Blog: Build Awards 2024!

2024/08/06

Header image by FireManeDavy

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Dâmat zil-asnag nâmaru Khazad-dûm‍

Time to rebuild Khazad-dûm to splendor!‍

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Whether playing Campaign mode, or the Sandbox Alpha, we’re consistently wowed by what players create in Return to Moria. 

Some players prefer to rebuild and refurbish Moria to restore it to it’s former glory, some to create completely unique builds and others like to take on both! 

This July we set a challenge for our players to show us their finest creation. Our 3rd community challenge on our Discord was a little different as there were no themes, goals or restrictions. We asked players to show us the build they’re most proud of and we’d pick winners of the Build Awards 2024.

The response to the challenge has been fantastic and while the original plan was to have the build awards as part of a Forge Talk episode, the team decided they wanted to create a dedicated video instead to showcase the community creations!

Hosted by Game Director Jon-Paul Dumont, Jon-Paul is also joined by Lead Level Designer Ryan Mattson and Lead Character Artist Ty Miyasato who had not seen this awesome builds yet. Check it out below:

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Thank you to everyone who submitted something for the challenge! You can find the full challenge thread on our Discord here [Discord Link] and the awards and links to each of their videos below.

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Best One-Room Base: Pyrovec‍

https://youtu.be/GFcZZWKjEfs?si=tHh5lOUWQJnnx9_f‍

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Best Front Door: FireManeDavy‍

https://discord.com/channels/967763242514522212/1261417748731265126/1263265034788667434 

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Best Westgate Restore: Guy‍

https://discord.com/channels/967763242514522212/1261417748731265126/1262795100803698848 

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Best Scarecrow: Saf.Liz‍

https://youtu.be/CA69nmsI9lI 

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Best Water Feature: Stòri‍

https://youtu.be/gJiHKIWQeNQ?si=23fVKA36GQOpEYsx 

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Best Throne Room: Sleeper_Agent‍

https://youtu.be/TYH9d41v80c?si=KFsInGrg9EIQWMg3 

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Best Armory: Guy‍

https://discord.com/channels/967763242514522212/1261417748731265126/1267221591851405374 

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Best Pub & Feast Hall: Mereak Firmaxe‍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ooEUH62XFY ‍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzRzL5I4Ioo 

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Best University Vibes: FireManeDavy‍

https://discord.com/channels/967763242514522212/1261417748731265126/1265828655343472702 

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Best Rustic Builds: Axbeard‍

https://youtu.be/L-nO5RNjE34?si=Y9uwZmObN6PjC9YW 

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Best Retail Builds: Mereak Firmaxe‍

https://youtu.be/j0O6pyo2Nkw 

See also: https://discord.com/channels/967763242514522212/1261417748731265126/1267213594345603073 

And: https://discord.com/channels/967763242514522212/1261417748731265126/1267216789096370228 ‍

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Best Overall Build: Sleeper_Agent

‍https://youtu.be/XpeKgXtz7O4?si=FdAvVx0ZW4vXqMv9

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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is available now on PC via the Epic Games store and PS5 via the PlayStation store. Coming this Fall to Steam and Xbox Series X|S alongside Crossplay on all platforms and our third major update! Join our Discord and keep an eye on the #rtm-announcements and #dev-updates channels for more info.