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The Ferryman Plot Holes

Started by OrangeShirt, September 26, 2010, 12:26:35 AM

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atec123

Quote from: KatieHal on September 28, 2010, 07:51:39 PM
:) The Four Winds has all kinds of details!
yep.  I will now read the other ones.  I kinda forgot about them and just never read them.  it's good stuff.
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kindofdoon

Hmmm. Is it an issue that you directly used KQVI material (the picture of the docks) in that article?

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KatieHal

Well, that picture is owned by Activision, and this game is also owned by them, therefore the Four Winds is too, so...I'd say no, it's not :)

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kindofdoon

I thought Activision just granted PO a license. I didn't know they owned it or anything...Was that part of the agreement?

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Lambonius

Quote from: kindofdoon on September 28, 2010, 08:41:52 PM
I thought Activision just granted PO a license. I didn't know they owned it or anything...Was that part of the agreement?

Yeah, part of these fan licenses is that the IP owner assumes direct ownership (and therefore veto power) over any and all aspects of the production.

kindofdoon

So do you have to send each episode to Activision for approval before it's released to the public?

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KatieHal

We send it to them, but it doesn't have a specific review process on their end before we release it, no.

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Novem

Well, it says Alexander ordered the restoration of the ferry (which is wrong btw.) and that Shamir destroyed the dry-dock by accident. But why didn't Shamir restore the dry-dock?

Baggins

QuoteWell, it says Alexander ordered the restoration of the ferry (which is wrong btw.
You are referring to the fact that the ferry was already repaired even before the marriage in the best ending of KQ6? As stated by Saladin;

QuoteSaladin (KQ6): "With Shamir saved, and his power used for good, reuniting the islands will be far easier. He has already repaired the ferry."
Well, ya, King's Quest is on Earth. Daventry is very old city from a long time ago. It's in ruins now and people aren't quite sure exactly where it used to be. There are some archaeologists searching through the ruins, they think they know its Daventry. But its somewhere on Earth."-Roberta Williams http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/File:Daventryisearth.ogg

Novem

Yup, but that's not the point. There just no comprehensible reason not to have a dry-dock anymore.

atec123

Quote from: Novem on September 29, 2010, 03:35:24 AM
Yup, but that's not the point. There just no comprehensible reason not to have a dry-dock anymore.
I guess.  shamier could always make one of they need one though, right?
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Novem

I don't see a reason to remove it at all. It's just irritating.

atec123

Quote from: Novem on September 29, 2010, 07:05:14 AM
I don't see a reason to remove it at all. It's just irritating.
Kinda.  I would rather have it there.  Basically if it were me and I had any 3d/drawing skills it would be there, but I don't really care.  It still looks fine, especially if you haven't seen the version from KQ6.
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KatieHal

It also doesn't affect the plot remotely. Spoiler alert, no dry-docked boats in TSL. ;)

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wilco64256

Quote from: Novem on September 29, 2010, 07:05:14 AM
I don't see a reason to remove it at all. It's just irritating.

We can live with people being irritated about a useless scene object being removed.  If it served any actual purpose in our story at all we would have included it.  It doesn't, so there was just no point at all in adding it.
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Baggins

You know the dry-dock was just a sandbar, IIRC (as described in KQ6)... Given time it would just rebuild itself back up... Just look at any location that gets dredged out to allow ships passage.
Well, ya, King's Quest is on Earth. Daventry is very old city from a long time ago. It's in ruins now and people aren't quite sure exactly where it used to be. There are some archaeologists searching through the ruins, they think they know its Daventry. But its somewhere on Earth."-Roberta Williams http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/File:Daventryisearth.ogg

wilco64256

Quote from: Baggins on September 29, 2010, 08:38:37 AM
You know the dry-dock was just a sandbar, IIRC (as described in KQ6)... Given time it would just rebuild itself back up... Just look at any location that gets dredged out to allow ships passage.

Yes, it wasn't a really significant or "permanent" structure.
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Rick_Florez

Although the Four Winds chose to explain it via magic which is  nice story twist from the art department's perspective and the real reason its not there is because the thing would have been dug up to get the boat back in the water which is why its not there in TSL.  No conspiracy theories, just simple facts.
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Cez

He did fix it! It just fell into the canyon! oh, wait, no, that was Valanice's castle.. nvm.


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wilco64256

It burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp!

Wait...
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