Zugzwang
@zugzwangmh.bsky.social
Monster Hunter researcher and archivist. Helping build MHWiki.
I "translated" the fictional language of the Stories 3 world map to get an English version of the labels we weren't told in-game, as well as most of the fictional alphabet. More details here: www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHun...
From the MonsterHunter community on Reddit: Translated Stories 3 World Map & Alphabet
Posted by ZugzwangMH - 4 votes and 1 comment
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Sometimes you think your game resolution changed, but really your eyes are just blurry because it's 3 in the morning
I started this build around summer last year, before they announced Gogmazios was returning to Wilds, and it turned out to be the most difficult project I’ve ever embarked on. The largest LEGO Monster model I’ve ever built.
Jakob Dawson@pikminjake.bsky.social · 7mo agoI finally finished Gogmazios… 👀👀
For anyone wondering how my life is going... I'm currently reverse engineering the interior design of the Casita from Encanto so I can create a toy version at a specific scale. Well. It's going well.
We're very proud of these new products, so please take a look! I think we've learned a lot since our first release.
Oceaniz@oceaniz.bsky.social · 9mo agoHunters! New fanmade Guild Surplus goodies are coming your way! 🔥𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐦: Brachydios Slime + Lore Documents 🗺️𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐦: Speculative Map of the Old World ♦️Available again: Rathalos Plate + Lore Documents Get one for yourself at guildsurplus.com/collections/...
Calling all Hunters! The Rathalos Plate @zugzwangmh.bsky.social and I created earlier this year is available again on the Guild Surplus website! It will now be intermittently available indefinitely at guildsurplus.com/products/rat... Also keep your eyes peeled for some new drops coming soon…👀
Hopefully this adds some useful context to community conversations! I know there are common sentiments about Wilds... But please also consider the success of the marketing! More info in reply...
Oceaniz@oceaniz.bsky.social · 11mo agoOut of curiosity, @zugzwangmh.bsky.social and I collected some Monster Hunter sales data and charted them by how much they sold in X number of days after launch. So here are the last six Monster Hunter games/expansions and how well they did in their first 800 days post-release!
If anyone is or knows a graphic designer open to freelance work, ideally within the MH community, please shoot me a message. Looking for someone to do layouts on printed documents, basic image editing, etc.
The modern world is too full of accessible entertainment options for me to understand anyone who spends time and energy angry about one of them. Why not spend those resources on something you would enjoy instead?
Stories 3 is the most original MH plot yet. The catastrophe was 200 years ago instead of 100.
Trailer over-analysis mode is my favorite form of the MH community
There are other reasons I enjoy rap, but all my favorite rappers have a vibe I can best describe as "spiteful success". It makes their music into pure, motivational fuel for anything I try to do
Pre-ordering monster hunter finger puppets from Japan so that I can (hopefully) convert them to be compatible with a particular brand of kid's toy that my daughter enjoys (and I may or may not be obsessively documenting). Yup, that's me.
I went through the history and it's been almost a year since we first cooked up this idea. Most of that time has been heads down, testing and iterating to make sure that we could make something worthwhile. I'm so excited to finally be able to share it with everyone!!
Oceaniz@oceaniz.bsky.social · last yr.Introducing Guild Surplus, an unofficial fan project that aims to bring the world of Monster Hunter to life! @Zugzwang and I have teamed up with artists from the community to create a Rathalos Plate replica! Want one for yourself? Head on over to guildsurplus.com/products/rat...
A conveniently repostable PSA full of receipts on RathalosWatch in 4k. A far cry from my usual posts, but I hope it serves the community well. Now, back to work.
Online communities are bubbles that aren't representative of product audiences. This dissonance is proven by the popularity and commercial success of things the communities will tell you are horrible.
Y'all, I put a warawara in my kid's colander and I can't stop laughing at it
Spending a weekend in Tokyo a month from now. I'm all ears if anyone has activity recommendations!
"Can you sharpen forks?" - my wife, as though she wouldn't be the first casualty of that hellish world
And so, here it is: The Full World Map of Monster Hunter, as drawn and reconstructed by me. Anything with a red star, as well as the New World and Eastland locations, are based on speculation.
Oceaniz@oceaniz.bsky.social · last yr.Every journey must end eventually. Today, we finally finish up constructing the full world map of Monster Hunter, by placing the locations introduced in 5th & 6th Gen. youtu.be/oGmDvYQ-NHw
The patch notes are so extensive. It isn't talk when Tokuda says they're continuing to iterate and improve the game systems, and the video barely scratched the surface of the world they did since the last update. This is dedication and passion for their creation.
Oh, please be significant. We're living in the funniest timeline if egg delivery goes from irrelevant to optimal point farming method:
Swappable handlers and support hunters feels like the straight up optimal game design solution to people hating certain NPCs.
I'll be here whenever all of you decide you like Monster Hunter again
Heavy Wings dug deep and delivered with this one. What a fantastic choice of topic for his analytical style. I highly recommend checking it out!
Heavy Wings@heavywingsdx.bsky.social · last yr.NEW VIDEO 🚨 I discuss Monster Hunter's title updates, the effect they've had on the games and whether or not they've been good for the series overall. youtu.be/yF3PX5GEFpo
The Devil's Plan is just game design porn and I'm so here for it. Season 2 is starting even stronger than the first.
Show me a piece from the last year or so that you're most proud of! Gotta be this Oltura(s) paint job. It was hard but they turned out great. Original sculpt by TidyPachiderm
JamesBearArt Looking for Work@jamesbearart.bsky.social · last yr.Show me a piece from the last year or so that you're most proud of! The piece I am most proud of last year is my dragon gal Nava, but I have shown her off a lot. The runner up would be a piece for Nise Loftsteinn of her character Jharaitza
