Will you transfer to Siena?

m3rlino · Nov 30, 2012

Hello Baremettle Team,

congratulations again for the big achievement. It was a big success.
I would like to know if you will move to Siena province.
Where will your offices be? Will they be in Monteriggioni?
I'm Italian and so for me it's interesting.
Precisely I live 80kms from Siena, so not so far

Anyway you can be calm, I will not be there to bother you while you are working

See you soon,

M3rlino

Psychomorph · Nov 30, 2012

I've been to Florence a few years ago and made a trip to Siena also. Nice little city, lot's of medieval architecture. I can imagine it must be inspiring to work on SG with such an ambience, but I think England has many places to visit for inspiration also.

m3rlino · Nov 30, 2012

I've never been to England, but I'd like to travel there sometime. Anyway I thiink that I would manage to travel only to London and not to go too far from the center.
Speaking of ambience I think that medieval architecture is a bit different from country to country, maybe in England it looks much more as Nordic influence, and as I imagine from what I've seen in television during shows and fictional represantations medieval suburbs looks much more as they were in the past.
In Italy the environment of medieval suburbs has been spoiled with new buildings, but there are also some nice places in the hills that are similar to original times.
I can say that maybe in Italy there were a little more political intrigues, so there a lot of sources of inspiration from that point of view.

Psychomorph · Nov 30, 2012

Southern and northern medieval styles vary indeed, but the base design is gothic and has similarities overall. It would be nice to see the various nuances of medieval design in the game.

It would be interesting to see some slavic medieval designs, too:
http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/NovgorodArchitecturep.html

Madoc · Nov 30, 2012

Yeah, we're moving to Siena, that's the plan. It will be significantly cheaper than England. It's a small quiet city, very nice and amazingly well preserved. There is lots of beatiful architecture and nature in the area.

Some pictures of Siena and surrounding sites:
http://exploretuscany08.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/siena-view-from-tower.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/San_galgano_interno_2007.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Ponte_della_Pia_2.JPG

Gusmil · Nov 30, 2012

Please dont end up try to play your characters that you make in the game in that city... Remember, you already broken one bone...

Psychomorph · Nov 30, 2012

Madoc said:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Ponte_della_Pia_2.JPG

This one looks like something I'd see in the game. Will there be ancient abandoned, half ruined castles in SG?... stupid question, of course there will.

m3rlino · Nov 30, 2012

Yes! If i can, I would like to suggest you to visit San Gimignano, Pienza and Montepulciano, that are small suburbs close to Siena.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/San_Gimignano.JPG
http://www.secrettuscany.it/little_tuscany_siena_pienza.htm
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotos-g194833-Montepulciano_Tuscany.html

If you are interested, maybe for the game there should be a torture museum in San Gimignano as well

I know it's a bit sadistic, but that was part of the middle age.
Another famous celebration in Siena is the Palio, that is a competition between factions that takes place today as well. It's an horse race in the center square of the city that has special rules. And those factions are full of intrigues even today.

Anyway you are welcome to Italy and wish a good work with the game!

M3rlino

Psychomorph · Nov 30, 2012

I also visited San Gimignano. Was really hot that day. There was a shop with medieval weapons and I managed to swing a longsword there.

Huatim · Dec 1, 2012

Madoc said:
Yeah, we're moving to Siena, that's the plan. It will be significantly cheaper than England. It's a small quiet city, very nice and amazingly well preserved. There is lots of beatiful architecture and nature in the area.

Some pictures of Siena and surrounding sites:
http://exploretuscany08.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/siena-view-from-tower.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/San_galgano_interno_2007.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Ponte_della_Pia_2.JPG

Making a dreamgame in a dreamplace! Come on guys!! when I grow up I want to be like madoc!!!