The lighting is one of the main problems here. The Palace is like a black hole as far as lighting is concerned...it doesn't seem to matter how many lights you put in, the place remains dark.

However, I'm finding ways around this by adopting a different approach. And so far I'm quite pleased with the effect.

There are lessons to be learnt here. Because it's so huge, large furnishings work well.

In the main hall I've put decorative trees around the raised back of the room creating a massive garden backdrop, and kept the middle section clear apart from a fountain in the centre. The over all lighting is blue, which looks quite effective with the bare floor tiling.

The courtyard is easy, as you can simply use trees and some of the structures that came with the Dibella pack. I'm not planning to have flowers as they are just too insignificant in those massive spaces, but flowering trees do the job and save massively on the item slot restrictions.

Still a long way to go, but I'll post pics when it's all done.

This house is way brighter than my last primary home (Strident Springs, which was literally a dungeon). You don't actually need a light on every single wall to see (in fact, you can even see without any lights!).

But yeah, I'd love it if all the houses were brighter. Why not make them all like Mathiisen or Hundings inside?

And we definitely need more furnishing slots. 700 is insulting.

I love what you've done with the Palace, Santie. Especially the temple in the main hall, which is beautiful. In fact the interior architecture really lends itself to that, as it's almost cathedral-like. Have you decorated the other rooms, or does the item limit not allow that if you want things just right elsewhere?

First thing I noticed was you'd removed all the tall pillars round the pools...that's exactly what I did, and doesn't it open up the whole grounds amd give a feeling of space with better vistas!

I agree about being able to give permission for everyone to visit. As housing is instanced, I wonder how they would deal with picking the house you want to visit when a thousand other players have the same one. I'm sure it's been done in other games, and when you travelled to a house a list of owners appeared (scratches head and Black Desert springs to mind), and you clicked the one you wanted to visit. I'm sure ZO$ could find a way to do it too.

And regarding the main purpose of this thread, if ever there was a property that screams for more item slots, Princely Dawn Palace is it.

Also, I bought the furnished version, as I always do. In this instance, while there are some pieces which are definitely worth having, and others that are reasonable standard items in the Redguard style, there is also an awful lot of rubbish...the kind of random cheap items you instantly remove, and they never see the light of day again. It also struck me that in spite of the number of furnishings that are provided, which is similar to that of other notable properties, the whole place looked so empty.

I think the main hall is a terrific space, and I love all the pools and waterfalls. But, as Santie has done, it benefits from a definite theme. Traditional furnishings look lost in there, and also in the staircase halls. But there are normal rooms too, which is great.....or would be if there were a decent item slot limit. As things stand, the current limit will not stretch to decorating it in any way satisfactorily without leaving areas looking bare. And this must be a frustration not only to us the players, but also to ZO$ who have designed such a great property but won't see any instance of it decorated completely as it should be.

SantieClaws wrote: »

Khajiit is at about 520 slots and feels she is not too far off getting things how she wants at the Claws Temple Spar Resort - just waiting for some imported marble items from Summerset yes.

Images here:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmfLjmSw

However the nature of a garden temple is such that large open spaces are part of the intention. Were this a traditional home Khajiit would struggle to make it feel as such, indeed this is an issue at the actual home of this one Castle Claws - which is now full.

This one is sure our voices are heard and that there are technical limitations beyond the understanding of a humble khajiiti ambassador temple keeper. This is though a true frustration for those of us who own property in Tamriel.

Khajiit would also like to mention another frustration which she hopes it will be possible to address - the permissions system.

Why is it not possible to have a property that is open and accessible to all?

Khajiit has a home yes - one home that is home. All the rest of the property portfolio of this one is designed to be open and used by anyone who wishes - however this is just not possible given the present permissions system. A theatre, a tavern, a temple - these are all meant as public spaces but the public must first be on the friends list or in the same guilds. No one can just call in as they wish which is what this one she wants and intends.

Let us use the buildings we have to create an open and infinite Tamriel for all other travellers to enjoy.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

I must just put too much in but I don't want to change how it looks now.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/158299014@N08/?

I still have the other bedroom to finish, the main entrance, the upstairs lounge on the other side, and sections of the outside and I have less than 20 spaces left.

SantieClaws wrote: »

Khajiit is at about 520 slots and feels she is not too far off getting things how she wants at the Claws Temple Spar Resort - just waiting for some imported marble items from Summerset yes.

Images here:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmfLjmSw

However the nature of a garden temple is such that large open spaces are part of the intention. Were this a traditional home Khajiit would struggle to make it feel as such, indeed this is an issue at the actual home of this one Castle Claws - which is now full.

This one is sure our voices are heard and that there are technical limitations beyond the understanding of a humble khajiiti ambassador temple keeper. This is though a true frustration for those of us who own property in Tamriel.

Khajiit would also like to mention another frustration which she hopes it will be possible to address - the permissions system.

Why is it not possible to have a property that is open and accessible to all?

Khajiit has a home yes - one home that is home. All the rest of the property portfolio of this one is designed to be open and used by anyone who wishes - however this is just not possible given the present permissions system. A theatre, a tavern, a temple - these are all meant as public spaces but the public must first be on the friends list or in the same guilds. No one can just call in as they wish which is what this one she wants and intends.

Let us use the buildings we have to create an open and infinite Tamriel for all other travellers to enjoy.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Absolutely agree with this. Why can't all our homes be available to anyone at anytime if we so desire? So silly to only be able to have a single open house which is only available for guild mates to view, unless we have to jump through the hoops of manually entering names on the permissions list. And if we had a lighting interaction filter, there would be absolutely no issues with this. People who don't want their houses seen could opt out of the open house setting, and everybody would be happy.

I've seen so many complaints about the permissions system, and it would take almost zero effort on ZOS's part to fix it. Why not do it, and be done with it?

I believe the Clockwork lights work best for the Palace. They are bright and the gold/brass color works well with the Redguard theme too.