So, we can turn off quest targets! : V

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:30 pm

Pete Hines confirmed on twitter that we are able to toggle quest targets on and off, as morrowind fans will be happy to know.

Unfortunately, we still won't be able to toggle compass markers, but at least they've listened to their morrowind vets(not me) in the above way.

Thoughts?

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:43 pm

Sorry man, old news.

» Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:49 am

Hope it kills some complaining.

» Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:19 am

it mends the wounds.....a little.....

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:44 pm

Cool.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:55 pm

Hope it kills some complaining.

you cant kill complaining only injure it

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:48 pm

it mends the wounds.....a little.....

What wounds? You're about to get a dang Elder Scrolls game.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:37 pm

We've always been able to do this.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:03 pm

We've always been able to do this.

the difference this time around is that if the game is designed to be played with them on or off that more than likely means npcs will be giving directions where to go ala morrowind instead of the useless "north of skingrad" directions you got in oblivion.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:22 pm

I don't get it. What's the diffrence between compass marker and quest target? ARen't tjeu tje same thing?

» Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:07 am

Wasn't there an interview or something that said they can be toggled off, but not with a setting?Wonder how that would work.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:55 pm

Why would you want to do that? To make it harder?

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:50 pm

It will only work if they give complex directions IMO.

Why would you want to do that? To make it harder?

In Morrowind there are no quest markers. It works very well. I recommend you try it if you haven't. It's very refreshing.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:58 am

If the quests were designed to have targets there is no point.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:42 pm

Why would you want to do that? To make it harder?

Something like that. NPC gives direction and PC follows direction, you kinda have to find the target, which adds another level to whatever quest you're on.

That is of course if they bothered to make the NPCs give directions. As long as this was a design call from the begining we should be fine, if its just tacked on at the end to please the fans then it'll most likely svck.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:03 pm

thanks. new news to me i never played morrowind so il be happy to try it without quest markers. onli if the directions are done well like someone already said, obs directions were useless.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:10 pm

Unfortunately, we still won't be able to toggle compass markers, but at least they've listened to their morrowind vets(not me) in the above way.

Thoughts?

First day mod... :sadvaultboy:

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:59 pm

First day mod... :sadvaultboy:

Yeah gonna have to mod location popups off the map as well.

That aside, I'm still glad quest markers can be removed.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:51 pm

I don't get it. What's the diffrence between compass marker and quest target? ARen't tjeu tje same thing?

compass markers are the icons that pop up near a mine that show you "hey something is over this way go look at it"
quest target is the red/green arrow that shows you exactly the way to go to finish the quest you currently have active in the journal

amiright?

» Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:39 am

Four things on the compass, the following is my opinion, feel free to argue :
NSEW : So the Dovhakiin has a lodestone. No problem.

Enemy markers : If you assume your character can detect things by sound, smell, peripheral vision etc. that the player can't see, no problem.

Quest Markers : Fixed, and if it's true that the directions can be more accurate if they like you more, wonderful.

Points of interest : You are halfway up a mountain. Suddenly you know there is a dragon shrine at the top, that way, OR, you have climbed a whole mountain, hoping something is at the top. Your effort is rewarded when you discover a dragon shrine.

» Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:07 am

It's a bit odd that you can turn off the quest marker but not the compass POE markers. I would have thought it would be the other way around if anything.

I would prefer to be able to turn all the hand holding elements off but it's something. I'm pleased. :thumbsup:

» Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:44 am

Does this mean there will be an option to turn off all quest markers or does this just mean we are able to deselect a quest, removing the marker? I think he means the latter which isn't too different from Oblivion where you could select a different quest.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:09 pm

couldn't you do the same thing in oblivion by turning off the quest itself as active and doing it anyway?

» Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:21 am

I have no doubt there will be a Mod to toggle Compass Markers.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:16 pm

couldn't you do the same thing in oblivion by turning off the quest itself as active and doing it anyway?

it didnt work in oblivion because you were never give specific directions anywhere. the best you got was "south of chorrol" or "east of anvil" if you switched to another quest you literally had no way of knowing where to go. since they have made the feature optional in skyrim im thinking that the npcs will give more accurate instructions.