J.E. Sawyer Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Amphitheatres were the round ones with sits on all sides, theatres were the ones with half circular benches. The first ones were used for family entertainment (lions, gladiators, etc.), while the second ones were used for more intellectual stuff (plays, stand-up philosophers, etc.). Modern usage is inconsistent, but if it's meant to provide intellectual bonus, please name it as it should be named. It's not actually called "amphitheatre" in-game. 1 twitter tyme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hormalakh Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I would hope that the restored stronghold had multiple levels of restoration. I know portions are restorable, as in on and off when it comes to mechanics implemented portions, but I wonder if the entire structure itself has multiple levels of restoration? For example, the barrels that are on the walls continue to be there in the restored state. I would hope that as the stronghold becomes more and mor erestored, things become more and more organized. Maybe the barrels get moved and are stacked up differently. Just little tidbits that change gradually from a "zero to hundred" percent restored. Of course, this depends on how much time you guys really want to spend on it. It looks beautiful nonetheless. Also, assuming the garden is a mechanics upgrade as well? 2 My blog is where I'm keeping a record of all of my suggestions and bug mentions. http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/ UPDATED 9/26/2014 My DXdiag: http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/2014/08/beta-begins-v257.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuckey Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Anyone got the link for the backer site? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckdevil Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Awesome update! Looking great so far ) man I'm actually nervous now with the backer site almost up, dammit I'm gonna get in trouble with the misses because I know ill be throwing more money down if she don't rein me in. Sigh. Again fantastic update and looking really good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.E. Sawyer Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Also, assuming the garden is a mechanics upgrade as well? Yes. Pretty much everything you see changing (on a large scale) causes a mechanical change of some sort. 2 twitter tyme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Silly question perhaps. But regarding the before/after pictures of the Stronghold. Why did you cut down the trees next to the amphitheatre? Would it not make more sense to clear the trees outside the walls? Those would have given cover to enemies the walls are protecting from. The ones near the amphitheatre did not obstruct view of the stage. Instead they gave residents of the stronghold some welcome shade while sitting and watching the show. Save the amphitheatre trees! *hands out flyers* 2 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCrash Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) Is the games name now Pillars of Eternity or is it a placeholder? Where did you find the term??? Edit: Found it. Edited October 30, 2013 by LordCrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's not actually called "amphitheatre" in-game. Is it called Bob? It is, isn't it? 2 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuckey Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm thinking those vines on the wall will be helpful for sneaky thieves to climb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Is the games name now Pillars of Eternity or is it a placeholder? Where did you find the term??? Screenshots of the backer website. Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.E. Sawyer Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's not actually called "amphitheatre" in-game. Is it called Bob? It is, isn't it? That upgrade is actually called "Forum". twitter tyme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuckey Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 pillars of eternity is also a piece of music http://www.last.fm/music/Down/_/Pillars+of+Eternity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 At least I was close Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) in b4 someone suggesting alternative names for the hedge maze Too late... I believe I already called it the ThunderMaze. Sorry, It's not actually called "amphitheatre" in-game. Phew. Crisis: AVERTED! Can I just say that I hope the stronghold will be even more ruined for release? I wanna build it up a LOT. Of course, I guess this corner is hardly the entire thing, so there's that. Yeah. It's hardly a catastrophe or anything, but I also imagined it being a bit more, ehh... lacking in function? I mean, that one house/structure in the middle of the screenshot is basically half-gone. But then, the walls, as far as I can tell, are in perfect condition, except for the dead vines and the couple of "whoa, watch your step" holes in them. I guess I was kind of thinking you'd get the stronghold in a "Well... we can't really feasibly post archers on those walls until we get them properly repaired" state. Possibly even "we have to post guards at the gaps in the walls until we can get them repaired; they're at least preventing anyone/thing from simply waltzing into our fair little community from about 80% of approaches, but we're not exactly warranting a siege at the moment...". Of course, as you said, that's just a little piece of the stronghold there in the screenshot. And, if it stays like that, I'm already very happy with it. It just seems a little conveniently well-kept for a "ruined" stronghold, is all. Not the end of the world, and maybe the story supports it and there's a reason for it to not be ultra-ruined. Just more of a husk... NOTE: If I'm not mistaken, the "Pillars of Eternity" you're seeing on that backer portal screenshot is referring to the figurative pillars that form the foundation for the project. Like, if the development team were Meatloaf, then producing a game that ignores any of the Pillars would be the one thing they wouldn't do for love. Edited October 30, 2013 by Lephys 1 Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuckey Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 If its a forum does that mean like a roman forum? From wikipedia "It was for centuries the center of Roman public life: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspn Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Anyone got the link for the backer site? I am also wondering about this, but I think that just maybe it isn't yet released and this is only a preview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.E. Sawyer Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 In the context of the stronghold, it's more like the common grounds/meeting place for visitors/travelers. It's small, but we didn't really want to devote a huge amount of open space for it. twitter tyme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2B Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Anyone got the link for the backer site? I am also wondering about this, but I think that just maybe it isn't yet released and this is only a preview It is. Backer site will be part of the big update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManifestedISO Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 NOTE: If I'm not mistaken, the "Pillars of Eternity" you're seeing on that backer portal screenshot is referring to the figurative pillars that form the foundation for the project. Like, if the development team were Meatloaf, then producing a game that ignores any of the Pillars would be the one thing they wouldn't do for love. In the first image below Feargus, it says, "Miss classic cRPGs like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment? So do we! Introducing Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity. Coming in 2014 for PC, Mac OSX, and Linux." PoE #1 All Stop. On Screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeCat Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Look forward to your big update! Like the picture but would like to see a picture where it is completed with everything that makes it alive world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 In the first image below Feargus, it says, "Miss classic cRPGs like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment? So do we! Introducing Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity. Coming in 2014 for PC, Mac OSX, and Linux." PoE #1 Holy carp. I completely missed that! Thanks for pointing it out, ^_^ Indeed, it does seem like the game's name, then. 1 Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Pillars of Eternity: An Urquhart Joint 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawno Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Looking awesome so far! What's the ETA on the new backer website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidlit Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Drum roll, this is my 1st post ( hopefully approved shortly ) I am a kickstarter backer and lover of all things Obsidian has done. I've started to do a lot more writing, science fiction and fantasy genre and was wondering what hoops I might need to jump through if I wanted to write a book set in the Project Eternity detailing my characters adventures? I'd love to be able to write about their successes & failures and spin an awesome story from it. If you would please let me know what being able to do so would take. Regards, Deidlit ( BG 1 Fighter/Mage/Thief 30/30/30 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SummerDay Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 This is a great update. Thanks so much. One thing, though, on one of the images that mentions finalizing the orders, it says November 31st. Since there isn't such a date, will it be Nov. 30th or December 1st? Just wondering. What's the difference between "there", "their" and "they're"? Apparently, none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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