Cities in Skyrim? : V - Skyrim

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:24 pm

Didn't the GI Magazine tell of Dragon attacks, maybe the three other cities, were destroyed ?

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:12 am

Why would they limit themselves to JUST 5 massive cities? Thats a bit silly. I think that if there is a Dragon attack, the city will undergo a repairing state (UNLIKE Kvatch) and be usable again.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:31 am

The image in the mag is based on http://www.imperial-library.info/content/empire-tamriel-zeph and the mag show more of Cyrodiil than Skyrim. The map was created for Oblivion.

The Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st ed, have a different http://www.imperial-library.info/content/pocket-guide-empire-first-edition-skyrim. We can see where the Reach is on that map too (mentioned in the mag).

What is reach? Is that where throat of the world is? Where is solitude and winterhold on that map?

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:35 pm

Why would they limit themselves to JUST 5 massive cities? Thats a bit silly. I think that if there is a Dragon attack, the city will undergo a repairing state (UNLIKE Kvatch) and be usable again.

I don't mean ''Kvatch'' destroyed but beyond repair, kinda Vaporized by dragons.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:57 pm

Again, why would they limit themselves? I'm pretty sure they knew what a waste of space the UNEXPLORABLE ruins of Kvatch were. If there is an attack, i'm almost certain the city will repair.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:10 am

Again, why would they limit themselves? I'm pretty sure they knew what a waste of space the UNEXPLORABLE ruins of Kvatch were. If there is an attack, i'm almost certain the city will repair.

I'm worried about how dragons can attack cities. When you say a "city can repair" do you mean from an in game attack? How would a repair work though? It would take way too long in game time for the city to repair so we're going to have wiped out cities for long stretches of time. Unless they magically repair/respawn in three game days and reset like dungeons in oblivion?

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:10 am

What is reach? Is that where throat of the world is? Where is solitude and winterhold on that map?

Solitude = Haarfingar and WinterHold is on both map at the same place.

The Reach is a region of Skyrim, close to the Hammerfell border. The Throat of the World is at Hrothgar, almost right in the middle of Skyrim.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:27 pm

Solitude = Haarfingar and WinterHold is on both map at the same place.

The Reach is a region of Skyrim, close to the Hammerfell border. The Throat of the World is at Hrothgar, almost right in the middle of Skyrim.

Why does solitude have another name? Its same to assume that hrothgar is in the game then? Is that a city?

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:14 pm

i think if either Solitude or Winter Hold is a major city, the other will have to be as well. they are rival cities, so it would make sense to have them both.
i also have a feeling dawnstar might be a ruin now.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:28 am

Didn't the GI Magazine tell of Dragon attacks, maybe the three other cities, were destroyed ?

Maybe. That would explain the lack of northern coastal cities. Perhaps the dragons originate from the very far north off the map.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:20 pm

Maybe one or more cities have been destoryed, like Kvatch in Oblivion?

Now with huge firebreathing monsters, i think we could expect to see things go up in flames

Edit: Currently im a little slow, a lot of guys allready posted this^^

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:25 am

Maybe there will be 5 massive cities, but the other ones will be still in the game just more townish than cities.

This. Maybe it's more Morrowind style cities, towns and settlements. Remember, Morrowind had 4 major cities.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:18 am

If you guys want a better looking map, check this out: http://www.tesnexus.com/imageshare/images/511948-1233008234.jpg

Also I agree with Melook.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:31 am

200 years has passed since Oblivion. That map is, quite frankly, outdated.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:17 am

If you guys want a better looking map, check this out: http://www.tesnexus.com/imageshare/images/511948-1233008234.jpg

It is nicer, but I always wondered where that map came from...
On the other hand, here's an old ulgy-looking map from http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/mariedanj/Arena/?action=view¤t=SkyrimMap-1.png. Hehe.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:12 am

It is nicer, but I always wondered where that map came from...
On the other hand, here's an old ulgy-looking map from http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/mariedanj/Arena/?action=view¤t=SkyrimMap-1.png. Hehe.

I just took a look at the arena map where is solitude?

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:30 am

If you look at the most recent maps the Imperial City isn't shown to be the size it is in comparison to Cheydinhal or Chorrol. I think that the five massive cities will be much like the Imperial city (relative, I'm sure that they won't be like Oblivions cities) and then the three small cities/towns will be Falkreath,Riften and Windhelm , just because they're on the edge of the map.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:24 pm

It would be nice if there were five massive cities and a number of smaller settlements ranging from hamlets to small towns. Villages didn't really seem to exist in Oblivion, or if they did there was rarely much use to them other than one basic quest.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:29 pm

Cyrodiil had a nice placement of the cities though. It seems skyrim has them all bunched together in certain parts of the map?

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:16 am

I just took a look at the arena map where is solitude?

Way up North, to the west.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:19 pm

Solitude - North Western Precipice.
Dawnstar - North Precipice
Winterhold - North Easter Precipice

All 3 realtively coastal cities

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:55 am

Way up North, to the west.

Ok thanks I see it now. What's hrothgar then? Someone said it was solitude. Are they one in the same? I don't see hrothgar on the arena map.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:32 am

Ok thanks I see it now. What's hrothgar then? Someone said it was solitude. Are they one in the same? I don't see hrothgar on the arena map.

It's called High Hrothgar now, it's the big mountain in the center of Skyrim.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:09 am

It's called High Hrothgar now, it's the big mountain in the center of Skyrim.

So solitude and hrothgar are two separate places and always have been?

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:58 am

Cyrodiil had a nice placement of the cities though. It seems skyrim has them all bunched together in certain parts of the map?

The centre of Skyrim is mostly just sharp mountains, with cliffs and all the "Rockies postcard panorama" that goes with it, most cities seems to be at the bottom of valleys or on mesas. The terrain close to the frontiers (beside Cyrodiil) is easier to travel, that's why most cities are situated there. Well, if they keep with the lore, although the mag did say that Skyrim look like Alaska.

As for Solitude and Hrothgar. Totally different places, Solitude is actually a coastal city (top west of Skyrim), while High Hrothgar is in the middle of all the mountains...