Area Expansion Poll

[Kieve]

Hm. 150 votes, and Ojaveda's on top, with 35 votes. I can hear Jeraphon now: "Enkis get enough love!" Possibly some fist-waving there too. Ah well. I suppose compared to Hydlaag city, Oja barely registers on the map. Wouldn't mind seeing that changed.

And maybe we'll find out what that big empty room under Brado's is there for?

[Jeraphon]

Actually, Ojaveda is pretty much neck-and-neck with smaller villages. But this poll isn't about "who wins and who loses" - it's about "what you'd like to see next." Ojaveda will open up sooner or later, obviously. And I'd like to see it one day, naturally, if for no other reason than it will make building any area beyond Ojaveda easier. (Did someone say Jade Caves?)

Also, enkis DO get enough love.

[LigH]

Jade Caves? What? -- Ooh, I can already imagine where they are: The entrance must be in that corner of that plateau near the junction of the path through the mountains, down to the lower level.

Induane, finish that map...

[Ironstark]

Hear! Hear!

[Jeraphon]

Jade Caves? What? -- Ooh, I can already imagine where they are: The entrance must be in that corner of that plateau near the junction of the path through the mountains, down to the lower level.

Induane, finish that map...

You're imagining wrong. The Jade Caves would be outside of the "triangle" formed by the three major areas. I wouldn't require the opening of the rest of Ojaveda to make them otherwise, would I? So no. They won't be on any of the existing maps.

[ThomPhoenix]

There's a map in the library, LigH. The Jade Caves are on it.

[bilbous]

But is there jade in the Jade caves or is it just a name?

[Jeraphon]

But is there jade in the Jade caves or is it just a name?

Ask Fholen Medraa. He might know. 

[LigH]

They won't be on any of the existing maps.

Exactly. Induane's map, built on my heightfield, is supposed to be a completely new one.

I wouldn't require the opening of the rest of Ojaveda to make them otherwise, would I?

No. According to "map.dss", we would probably reach it best if we traveled from the camp fire further to the right (assumed thet the "Eagle" Bronze Doors are those mentioned in that map); and passing our new map further, it would probably be possible to reach the "backside" of Ojaveda (looking from Akkaio).

What I can't see in that coarse map, is the way down to the lower levels. Would that be even below what seems to display the "Winch"? And Ojaveda would therefore not have any connection to the ledge, because it is well in the middle of the upper level ring, or rather near to the side walls?
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P.S.:

The more I look at that map, the better I understand it.

Well, so let the Jade Caves be in the right top. Then our "Mountain Path" map may be better located in the lower left area. The road from the (still closed) West gate in Hydlaa shall pass by "El***s House" (unreadable for me, and I can't checck in game during the workweek) and the arena, and may lead to a dangerous walk path downwards (which those will take who cannot afford a Winch pass or a winged transport).

3D heightfield, rendered in Terragen

[bilbous]

About the jade in the Jade caves, thanks for the tip, Jeraphon. I might give it a try, but since I cannot recall looting any jade encrusted weapons, I am going to assume it is just a name, for now.

[Kayden]

My vote is definitely for the diagonal path between Ojaveda and the Bronze Doors.  No-one in their right mind would walk from Ojaveda to Hydlaa and then to the Fortress, unless the diagonal route was impassible or too dangerous.  One of my fellow Explorers just measured the time it took him to walk from Oja to the fortress...27 minutes, even without stamina trouble.  That's just really painful, and pointlessly so.

Beyond that...I'd vote for new cities or villages, and different looking landscapes.  Don't really care what, just keep it coming.

[svuun]

27 minutes dear god!  even if its a just a road i'd change my vote.  i have to think about enki's who've gotten a difficult PS learning curve having to travel to hydlaa often.

although i voted for smaller villages (in an effort to express a disdain for expansion and instead a vote for more depth/quality of current maps)  i'm more inclined to have a road from oja to bronze doors peppered with villages (realising such an option isn't possible)

[Xolani]

I would like many of you like to see a few small features as you travel the long roads. Many buildings and settlelments shouldnt be made because thats not really realistic. The journy is a big part of this kind of game and I would like to see more geographical and botanical features. It would be cool to see a small hut in the wilderness where a whise old sage might live or somthing along those lines. 

[Xanthan]

I'm voting for the Stone Labyrinths, simply because it sounds like it could be really interesting to explore.  There's lots of room for creativity in creating something like that.  Creativity == fun!

I would like to see the Death Realm made more complex too, but I wonder if there's a way to make that somewhat random.  It's a place that doesn't need to follow the usual rules, it seems to me.  So, if it was different from time to time and you really had to work to find your way out, that would be more interesting.  It would also be enough of a penalty that the existing "death penalty" needn't be so severe, potentially.

[theirah]

I voted for the death realm.
death at the moment...is something everyone has to side-step rp-ly...The fact that it is so small means that people can get out in less than a minute. Seeing someone you just killed, especially in a guild war, about a min after you kill them...doesnt work. the death penalty could also be lessened a little as well, once the DR expands.

second choice for me would be ojaveda. Give us enkis a more exciting place to live ;p