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(Message started by: newb on 03/28/03 at 19:55:19)
Title: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 03/28/03 at 19:55:19
No real significance in the game with this area. Just a cool place to go hang out and try to escape the world.

Enter: The slight breeze makes you trip through the park just a little easier. The trees bend down in an unnatural, yet friendly way as if to welcome you.

Lookaround: As you look around the park, you see several couples sitting together exchanging silent words. Birds chirp their songs quietly as if they are trying to talk to you. The fresh scent of grass and trees brings an intoxicating sense of peace to you. A slight trickling sound echoes throughout the park.

Direction: The park path goes on in several different directions leading you to its most desired parts.

Newb pages you from from Nightmist Park (Park Path): heh

Enter: You stand at the base of a large fountain. The cool water spills from it with ease.

Lookaround: Staring at the large fountain, you make it that it is a statue. Two lovers holding each other in a warm embrace kissing. The water flows from their lips as if it were their whispered words to each other.

Direction: You can exit to any direction. Although leaving this place doesn't seem like anything you would want to do.

Newb pages you from Nightmist Park (A Large Fountain): *flexes*

Enter: You have found one of the favored hiding spots of the park. A bench is here and it beckons for you to relax on it.

Lookaround: A large cluster of tall bushes surrounds you, protecting from drifting eyes and the outside world. Taking a break here doesn't seem like a bad idea. The grass beneath your feet is soft and green and looks like a perfect place to set your battle-worn body.

Direction: You can exit this secret spot to the (direction) but you feel like you'll come back again one day.

Newb pages you from Nightmist Garden (Secret): Newb you newb


So yeah, that's basically it. Like I said, just a spiffy little place to go hang out or whatever.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by HiddenHate on 03/28/03 at 20:19:58
I think i'd end up living there :-/

I spend enough time in the park down the road..

Nice idea.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Creed on 03/28/03 at 20:23:16
Hmm, I like it actually, it would be a cool place to hang out but would it be like a waste of space or something or make everything laggy? I mean no offense to you newb at all, I like the idea, I'm just addressing this post to a staff really.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 03/28/03 at 20:42:28
I dont think it would be too bad.  Make it like a 3 by 3 area with those descriptions, fountain in the middle, and the have a littl extent place with the bench.  Being this large itwouldnt take up too much space, and I doubt that there would be soooo many ppl to cause alot of lag.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Kenny_McCormak on 03/28/03 at 21:27:23
and make it so you can drink from the fountain when you are thirsty :D
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Creed on 03/28/03 at 21:56:21

on 03/28/03 at 20:42:28, Aidon wrote:
I dont think it would be too bad.  Make it like a 3 by 3 area with those descriptions, fountain in the middle, and the have a littl extent place with the bench.  Being this large itwouldnt take up too much space, and I doubt that there would be soooo many ppl to cause alot of lag.


Well in that case, I think it would be cool to add to the game. :)
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Tender_Foot on 03/29/03 at 00:24:31
i like it. and i think it should be nopk, so you actually are exscaping the nightmist realm, where you might be able to talk to all those mean pk'ers, lol
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 03/29/03 at 01:21:38
Yeah, that was my intention. Forgot to include it though.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Zephie on 03/29/03 at 01:33:57
Sounds like a good idea, but how about putting it in a less populated city? Like Resthaven, since arena exp was changed people rarely visit it, putting a park there would produce more traffic.

Just a suggestion
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 03/29/03 at 01:37:05
I was thinking something like that. Or perhaps putting a park in each town/city. It would be kind of lame to have to go from Blackthorn to Resthaven just to go someplace cool. Of course there would be exceptions like Sarka, Windia and the town in the jungle.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Creed on 03/29/03 at 02:00:36
I think we should put it in Resthaven.. I think.. I mean, what's there? Everytime I make a trip over to RH none is there at all.. Though, sometimes I like to eat out at the resaurant over there.. ;D But this is just me, I mean I don't really care where it is.. Nightmist would be alright, I mean, since it's like the center of the social world in the game and all.. heh
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by AlliedAssault on 03/29/03 at 05:05:20
Resthaven is the best place for it as Zephie said. The only reason someone visits it is to lvl,armor/weapons,Malok, or to go to the Rose Garden. As for one in each city i think thats a bit much.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 03/29/03 at 05:12:39
I agree one park, and just RH.  Bring a little traffic to it, and it is a place where new players can easily make it through a short run in sewers.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Zephie on 03/29/03 at 05:31:20
How about at the end of Cherrytree Lane?
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Momba on 03/29/03 at 10:34:45
Is this the solution to our gate sitters?
Can we also implement a timed square at each gate house. Like when you are inactive for more then an hour you get kicked. Say we make the gate house squares like 10 minutes. This would eliminate all the gate sitting....

And yes, I too am a gate sitter when I`m rolling
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 03/29/03 at 18:12:43
I wasn't really thinking of it like that, but sure. Hang out at the park instead of the gate if you want.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Creed on 03/29/03 at 18:49:51
Why name it Nightmist park? When you can name it Linkin Park! :D
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Creed on 03/29/03 at 18:52:09
Heh.. Sorry.. Just being stupid.. :-/
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Izmir on 03/31/03 at 17:24:31
I have an Idea to add to the park.....How about the fountain be like magical and you can drink from it of some sort healing you little by little like holy water or something i dunno just throwing in little idea's
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Dwaerkyn on 04/01/03 at 00:01:56
I can add to that idea, how about the whole park, instead of just healing by one (or two) hp every 30 secs or whatever, in the park it could be 2 hp X level, the fountain would cure all poison, and rangers/druids could forage it for flowers. (Just items of no importance.  Could maybe be eaten hehe).
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Tender_Foot on 04/01/03 at 20:00:54
i dont like the 2 x lvl stuff, but the curing poisons and flowers is cool
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 04/07/03 at 19:03:05
Psst, staff, when is this going to get put in? Its a relatively small area so I don't really see the trouble with it. Besides, I need somewhere to hang out :0
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Currupted on 04/07/03 at 21:22:27
go to church all you heathens! the church is a very nice place to "hang" out, until you get your nice lil park put in ^-^
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Gad on 04/22/03 at 06:23:16
Weee! park is in game...east on cherry tree lane....theres a singing bird thing there....i followed it for a little while...
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Stotic on 04/23/03 at 01:30:53

on 04/22/03 at 06:23:16, Gad wrote:
Weee! park is in game...east on cherry tree lane....theres a singing bird thing there....i followed it for a little while...

::imagines Gad following it over an hour in circles::
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 04/24/03 at 00:20:36
I think this area would have turned out alot different if I would have had more input on it. As it is, the park idea is mine, but the area itself is Aidon's. Its also more like a field than a park, but yeah, its cool. Was thinking about asking for it to get redone, but I don't think that will happen.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/24/03 at 00:26:21
It should be re-done though, I think you would be able to do it much better and make it an atual park, considering it was your idea, it should of been made by you in the first place.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 04/24/03 at 00:27:17
Feel free to post anything you feel should be changed and/or added.  If I feel it is plausible I will add it in.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/24/03 at 00:32:24
Aidon, I think your a poo head, I'm going now
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 04/24/03 at 03:21:26
Silly me ur right I guess I should have added the swing sets and the merry-go-rounds to the park to give it the full effect right?  ::)
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/24/03 at 03:26:24
lmao, no but you have a lack of trees and the feel of a park, I drove by a park earlier and theres just a bunch of trees spread out, no swings or merry go rounds, you could of made it feel like a park instead of a field
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Gad on 05/03/03 at 10:56:35
...merry go round sounds like fun...i think you did a good job making that bird though Aidon....and ya Stotic..how hard could it be to imagine me walking around after the bird for an hour or so?  You can come with me one day...
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 05/03/03 at 18:35:56

on 04/24/03 at 03:26:24, InsaneNinjaPhreak wrote:
lmao, no but you have a lack of trees and the feel of a park, I drove by a park earlier and theres just a bunch of trees spread out, no swings or merry go rounds, you could of made it feel like a park instead of a field



If you read the description for the park pathway it says that it is a pathway through trees.  I envisioned it as a field surrounded by trees and brush, much like parks that are near my house.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 05/03/03 at 18:52:48
Welll, thats your parks then, in this city I live in, theres just a bunch of trees and lil clearings, well thats the one by my aunts house, the one by my place is completely opened, that just doesn't seem very park-ish, but what does newb think about it? newb would you like aidon's style of park or one with more trees and little clearings and the such?
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by King o Sausage on 05/03/03 at 19:24:18
Oh, I have an idea. Let's make a whole bunch of parks. One for each area of the world!!  




I like the new area. Thank you.

Quit complaining.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 05/03/03 at 19:56:10
The park is one of those little clearings surrounded by trees.  It is a small park with a bench and a field where people can play with a large fountain in it.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 05/03/03 at 22:34:54
My idea was a park with a path taking you around the whole park, square shaped. There's a fountain in the middle of the park, where people can hang out or just admire the fountain. There's a large tree with a treehouse in it, another cool place to hang out. Then there's the secluded areas, only known if you read the lookaround and figure out the hint as to which direction it is in. There are several of these throughout the park.

-  -  -  -  -
|     |      |
|  -  F  -  |
|     |      |
-  -  -  -  -

I guess that would be the basic park layout in my perspective. Minus the treehouse and secluded areas. F=Fountain
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 05/04/03 at 01:02:45
I like newbs park idea better....considering it was his idea in the first place
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 05/04/03 at 03:11:13
There is a square, witha fountain in the middle, there is also secluded area, all containing the descriptions he gave plus a little more.  The only thing I left out was the treehouse because I have never seen a park with a tree house being that parks are public places and do not let kids build treehouses in them.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 05/04/03 at 03:15:44
BUT....do you think there would be many people around to stop kids from building tree houses way back when this games time line is?
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 05/04/03 at 03:19:03
Exactly! There are some smart kids on Nightmist. They go collect all the rabbit furs they can find, make a small fortune, then buy their supllies and build their treehouse.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 05/04/03 at 06:18:16
Can u stretch it any farther?
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Zephie on 05/04/03 at 20:15:46
I think the park is ok, although it didn't really turn out as originally intended (a place to go and mingle and such) but it's still a nice addition to the game.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Stotic on 05/04/03 at 22:29:49
Kids back in the day were either working around the yard or in the army.  No time for building tree houses.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 05/04/03 at 22:41:06
Uhm I always thought this game was set in the midevil times
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 05/04/03 at 22:43:00
and your point?
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Stotic on 05/04/03 at 22:43:49

on 05/04/03 at 22:41:06, InsaneNinjaPhreak wrote:
Uhm I always thought this game was set in the midevil times

Medieval Fantasy, yes.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 05/04/03 at 22:43:52

on 05/04/03 at 22:29:49, Stotic wrote:
Kids back in the day were either working around the yard or in the army.  No time for building tree houses.


Hah, if Nightmist is set in the early 1900's then we're all in trouble.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Stotic on 05/04/03 at 22:45:31
Which it isn't.  That's why I ponder why you want tree houses.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Aidon on 05/04/03 at 22:47:36
they didnt have army and yards in medieaval times?
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Stotic on 05/04/03 at 22:51:22
Empires and feudal estates alike had armies.  Peasants had farms and mills to run.  Mostly by women and children.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by -ForgottenFate- on 05/05/03 at 16:02:03
To give a little more feel of a park.. Could actual Trees be put in.. And maybe some text colouring.. Green perhaps? Just ideas.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Haleigh on 05/05/03 at 16:03:33
The park was done very nice and well thought out.  I thought it was a rather nice simple addition to nightmist. Instead of complaining about new areas you should be happy some are being put in or that your idea was even used.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by newb on 05/05/03 at 18:53:09
It makes the excitement of your area getting put in less satisfying when its not done how you made it out to be. As it is right now, there's no places to hang out. there is the secluded bench, but people are only there to get the locket. This was never my intention for the area. Yeah its a nice addition, but it didn't turn out how it was envisioned. To use Zephie's words "a place to go and mingle and such".
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Zephie on 05/05/03 at 20:05:46
Newb, do you honestly believe people sit at gate houses to talk? No they sit there for quick and easy pks..lol
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Newb on 05/05/03 at 20:12:27
Yes, I do. Not all the people, but a fair amount.
Title: Re: Nightmist Park
Post by Stotic on 05/05/03 at 20:22:17
And do you honestly think people would flock to a treehouse for conversation?


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