Themed Hideout Competition Submission Thread!

Please submit your entries for the Hideout Competition in this thread!

The Prizes
Three winners will receive at least one copy of each of the hideout microtransactions in the store. They'll also be offered the opportunity to turn a portion of a screenshot of their hideout into a custom avatar on the forum!

Full Prize List
  • Custom Avatar of a portion of the winner's submitted screenshot.
  • 1 x Infernal Throne
  • 1 x Arcane Throne
  • 1 x Verdant Throne
  • 1 x Vaal Pyramid
  • 1 x Whale Skeleton
  • 1 x Energy Dome
  • 1 x Vaal Vessel
  • 2 x Fireplace
  • 2 x Cauldron
  • 2 x Catapult
  • 2 x Transformer
  • 2 x Brutus' Cradle
  • 3 x Sacrificial Shrine
  • 3 x Rain
  • 3 x Wisp Swarm
  • 3 x Impaling Spikes
  • 4 x Falling Leaves
  • 4 x Wide Light Beam

This is worth a total of over 1,800 points + a custom avatar per winner!

The Concept
Decorate a hideout based on a clear theme. A theme could be anything from, "A Royal Palace", "Justice and Glory" or "Labyrinth". Anything you can think of! The key is to clearly demonstrate your chosen theme through by using hideout decorations in a clever or interesting fashion.

For some ideas, here are some previous hideout of the week episodes that showcase hideouts with a clear theme:
The Exotic Wraeclastian Hotel, King Arthur and the Exiles of the Round Table, The Scarlet Corsair, and Sinking Out Loud.

Submitting your Entries
  • Take screenshots of your hideout
  • Upload them to an image hosting site like imgur.com
  • Post them to ]the official competition thread[ in the hideouts subforum using the IMG tags..
  • Specify your theme and which league your hideout was created in.
  • Feel free to write a brief explanation about any clever decorating tricks you've used and how your decorations display your theme.

Guidelines
  • Post up to eight screenshots.
  • It's preferred that your screenshots are no more than 665 pixels wide to fit cleanly into the post. However, you're welcome to post links to larger versions of your images.
  • No videos. (Sorry!)
  • Must be your own hideout.
  • Submit your hideout from the account that the hideout is on. Please leave the hideout intact until the judging is complete, so that we can check it.
  • Hideouts that have previously been featured in Hideout of the Week are not eligible for entry, but feel free to share them anyway!
  • You're welcome to enter multiple hideouts into the competition by either creating them in different leagues, or using alternate accounts.
  • Basic editing of your screenshots (cropping/colour enhancing etc) is allowed but please don't photoshop them to contain content that they do not.
  • "Crappy hideout" is not a theme. (I'm looking at you, people-who-dress-up-as-"laundry"-at-halloween! :P)

The deadline for submissions is Sep 29, 2015 10:00 PM (EDT) (this is displayed in your local time zone).

Good luck to everyone who is keen to participate! We're looking forward to seeing your creations.
Last edited by Bex_GGG#0000 on Sep 29, 2015, 5:06:43 PM
Our hideout competition ended yesterday. We received almost 200 submissions and the results have been amazing! We've had to increase our prize pool so that we can show appreciation for so many great hideouts.

The three overall winners will receive the following prizes:
Winners' Prizes
  • Custom Avatar of a portion of the winner's submitted screenshot.
  • 1 x Infernal Throne
  • 1 x Arcane Throne
  • 1 x Verdant Throne
  • 1 x Vaal Pyramid
  • 1 x Whale Skeleton
  • 1 x Energy Dome
  • 1 x Vaal Vessel
  • 2 x Fireplace
  • 2 x Cauldron
  • 2 x Catapult
  • 2 x Transformer
  • 2 x Brutus' Cradle
  • 3 x Sacrificial Shrine
  • 3 x Rain
  • 3 x Wisp Swarm
  • 3 x Impaling Spikes
  • 4 x Falling Leaves
  • 4 x Wide Light Beam
Two runner-ups will receive:
Runner-up Prizes
  • 1 x Infernal Throne
  • 1 x Arcane Throne
  • 1 x Verdant Throne
  • 1 x Vaal Pyramid
  • 1 x Whale Skeleton
  • 1 x Energy Dome
  • 1 x Vaal Vessel
  • 2 x Fireplace
  • 2 x Cauldron
  • 2 x Catapult
  • 2 x Transformer
  • 2 x Brutus' Cradle
  • 3 x Sacrificial Shrine
  • 3 x Rain
  • 3 x Wisp Swarm
  • 3 x Impaling Spikes
  • 4 x Falling Leaves
  • 4 x Wide Light Beam
Seven honourable mentions will receive 100 points!

The winners are:
Zstark - How The Arena Changed my Life
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zstark wrote:
Theme : How THE ARENA changed my life

Featuring a town with a bustling Marketplace, Mysterious Graveyard, a Prison, a Royal Palace, and Docks

League : Standard

original thread : https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1425910/page/1/#p11731154
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This is a short story featuring my town, pls read on :)

Who am I , Ezomyte, Eternal or Oriathan?, I no longer know. Bleed, get healed only to bleed again, that’s what i remember, that’s what I do.


I remember the day that i first set foot here, a lonely man on a half rotten barge, I was drained, exhausted, hungry but most of all angry.



More dead than alive, a kind man gave me food and water only to die himself two days later. From there on I begged for bread at the market, lowest of the low.


Desperate I sought work from Catarina but all she want is to boil me alive and put me in her cage


then i tried stealing,
Vorici taught me the life of a criminal. For a while I was successful but eventually I got caught and thrown into prison


this is where I saw Vagan.
I don’t know his backstory or why he was in prison (may be something to do with ear bending or his pride) but I watched him and I learned to fight. "Fighting isn’t all about how to hit your enemy, it’s more about how to avoid being hit yourself" i remember those words, so i watched Vagan and learned how to avoid his skills, and practiced


The dreadful day approached, the day we die, the day of the grand arena, we were sent to the arena to fight to death. You know what I’m good at? I’m good at not dying, I used all my prison buddies as meat shields until only two remains, me and Vagan. He's exhausted, the weight of all those swords pulling him down and I’m full of energy, he's good at hitting but I'm good at not getting hit especially by Vagan.


We fought for an eternity , I ran round and round and he chased me (that dude got some stamina) I ran so fast it felt like my legs caught fire, every dash another flame,I became a dashing Flame, Vagan chased me but couldn’t tolerate the heat, and finally he put his sword in the ground, and with his head bent he said "I've never seen such skill, so I never prepared against it, my eyes are open I'm awake (PATH OF EXILE 2.0 : THE AWAKENING) but feel as if I’m dreaming.
“I SURRENDER”


with this the battle has ended, everyone is half asleep in their seats but the queen Zana is amazed and married me the next day, her umptieth marriage.

That’s how a beggar, a theif and a fighter became king
,
They say Daresso is king of the arena but he didn’t meet me yet.


Special thanks to my friends :
Jernsaxe,
Geisalt,
DrakSenf,
Skyion,
Sie_Sayoka






rodarax - Purgatory
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Rodarax wrote:
Purgatory (Standard league)

Theme is loosely based on Catholic purgatory, but incorporates the Spanish train bringing the bodies/souls to purgatory as well as the river styx. There is an elevator to hell (map device), statues of false gods forever burning (Honestly don't know why they are all female) and more.

I have used decorations to the limit without limiting the area and making use of the decorations to draw attention to height and lighting effects.

As a matter of fact I have used ONLY free decorations to prove that a beautiful Hideout is possible without "pay to win"! (And I'm broke as hell)


Enter through a pretty glittering cross with a river in sight and churchbells in the backround...how bad can it be?!


River styx with wind blowing, seems like a lonely place to wait. (Hope you brought some silver!)


Statues of false gods with Catarina glow in backround, maybe she knows/waits for Phlegyas. (Burn the witch!)



Intersection of three areas (road to Catarina incl) used as a graveyard. (Because walking over graves all day is what we DO!) - Catarina crafting Stones found here incidentally.


Closeup of Spanish train / Ghost train with low tech braking / suspension solution. (Those bodies didn't make the cut or were leftovers I suppose.)


That cart was premarked for hell, don't worry, no elevator/judgement required.


Say hi to the camera boys, you're going down...


Vorici set up his shop next to the elevator powersource. (Don't follow these souls to hell unprepared!)






kralj87 - The Hidden Basement
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kralj87 wrote:
NAME: The Hidden Basement

THEME: Steam powered (Steampunk) grim basement

LEAGUE: Standard

I love the overall darkish theme of Path Of Exile, so I wanted my hideout to fit in well. The hideout is a steam powered grim and gritty basement where bad things happen.

It has a big torture room and a jail, mysterious steam powered machines, pipes, steam powered map device, the air is dense and you can smell the fear of everybody who ever stepped inside it's walls.

Above this horrifying place is a tavern called The Siren which is located in the City of Sarn docks. Drunken songs sang by Sarn sailors, misfits and criminals and everyday fights help to cover up the screaming and moaning of tortured victims.

There is a rumour that the creator of this steam powered basement was a member of Vaal engineers who built The Ancient Pyramid and Vaal Oversoul!

Album link: http://imgur.com/a/bgdwK

1. Main Room - East side




2. Main Room - Waypoint

The Waypoint can easily be concealed and powered off




3. Main Room - West side




4. The hall to Torture chambers




5. Torture chambers



Steam powered torture devices


6. Torture chambers - Fermat's room

The most horrifying room in Wraeclast - Steam powered shrinking room with spiky walls




7. The Boiler room and Jail




8. The Map Device room

Steam powered map device. The only thing missing is a Steam powered portal effect, which I, sadly, don't have.




I hope you enjoyed it and got a few ideas for your next hideout!








The runner-ups are:
MacMoertel - The Fallen King
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MacMoertel wrote:


The Fallen King (Standard)

Spoiler
This is our fortress.



Spoiler
This is the entrance to our fortress.



Spoiler
This is where we hold them! This is where we grind (ehm fight I mean)!



Spoiler
This is the most dangerous species in the world, responsible for billions of deaths each year.
Next to her, a Giant Weta keeps a watchful eye.



Spoiler
This is the throne of our fallen king. And a blue jumping thing over there.



Spoiler
This is our hallway.



Spoiler
Here lies our king.



Spoiler
This is our relaxing zone (the girls are out for shopping at the moment).










Agaphar - The Post Apocalyptic Phantom Train Station

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Agaphar wrote:
Hi, everybody!



Theme: Post-apocalyptic phantom train station

League: Normal

Base: Unearthed Hideout



1. Information desk in the middle, luggage storage and departure lounge:



2. An arrival information board on the left side, on right - check-in desk and a bank in one (These guys have a very slow PCs (possibly on diesel), as my :):



3. Exit to the city and backyard:



4. Platform:



5. Diesel baggage loader:



6. Train ("i've got one foot on the platform"):



7. Exit to the platform and............ restroom (bottom right) ! :)




PS. I have a very-very slow PC so i cant take good quality screenshots, so if u want to see my HO not on minimum settings pm me in game.

[_______ R|Я N|И h/ч L\Г _______]






Our honourable mentions:
Iangyratu - The Imperial Terraces
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Iangyratu wrote:
The Imperial Terraces*
Standard

Why is the theme so boring?
I started to work on this hideout early after Forsaken Masters release. It's nothing fancy, I know, but I was afraid that if I make another one on Standard, I'll lose this one by mistake. I wanted to spend my virtual time in a pleasant place, not something full of corpses and gore, so I took Tora's hideout and bought some trees. Then I realized lvl 7 Tora's hideout is too small for my needs and changed my concept to dark gardens, located around a mysterious building (preferably palace). I already had half of the hideout decorated when the contest started and it costed me too much work to just remove it, so I decided to stay with my "gardens". I wanted to make a whole story, but nothing came to my mind, either I don't know the PoE lore well enough (YET) to write a story based on it (I am not fluent in English enough to understand whole vendor/lore dialogues without translating, unfortunately).


1.View from the waypoint after entering hideout. I dislike the awful Solaris dirty floor so decided to cover it with the tomb floor. The terrace is very simple but that's what it meant to be.


2.In the shadow of arc leading to the path, which connects two remaining terraces.


3.Stairs at the Upper Terrace


4.Upper Terrace. You can see one of many Palace's backdoors between the plants.


5.Stairs between terraces


6.Lower Terrace. Tools for work with smelly and dirty things which can't be done in the Palace.


7.Lower Terrace. Fragment of the path around corrupted water. You could think it's similar to the sheets cannibals use, but no! That's real stone! The red liquid is, obviously, the corrupter water, not the blood like you could think.





*I don't know the proper word in English, I guess it's something between 'terraces' and 'terrace gardens' ;>
hideouts - The Industrial Revolution
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hideouts wrote:
Theme: The industrial revolution

League: Warbands

Story: people started cutting roads through the forests, and my hideout is an idea of how that could look like :) it resembles a mountain area that was cut through in order to create a road, but people have noticed the cuteness of the area and made a little place where they could rest and enjoy some sun! you can see the oldtimer cars, tunnels, and a little improvised beach. all benches are incorporated in the cars, including the map device. if anyone wants to see it firsthand, pm me ingame or check the link to the original thread here:

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1342913

here's a preview of how it looks like:



here we enter the hideout through the tunnel on the south, passing by you can see a vehicle carrying some kind of supplies. this vehicle, as most others, are created mainly by combining extraction devices, spindles and boxes. the thick trees on the left accent the forest that has been cut through, while the ones on the right give the impression that you are near the forest's edge, and are also used for shadowing of the area on the left because of the sun position.



we pass by what appears to be a fork in the road, with main road continuing to the left, and a little tiled road to the right, which leads to a parking spot where people park the cars in order to enjoy the landscape. waypoint has been made using vorici's pipe (no pun intended) and vegan's stone pieces.



proceeding through a little tunnel inside the hideout, we get to the other main tunnel that leads to the outside of the hideout again. we see some guy having troubles with his car, because catarina hasn't built the road completely yet. again the crafting benches have been carefully incorporated into the cars.



another path from the road, this time leading to a little clearing in the forest that people started to use as a beach!



having parked their cars, people decided to catch some sunlight on this improvised beach



a clearing in the forest has been used to create a well with fresh water. this was made using a well from catarina and water bucket from vorici



here we see the parking lot, one of the main themes of the hideout. the crafting benches have been used not only as parts of the cars, but in some cases even as main themes of the cars, like the middle car with haku's bench. the big car carrying the wagon has a special function, which we will see shortly!



so the wagon car is the map device! here we can see the parking lot better, with leo reading some manual but still being unable to fix his car. in this area there are two little benches where people can sit and rest.

well that was it guys, hope you liked it, and well, pm me if you wanna see more ofc!
phaenx - Malachai's Lost Lab
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phaenx wrote:
Submission Name: Malachai's Lost Lab.

Submission Theme: Life and Death theme to match that of Wraeclast

You rapidly exit a giant Vaal pyramid as something seems to gone wrong while teleporting to Sarn. Barely grasping your surroundings, you stand up from the waypoint and stumble out of this giant structure. You find yourself surrounded by trees and vegetation...in an underground chamber:



As you wander along the forest trail you come across the watcher of the forest, who bids you welcome and encourages you to bless yourself at the well to protect yourself from what lies ahead:



Upon bathing yourself in the holy waters of the blessing font, you journey farther down the path. You now reach the shepherdess of the dead and she grants you the ability to stare into the well to see what destiny awaits you:



You finally come to the end of the trail and find yourself at the doorway of an ancient structure. Upon further investigation you are convinced that this is an ancient thaumaturgical lab due to the foul smell in the air:



You see a light to your nearest right an investigate further. A great cartographer remains at her desk vigorously scribbling notes while surrounded by map, alter, and book:



The shimmering red air around you makes you want to investigate further. As you wander down the stairs surrounded by the charcoal black walls you finally reach the bottom of the stairs where you find a great gladiator reading the last rite's to multiple prisoners:



You hear screaming in another room and slowly walk further down the corridor. You come across a streaming hot room with a giant forge in the middle:



You traverse the final amount of corridor and enter a room where the stench immediately offends your nostrils. Looking around you are stunned at the amount of lab tables with prisoners mounted on them. A master torturer stands nearby a generator and several electrical shocking devices. Off to your right a pile of rotting corpses remains from the experimentation in this room. In the center of the room you behold why all the sacrifices are being conducted. A red glow indicates that the device is powered on and enables opening of portals to other worlds:



Clarity of the situation hits you as you realize that Malachai has used the expertise of the cartographer to open portals to other worlds using the life force of the prisons being held in the earlier part of the lab. Using an empty chest nearby you decide to escape through the portal device by placing in a location known to you...

Good Luck to all
ieattastypants - The Banquet Hall

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ieattastypants wrote:
The Banquet Hall
Enlightened Hideout - Standard League

In the scarred, afflicted land of Wraeclast, seldom can one find an opportunity such as fine dining. Yet, even in a land of misfortune, there are those who live in luxury. And for the few that live in luxury, there are many ways for them to indulge in pleasure. The Banquet Hall is one of these ways.

Entrance

Upon entrance, one can find themselves surrounded by elegance. A sea of red, gold and white creates a warm feeling of comfort. Red carpets full of texture and grace cover the hideout.

The Bar

Behind the bar, Leo can be found working as a Bartender. Here, individuals can help themselves to an exquisite drink.

The Fireplace

Nothing feels warmer than a cozy fireplace.

The Dining Area

The area for fine dining. Those of luxury travel the land to enjoy a delectable meal, here in the Banquet Hall.

The Extension

This room leads to two more rooms.

The VIP Room

A room for the richest of the rich. Only those who seek the best experience they can have come here - at a price.

The Lounge Room

After a delicious meal, what better task to do than relax? The comfort of this room is valued so highly that many individuals, including the rich, the exiled, and even Masters, travel here to let loose.

The Ball Room

Last but definitely not least, The Ball Room. This room completes the Banquet Hall. Here, one can delicately waltz with their partner, show off their ballet skills, or do the ol' tango.


Additional Comments
Man, do I love the Pillars and Flag 4 decoration. It's the perfect combination of red, white, and gold, matching the theme and colour scheme of the hideout. The one downside to the decoration is the hollow interior. In my hideout, I chose to use the White Catacomb 6 decoration to fill up this hollow, ensuring my hideout did not have areas of empty space. Many other decorations, such as pillars and plants, are used to cover up undesirable areas of the hideout, such as the piles of books on the floor. On the other hand, some decorations, such as crafting benches, are very complimentary to the hideout. Elreon's Blessing Font adds a nice touch to the ball room, Vorici's Artisan's Bench simulates firewood to fuel the fireplace, and Zana's Map Device spices up the Lounge Room. The other crafting benches are conveniently hidden in fitting areas. Overall, decorations are not only used to decorate the hideout, but to add and subtract aspects of the hideout to make it look a lot more appealing.

Link to HD Album
raistt223 - The Secretes of the Masters
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raistt223 wrote:
The Secretes of the Masters Standard
Spoiler
As you enter you come to see the destruction Catarina has brought to the helpless souls while she is still trying to figure out how to fish using her slaves to figure something out.

As Tora and Vegan are off in there secrete home out in the middle of fields they have everything the need to keep there relationship a hidden one. while they have slaves do are there work to keep the place tidy.

As all this is going on you have a women and her baby trying to her husband after he lost his fight with Malachai, The Nightmare

After exploring the hide out you come to find the map device that will take you to worlds you've never been guarded by Zana.

Jernsaxe - Lazhwars Lost Laboratory
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Jernsaxe wrote:
LAZHWAR'S LOST LABOATORY

This hideout shows a darker side to the forsaken masters. After searching for years Zana finally found the lost laboratory of the Archbishop Lazhwar. This was the place where he created the very first map device which would later inspire Malachai's Eternal Laboratory.

Consumed by greed Elrion, Haku, Catarina and Zana took over the ruins and brought in slaves to harvest the worlds created by Lazhwar before he was burned at the stake.

Connecting the original map device to a train track they are now able to empty the hidden worlds and hoard amazing amounts of wealth.


I came up with the concept for the hideout because I bought the "Steampowered portal" MTX and wanted to make use of it in a hideout. Unfortunatly there isn't too many mechanical decorations so I originally wanted to make it in Elrions hideout since it is smaller, but the lighting effect from "cauldron" bugs a lot in that hideout so I swapped to Zana and had to make it bigger. That's when I thought of the loottrain and I build like crazy from there.

The hideout is build around using a 50% zoom level to see the details and better seperate the many coloured lights.

I hope you enjoy :)

Lazhwwar worked for years perfecting his map device. Lacking his genious the masters now use the souls of their slaves to power it:



An abandoned watchtower, burned to the ground when the inquisition caught Lazhwar. Leo stands guard over it as every night haunted cries from the top of the tower scares the slaves:



Even slaves need to relax, making the best of a bad situation they build this cozy little village:



Consumed by greed the masters build a traintrack and forced their slaves to push around whole carts of loot. Zana keeps a close watch to make sure nothing is stolen. The north wall I call the Grinding Gears Wall:





Everything is powered by this machine, if you thought the rapture device was powerful you are in for a surprise:



A strange device of Vaal origin flanks the stairs to the lower levels:



Elrion might not crave gold, but when it comes to knowledge noone is greedier then him. Every book is gathered by slaves and it is never enough:



Whenever a slave dies from the brutal work they are taken to Catarina. Here she works on new ways to enhance the map devices power:



Haku stares into the fire, what he sees noone knows. He uses the ores and gems found in the maps to forge weapons of terrible power:



A strange smell and horrible noises emanates from the sewer entrance. Even though the gate is securely locked the masters make sure to throw a slave or two a week down there to placate whatever dwells inside:



I made the mistake of inviting Chris by my hideout and now he wont leave!



Full size pictures:

http://imgur.com/a/XCPqw

My old hideouts:

Spoiler

Lazhwars Lost Laboratory v. 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoxDiOSv4w

Cults of the Dragon and the Colussus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QcSK9UCIzE

King Arthur and the exiles of the round table:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esS32OU9kWU

My first attempt at a hideout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTAxft2V6qc
Rolwen - The Mad King's Lair
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Rolwen wrote:
The Mad King's Lair
Standard League
Elreon's Hideout

I am going to give imgur address because I don't know how to edit image sizes and did the best I could so I also used spoilers to hide images, SORRY GGG!!! tried to put images in post, but I think it ate up too much space and I couldn't get all the details about theme into the post.
http://imgur.com/a/GCvBx

Thematic Description
We have all been using map devices long enough, but have we ever considered anything slipping back into our hideout with us? When I started making my hideout I always imagined that I, The Mad King, was what managed to slip through some poor exiles map portal. They came into my territory and I walked back through the portal with my party...

Upon Entering the Hideout via Waypoint
The waypoint upon my party entering was smashed with a catapult ball, and has since been fixed. The pillars above the commemorated ball shapes a crown so all know who the king is. One of my party members Vagan is now running a shop to keep our blades sharp and our adventures profitable.




They Pray and Worship
But it does no good, the headstones are a constant reminder of what happened to the last wench who spoke her mind, hah hah hah.




Throne Room
I have plundered many areas with my newly acquired map device. A lavish throne to relax at the end of the day and a mixture of gold and corpses to wrinkle between my toes.... hah hah hah. Zana stands with a list of areas charted out for the next expedition




Map Device Area
The Ancient structure that their warriors didn't truly understand. Overgrown but still functioning, the scrolls give off a black haze of corruption. Daily Zana uses another corrupted scroll so that we may conquer new areas.



Museum
A place for some of my more intriguing curiosities found in areas of far off reaches. Elreon supplies information and keep the museum intact. I enjoy listening to the screams of the adjoining prison bounce of the beautiful marble flooring as I relax on the cozy couch.



Playtime with Pets
I really don't understand why they aren't having a better time. I mean these few exiles have beauty to look out at, and to top it off they get to play with my pets! I don't have time to look after my eight legged blood sucking friends, but I am thankful these exiles do... hah hah hah



Wall of Screams
Yes at one time this small group of exiles had their own group of warriors. They now hang as a constant reminder on the wall leading to the Secret Garden Dining room that one should never play trash builds when up against a Mad King. I am thankful that their lack of knowledge has surrendered a new lair however.



Secret Garden Dining Area
I do enjoy eating in such beauty. These women have figured out the only one to truly worship is me and my achievements. The Area feels secret and shut off from the world, but even more secret is our food source hidden behind bars in this room... Some call it cannibalism, we just call it survival of the fittest. AhHAahAHAH


Afterword
I hope you all enjoyed my not so beautiful tale of a mapping experience gone wrong. If anyone wants to stop by or ask a question please feel free to send me a message in game.

Write a brief explanation about any clever decorating tricks you've used and how your decorations display your theme.
Throughout the hideout I have re-skinned the tile set that comes with standard Elreon hideout and also tried to use pillars, overgrown walls, web trees, and lush treesto cover up all the library columns and book shelves.
Waypoint Area - Used Pillars to form a crown and skinned floor with stone to help match with crown. Used a tent to make Vagan appear like he has a shop, but also fit most crafting benches near entrance as décor for his shop. The different types of particle effects from catapult ball, waypoint, and fog give a pink glowing hue.
Throne Room- Gold covers the floor, but within the gold lay corpses. I have the guild stash and stash tab located in a larger more grand chest, the stash is functional and useable. I used Pillars and flags from Zana to give the throne room a rich environmental feeling.
They Pray Put the headstones beside the women, jutting out close from the wall. The blessing font is hidden partially in the statue and covered by bushes to make the plate appear as those it is holy. This is a place of worship, the only small area that those of faith in this hideout have left.
Map Device Area- Using webbing, web trees, and path floor I wanted the room to feel aged and hardly used. The map device is a huge machine with gears, pipes, and projection devices. Instead of trying to hide the marble busts I put an arc around them, placed an alter in front of them, and a fire pit lights the area without showing fire because it is in the altar. Makes the scrolls look like they are giving off a black corruption.
Museum The back drop looks like a dank crypt wall, but the marble flooring effect and golden gate give a nice pop effect.
Playtime with Pets- Both far ends have an exile wriggling in webbing if you get in and look close enough. the south end houses an exile partially under rubble with a white webbed mass on top of him giving the effect of his insides being eaten. The atmosphere is meant to feel as though a spider could come down the tree and grab any of them up.
Wall of Screams- Looks the same as rest of my wall, but I housed corpses from Haku in the wall. These guys represent the mapping party that came to my land.
Secret Garden- Somewhere to display Torment/Bloodlines league trophy, 7/8 was a huge accomplishment for me. Hid walls with trees, and glowing firefly sparkles illuminate room nicely. I also placed a lit candle in table. The jail in top right isn't suppose to be immediately noticeable as the eye should go to trophy first, it is an after effect. Beauty streaked with horror.


Special Thanks
-Thanks to MzVelvet for helping with some color theory and thematic ideas. I really appreciate the second set of peepers coming in and analyzing before submission.
-Thanks to Atratzu for helping me amass the rep needed to decorate this hideout and putting up with my PoE addiction.
-Thanks GGG for the ultimate ARPG experience. The fact we can have a hideout competition is a testimony to your game.
Thanks to everyone who participated! We were really impressed with your creations and can't wait to showcase more of them in future.
Last edited by Bex_GGG#0000 on Oct 5, 2015, 5:59:09 PM
Exiles hidden clearing camp (on standard)

entrance: Upon entering the camp you will be watched and locked within a scorpion pit. Only mighty warriors and sorceress may survive and jump or teleport out.

crafting area: Here is the corrupted forge empowered with the earths energy. A infernal fire as well as a holy cool down basin (Without the ugly corpse 😎)


food court: Fishing and farming is done. (But sadly the fishing hut does not stay rotated/f-key-modified.) Eggs, pumpkins and fresh water is produced/pumped (Again wihtout the ugly corpse 😎)

At the bar is fresh beer tapped. Near it the pumpkin soup can be eaten while relaxing at the heat.


watery shrine and Morag Tong emissary:

entrance to temple and ruling area:

it is guraded by Elreon and any unworthy will leave his head at the bridge...

temple and ruling area: There are studying tables and comfortable sofas for reading. The gathered crap is also piled up. Zanas is the advisor of the king.

Can you see the skeleton arms raising out of the fire besides the throne.

Balcony: with mighty lion and place for chilled reading. Left and right of it are some sacrifices wich are hidded from the balcony by a divider and some grids.

map device: At the centre of all the exploration statue is already studying and searching new hidden treasure caves. The map can be ignited with the holy fire and then placed into the offering cup.

(original post)
Last edited by Rob2655#5824 on Sep 10, 2015, 2:49:26 AM
In progress.

Ignore me for now.

Wraeclast's First and Finest Quality Establishment for Pleasure and Relaxation

The glittering cleanliness provides a warm respite from the moment you enter. Couches afford a comfortable place to converse with friends; the grand balcony offers a peerless view.

If you wish to conduct business with the house, arrangements may be made with the elegant mistress of our establishment or her urbane executive. The upstairs hallways are strictly off-limits to those who have not paid the appropriate fee and been invited up by the courtesan(s) of choice. We keep a wide variety of companions for all tastes and inclinations; our staff are well-trained in many arts and may be engaged for entertainment or conversation as well as more intimate pleasures. We maintain an effective enforcer upstairs for the safety of both guests and staff.

While you wait to be invited upstairs, please savor the other offerings of the house. Refreshing greenery provides the purest botanical specimens to be found on the continent. The sauna is supplied with pure spring water drawn from the mountains around Highgate and cleansed of all corruption before being heated to a comfortable temperature for your enjoyment.

Our parlor is well-stocked with literature of all varieties; if you're craving a particular work, one of the staff will be happy to fetch it for you from upstairs. You may also take the opportunity to safely admire the many exotic creatures of Wraeclast up close in the menagerie.

We hope to improve your treacherous journeys through Wraeclast with a place to forget the rampant corruption and danger of the world. When you find yourself despairing at what you encounter, come and spend an evening in safety and happiness with us.
"Nothing happened." - CharanJaydemyr, TheWretch


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Last edited by SayyadinaAtreides#6352 on Sep 9, 2015, 5:50:33 AM
I call my hideout The Opulent and it's in the Warbands league. Character shown is Brinerot. It's very much themes around Zana's and Elreon's more expensive decorations.

Here's the whole imgur album I made for the competition. http://imgur.com/a/Ge8bL#0

We start at the crafting area of the hideout. Everything is placed quite near the stash and waypoint for very easy access because we know that every exile likes to live fast. Some extra tools are laid down for studious exiles.


Next we have the mapping area. The roof is clearly broken as snow is falling. Also some pumpkins have decided to grow here in this dark and cold ruin, they must be magical with all those lights glowing. The only thing missing is a god ray shining on to the pumpkins, winkwink. We also start to see more of the infamous Weta problem that several exiles have in their hideouts.


The masters have their lounge where they spend their time when they aren't bothered by exiles. Maybe someone is secretly feeding the Wetas because there seems to be so many these days. I'm looking at you Haku.


Behind the curtain we find the Horde where our brave exile has gathered an immense fortune. And some books and other stuff too.


A hideout can't run without steady stream of supplies. Luckily some of us are strong enough to drag those carts up the stairs.


Not all of the hideout is yet in use by the current owners. Part of the hideout is still covered by dust and debris. A few ancient tombs are located here and mummified corpses lay here waiting for their resting place. Where did those webs come from, are the Wetas now eating corpses?


And some cages and an altar left behind by the previous owners. The small pond still seems to host some life. I guess someone should clean this up someday. Maybe Catarina could help with those corpses.
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Last edited by SaunaChum#0918 on Sep 9, 2015, 4:36:53 AM
So here is my hideout. Its inspired by Treasure Island and its TV show counterpart Black Sails as well as from Running Wild discography. It is a port-town and a pirate haven of some sorts. It is based on Haku's hideout in Hardcore league.


Treasure Island hideout


The shore that works as a docking site


The lighthouse. On the left its the market and some vendors.


A better view of the market place. Haku is the island's armour and weapon smith. Leo is here also guarding traitors that he keeps prisoners waiting for trial.


Well, GGG in one picture


On a higher level than the market and docks, Vorici is waiting for contracts regarding prizes. Above the map device and stash.


Next to the stash Tora is the main smuggler to sell your loot (Very convient for vendoring after a map run or trading with other players too.) On the left a small much needed oasis providing fresh water for the haven


The tomb on the right honors the founder of this town and the path leads to Zana's headquarters (She is running the place) as well the area where celebrations are made after a big prize has been captured.


The merchant here works as a bartender too providing alchohol and food for the feasts. Next to him supplies are being inspected.


So thats my Treasure Island hideout, hope you guys enjoyed it. Good luck to everyone.




Optional song to listen to while watching the pictures
Inundated with cockroaches, I am

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1609216 - labyrinth rework ideas/suggestions
Last edited by Regulator#4587 on Sep 10, 2015, 11:58:40 AM
Theme: Nature rises from decay~
League: Standard

No.1: Keeping my corpse pile nice and fresh.



No.2: Masters aplenty.



No.3: A quaint cemetery.



No.4: A handy fire for burning Anti-Necomatic texts.



No.5: Everyone needs a few exile's to clean up the place.



No.6: What fan fiction should I write today?



No.7: Everyone needs a giant stash and a comfy bed after a hard days adventuring.



No.8: Into the void!.
Last edited by KojiBear#0157 on Sep 9, 2015, 6:48:28 AM
Hidden Island of Wraeclast(Hakus HO , STANDARD)
Located near the Twilight Strand
Many ships have wracked on the rocky shores of the Hidden Isle and many exiles died in the deep dark waters that surround it
But those that survived have made a settlement and started to live their lives anew
Even the Masters of Wraelast have come to help the survivors

We can see some exiles fishing and many shipwrecks cracked open on the jagged rocks
One ship stands out the most
A ship of a long lost civilization
Made out of boat wreckage 5,library statue,lion statue 1 and Apprentice banner


Here we see a sad image of 2 exiles looking at a recently drowned exile


On this picture we see Tora mistress of the Hunt in the small encampment
Talking to some exiles and just relanxing before the hunt(the shore is littered with crypt rubble and forest rocks so it looks untamed and wild we can also see alot of palms and exotic trees)


As we can see on this picture Catarina mistress of the Dead is clearly at home on this island
You can see her sick gory sacrifices and enslaved victims suffering in her Hut of the Damned :D


This picture shows the home of my Shadow guarded by 3 fearsome exiles and 1 drunken individual sitting at the crate (all the tents are oriath army trents)


As we ascend to the middle section of the isle we can see the Waypoint and a better looking encampment inhabited by Elreon the Loremaster and Leo Master of the Arena
We can also see some supply crates and exiles scattered around
The armour bench is cleverly hidden in the study desk 1 that Elreaon uses and the Blessing font is in the Oriath army barrel 1


My favourite picture is this one
The exiles are fishing on the cliff looking at the sea
I love the serenity of this picture


And the last picture is the peak ot the island inhabited by the beautiful Zana Master Cartographer and her massive golden map device she constructed
Also all the tresure my exiles have amassed in the years of survival
(the stairs leading to her are constructed of beam 1 and mossy wall arches 1)
(the crater look is made of large rocks 1-12, Hanging lamps and trees)
(Stash is hidden in the copper chest 1 so it looks more like a chest full of gold and jewels and is surrounded by cave tresure )
(and finally the center of the map device is constructed of vaal fire pit 1,mat 1,cage,table and gear 1
the side parts are made of extraction device 4,golden statue 1 and 2 and pipes 3)


And thats it I hope you like my HO :)
Sorry but i have no idea how to make the images smaller :/
Pls if you know how to do it send me a message and ill fix it

I hope youre not preferring people that spent real money on your ho micros
Im sorry that my HO has no micros bought in it (just the Apprentice banner) but I really dont want to spent money on HO micros
Last edited by Polarl3ear#4530 on Sep 12, 2015, 5:54:18 PM
Сursed Place (Unearthed Hideout), Standart





Last edited by shasya#4759 on Sep 9, 2015, 6:09:17 AM
Skull Throne

Yes, i know about The Khorne :)
The basic idea - to make the crafting benches part of the scenery.


Skulls of my enemies carpet the foot of my throne...



Ancient guide to the gems



Fallen ancestors



Preparations for next battle (stash and Tora`s craft station)



a bit of entertainment



She said: "I love BDSM..."



Map device



Teleportation service provided by Vaal,Inc.

Last edited by Wulfhroc#0048 on Sep 23, 2015, 6:34:38 AM

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