Arelith

Nevrus wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:43 am I'm waiting for this post to never get finished

blksabbath74 wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:32 am

Nevrus wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:43 am I'm waiting for this post to never get finished

I already took so much flak for the idea of putting placeables in the Temple of Silvanus area I'm seriously considering never finishing it...

MajorArcana wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:10 am
The Temple of Silvanus is a place of nature worship. He's a god that preaches growing new plantlife where you go, and fighting against deforestation and people who would disturb the Balance through the destruction of nature. Putting in social fixtures such as couches and sexy elven fun times cushions would be a blasphemy to that god in particular (not to mention that there's enough of them in Myon proper).

People who care for the forests, and particularly nature-driven elves, would probably relocate the fixtures elsewhere or destroy them in a ritual of consignment.

Personally, I believe Myon itself does need a visual overhaul. Maybe the Temple, too. But I'd prefer for the potential changes and fixtures to make sense for the area they occupy. Don't let the opinions of others discourage you, just be mindful of what they're saying and use it as constructive criticism for alternative ideas.

Nevrus wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:59 am I do actually want to see this plan though, out of curiosity! Also, when I think of Venice I think of canals. Is that what you were going for, or was it a more political ideology?

Babylon System is the Vampire wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:19 am If I were going to rebuild Myon, I would move the temple of Silvanus elsewhere to start. I would make beneath the mythal where the temple is now the "half-elf" area, and actually move the majority of the content down there so people can interact with the city without being an elf. I would have one map up in the mythal with a tower in the center (which would be the current tower) surrounded by mostly gardens, so that part of the city is preserved and the elves have someplace to go and feel high and mighty about themselves, while still having the majority of time being spent down below where interaction can happen with the outside world. I would also make a guildhouse, because we sentinels are about to be the largest pc army on the server and are sharing one storage box >_>.

But yeah, basically the idea would be to make the city more interactive without loosing the lore of the Mythal and the floating part of Myon.

Nekonecro wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:11 pm I hope by smaller you don't mean less housing, we have a massive issue with quarter space in Myon as it is.
Eitherway if we could get a peddler, scroll and wand merchant I'd be happy.

Irongron wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:59 pm As some of you may recall last year I spent a number of months working on a new city, to be positioned on the previously unexplored north-eastern slopes of the Skull Crags.

This is a vast project, and while I wanted to have it completed I both underestimated the time it would take to have our first HAK package ready (very soon now I hope), and was then taken entirely off Arelith development due to a professional project for NWN with Ossian Studios (details should also be announced soon).

As you all probably noticed I've been very active on Arelith development as that project came to a close, and will be soon be working exclusively, once again, on the city. Even with my own full attention, and that of other developers I expect it may take a few months to be entirely ready.

I mention this here because part of the new city is the Elven Quarter. I've neve really felt Arelith catered for the 'city elf' and I think this addition well worthile.

The important part - This quarter of the city is governed by Myon, and has direct portal access for Elven citizens between the two. Myon itself will be reworked afterwards with one of the new tilesets, but will be SMALLER - and while still protected by the Mythal the bulk of Elven civilisation (and RP) on Arelith will not longer take place in exclusion.

Here are images from the Elven Quarter. I've done the bulk of the area work both for the city and surrounding landscape, which is the lion's share of the work, but there is still a long way to go. If players really want to help out I'll accept suggestions for Elven NPCs (along with their descriptions and suggestions for bits of dialog here in this chat. What I cannot do is rework the areas themselves, as that would set this project back a long way.

working on a new city