Outdoor/Natural area tags

[Annun Firith]

-Ajari Swamp Outskirts

Only one at this point (but I seem to spend a bit of time sneaking there.)  But there will be others, and I also wanted to ask the question about how "natural" area's should be defined.

Basically, is the requirement on this feat only that it be a natural area?  Or must it be an aboveground natural area?

For instance: The dire wood cave is a natural area.  However it is a cave.  Should trackless step work in this area?  For my character it should, however, its not my decision whether it works there or not hehe.

Another example would be the upper (first) levels of the nameless dungeon.

Annun

[Dorganath]

According to the NWN manual, the Ranger Trackless Step is as follows:
  The ranger gains a +4 competence bonus to Hide and Move Silently checks when in outdoor areas.
  So I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that caves are not outdoor, no matter how much sense that may make to your dark elf ranger.   I'm also assuming, based on observation, that the outdoor area must also be natural.
  So the criteria are exterior, natural, above ground.
  By the way, Ajari Outskirts are fixed for this in the next update, coming REALLY soon.

[Annun Firith]

Thats fine with me, just wanted to get that answered so I could report these correctly.

The whole interpretation of "outdoor" can quickly become a semantic debate, as all it really signifies is the opposite of indoors.  But I think outdoor aboveground type stuff is what was intended by the wording.

And thats what makes sense for the majority of rangers, since the majority of rangers probably arent dark elves (..or maybe they are... I'm such a cliche!)

Annun

[Dorganath]

*nods* So based on that standard, do keep reporting outdoor, above ground areas which do not behave as they should w.r.t. this feat.
  Thanks for your help.

[Annun Firith]

More outdoor areas not tagged as outdoors:

Rolling plains - skunk area
darkland mountains
the great rift (area just south of the darkland mountains, still outdoors)
south of the forest of mists (1 area north of house north of raxwell outskirts)
Lots of the south of the forest of mists areas... I lost track of them since they're all called the same thing.  many of them if not all are tagged incorrectly.


Annun

[orth]

Fixed in next update.