Uh new zone NPCs?

[Rocl]

OK now I feel silly, I hit the "FFXI NPC renamer" button on Pebble's POLUtil, and found a bunch of zones named "none", now they looked fairly ordinary with some random ass NPCs named "Test Goblin" and _2bc0g or whatever, however, here's a list of the NPCs in each "none" zone

I'm gonna update this as I count >_>

none1:
Test Goblin x 75
_2g0

none2: (This appears to be Pashow Marshlands)
Test Fly x 38
Test Slugg x 95
Test Bazyrisk x 26
Test Goblin x 27
Test Quadav x 62
Test Leech x 2
Test Bunny x 15
Test Goobbue x 4
Test Thunder Ele x 2
Test Water Ele x 4
Test Malboro x 3
Test Pugil x 15
Test Snipper x 6
Test Funguar x 11
Test Slime x 2
Test Bogy x 4
Test Bat x 4
Test Bats x 2
Test Dog x 2
_2i0 ~ _2i3

none3:
Test Goblin x 50
_2k0 ~ _2kc

none4:
_2m0 ~ _2m7
test_taru01
test_taru02
test_taru03
TGS_094

none5:
_2o0
_2o1
_2o2
_2o3
_2o4
etc, (There's 38 of these I'm not typing them all)

none6:
Test Goblin x 80
_2q0 ~ _2q7
test_elv01 ~ test_elv14
TGS_098

none7:
Test Gob 1
Test Gob 2
~~~~~~~
Test Gob 24
_2r4 ~ _2ru
A_2ry ~ D'_kr2

none8:
Test Goblin x 45
_2p0 ~ _2p4

none9:
Test Goblin x 12
_2n0

none10:
_2l1 ~ _kls

none11:
Test Goblin x 64
_2j0 ~ _2ja
test_taru01 ~ test_taru14
TGS_091

none12:
Test Goblin x 57
_2h0 ~ _2h3

none13:
_2f0 ~ _2f7
TGS_087

none14:

none15:
_280 ~ 28c
TGS_080

none16:
_2a0 ~ _2a6

none17:
Velzeble x 4
Bazyrisk x 4
Ladybug x 4
Slugg x 4
Rafflesia x 4
Sand Worm x 4
_2c0 ~ _2ch
test_hume01 ~ test_hume07
TGS_084

none18:
_2e1 ~ _kes

none19:
_2d0 ~ _2d8

none20:
_2b0 ~ _2b3

none21:
Test Goblin1 x 2
Test Goblin2 x 2
Test Goblin3 x 2
Test Goblin4 x 2
Test Goblin5 x 2
_290
_291

none22:


alright now that I'm done all that
I bet you this is all absolutely worthless

[Zinnashin]

Unnamed areas till we install WoTG.

[klvino]

How many "none" zones did you see, and does that number correspond with the projected number of areas to be introduced with WotG?

[Rocl]

How many "none" zones did you see, and does that number correspond with the projected number of areas to be introduced with WotG?

24 zones
one of them has an NPC names TGS_087 !

[Zinnashin]

Hmm...TGS reminds me of Tokyo Gameshow...so lol, may have been something for the demonstration at Osaka event that should have been shown at TGS, so I think its just those areas SE use to show things off that look like real zones but just "empty" zones influenced by real zones, since it seems like there's some of those kind of zones added every Expansion.

[BRP]

24

6 starting areas
3 crag areas (9)
3 middle areas (12)
3 jeuno areas (15)
Glacier, Xarcabard, Pass, Keep (19)
3 towns(assuming there is just one area per town) 21
3 Beastmen strongholds 24

Random guessing lawl. Could be one area per "staring areas". Hmmm, maybe Atomos, Jeuno, Qufim?

[yrpaine]

Think ewhviewer will load the zones to confirm?

[Rocl]

24

6 starting areas
3 crag areas (9)
3 middle areas (12)
3 jeuno areas (15)
Glacier, Xarcabard, Pass, Keep (19)
3 towns(assuming there is just one area per town) 21
3 Beastmen strongholds 24

Random guessing lawl. Could be one area per "staring areas". Hmmm, maybe Atomos, Jeuno, Qufim?

I miscounted it's only 22 ;\
and the more I went into those the more I felt retarded

I definetly wouldn't take this as gospel or concrete or anything haha

[archibaldcrane]

Test Bazyrisk x 26

Please, please let this awesome engrish make it into WotG somewhere!

[Olo401]

Screenshots or it didn't happen!

[spooky]

Maybe SE has finaly decided to actually do some testing before they release major updates and everyone all screems nerf.

[Gwynplaine]

I don't see why they'd implement it in a player update, but it seems like just remnants of whatever they used to create tests or demos for WotG previews? My best guess anyway. There are still some hidden system cutscenes in the .dats available at AU bards from promotional material, as well as text for screenshots on the official AU website that was never used in any mission or quest.

Edit: Remember these pics?
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_01.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_02.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_03.jpg

This text only ever appeared in these pics used for the website. Nevertheless they still are on every one of our HDD's. Why? No idea.

[klvino]

Or the possibility that these do contain some information for the new areas, but are not yet complete. Why? Well, by breaking up the massive updates they release with expansions into a series of smaller bits may relieve some of the impending crush that happens between when the expansion is released and goes live.

[seia]

Think ewhviewer will load the zones to confirm?

I thought zone DATs themselves were invariably only included on the expansion disks (since you don't need the zone DATs if you don't have the expansion to actually be in said zones<_<)

[BRP]

I don't see why they'd implement it in a player update, but it seems like just remnants of whatever they used to create tests or demos for WotG previews? My best guess anyway. There are still some hidden system cutscenes in the .dats available at AU bards from promotional material, as well as text for screenshots on the official AU website that was never used in any mission or quest.

Edit: Remember these pics?
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_01.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_02.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_03.jpg

This text only ever appeared in these pics used for the website. Nevertheless they still are on every one of our HDD's. Why? No idea.

Uh, I think I recall a cutscene like that. I think it was towards the end.

[Dylon]

what about the Crystal War Revisited event? those could be for the event

[Rocl]

what about the Crystal War Revisited event? those could be for the event

whole new zones for the event? >_>

[Enpsi]

I don't see why they'd implement it in a player update, but it seems like just remnants of whatever they used to create tests or demos for WotG previews? My best guess anyway. There are still some hidden system cutscenes in the .dats available at AU bards from promotional material, as well as text for screenshots on the official AU website that was never used in any mission or quest.

Edit: Remember these pics?
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_01.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_02.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/ahturh ... ahd_03.jpg

This text only ever appeared in these pics used for the website. Nevertheless they still are on every one of our HDD's. Why? No idea.

Uh, I think I recall a cutscene like that. I think it was towards the end.

I'm sure you don't recall this cut scene though
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/aht...shmeira_01.jpg

[Dylon]

what about the Crystal War Revisited event? those could be for the event

whole new zones for the event? >_>

well in the information thing it has the picture of the 3 beastman safeholds as how they are in the expansion, im just guessing though

[Qeomash]

I'm sure you don't recall this cut scene though
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/aht...shmeira_01.jpg

I do remember that one. Can't remember exactly which part it is (when the Glory Crown is first given to us?), but it was said earlier in the storyline.