Building Nahantu: Blizzard Details How the Vessel of Hatred Zone Was Created in Detailed Video

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We have a very cool behind the scenes look at how the new expansion zone came to be.

Blizzard have a new mini documentary on Nahantu, the new zone in the Vessel of Hatred. We get some deep insight into how it came to be, both from a technical side and a thematic one. With the shadow of Diablo 2’s jungle looming overhead, as well as some technical trickiness surrounding presenting a mostly jungle canopy-covered zone in an isometric game, the team had a pretty big challenge ahead.

So let’s take a look at how they tackled it.