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Unread postby Secret_Holder » 06 Jan 2012, 13:17

Yes that's true. But my point was that they don't live somewhere, where is is cold the year round.

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Unread postby Xfing » 07 May 2012, 11:50

Guys, I know it may sound weird, but wouldn't it be possible to consult the freaking van Caneghem and be done with the speculations? I know the developers are kinda unavailable and secludedhard to reach, but you know... they're humans, they've gotta have Facebook accounts or something ;|

Not to say that the idea that Karigor is one with Jadame isn't fine for me. It is.

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Unread postby Tress » 08 May 2012, 12:22

Xfing wrote:Guys, I know it may sound weird, but wouldn't it be possible to consult the freaking van Caneghem and be done with the speculations? I know the developers are kinda unavailable and secludedhard to reach, but you know... they're humans, they've gotta have Facebook accounts or something ;|

Not to say that the idea that Karigor is one with Jadame isn't fine for me. It is.
a) I doubt it is that easy to contact him.
b (and most importantly)) people should realize that as much as we love mm setting, it never was concrete setting that is fully though beforehand. Basically each new part just adds content it needs. MM setting certainly wasn't created as forgotten realms or greyhawk where you have rather fat book after which adventures are created not the other way around. Was there any idea of Jadame once they were creating Erathia for mm7/homm3? I heavily doubt it.

Also what possibility is to discuss where canon wise Karrigor is located if it is mentioned, on grand total of few items. It's just a name at this point. Anything else that even remotely tries to flesh out Karigor or any other such place is pure Fan fiction that is not canon and thus for does not need any confirmation from developers, nor can be subject to serious argument.

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Unread postby Avonu » 08 May 2012, 15:30

tress wrote:Also what possibility is to discuss where canon wise Karrigor is located if it is mentioned, on grand total of few items.
Here you go:
MM6 Negotiator wrote:If ever there was a snake's nest of politics and religion, it was Karigor. Karigor is a small island southeast of the 'bootleg' that New Sorpigal is situated on. The twin rival Churches of the Sun and the Moon were founded there, and fought the longest war the world has ever seen until they managed to destroy one another about 200 years ago. Their artifacts of power are scattered around the world.
MM6 Tailor wrote:Cotton is found in Karigor, the island home of the Church of the Sun and the Church of the Moon. It doesn't grow well anywhere else, and it's difficult to pick and seed, but it makes for wonderful soft clothes, if you can afford it
MM6 Miller wrote:Grindstones are so hard to make and find, it's a wonder anyone ever becomes a miller. I hear that Karigor has a great rock quarry that turns things like millstones out by the hundreds.
MM6 Stonecutter wrote:They say that the streets of Kalimar, the capitol city of Karigor, are made of fine jade, and the buildings all use it too. Sounds beautiful, doesn't it?
MM6 Hunter wrote:Mogreds are extinct in Enroth, and almost extinct in Karigor. They were over-hunted because of how valuable their horns are for enchanting.
MM6 Scribe wrote:When I was much younger, I had a chance to see the ruined library of the Church of the Moon at Karigor. It was made entirely of jade and marble, and once contained the wisdom of the ages within its hallowed halls. If ever you have a chance to visit, take it!

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Unread postby MMXAlamar » 08 May 2012, 17:00

A city of jade should be interesting in MMT!

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Unread postby Tress » 08 May 2012, 18:44

Here you go:
Well it is bit y more than I expected(had really lousy version of mm6 when i first played it and haven't had good opportunity to replay it seriously). Still It is just handful of names, and vague outline of concept. Not really have feeling that each scrap of text should be treated as if it was fundament of highly thought concept.
A city of jade should be interesting in MMT
Ye could be interesting. Until now almost all towns in mm universe were generic fantasy towns. BTW is there any updates on MMT? While they were hugely optimistic thoughts, they suggested to get some new demo by now. I understand it is huge job to create game but still.

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Unread postby GreatEmerald » 08 May 2012, 20:06

tress wrote:Well it is bit y more than I expected(had really lousy version of mm6 when i first played it and haven't had good opportunity to replay it seriously). Still It is just handful of names, and vague outline of concept. Not really have feeling that each scrap of text should be treated as if it was fundament of highly thought concept.
It probably wasn't well thought out indeed. But in-game, it was real. So any canonical information helps.

As for anything regarding that being fan fiction... Well, to be fair, any interpretation is already fan fiction. Saying that the Gates to Another World is part of the Gate Web is fan fiction. Saying that the Gates to Another World are not part of the Gate Web is also fan fiction. But that's what makes it fun to discuss things like that.

But yes, asking the developers is hardly helpful - for each question answered, three more will inevitably arise... The more you know, the more you realise that you don't know anything about it.

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Unread postby MMXAlamar » 09 May 2012, 16:47

tress wrote:
Here you go:
A city of jade should be interesting in MMT
Ye could be interesting. Until now almost all towns in mm universe were generic fantasy towns. BTW is there any updates on MMT? While they were hugely optimistic thoughts, they suggested to get some new demo by now. I understand it is huge job to create game but still.
They surely are working their best. MMX has been saying for months that we were getting started on our first town, and we still are. This time is definite, though. We have enough staff ready and concept artists are making drawings before the modelers and level designers start building. It's a slow process so I can understand why MMT has no regular updates.

One thing I just learned from yesterday: doing a live Facebook feed of meetings is a great way to communicate what's going on with your project and stay in touch with people :)

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Unread postby GreatEmerald » 09 May 2012, 18:52

MMXAlamar wrote: One thing I just learned from yesterday: doing a live Facebook feed of meetings is a great way to communicate what's going on with your project and stay in touch with people :)
Except when they don't have Facebook... :devious:

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Unread postby MMXAlamar » 09 May 2012, 21:26

GreatEmerald wrote:
MMXAlamar wrote: One thing I just learned from yesterday: doing a live Facebook feed of meetings is a great way to communicate what's going on with your project and stay in touch with people :)
Except when they don't have Facebook... :devious:
Get one everyone's doing it xD

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Unread postby GreatEmerald » 10 May 2012, 09:00

MMXAlamar wrote:Get one everyone's doing it xD
Never! :devil:

Anyway, what was the original topic of this thread? A map?

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Unread postby Avonu » 10 May 2012, 14:05

MMXAlamar wrote:
GreatEmerald wrote:
MMXAlamar wrote: One thing I just learned from yesterday: doing a live Facebook feed of meetings is a great way to communicate what's going on with your project and stay in touch with people :)
Except when they don't have Facebook... :devious:
Get one everyone's doing it xD
If even one person is not doing it, then not everyone and there are more then one person, who don't have Failbook account and is not going to create it. :P
GreatEmerald wrote:Anyway, what was the original topic of this thread? A map?
Yes, "recreating" map of Enroth planet.

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Unread postby Tress » 10 May 2012, 14:26

Yes, "recreating" map of Enroth plane
That is considering that devs mentioned all continents of the world. Even more if we consider if spinofs like crusades are set on same planet. (It had some decent world map after all)
Enroth plane
Devs should really have though some name for it. Enroth, colony or even worse c.o.lo.n.y is so cheesy. Though in retrospect calling planet dirt or earth ain't pinnacle of originality.....

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Unread postby Avonu » 10 May 2012, 14:47

It's Enroth - it was never named Colony in any games or NWC texts/interviews. Enroth as planet name was first used in MM8, earlier it was just nameless world.
Maybe if MMIX has happened on Enroth and showed us conclusion of Ancients-Kreegan story (as MM8 ending hinted), planet name would be different and more creative, but this didn't happen and in MMIX we got new story, not tied to previous plots (besides few hints here and there).

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Unread postby Anubis » 13 May 2012, 11:32

Just something I wanted to ask. Are you sure the land is called Eeofol and not "Land of the Giants"

I thought only the tunnels were named Eeofol, as in "The Tunnels of Eeofol"

I ask because of this picture I saw:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oZAnV61opbg/T ... ch-map.jpg

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Unread postby XEL II » 13 May 2012, 21:42

Avonu wrote:Enroth as planet name was first used in MM8, earlier it was just nameless world.
*In MM6.

The manual of the game repeatedly refers to the planet as "world of Enroth", and Melian introduces himself as "Guardian of Enroth". MM8 uses Enroth as the name of the planet even more extensively.
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Unread postby XEL II » 13 May 2012, 21:44

Avonu wrote: Maybe if MMIX has happened on Enroth and showed us conclusion of Ancients-Kreegan story (as MM8 ending hinted)
Yeah, would be cool indeed! Unfortunately, JVC fell out a bit with 3DO after MM8 and SoD were finished, thus he wasn't really involved with the storyline (and mostly gameplay) of Heroes Chronicles, HoMM4 and MMIX. He was brought back as the lead designer in 2003-04 and even started working on HoMM5, but 3DO soon went bankrupt. C'est la vie :)
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Unread postby Slayer of Cliffracers » 15 May 2012, 16:19

Avonu wrote:It's Enroth - it was never named Colony in any games or NWC texts/interviews. Enroth as planet name was first used in MM8, earlier it was just nameless world.
Maybe if MMIX has happened on Enroth and showed us conclusion of Ancients-Kreegan story (as MM8 ending hinted), planet name would be different and more creative, but this didn't happen and in MMIX we got new story, not tied to previous plots (besides few hints here and there).
Well everyone knows that Colony is just a word that is commonly used for the planet Enroth to distinguish it from the continent Enroth on the said planet.

But realistically just how much does it matter what the planet's called, it's just called the world to it's inhabitants which is after-all what people are generally concerned with. Enroth to them refers to a continent.
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Unread postby XEL II » 15 May 2012, 17:20

Slayer of Cliffracers wrote:Well everyone knows that Colony is just a word that is commonly used for the planet Enroth to distinguish it from the continent Enroth on the said planet.
It isn't. If you disagree, then find a single instance of "Colony" (with a capital "c") being used as a name of the planet. You won't be able to. Moreso, even just "colony" isn't ever used by natives as name for the world they live on.
Slayer of Cliffracers wrote:Enroth to them refers to a continent.
And to the planet. It has been repeatedly called Enroth by its inhabitants in the games. Three of them in this case - Melian, Sandro and Xanthor. Also, Klavis Verge - even though he's out-of-universe and doesn't count as a proper lore character, but the introduction in MM6 manual refers to the planet as "world of Enroth" more than once.
Make you strong places to dwell and practice the evil of your arts. Build great monuments to stand through the ages and remind your followers of the task with which you have been charged. Use these halls of iniquity to perpetrate your schemes against the infestation that has taken the fields and lakes of this land from you, their rightful masters. Never forget the hatred that must finally overcome and consume mankind. Dwell in your dungeons and brood. - Sheltem the Dark

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Unread postby Slayer of Cliffracers » 15 May 2012, 17:35

XEL II wrote: It isn't. If you disagree, then find a single instance of "Colony" (with a capital "c") being used as a name of the planet. You won't be able to. Moreso, even just "colony" isn't ever used by natives as name for the world they live on.
XEL II wrote: And to the planet. It has been repeatedly called Enroth by its inhabitants in the games. Three of them in this case - Melian, Sandro and Xanthor. Also, Klavis Verge - even though he's out-of-universe and doesn't count as a proper lore character, but the introduction in MM6 manual refers to the planet as "world of Enroth" more than once.
I am not arguing that the name Colony is a canonical term for planet Enroth ONLY that it is a useful out-of-universe code-phrase to distinguish planet-Enroth from continent-Enroth.

I know that there are in game references to it being Enroth (else this problem would not have arisen), but most of the time when people use the word Enroth in the games they are referring to the continent. Thus we generally are justified by using the non-canonical name for the planet rather than the continent.

And I would generally suspect that if you said Enroth to a person on the street they would assume you meant the continent. The people you mentioned are aware of 'what's behind the curtain' hence they know that Enroth is the name of the planet they happen to be standing on.
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