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KnightGoblin8 has Pillars of Eternity

Mar 27, 2015 @ 8:49am

Stronghold stuff

Hi guys, I have got into the flow of upgrading my stronghold and was wondering how frequently there are events, visitors and adventure opportunities happening? Tax collection also feels very random with multiple turns and lots of game time passing between the turns. I have only had 1 visitor message (about a guy who was forced to flee because my Security wasn't high enough) and gained tax revenue once so far.

So my question is what's the approximate rate you can expect new things to happen when your stronghold is still getting established (I have upgraded Main Keep, Dungeon, both Barbicans and Brighthollow)?

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Fractured

Mar 27, 2015 @ 1:51pm

I'm curious on this too. Specially the adventures. I haven't seen any (Not sure how they pop up either).

Got a criminal for a visitor, which ended up being super silly. He was going to leave in 5 days. So to escort him, it will take 6 days, and I still get the prestige/security penalty during that time.

Kiiiiiiinda dumb.

Last edited by Fractured; Mar 27, 2015 @ 2:00pm

KnightGoblin8 has Pillars of Eternity

Mar 27, 2015 @ 5:23pm

Hey there, thanks for reply. I've been playing more since posting this and apparently the only "sure" way to increase the odds of getting more adventures and visitors is to keep pumping money to the stronghold and purchase new upgrades so you can get Prestige and Security upwards. Both of mine just hit around 10 and when I asked the Sentinel "how we are doing", she said that "my hard work is being noticed" or something and that there should be more visitors and such soon. Also got my first adventure.

So I guess the best plan for both of us is to just keep on playing and the stuff will eventually start to get more frequent :).

hasuk67

Mar 28, 2015 @ 11:59am

A lot of it is based on completing quests, I think that's how tax collection and adventures happen. I notice that if I just travel around or rest to pass time nothing happens but after I complete a quest suddenly I get a ton of updates. I don't like this system at all to be honest, I liked how it was in NWN2 and BG2 where it was dependent just on time going by.

G4meaddict has Pillars of Eternity

Mar 28, 2015 @ 2:42pm

any1 notice when u defend ur keep, all that loot just waitin 2 b picked up just disapears after u finish and u cant pick it up during? r they just trollin us with that or do u get it automatically? cause i dont feel rewarded in any way after the defence and have to settle for assuming my actions mean i will loose less coin on the next income day :/

Zaltys

Mar 28, 2015 @ 2:51pm

It's largely based on your prestige.
More prestige = more visitors.

G4meaddict has Pillars of Eternity

Mar 28, 2015 @ 3:30pm

so what do i get from the defence? does that raise my prestige?

Zaltys

Mar 28, 2015 @ 3:48pm

Originally posted by SuperTyrannical1:
so what do i get from the defence?

Various things. Helps you collect taxes without losing those to bandits, stops your visitors from being attacked, makes the stronghold less vulnerable to assaults, etc.

For instance, if you have high prestige but low defense... there'll be a lot of visitors who attempt to reach your stronghold but end up getting attacked by bandits etc.

Last edited by Zaltys; Mar 28, 2015 @ 3:51pm

glenn3e

Mar 28, 2015 @ 4:09pm

Also you can lose prisoners with low Security. I learnt that the hard way.

Zaltys

Mar 28, 2015 @ 4:11pm

Originally posted by Fractured:
Got a criminal for a visitor, which ended up being super silly. He was going to leave in 5 days. So to escort him, it will take 6 days, and I still get the prestige/security penalty during that time.

From what I've seen, the penalty is negated as soon as you start escorting them.
...still kind of silly that you can't just drive criminals away (or imprison them).

UNATCO hurt my weenie has Pillars of Eternity

Mar 28, 2015 @ 4:15pm

Originally posted by SuperTyrannical1:
so what do i get from the defence? does that raise my prestige?

Only adding new buildings increases prestige, I'm pretty sure. Don't know what would happen if you didn't do a defence. Maybe some negative impact over a period of time? I had a visitor who was a jerk, and he lowered my prestige and security while he was there, so I had somebody escort him off the grounds, but it still took him 3 days to leave.

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glenn3e

Mar 28, 2015 @ 4:15pm

Ive been passing time to see Events. It seems taxes and quests happen when you complete quests and advance turns. Random Events happen based on time base so you can rest to see them. These Randoms can be good and bad.

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G4meaddict has Pillars of Eternity

Mar 28, 2015 @ 4:31pm

all this is great but...whered my loot go!? :( i killed the attackers and now i want what they dropped but it disappears :(

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UNATCO hurt my weenie has Pillars of Eternity

Mar 28, 2015 @ 4:37pm

Originally posted by SuperTyrannical1:
all this is great but...whered my loot go!? :( i killed the attackers and now i want what they dropped but it disappears :(

It's bandit trash anyways. Maybe a couple hundred cp.

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G4meaddict has Pillars of Eternity

Mar 28, 2015 @ 5:06pm

Originally posted by whalleywhat:
Originally posted by SuperTyrannical1:
all this is great but...whered my loot go!? :( i killed the attackers and now i want what they dropped but it disappears :(
It's bandit trash anyways. Maybe a couple hundred cp.

no its not bandit trash anymore...its my trash now, and i want it :D

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