About the balloon

If I have a knight benefactor house on a village lot, will I be able to place a balloon? Can I attach it to the roof?

 

Unfortunately not. There will not be room on the ground and we cannot allow them to be placed on roofs because they would break the upper limit of lots and view distance.

 

Edit-ninjas by Starr...

Unknown so far but...
These large has not worked well with the bigger housing and have not been allowed to place on roofs. I'd bet it's the same with this.

 

What about on the beach of a water lot?

 

Not enough room. The balloon has to be inside the limits of the lot so it doesn't intersect other people's property.

 

Note that on larger lots like a Duke or Castle lot you might be able to fit it on the roof of a Knights Keep

 

Is there any way for other players to pop the balloon? Will a pin be something that can be purchased in the add-on store?

 

or a FLAMING ARROW!!!

 

Elven surface-to-air missiles. They're coming I tell ya.

 

but will they fly?

 

From R24 :

• Weather: More types of weather will come online, like snow. Weather will also be linked to seasonal changes, vary based on location (it won’t snow in the desert generally), though it will have some randomness.
  • Weather: Until now weather was tied to a specific time and day (Monday mornings). Now, weather varies constantly and has seasonal tendencies. Summer and Autumn are generally drier while Autumn and Winter are generally windier. Weather also varies based on location, so snowy scenes will have the same variable weather but precipitation will show up as snow instead of rain. Here are the currently supported types of weather:
    • Clear
    • Light clouds
    • Heavy clouds
    • Light precipitation
    • Heavy precipitation
    • Storm
  • Wind Direction / Intensity: Wind will now change direction and intensity, varying between Calm, Light, and Heavy.

Potential wind mechanics for balloon enthusiasts

 

I bet DarkStarr is working on ways to control the wind, so he can command the skies in his airship!

 

I"d love to see some of the combat spells have non-combat applications - Gust comes to mind or some higher tier variation.

 

Did anyone have any luck placing the balloon on the roof of the castle/ keeps?

 

Unfortunately we had to disable all roof placement for balloons as they could be placed on super high things like Obsidian Town Tower and break sight lines in all scenes.