Dalamud's possible future size (Unedited Pics)

Today I got once again that annoying glitch in the sky and once again Dalamud appeared bigger than usual.

http://www.gwcdn.com/albums/images/4...09b6003981.jpg

This might be the next stage of the red machine of Allag, maybe already “hidden” in the server, although I hope that by patch 1.23 it will also have some special effects, like a good Meteor would have. :)


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Hello to all adventurers following the nice Seventh Umbral Era events.
This is a lore-related post that contains spoilers with the revelations of the Grand Company missions. But first, a small premise.

Some weeks ago I was having an annoying glitch in the sky of Eorzea, of which I talked in this Topic and that luckily I could fix somehow.

However, it still happens very rarely. As you all know, after patch 1.21 Dalamud's size increased even more, it's visible with daylight and it's always in the same position, on the southeast, meaning that maybe the Garlean Empire could move the Meteor Project to the next level and have the colossal machine of the Allagan Empire “lock on” Eorzea.

Well, always after patch 1.21 I ran into that glitch in the sky again, and since it was foggy (no clouds) the only thing badly rotating when I moved the camera was Dalamud... but the curious thing is that it appeared even bigger!
Here're a couple of photos from my last journal entry, that I took in that occasion:

http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...Qosz1-D1Cs.jpg


Comparison with the moon:

http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...Qotou0nrzk.jpg


I briefly read that other Topic with the red Aetheryte Crystal, but that wasn't really in Eorzea yet.
So I don't know if this increase in Dalamud's size was part of the glitch or if it's something “hidden” in the server for future updates and that somehow appeared during the glitch... but I bet it won't be long before we'll really see it that huge!

Luckily the sky fixed itself after I logged out and Dalamud returned to its normal size... but since it happened, and that sky glitch gave me an hells of a week in the past, I wanted to share it.

When the Lore Section of the forum will be introduced (more info in Ferne's post), there'll be a lot to talk about. For now, I think that probably we'll see Dalamud that big in 1.22, and in 1.23, with the planned Legatus Battle content, I wonder what size it will reach...
If they'll add some small animations for its final stage, it'd be Great! :cool:

Well, that's all for now. Until the next discovery!


P.S.:
For those adventurers not following the 7th Umbral Era events, the first hint about Dalamud's changes was given during the “Moonstruck” sidequest in Wineport.
This is the evolution of what was once believed to be just a simple moon (screens are from another journal entry of mine, where I've other pics of time flowing in case of interest):

http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...Qnpw3cQwgc.jpg
http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...Qnpq0g1Ejo.jpg
http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...QnpJPaJhnc.jpg
http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...QnqTqK4OuM.jpg

I've seen some pics of it that big before, people were talking about the white electrical lines thing inside it.

Go re-watch the Grand Comapny quest "Two vans are better than one" if you're aligned with the twin adder. She looks like this:
http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...QtXoamFndU.jpg

Those are the "electrical lines" of which are spoken...

Freaked out yet?

I was thinking about the size of Dalmund this morning. What I'd like to see is whatever area the object is centered on hitting, becoming darker as it gets closer, where its really blacking out the sun overhead.

And for our Van battle, having it set on a stage with Dalmund directly overhead, taking up a majority of the backdrop could be pretty intense. Set the mood for a truly doomsday battle with the Raven.

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Originally Posted by Akujin

Set the mood for a truly doomsday battle with the Raven.

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omg... "High above the Twelveswood, the raven circles."

It would be amusing if Gridania's newsletter was somehow related to him. Though I'd be a bit disappointed if that big battle was in the Twelveswood.

Hello again.

Today I got once again that annoying glitch in the sky and once again Dalamud appeared bigger than usual.

http://www.gwcdn.com/albums/images/4...09b6003981.jpg

This might be the next stage of the red machine of Allag, maybe already “hidden” in the server, although I hope that by patch 1.23 it will also have some special effects, like a good Meteor would have. :)

It looks huge when you look at it on first person view.

there should be a eerie haze on the couple of weeks of 1.0 just so it looks like the end.

I recognize that subligar...

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59...693DD5CA6BCDE/

I've seen Dalamud that big before as well. I hope it gets this big normally with 1.23, so that way the sky glitch makes it EVEN BIGGER!

Ha! Yes I was taking pics of freaky angry moon yesterday too, mine isn't too big like yours but it's the first time I caught a good glimpse of it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1338188856.jpg

As I watched you could see red smoke billowing around on there with the traces of white lightning or whatever they are. It's going to kill us all!!! :rolleyes::p

I should hope it's bigger than that come 1.23. Since it's the last patch before 2.0 I'd expect it to be freakin' huge, like taking up half the sky, and lightning bolts so big, they actually touch the ground. It should even turn the sky itself red, or create some kind of auroras or something from being within the planet's magnetic field.

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Originally Posted by Zetsumei_Tsunarashi

I should hope it's bigger than that come 1.23. Since it's the last patch before 2.0 I'd expect it to be freakin' huge, like taking up half the sky, and lightning bolts so big, they actually touch the ground. It should even turn the sky itself red, or create some kind of auroras or something from being within the planet's magnetic field.

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i agree in 1.23 the sky should turn red and other stuff should happen if it just big and noting really big happen it going to be a sad day :(

You know how the moon and sun in real life look bigger / smaller depending on the weather / time of day?

This

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Originally Posted by waldo

You know how the moon and sun in real life look bigger / smaller depending on the weather / time of day?

This

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Well seeing how the world going around the sun and things move closer and far just like real life i think that just what happening in game so y a i think your right :)