Topic: The last Oblivion DLC: Fighter's Stronghold Released!

[idolminds]

Free

First, I wanted to let you know that we are finally releasing the last piece of downloadable content we created for Oblivion. We had mentioned it a long, long time ago but we hadn’t released it, until now. Starting Monday, October 15 it will be available to download via Xbox Live (for Xbox 360) and elderscrolls.com (for PC). And, for one week, it will be free to anybody who wants to download it and play it. So mark it on your calendars and don’t forget.

Fighter’s Stronghold provides the last of four themed domiciles (along with Vile Lair, Thieves Den, and Wizard’s Tower) for the adventurer on-the-go. You inherit the rights to Battlehorn Castle, located on a lovely stretch of the Colovian Highlands, west of Chorrol. Dining Hall, barracks, wine cellar, training room, and your own private Shrine of Julianos. Update your castle furnishings, perhaps even a Dwemer Forge for the aspiring Armorer? Hire a taxidermist to tastfully decorate your new abode with trophies from your adventuring. You can read all about Fighter’s Stronghold here.

Download Here!

[MysterD]

FREE DLC??!?!

Consider me there for the downloading on the 15th!

[angrykeebler]

I bet downloading it is more fun than playing it.



Burn.

[Ghandi]

Just because no one has fun when you play with them doesn't mean it's like that for everyone.

[Quemaqua]

Pretty awesome.  I've still got my character going, and he's yet to complete either the stock game or Shivering Isles despite the hundreds of hours I've logged into him.  The game never leaves my hard drive.  I'll be grabbing this for sure, just for another thing to futz with.

[Xessive]

Sweet!

Edit:
Here are some details from elderscrolls.com:

Fighter's Stronghold  - DLC6

Beginning Monday, October 15th you can download the PC Version here or visit Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 version.

Defeat the attacking marauders and become lord of Battlehorn Castle. Located in the Colovian Highlands west of Chorrol, this expansive castle will allow you to live the life of a noble warrior, with private quarters, grand dining hall, wine cellar, barracks, training room and more. And what castle would be complete without a few hidden passages and dark secrets?

Features:

    * A fully detailed castle for you to explore

    * Knights of the True Horn patrol the castle and do your bidding

    * Secret treasure vault

    * Upgrade the furnishings in every area of the castle

    * Hire a vintner to create special wines to enhance your fighting abilities

    * Hire a combat trainer to spar with

    * Hire a taxidermist to craft lifelike trophies for your great hall

    * Purchase an ancient Dwemer Forge that buffs your Armorer skill

Background Info:

Lord Kelvyn's Last Will and Testament

I, Lord Kelvyn, son of Jaren, and a sworn Knight of the True Horn, upon my death do hereby bequeath Battlehorn Castle and all her lands, dependents, and chattels to the bearer of this document.

Such an unusual document requires some explanation. I resort to such measures out of desperation. I pen this while Battlehorn Castle lies besieged by a band of ruthless marauders, with little hope that any of us will survive. "Besieged" I say, although this petty battle would not have even rated a footnote in the great days of the Knights of the True Horn. We have fallen on hard times, indeed.

I will entrust this document to my last faithful retainers, with instructions to destroy it in the last extremity, although I accept that I may have provided the means for my murderers to legally take the lordship of Battlehorn Castle. So be it.

To the new lord of Battlehorn Castle, whoever you are, know that you inherit a stronghold with a proud tradition. Battlehorn Castle was built by a remnant of the Knights of the True Horn who were exiled from our homeland of Lainlyn in Hammerfell. After a failed battle to dethrone Baron Shrike of Lainlyn, our leader, Lord Kain, ordered us to split up into as many small groups as possible until the time should come that he would recall us. My father was part of a group that settled here in Cyrodiil and built Battlehorn Castle as a refuge while they waited for Lord Kain's message... a message that never arrived.

Over the years, all the Knights of our little band either gave up or passed on, all but one: my father Jaren. Since his untimely death, I have continued to hold Battlehorn Castle in the hope that someday we will hear from Lord Kain and our great exile will be at an end.

I am afraid that the fortunes of Battlehorn Castle have fallen on hard times. What resources I had available I devoted to maintaining the castle itself -- its walls still stand strong and its hearths still provide warmth. Sadly, this came at great cost, and many of the items within its walls had to be sold in order to meet the enormous payments such maintenance begets. If you find yourself with the means to restore Battlehorn Castle to its former glory, a friend of my father's named Nilphas Omellian still holds many of the castle accoutrements in storage and on account. All that is required is to repay the Castle's debts to Nilphas, and I'm certain he'll happily return the items.

My final request for the new lord of Battlehorn Castle is to continue to uphold the proud traditions of the Knights of the True Horn, and to honor the memory of our brave service.

[idolminds]

Released!

Grab it while you can, its only free for a week.

[Cobra951]

Yep.  There it is on the 360 marketplace as well.  Only 10MB, so I went ahead and got it.  Thanks for the heads up.  I had forgotten about this thread.

[MysterD]

Installed.

[Quemaqua]

Downloaded.  Will have to try it out next time I get into Oblivion (it always happens eventually).

[MysterD]

Downloaded.  Will have to try it out next time I get into Oblivion (it always happens eventually).

Same here.

I can take a break from Oblivion for a while -- months even. Then, when I'm in the mood, I go play it.

Morrowind was like that for me, as well. There's just something about those Elder Scrolls games -- I always eventually go back to them.

[Quemaqua]

Same here.  There's always something more that I haven't seen, which impresses the hell out of me.  Hundreds and hundreds (seriously, probably 500 hours between two characters) hours in Morrowind, and I have neither fully beaten the main campaign, nor either expansion, and I can still discover things to this day that I haven't seen.  That's fucking amazing.

[MysterD]

Same here.  There's always something more that I haven't seen, which impresses the hell out of me.  Hundreds and hundreds (seriously, probably 500 hours between two characters) hours in Morrowind, and I have neither fully beaten the main campaign, nor either expansion, and I can still discover things to this day that I haven't seen.  That's fucking amazing.

That is unreal.

I got around 200 hours I'd say, after the original Morrowind game, Tribunal, Bloodmoon, plus some of the mods that added content. I finished all of the main quests for MW, Tribunal, and BM.

I think I have around 150 hours or so logged into Oblivion, Knights of the Nine + DLC Content, and Shivering Isles. Only piece I ain't finished there is Shivering Isles. I really ain't touched too many mods for Oblivion, though.

[Quemaqua]

Jeezus, really?  I'm surely well over 300 hours on Oblivion by now (2nd character, again), and still haven't finish the main quest or SI.  I did finish Knights of the Nine, though, because it was short.

[MysterD]

Jeezus, really?

Really.

I'm surely well over 300 hours on Oblivion by now (2nd character, again), and still haven't finish the main quest or SI.  I did finish Knights of the Nine, though, because it was short.

That's amazing, that you can bank so many hours, yet never finish the main quest -- regardless of how many characters you'd had! Amazingly, only two!!!

[Pugnate]

haha this thread is creating an urge to play Oblivion.

[Xessive]

I've started from scratch again, which I honestly don't mind at all! The game is addictive and I'm back to playing stealthy again. The Fighter's Stronghold will give me something new to experience when things get a little stale.

I think I mentioned this before, I had to re-adapt to Cyrodiil after playing in the Shivering Isles for a while! It's a whole new world in there!

Oblivion is arguably the most addicitve non-multiplayer RPG!