Images: The Skyfire Mountains

[Araxes]

Situated in the southeastern Wastes, the Skyfire Mountains are rumored to be home to the oldest of all dragons.  As travelers pass through they find ancient wurms and wyverns, drakes, and droag.  There are also magma elementals in the lava flows.  Adventurers brave enough to make it past the heavily guarded gateway will find they have access to a number of interesting and mysterious places, including the abandoned temples of the Red Lord and White Lady, and the magnificent archway into Veshan's Peak, itself.  <img src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6053/eq2_000002.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9365/eq2_000003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9956/eq2_000004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5267/eq2_000005.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8339/eq2_000007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/165/eq2_000008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3418/eq2_000009.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

[Zabjade]

<span style="color: #00cc00;">You know, <_< the way those peaks glow without actively melting.... >_> there has to be radioactive materials in them there hills!Love the pics <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> </span>

[Araxes]

Thanks,and yeah, I wondered about that, myself. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Part of the magic of fantasy!  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Roybob]

Very impressive! My screen looks nowhere near as good. What graphics mode were these shot in, and with what, if any, modifications? Are the images we see manipulated after the fact?

[Magnis]

Always impressed by your screens, keep up the great work.

[Araxes]

Roybob,No, these screens were not manipulated at all, except that I shrunk them down to fit nicely onto this page. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" />I take them on Custom Settings -- here is the basic rundown in brief:High texture quality for characters and environment; medium for LODShaders set to a distance of 20Rendering set to distance of 525Model detail sliders are all set to about 3/4 to the rightAnimation sliders are all set to just below the midpointLighting quality is set to averageSecondary torch lighting is enabled9 light sourcesSpecular lighting with 3 light sourcesParticle sliders are set to the middleParticle quality is averageAtmospheric bloom effects and flora are on (these I turn on Only for taking screenshots)Contrast is adjusted for more vibrant colors2x anti-aliasing enabled through hardware

[Zabjade]

<span style="color: #00cc00;">Still think I'll be mining in Skyfire and the Smothering items will kill me! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/385970365b8ed7503b4294502a458efa.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /> LOL</span>