These areas appear in the early versions of the map, but not in the final game. I’m guessing they were cut out - I suppose I just want to know if there are any concrete plans to revisit or reimplement these spaces or if they’re gone for good? It’s wishful thinking, but I sure would love to have more places to explore on the zee.
[li]I do admit I’m hoping to learn more about the Sea of Wings, but I’d completely forgotten about the Deconstruction. I’m as curious as you are. You pose a really good question, if only to indulge in speculation a little…
There are still two Generic Tiles … maybe sometime they will become the Sea of Wings and the Deconstruction.
Also I’m sure that I read somewhere that it might be possible for Failbetter to extend the map eastwards if they want.
Alternatively, I wonder if these places became the Crying Heights (with their winged foes) and the Sea of Statues (which are in ruins). I can’t remember which islands were implemented when those names were still part of the game.
That’s a good point. I do remember seeing a dazzling group of what I could only imagine to be fabulously-dressed bats at one time near the Crying Heights.
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The Deconstruction and the Sea of Wings both appear on my official map alongside the Crying Heights and Sea of Statues, so I’d say they’re rather A: not yet implemented or B: mere zailors’ legends.
To be fair, Mr Tanah-Chook, before I went north to Venderbight I heard YOU were a mere zailor’s legend… :P
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[quote=South-Sea Rutherby]That’s a good point. I do remember seeing a dazzling group of what I could only imagine to be fabulously-dressed bats at one time near the Crying Heights.
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[/li]The Milliner-Bats are something. I hope we find out what the backstory is behind them at some point.
On a side note, I just recently discovered an area called ‘the Dark Unterzee’ (I think) that I hadn’t seen before. It was full of spined coral reefs (‘ware reefs’ was the game’s gnomic description) and had the occasional enemy, but no ports. Previously, I had explored the whole map with a different character and never found it. Perhaps, as Sir Tanah-Chook says, they’re not-yet-implemented regions - or maybe they’re rare regions that only have a chance to be generated in any particular captain’s career. (Very roguelike.)
I just found the Ware Reefs as well, I had never seen them before and I searched around for a while to try and find a port, no luck though.
edited by The Infinite Bookkeeper on 10/6/2015
When you sponsor a trading voyage to the east in Fallen London you get a message telling you
“The Deconstruction,” she whispers. “It took everything we had. It gave us this.” She holds out a bundle of watchful mechanisms.
The Deconstruction is referenced in some Zubmariner content feat. the Sixth Witness.