Stronholds for the player?

olegazole · Post by **olegazole** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:52 am

will there be quests to get strongholds as mainland telvanni players?

Faalen · Post by **Faalen** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:10 am

Not for Telvanni, no (unless things have changed without my knowledge). However, there will be strongholds for House Indoril and House Dres when the maps get that far. For Telvanni players, Tel Uvirith will have to suffice.

Bloodthirsty Crustacean · Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:43 pm

I'm pretty sure all Houses will have strongholds. Where are you getting your info, Faalen?

Certainly for House Telvanni, the current plan is that the player will usurp some other Lord's tower. (I think - I'm not entirely sure where I'm getting my info from, either

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Faalen · Post by **Faalen** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:59 pm

Usurping yes. When I say no stronghold, I mean there isn't one in the style of vanilla Morrowind that gets built especially for the player. Any Telvanni tower the player takes over would belong to the player in the same sense Gothren's tower belongs to the player.

Bloodthirsty Crustacean · Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:05 pm

Although unlike Gothren's, it is made explictly clear that this is the 'stronghold' you need to get on the Council. I think the current plan is Tel Narussa.

Faalen · Post by **Faalen** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:09 pm

Ah. Either way, a new one isn't built, which is what I was referring to.

theviking · Post by **theviking** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:22 pm

But, if you decide to join the House Indoril, there will be a stronghold built before you.

RelinQ · Post by **RelinQ** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:53 am

Where are the currently preposed locations for the Indoril and Dres strongholds?

Im happy to see this thread actaully, its always good to keep the same basics for the other houses.

Also I noticed the ranks for House Indoril havent been finalised yet, who's in charge of that?

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:55 pm

The Indoril player stronghold is at the point named Seyda Vano (might be renamed later, though, some people disliked the name) which is in Map3, on the northern Inner Sea coast.

The Dres player stronghold will be in Map6, exact location not decided yet because Map6 is ultra-low priority.

milne · Post by **milne** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:43 pm

Are Redoran and Indoril getting new strongholds too? Or will the player just have to live with the relatively small ones on Vvardenfel

Post by **Haplo** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:06 pm

Only House Indoril and House Dres will provide new official strongholds, being the only two new houses introduced to the player.

Bloodthirsty Crustacean · Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:02 pm

This thread appears to have gone full-circle.

olegazole · Post by **olegazole** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:15 am

got another question,

will the stronghold be "lore"

so there wont be like 500 display cases?

cause i want a stronghold with some actual purpose

with like speeping quarters and ecomony related to it

Post by **Haplo** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:34 am

The strongholds will be similar to the vanilla strongholds, with tenants, services, and other buildings aside from your own, etc.

RelinQ · Post by **RelinQ** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:38 am

Gez wrote:The Indoril player stronghold is at the point named Seyda Vano (might be renamed later, though, some people disliked the name) which is in Map3, on the northern Inner Sea coast.

The Dres player stronghold will be in Map6, exact location not decided yet because Map6 is ultra-low priority.

Seyda Vano?! ha well that explains why there is nothing there, wait, actaully no it doesnt >.> ... (theres like scafolding hanging in the middle of nowhere around the cell but no buildings.)

But anyway im working on that cell and surrounding cells at the moment (Claim 4, Map 3), ALOT of exterior smootjing work @_@, heh

Anyway I still didnt get an answer, who's fixing the house Indoril House ranks? >.<..

Post by **Haplo** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:53 am

Seyda Vano will have different stages of construction, like Odai Plateau of House Hlaalu, so the scaffolding will appear during certain phases through those 'stronghold' scripts, and eventually will be replaced with the completed stronghold.

Bloodthirsty Crustacean · Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:39 pm

The Indoril ranks will be named by whoever claims the Indoril faction quests, or whoever does the first Indoril related NPC claim, I'd guess. In the past, I've normally been the one to do these things, because I'm the only one who can be bothered.

It could be anyone. But it will need to be discussed.

olegazole · Post by **olegazole** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:47 pm

yet another question,

will your stronghold be just a stronghold, or will you be
able to add on building to make it a town

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:27 am

They'll be similar in size and scope to Rethan Manor @ Odai Plateau, Indarys Manor @ Bal Isra, and Tel Uvirith @ Uvirith's Grave. So, not a town, but still big enough to have more inhabitants than just you.

Hemitheon · Post by **Hemitheon** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:30 am

Now that isn't to say that a player can't create a mod like Tel Uvirith Expanded.

Post by **Haplo** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:51 am

We are adding Indoril and Dres strongholds for the player to possibly acquire during their gameplay. These strongholds will be exactly the same as the three vanilla strongholds available to the player, excepting in that they are for House Indoril and Dres, not Hlaalu, Redoran, and Telvanni. They will not be overbalanced, they will have quests involving their construction. That is all there is to know at this point in time.

Stop beating a dead horse.