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This page contains artwork and screenshots from prior to the major {{hota}} releases.
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This page contains artwork and screenshots from prior to the major {{hota}} releases. All work on concepts that were abandoned can be found on [[Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA)]].


== Pre-release [[Cove]] ==
= Attributed Concept/Pre-Release Artwork =
See the following artists' pages:
 
{| class="wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Artist
! General
! [[Cove]]
! [[Factory]]
! [[Bulwark]]
! [[Cathedral]] {{wcc}}
! [[Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA)#Asylum|Asylum]] {{wcc}}
! [[Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA)#Forge|Forge]] {{wcc}}
! [[Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA)#Citadel|Citadel]] {{wcc}}
! [[Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA)#Crownwork (Kronverk)|Kronverk]] {{wcc}}
! [[Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA)#Factory (First Concept)|Factory (Initial)]] {{wcc}}
|-
| [[Agar (Artist)|Agar]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| [[Alex-ander]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| [[Alina Besanidou]] || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Axolotl]] || || {{yes}} || || || || || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| [[Balkron]] || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Diavolschina]] || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Dmitriy Gravchenko]] || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Docent Picolan]] || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Don_ko]] || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}}
|-
| [[DrSlash]] || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Lampik_LMra]] || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Markon Phoenix]] || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Nosferatu (Artist)|nosferatu]] || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| [[Quick-Sighted Dog]] || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Rusha]] || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| [[SoVa]] || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Spartak]] || || {{yes}} || || || || || || {{yes}} || ||
|}
 
= Unattributed Pre-release images=
== General ==
<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="150px">
Artifacts Hota PR 1.webp| Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
Artifacts Hota PR 2.webp| Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
Artifacts Hota PR 3.webp| Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
Artifacts Hota PR 4.jpg| Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
HotA_Fortress_concepts.png| A version of Fortress on the Adventure Map that is inspired by the in-town look of the Fort/Citadel/Castle, scrapped during development due to it looking odd
 
</gallery>
 
<span class="mw-customtoggle-SS hiddenHeader" style="color:blue">'''<big>Show/Hide Screenshots</big>'''</span>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-SS">
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Stormbird evolution.png|[[Stormbird]]
SS Hota PR2.webp| Early version of the [[Highlands]] terrain.
Nix evolution.png|[[Nix]]
SS Hota PR5.webp| Various early custom adventure map objects.
Nix old render.png|[[Nix]]
SS Hota PR8.png| [[Sharpshooter|Sharpshooters]], [[Leprechaun|Leprechauns]], and [[Satyr|Satyrs]] facing [[Iron Golem|Iron Golems]].
Sea Serpent old render.png|[[Sea Serpent]]
SS Hota PR9.png| [[Castle]] town interior, featuring Squires in [[Sylvia]]'s army and Royal Guards in the garrison.
Haspid old render.png|[[Haspid]]
SS Hota PR10.png| A battle between [[Cleric]] and [[Heretic]], featuring Squires, Royal Guards and some [[Cathedral]] creatures.
Haspid old render (alt).png|[[Haspid]]
SS Hota PR11.png| [[Adventure Map]] screenshot featuring early units, artifacts, and buildings.
SS Hota PR13.png| [[Adventure Map]] screenshot featuring early units, artifacts, and buildings.
SS Hota PR14.png| [[Necropolis]] army (including Mummies and Royal Mummies) laying siege to a [[Castle]] town (including Dragon Hunters/Slayers).
SS Hota PR15.png| [[Adventure Map]] screenshot showing off the (then-planned) Desert terrain.
</gallery>
</gallery>
</div>


== Pre-release [[Factory]] ==
== [[Cove]] ==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Dreadnought evolution.png|[[Dreadnought]]
HotA PR Cove Old Portraits.jpg| Early Cove Portraits
Juggernaut evolution.png|[[Juggernaut]]
Cove-PR-Heroes-2.png| Early Cove Portraits
Cove-PR-Loading-Screen-4.jpg| Loading Screen<br>(when HotA was still a [[WOG]] mod)
HotA Aspid.gif|Early Haspid concept
HotA sea diab.gif|Abandoned sea monster concept
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Pre-release [[Bulwark]] ==
<span class="mw-customtoggle-SS hiddenHeader" style="color:blue">'''<big>Show/Hide Screenshots</big>'''</span>
NOTE: [[Bulwark]] is not yet released, so all of these images are assumed to be works in progress.
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-SS">
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
SS Hota PR1.webp| Early [[Cove]] army (Nymphs and Oceanids, Stormbirds and Ayssids, Sea Serpents) facing a [[Rampart]] army featuring Fauns and Satyrs as alternative units.
SS Hota PR7.png| Early [[Cove]] army facing a [[Necropolis]] army featuring Skeleton Archers and Skeleton Sharpshooters.
SS Hota PR12.png| Early [[Cove]] army (including Cove's Commander) facing [[Ice Elemental|Ice Elementals]].
SS Hota PR16.png| [[Adventure Map]] screenshot featuring an early version of the [[Cove]] town and other early content.
SS Hota PR19.png| Early [[Cove]] army facing [[Beholder|Beholders]].
SS Hota PR21.png| [[Castle]] army laying siege to an early [[Cove]] town.
SS Hota PR22.png| Early [[Cove]] units in combat with [[Dungeon]] units.
SS Hota PR23.png| Very early [[Cove]] units in combat.
SS Hota PR24.png| Very early [[Cove]] units laying siege to an [[Inferno]] town.
SS Hota PR25.png| Very early [[Cove]] units laying siege to an [[Inferno]] town.
</gallery>
</div>
 
== [[Factory]] ==
<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200px">
Factory inspiration.png| Inspiration for [[Factory]] buildings
</gallery>
 
== [[Bulwark]] ==
 
<span class="mw-customtoggle-SS hiddenHeader" style="color:blue">'''<big>Show/Hide Screenshots</big>'''</span>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-SS">
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
File:HotA teaser Chieftain design.png|Chieftain
HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 1.png|Dhuin going to Borea
File:Yeti evolution.png|[[Yeti]]
HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 2.png|Kynr going to reclaim a Sawmill from some Seamen
File:HotA teaser youtube render 1.png
HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 3.png|Todd in an unfamiliar land
File:HotA teaser youtube render 2.png
HotA teaser Bulwark battle.png|Bulwark units fighting other Bulwark units
File:HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 1.png
HotA teaser Bulwark unit lineup.jpg|Bulwark unit lineup (photoshopped)
File:HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 2.png
Bulwark_Lineup_leak.jpeg|Bulwark non-upgraded lineup leaked on stream by one of Russian Heroes 3 content creators. Also includes a different version of it with a bit different coloration.
File:HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 3.png
HotA teaser Bulwark Factory battle.png|Todd's ill-fated fight against the Bulwark army
File:HotA teaser Bulwark battle.png
HotA teaser Bulwark Ice Elemental battle.png|Bulwark units fighting Ice Elementals. Oddity: Stal has Knowledge 8, but only 32/60 spell points.
File:HotA teaser Bulwark Factory battle.png
HotA teaser youtube render 1.png|Early Town Hall (center, above), Mage Guild (right), Mammoth stables (center, below), and a monumental horn that was not kept in the final version<br>(render by [[Alex-ander]])
File:HotA teaser Bulwark Ice Elemental battle.png
HotA teaser youtube render 2.png|Early design of the Castle as seen in the Youtube teaser<br>(render by [[Alex-ander]])
File:HotA teaser Bulwark unit lineup.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
</div>


== See also: ==
= See Also: =
* [[Behind the Scenes]]
* [[Behind the Scenes]]
* [[Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA)]]


[[Horn of the Abyss pre-release images]]
[[Category: Horn of the Abyss pre-release images]]

Latest revision as of 22:09, 8 March 2026

This page contains artwork and screenshots from prior to the major Horn of the Abyss releases. All work on concepts that were abandoned can be found on Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA).

Attributed Concept/Pre-Release Artwork[edit | hide | hide all]

See the following artists' pages:

Artist General Cove Factory Bulwark Cathedral Cut Content Asylum Cut Content Forge Cut Content Citadel Cut Content Kronverk Cut Content Factory (Initial) Cut Content
Agar
Alex-ander
Alina Besanidou
Axolotl
Balkron
Diavolschina
Dmitriy Gravchenko
Docent Picolan
Don_ko
DrSlash
Lampik_LMra
Markon Phoenix
nosferatu
Quick-Sighted Dog
Rusha
SoVa
Spartak

Unattributed Pre-release images[edit | hide]

General[edit | hide]

  • Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
    Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
  • Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
    Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
  • Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
    Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
  • Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
    Early Artifacts adapted from other M&M and HoMM games
  • A version of Fortress on the Adventure Map that is inspired by the in-town look of the Fort/Citadel/Castle, scrapped during development due to it looking odd
    A version of Fortress on the Adventure Map that is inspired by the in-town look of the Fort/Citadel/Castle, scrapped during development due to it looking odd

Show/Hide Screenshots

Cove[edit | hide]

  • Early Cove Portraits
    Early Cove Portraits
  • Early Cove Portraits
    Early Cove Portraits
  • Loading Screen (when HotA was still a WOG mod)
    Loading Screen
    (when HotA was still a WOG mod)
  • Early Haspid concept
    Early Haspid concept
  • Abandoned sea monster concept
    Abandoned sea monster concept

Show/Hide Screenshots

  • Early Cove army (Nymphs and Oceanids, Stormbirds and Ayssids, Sea Serpents) facing a Rampart army featuring Fauns and Satyrs as alternative units.
    Early Cove army (Nymphs and Oceanids, Stormbirds and Ayssids, Sea Serpents) facing a Rampart army featuring Fauns and Satyrs as alternative units.
  • Early Cove army facing a Necropolis army featuring Skeleton Archers and Skeleton Sharpshooters.
    Early Cove army facing a Necropolis army featuring Skeleton Archers and Skeleton Sharpshooters.
  • Early Cove army (including Cove's Commander) facing Ice Elementals.
    Early Cove army (including Cove's Commander) facing Ice Elementals.
  • Adventure Map screenshot featuring an early version of the Cove town and other early content.
    Adventure Map screenshot featuring an early version of the Cove town and other early content.
  • Early Cove army facing Beholders.
    Early Cove army facing Beholders.
  • Castle army laying siege to an early Cove town.
    Castle army laying siege to an early Cove town.
  • Early Cove units in combat with Dungeon units.
    Early Cove units in combat with Dungeon units.
  • Very early Cove units in combat.
    Very early Cove units in combat.
  • Very early Cove units laying siege to an Inferno town.
    Very early Cove units laying siege to an Inferno town.
  • Very early Cove units laying siege to an Inferno town.
    Very early Cove units laying siege to an Inferno town.

Factory[edit | hide]

  • Inspiration for Factory buildings
    Inspiration for Factory buildings

Bulwark[edit | hide]

Show/Hide Screenshots

  • Dhuin going to Borea
    Dhuin going to Borea
  • Kynr going to reclaim a Sawmill from some Seamen
    Kynr going to reclaim a Sawmill from some Seamen
  • Todd in an unfamiliar land
    Todd in an unfamiliar land
  • Bulwark units fighting other Bulwark units
    Bulwark units fighting other Bulwark units
  • Bulwark unit lineup (photoshopped)
    Bulwark unit lineup (photoshopped)
  • Bulwark non-upgraded lineup leaked on stream by one of Russian Heroes 3 content creators. Also includes a different version of it with a bit different coloration.
    Bulwark non-upgraded lineup leaked on stream by one of Russian Heroes 3 content creators. Also includes a different version of it with a bit different coloration.
  • Todd's ill-fated fight against the Bulwark army
    Todd's ill-fated fight against the Bulwark army
  • Bulwark units fighting Ice Elementals. Oddity: Stal has Knowledge 8, but only 32/60 spell points.
    Bulwark units fighting Ice Elementals. Oddity: Stal has Knowledge 8, but only 32/60 spell points.
  • Early Town Hall (center, above), Mage Guild (right), Mammoth stables (center, below), and a monumental horn that was not kept in the final version (render by Alex-ander)
    Early Town Hall (center, above), Mage Guild (right), Mammoth stables (center, below), and a monumental horn that was not kept in the final version
    (render by Alex-ander)
  • Early design of the Castle as seen in the Youtube teaser (render by Alex-ander)
    Early design of the Castle as seen in the Youtube teaser
    (render by Alex-ander)

See Also:[edit | hide]

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