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Owning property in Fable 2

Published Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:41 AM by Peter Molyneux

A while ago I spoke about how every piece of property can be acquired by players in Fable 2. This didn't go unnoticed by our own commnity and so I'd like to repeat in this blog what I posted earlier, in the hope this will give you a better understanding of this specific game feature.

Buying property in Fable2 works like this: the player is able to buy any recognisable structure from a hut to a castle. Owning each type of structure brings certain benefits, for example a house can be rented out or you can move your family or friends in there - shops can supply extra revenue for you as you'll get cut of their profits, owning civic buildings such as churches and cathedrals will increase your renown and if you own a dungeon you can harvest items from them. In addition to this any structure can have small scripts and stories attached to it. So, and this is only an example and not a current in game storyline, if you owned a shop you might be able to sell the heads of Hobbes that you have killed. These scripts and stories    potentially could be about anything but will be limited by what you normally do in game so you won’t find a script or story attached to a building that suddenly transforms Fable 2 into an RTS but you might find  that you have to escort an Abbott from the cathedral to a pub (once again an example rather than confirmed script)

Also ownership changes who you are in the world the more property you acquire, the more of a nobleman you become, if you were able to own enough property (which will be a lot)   you end up as the E v i l [Evil] emperor of Albion and have domination over all .

   

Comments

 

borg_12345 said:

Wow, sounds great. You could end up owning whole towns. And  like the idea of owning shops as well to get more cash
August 21, 2007 11:59 AM
 

maggot said:

Sound pretty cool. :)
August 21, 2007 1:06 PM
 

BusStopWilly said:

If you bought every building, why would you become E v i l [Evil]? Perhaps by setting a low ground rent, you may actually become a well liked landlord.
I wonder how much property Bill Gates owns? He seems nice enough.

BSW :)
August 21, 2007 2:51 PM
 

Fonzi said:

I'm liking this game more and more.  Thanks for elaborating on this Peter! :)
August 21, 2007 3:42 PM
 

The Guildmaster said:

I think this will be great for Fable 2. Now, I can own a Guild-like place of my own! lol.
August 21, 2007 5:25 PM
 

Paperhanger said:

Now... why do you have to be E v i l [Evil] to own EVERYTHING? There were G o o d [Good] Emporers too, who own a heck of a lot. Can't you be G o o d [Good], and still own everything?????
August 21, 2007 10:11 PM
 

Stormeagle666 said:

Guys i think the E v i l [Evil] emp. thing was an example, unless u still have to kill the inhabitants....

O well who care im gonna be E v i l [Evil] anyway!
August 21, 2007 11:49 PM
 

tigereyes said:

The concept appears interesting, at least to me, that you will be able to buy shops. In Fable 2 I found that money bought me weapons with strength that had little effect. I boiled the game down to attaching from range with a bow that, no matter the strength attaching, killed enemies well.

So, to add this reason for being smart with money, opens up a great option. I'm not asking Fable 2 to be Sim City, but every time a game has "another" playable option it creates a few more hours of gameplay and a bit more bang for its buck.
August 22, 2007 12:53 AM
 

RedBelly said:

When I first heard about this, it aroused my interest. I just wonder if we'll have the option of increasing or reducing tax.

P.S - Thanks for blessing us with your rare presents PM. Confused [*-)]
August 22, 2007 2:14 PM
 

randomhero778 said:

I cant wait for this game to come out,i hope they talk about magic in their next video dairy.
August 22, 2007 6:14 PM
 

stomp224 said:

@Paperhanger: Have you met any landlords? They're an E v i l [Evil], bloodthirsty bunch! :D
If Fable 2 allows me to be as E v i l [Evil] to my tennants as my previous landlord....err...It will certainly be VERY E v i l [Evil]! :p
August 23, 2007 9:29 AM
 

toddquest said:

Wow this is sweet thanks Peter I'll post about it at http://www.projectego.net/
August 24, 2007 9:54 AM
 

fablefinatic said:

thanks for that peter and i will be an E v i l [Evil] emperor over my albion and create another character that is seriously G o o d [Good] Smile [:)]
August 25, 2007 3:24 AM
 

sam-o said:

hmmm..."Move your freinds in." is that saying we can meet people and make freinds? (probably not :P)
August 25, 2007 10:18 PM
 

XSOLARX said:

I don't quite understand why somebody would be E v i l [Evil] for owning a lot. I mean, a man could own entire towns for instance, while only asking for minimum taxes. Would that be E v i l [Evil]? I don't think so. Wink [;)]
August 28, 2007 1:04 PM
 

koijo said:

by the moving in your friends does that mean ummm for instance your friends on live? or just the little people that you meet npc? tell me more XD
November 13, 2007 9:14 AM
 

mcpaddyb said:

Hope you can buy a cheap house like the Water Front in Oblivion. I also hope theres storage boxes cost if you own to much it gets confusing in your inventory.
November 26, 2007 7:00 AM
 

BloodlessDawn said:

haha... koijo ?
I'm pretty sure he meant npc's not actual people...
January 14, 2008 3:45 PM
 

ghostyspade said:

I think this is the best feature of Fable 2. This sounds like something I really want to achieve (owning everything there is Stick out tongue [:P]).
January 16, 2008 10:54 AM
 

moonfever said:

     I only play the G o o d [Good] Hero. Can't I own a lot of property also I'd like to
be a G o o d [Good] Emperor too.
April 9, 2008 2:34 AM
 

AnAdventChild08 said:

Lol people, you can be a G o o d [Good] emperor, but the problem is that most people don't know how to be able to buy a shop without accumulating E v i l [Evil] Points, aka killing the owner of the shop you want to buy. LOL, all you have to do is ask the shop/building leader to follow you, lead him/her out of the town and leave them there. When you return to the town the shop will be up for sale. I do believe that's what he is referring to, that by owning alot of buildings, you accumulate E v i l [Evil] Points because you're having to kill the owners of the buildings, follow me?
May 3, 2008 4:14 PM
 

Ryku_Hisagi said:

I smell an extremely difficult acheivement=0
June 24, 2008 2:49 AM
 

Ryku_Hisagi said:

I smell an extremely difficult acheivement =)
June 24, 2008 2:50 AM
 

SatchBoogie said:

Awesome Big Smile [:D] although I'm not very fast in reacting to this ;P I'm very excited about this Smily [:)] one of the really G o o d [Good] features about F2, like the dog.. and the morphs.. and.. well I could go on for hours. Keep it up Lionhead Big Smile [:D] Youre my heroes
July 5, 2008 4:25 PM
 

RAZORBACK09 said:

WHAT WOULD BE THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING????
September 22, 2008 12:31 AM
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