Points of interest in the world
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:30 am
I've had a lot of fun personally, exploring the empty world, re-visiting places that I haven't seen in many years. It's brought back tons of vivid memories of the early days of Vanguard for me, before I quit the game around late 2008, right before the level cap increase. I thought I'd share some places I've found, as well as ask for any others that are really neat to visit, if this is of interest to anyone else.
First off, APW (Rift: APW). It was nice being able to run around this place and view its amazing design without dying. Here are some points of interest if you're wanting to explore a bit:
* General Vicus: 58500, 11000, -35000
* Basement: -17000 200 -40000
* Kotasoth: -33000 -45000 -38000
All Father Quest (Rift: StranglewaterShore). This was an amazing questline that few people seemed to mention. In the end, it involved getting on rocket jetpacks and flying around the room to defeat an amazingly difficult, albeit BUGGY battle. I was thrilled to find this area deep beneath the ground, as it showed that the testers and content gatherers were able to get in and at least gather the data there:
* Entrance portal area: -60000 -435 -72000
* All Father Room: 34000 -710 -158000
Griffon Quest . The Griffon Quest had several places that were only accessible via a portal. I found a couple areas of interest, but I'm missing a couple that I would love to see (but haven't been able to find):
* Fungus King (Rift: SwampsOfRumug): -27300 -28000 -4500
* Arch Magus Hegnerian (Rift: SwampsOfRumug): -3000 -55400 -10700
* Chath Encounter: ?? (can't find this, I'd love to check this place out again)
* Harakhan Encounter: ?? (was this deep inside NN? Can't remember..)
If interested, other areas I found fun to explore and reminisce without dying were:
* Nusibe Necropolis
* Dargun's Tomb
* Graystone (Rift: BeranidHills)
* Trengal Keep
* ToT pyramids
* Pantheon Of The Ancients
These areas don't need coordinates since they are open to the world and easy to find. However, I also remember a couple of enormous caves scattered around that I can't seem to find, but still hunting. I also recall a giant Anthill cave somewhere, but I can't find that either (I thought it was in Thestra.. but it's been awhile).
Anyway, just wanted to share my experiences with the emulator so far. I'm loving it, and I've never been more excited about a game coming back to life, as I think Vanguard deserves a second chance with real fans behind the 'control board'. BIG thank you to the guys and gals making this happen.
First off, APW (Rift: APW). It was nice being able to run around this place and view its amazing design without dying. Here are some points of interest if you're wanting to explore a bit:
* General Vicus: 58500, 11000, -35000
* Basement: -17000 200 -40000
* Kotasoth: -33000 -45000 -38000
All Father Quest (Rift: StranglewaterShore). This was an amazing questline that few people seemed to mention. In the end, it involved getting on rocket jetpacks and flying around the room to defeat an amazingly difficult, albeit BUGGY battle. I was thrilled to find this area deep beneath the ground, as it showed that the testers and content gatherers were able to get in and at least gather the data there:
* Entrance portal area: -60000 -435 -72000
* All Father Room: 34000 -710 -158000
Griffon Quest . The Griffon Quest had several places that were only accessible via a portal. I found a couple areas of interest, but I'm missing a couple that I would love to see (but haven't been able to find):
* Fungus King (Rift: SwampsOfRumug): -27300 -28000 -4500
* Arch Magus Hegnerian (Rift: SwampsOfRumug): -3000 -55400 -10700
* Chath Encounter: ?? (can't find this, I'd love to check this place out again)
* Harakhan Encounter: ?? (was this deep inside NN? Can't remember..)
If interested, other areas I found fun to explore and reminisce without dying were:
* Nusibe Necropolis
* Dargun's Tomb
* Graystone (Rift: BeranidHills)
* Trengal Keep
* ToT pyramids
* Pantheon Of The Ancients
These areas don't need coordinates since they are open to the world and easy to find. However, I also remember a couple of enormous caves scattered around that I can't seem to find, but still hunting. I also recall a giant Anthill cave somewhere, but I can't find that either (I thought it was in Thestra.. but it's been awhile).
Anyway, just wanted to share my experiences with the emulator so far. I'm loving it, and I've never been more excited about a game coming back to life, as I think Vanguard deserves a second chance with real fans behind the 'control board'. BIG thank you to the guys and gals making this happen.