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request: screenshot scavenger hunt for altars

Post by eggmceye »

me again on another research project

can you do me a favour as you lot know the maps better than I do, and that is to take screenshots of all the shrines (except lvl up shrines) and altars in the game ... there are generally 3 types:

i) altars with the white altar tile
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ii) altars made from anvils
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iii) shrine tiles
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Why not look through map ed?
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Found 15 of them thru MapEd, including ones you already have in the first post. Posted screenshots of each and zipped them.

http://rapidshare.com/files/343873111/S ... rs.7z.html

List of Locations:
Cassandra's Tower - anvil Altar among the trees outside the tower.
The Domain - shrine right outside the entrance into the Monastery.
Forest's Heart - 3 anvils in the house on the top right corner (not sure if this is meant to be an altar).
Glacial Plateu - 2 anvil altars in the first two sky temples.
The Monastery - two small tables in the actual Monaster next to the Bishop, are they meant to be altars?).
Mountain Plateau - vally of the cow's Shrine next to Bovindus.
Nord - Betting Ring uses shrine as entrance.
Tangled Forest - anvil altar in the center of all the deadly traps.
Under Deep Forest - two anvil altars in the treasure room.
Under Deep Forest Hidden Cave - another anvil altar.
Under Forest Heart - 3 anvil altars next to SL.
Under the Valley Hidden Caves - Valley of the Trolls, anvil altar in room with shadow imps.
UnderMinotaurHalls - anvil altar in room with Blue/Green drags
Valley of the Trolls - anvil Altar next to the hell cat, devil and evil wizards.
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Well, LC and you both seems to have found most, if not all of them. Here what I found using the maped method. Seems many maps aren't in cmaps to be transferred to smaps and I have no idea why. Anything deep in blood kingdom and other hidden areas I don't know what altars are available. I'm scratching my head why my cmaps doesn't have every map available, but oh well.

My list (note some are suspect in my opinion)
below old mine (map02) x64,y57 (white altar)
haunted forest (map 07) x41,y9 (portal to ethereal zone... could be considered altar)
netherterra (map27) x18,y25 lamp(possible altar)
Nordhaven (map33) x43,y41 (betting ring - shrine pic)
Mon-Ferrato (map36) x39,y4 (white altar in someone's house)
underneath Minotaur Halls (map58) x33,y25 & x34,y25 (anvils used as shrines)
Under ogre town (map62) x70,y41 (dead body of vamp quite possibly laying on an altar)
Mountain Plateau (map64) x10,y17 (Shrine of Bovindus - shrine pic)
Under the Mountain Pass, Southern Region (map66) x55,y9 x55,y10 (huge coffin with statue)
kodiak's Test of Strength (map90) x15,y22 x15,y26 (anvils - not sure if these are supposed to be shrines to strength or what)
Tangled Forest (map120) x46,y28 (boulder where shrine is to be?)
Tangled Forest (map120) x56,y92 (altar pic)
Tangled Forest (map120) x71,754 (trap or fake altar no pic but portal)
Tangled Forest, Deep woods (map121) x42, y76 (center of ankh or cross blank)
Forest's Heart (map122) x67,y9, x68,y9, x69,y9 (anvils used for altars)
Under the Deep Forest, forgotten D (map125) x24,y23, x25,y23 (altars)
Under Forest's Heart, Caves (map128) x64,y41 x65,y41 x66,y41 (anvils used for altars)
Cassandra's Tower (map 136) x111,y44 (anvil used as altar)
The Domain (map170) x15,y99 (shrine entrance - shrine)
the monastery (map171) x76,y5 x77,y5 (tables used as altars??)
Valey of the trolls (map182) x15,y45 (anvil used as altar)
The Glacial Plateau (map183) x18, y11 x48,y11 (anvil used as altar)
Under the valley, hidden caves (map185) x60,y30 x32,y37(anvil used as altar)
Nordhaven Lighthouse (map189) x14,y53 (anvil seems out of place near bones.. altar possibly used by imp)
Lost Jungle (map217) x10,y46 x11,y46 x12,y46 x13,y46 (altars)
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Continued for peoples amusement:
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And the last is lost Jungle and a bunch that may or may not be shrines of sorts. Personal interpretation on my part:
I've always thought that the portal was an altar of sorts.
This part is nice for lighting but looks like an altar of some sorts (nether refer)
I've pictured the old vamp lord body lain across an altar. (beneath ogre town)
This lich tomb almost looks like a large altar.
I have no idea what was used to summon the evil but this seems to be the focus point of the ritual. (temple of seers)
The imp seems to have a small personal altar. (nord lighthouse)
In the other posts you'll notice I had a few thought to be shrines in Tangled forest. I haven't been in there in a while so the sealed temple and false shrine/trap are probably not considered altars at all.
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I dont think the anvils in KTOS are meant to be shrines.
Neither a some of the pics from TAngled. The false shrine is actually the Fountain of Youth. The blocked shrine is actually a broken bridge, etc. The crypts and tombs in various places are just that, no shrine or anvils or altars there. Usually has a corpse and some equipment in them. Otherwise yea... I not sure about Maeondir either. Haven't explored those maps enough to be able to recall them.
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It's all very interesting !
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I believe there is a scripted shrine in nimwizquicktrixisforkids dungeon.
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indeed it is in the op silly!
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I heard COWWY once belch to me a secret about the Bovindus shrine, but then all I could remember was little :cow: 's dying in pools of lava. Its a sad thing. I think COWWY cheese is drugged. Anyway, I had a feeling that shrine looked familiar in the op. Seems I need to explore those areas more; which is about the only way I'm going to be able to find any more references to shrines.
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I'd like to see more ingame screenshots of altars and shrines and will try and lead the way myself!
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bumping a cool old thread

I found the Cassandra's tower anvil-shrine and decided to update it. Feeling nostalgic and am nearly regretting that decision.
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Re: request: screenshot scavenger hunt for altars

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Here's few more tomb/shrine pics, no actual altar tile though:
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Cthulhu went on a trip around New Sosaria to show you the altars of his cult followers.
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that ava is sick bro! post it up? XD
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I keep forgetting to use your columns as a replacement for the current ones. Did you ever make those without the moss?
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