Isengard fortress concept art #2 image - The Battle for Middle-Earth: Reforged mod for Battle for Middle-earth
The team behind this project is introducing The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth franchise to a brand new game engine - Unreal Engine 4. Relive the magic that made this franchise stand out in the RTS genre in glorious high definition. Unlike other projects that are modifications made to the original SAGE engine, The Battle for Middle-Earth: Reforged is being completely rebuilt in every aspect in Unreal Engine 4. Prepare for a completely new experience in the greatest addition to The Battle for Middle-Earth franchise that has ever been attempted. The Battle for Middle-Earth: Reforged is a non-commercial fan project currently under development. All rights belong to their respective owners.
We thought that the base fortress of Isengard could be composed from rough metal materials, having iron plating. But then, when upgraded, it will have obsidian plating, which will make it more resilient to any damage, as a reference to Orthanc. The creators of The Lord of the Rings trilogy used obsidian glass to make the surface of the tower, which canonically was an indestructible material, that's why we decided to make the surface of the fortress similar to Orthanc's one.
Unreal Engine 4 will allow us to create a sophisticated material which will give the fortress with obsidian plating special shiny properties.
Amazing work, keep it up!
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