Places of interest labels on the map.

[Ancientwanker]

A "places of interest" overlay on the worldmap would be nice. Something you could toggle on or off that would list names for areas like you would find on a map.

For example:

The Forest of Troos
Forbidden Plains
The Great Ocean
etc

This would be especially good for modders to give a certain flavor to a map.

 

[catsoup]

im not sure about this. though it would be nice if the player/modders could place his own 'signs'. Current scenario i like the way it is. On the other hand one could get place specific quests which surely would be nice.

 

[Ancientwanker]

Yeah, for quests it would obviously be great. Its much easier and more atmospheric to tell someone to go to the "forest of troos" than "the forest ne of rivacheg".

The ability to change the font of the test would also be nice. A tolkien mod might want a certain font while a renaissance mod might prefer a flowing script.

Another option would be just to add another map layer that was more like an actual flat map. No characters or enemies, just place names and an overview of the entire region on a single page.

 

[GonZ]

Overall I quite like this suggestion but it has a real danger of taking the game into ultra corniness.

Some of the names of places are alread a bit dicey on that front anyway (IMO). Not saying I could come up with better ones but fictional/fantasy type names can always sound a bit corny.

As an aside... how about "Forest of Trees"

 

[Ancientwanker]

Yeah, fantasy names can be corny. I took "forest of troos" from the map used in the Elric saga.

Even for historical mods with real forests, mountain ranges or whatnot, it would be nice.

 

[No name]

I like that. Gives life and the atmosphere to the place. Different places can have names to emphasize their presence in the world than just another bunch of trees or hills.