how big are the tes game maps : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:34 am

arena-?
daggerfall-?
morrowind-?
oblivon-?

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:23 pm

According to Wikipedia:

Daggerfall - 487,000 square kilometers. Around twice the size of Great Britain.
Morrowind - 25.9 square kilometers.
Oblivion - 41.4 square kilometers.

Not sure about Arena.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:23 pm

According to Wikipedia:

Daggerfall - 487,000 square kilometers. Around twice the size of Great Britain.

It's 127,000 square kilometers according to http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1089535-finally-some-real-numbers-on-daggerfall/

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:51 pm

It's 127,000 square kilometers according to http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1089535-finally-some-real-numbers-on-daggerfall/

Meh, that's still enormous. I guess Bethesda exaggerated with the "twice the size of Great Britain" comment.

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:26 am

Morrowind is approximately 6 square miles in size.
Oblivion is approximately 9 square miles in size.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:07 pm

Arena doesn't really have a size. The cities aren't connected to each other, and the land scape just keeps generating as you walk away from cities. So the only way to get from city to city is through fast traveling.

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:54 pm

Arena doesn't really have a size. The cities aren't connected to each other, and the land scape just keeps generating as you walk away from cities. So the only way to get from city to city is through fast traveling.

So... it's infinitely big?

I know Daggerfall is the largest game map ever created, though. It's Beth's claim to fame

http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/large-video-game-worlds2.jpg

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:39 pm

So... it's infinitely big?

I know Daggerfall is the largest game map ever created, though. It's Beth's claim to fame

http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/large-video-game-worlds2.jpg

that list isent exactly right. it says burnout paradises map is bigger than wows and oblivion

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:27 pm

So... it's infinitely big?

The same way Morrowind is I suppose.

» Sun May 29, 2011 2:33 am

The same way Morrowind is I suppose.

What do you mean? Morrowind is one seamless world, nothing like the disconnected levels in Arena.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:10 pm

that list isent exactly right. it says burnout paradises map is bigger than wows and oblivion

That is right though. Remember, you are driving all the time in Burnout Paradise, so your sense of scale might be a little screwed up when comparing it to oblivion, a game where you walk all the time.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:53 pm

That is right though. Remember, you are driving all the time in Burnout Paradise, so your sense of scale might be a little screwed up when comparing it to oblivion, a game where you walk all the time.

so the imperial city is as big as an office block

and anvil is the size of one building

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:23 pm

so the imperial city is as big as an office block

and anvil is the size of one building

No, anvil is the size of a portion of a city-block.

Is it really that surprising that they are so tiny? you can run across anvil in less then a minute.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:07 pm

arena- as big as a real life city
daggerfall- as big as the UK
morrowind- as big as a shopping center
oblivon- as big as the your local park, yeah the one with beer cans in the lake.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:06 pm

arena- as big as a real life city
daggerfall- as big as the UK
morrowind- as big as a shopping center
oblivon- as big as the your local park, yeah the one with beer cans in the lake.

Well I don't know where you live, but I don't think there are many shopping centres in my city that are about 10 square miles in size. And few parks that are 16 sqm.