What is in my screen shot?

Ferminator

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2009

D/

I was in Sunward Marches and I noticed a funny looking tower in the distance due west of my current position toward Istan. Any idea what it is? I can post more screenshots showing my compass if you want me too.

SexyOblivion

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2010

TFC

N/Me

Could be your GPU artifacting?

X Dr Pepper X

X Dr Pepper X

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

The Mirror of Reason [SNOW]

R/



10onedoesnotsimplywalkintomordors.

Alvarez

Alvarez

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

That's the citadel in Half-Life 2. Oh. My. God.

Celestina

Celestina

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2010

Veritas Invictus

Me/

Real answer, it's probably a rock structure not fully rendered due to distance.

shishkabibble

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2010

Rt/

Post screenies of your compass, I want to take an adventure out to go see this tower

Stc95

Stc95

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA

Spirit of Elisha [SOE]

Mo/

Isn't it just a taller one of these? Just not fully loaded on your screen and not concept art.

Twin Blade Warriror

Twin Blade Warriror

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

I was in a guild by myself with 2 of my other accounts..but im banned now

W/

its probably just random scenery to make the game look good..i wouldnt give it too much attention haha
u do find random stuff in this game

Ferminator

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2009

D/

Ok thanks for the replies, lol mordor. As requested here is the compass.

Lord Dagon

Lord Dagon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2009

Inside the Oblivion Gate

The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]

E/Me

gotta say it does look alot like mordor's tower of baradur..... creepy.....

Mintha Syl

Mintha Syl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2010

I've seen a lot of them around, I think it's just towers like the one in the loading screen Stc95 showed. For guard or whatever

Urass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2008

UTC -5 or -6

view from outside Dajkah Inlet


map of location


view from inside Dajkah Inlet

Mintha Syl

Mintha Syl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2010

Great, you found it!
I went there to see if I could take some screens from other angles but there's nothing better than what you caught.
The nearest place is the inlet next to the outpost itself, with boats as in the outpost, and the tower is facing the sea, so I guess it's designed to be some some sort of elonian lighthouse, even if only working for the day. I reckon it makes the port visible from a far enough distance.

EDIT: ok there's also the light from the torch, I forgot about it, so a perfect lighthouse.
Here's the sea angle anyway:

Fusylum

Fusylum

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Michigan

Reign of Judgement [RoJ]

It generates power
WIND TURBINE!

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

If you sit in Issnur isles (or one of them south-istan areas) and face towards the directon of the SS-Great hall, you will see a faded panorama of a big sunspear statue in the sky..