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Grahar

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How do I find anything in a town?
« on: July 23, 2016, 08:13:54 am »

I begin to become desparate. How do I find anything in a human town?
I want to look for a temple. I graze all over the town, and finally find a temple ruin by accident.
Entrances to the sewer? No chance.
Specific people (other than the ruler)? Absolutely impossible. If I ask anyone for direction to a specific person, they redirect me to another person who may know where the first person is, but they do not know where the second person is.
The goddamn town tavern? "The Dessert of Apples is northwest". Great. This is a big town.
The Market? "Ten other villages utilize the market here" - but where is it?
And where is the place I can buy important things like crutches and unwritten quires/scrolls?

Is there way to navigate in a city that I am unaware of?
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Re: How do I find anything in a town?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2016, 08:40:17 am »

Use the Fast Travel map. Buildings are listed on the right as you wander about
 Should help you find the tavern at least.
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Re: How do I find anything in a town?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2016, 08:46:37 am »

Like Shonai_Dweller was saying, use your fast travel map:

You may need to cycle through using (m) to change the info shown on the right side.
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Grahar

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Re: How do I find anything in a town?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2016, 08:51:13 am »

Thanks! I did not knew the 'm' thing.

Still, how do I find specific persons?
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Re: How do I find anything in a town?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2016, 08:57:51 am »

Speaking with NPCs at a tavern or at the town's keep would be your best bet (maybe temple too). The rest of the town is filled with non-historical figures who don't know anything.
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Re: How do I find anything in a town?
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2016, 02:16:58 am »

Thanks, that works. I still haven't found the vampire I was looking for, but everything else.
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Re: How do I find anything in a town?
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2016, 09:10:34 am »

Thanks, that works. I still haven't found the vampire I was looking for, but everything else.

Sometimes the vampires are disguised as peasants also, they have fake identities., you should be able to ask about them, then ask for directions to them, they will give you general commands if you are in the same town eg "cabin to the north" that kind of thing. Make sure you ask someone important.
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