicTree shadows were fixedWoW ForeverThey follow the sun (press)
GraphicsClassicThe fixed lighting and shadows of the 2004 gameWoW ForeverGlobal illumination, volumetric fog, light shafts and shadows that follow the sun
WaterClassicFlat surfaces with no currentWoW ForeverWater that flows and reflects the light
Draw distanceClassicShort: the horizon faded into fogWoW ForeverLonger: Dun Morogh is visible from the Wetlands (press)
CharactersClassicOriginal modelsWoW ForeverHD or SD model toggle
Art styleClassicClassic'sWoW ForeverThe same: Blizzard keeps it, calling it “timeless”

What we know

  • At the tech panel, Mulgore was the shadow example: tree shadows were static in Classic and now follow the sun (press).
  • Demo players found a canyon that felt “dustier, with a dry haze in the air” and saw Thunder Bluff looming in the distance (press).
  • New starting quests, such as carrying a flame to honor An'she, and a profession tutorial (press).
  • Blizzard is not changing the art style (“we believe WoW Classic's art style is timeless”); the work focuses on environmental effects.
  • The official fact sheet lists global illumination, volumetric fog, god rays, water that flows and catches the light, and terrain that casts shadows as the sun moves.
  • At the “Evolving a Timeless World” panel they said draw distance is longer: from the Wetlands you can now see Dun Morogh (press).
  • Blizzard admits the trailer leaned on sunrise and sunset: “not every zone is going to be set at sunrise or sunset all the time” (press).

Before and after

Mulgore — Mulgore mesa with tauren structures: the mountain now casts shadows and light shafts through the haze. — ClassicMulgore — Mulgore mesa with tauren structures: the mountain now casts shadows and light shafts through the haze. — Forever

Mulgore mesa with tauren structures: the mountain now casts shadows and light shafts through the haze. · © Blizzard Entertainment · “Azeroth in a New Light” video on the official Forever site, 0:01–0:02

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Mulgore · © Blizzard Entertainment

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