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During the latest Dev Update there was a really good conversation on the difficult task of creating a seamless transition between the influence of the cultures and the biomes in which they exist. Because node architecture is influenced by the culture of a race, cultural influence existing across 18 biomes is difficult. This is exemplified by the Py’Rai, whose architecture is infused with the surrounding trees and vegetation, it is difficult to encapsulate that same feeling in nodes that are not forest oriented. Similarly, the biome that the Ren’Kai are most accustomed to are swamp or marsh oriented, leading to buildings on stilts to stay above the water table.
I wanted to get the communities opinions on a related topic.
If a node is level 5 (city) and the cultural influence is that of the Py’Rai. Would you like it to look the same in both scenarios?:
Scenario1.
The node was Py’Rai influenced from Level 0 (wilderness) to Level 5 (city)
vs
Scenario 2.
The node changed influenced as it levels.
Example: Ren’Kai Level 1 Empyrean Level 2 Py’Rai Level 3 Ren’Kai Level 4 Py’Rai Level 5
If we look at scenario 1 it would make sense that a giant “central tree” could grow in the middle of a desert because the Py’Rai have been tending to the land from Level 0 to Level 5.
Whereas scenario 2 would make it much more difficult to explain how cultural influence changes during a node level increase. But in option 2 the “central tree” of the Level 5 Py’Rai node could only have 2 node levels worth of growth and thus be much smaller and easier to explain as a smaller tree growing in a city (assuming it doesn’t get destroyed by the Level 4 Ren’Kai influence)
TLDR: Should the cultural influence of node level X be influenced by the cultural influence of the node level X-1.
During the latest Dev Update there was a really good conversation on the difficult task of creating a seamless transition between the influence of the cultures and the biomes in which they exist. Because node architecture is influenced by the culture of a race, cultural influence existing across 18 biomes is difficult. This is exemplified by the Py’Rai, whose architecture is infused with the surrounding trees and vegetation, it is difficult to encapsulate that same feeling in nodes that are not forest oriented. Similarly, the biome that the Ren’Kai are most accustomed to are swamp or marsh oriented, leading to buildings on stilts to stay above the water table.
I wanted to get the communities opinions on a related topic.
If a node is level 5 (city) and the cultural influence is that of the Py’Rai. Would you like it to look the same in both scenarios?:
Scenario1.
The node was Py’Rai influenced from Level 0 (wilderness) to Level 5 (city)
vs
Scenario 2.
The node changed influenced as it levels.
Example: Ren’Kai Level 1 Empyrean Level 2 Py’Rai Level 3 Ren’Kai Level 4 Py’Rai Level 5
If we look at scenario 1 it would make sense that a giant “central tree” could grow in the middle of a desert because the Py’Rai have been tending to the land from Level 0 to Level 5.
Whereas scenario 2 would make it much more difficult to explain how cultural influence changes during a node level increase. But in option 2 the “central tree” of the Level 5 Py’Rai node could only have 2 node levels worth of growth and thus be much smaller and easier to explain as a smaller tree growing in a city (assuming it doesn’t get destroyed by the Level 4 Ren’Kai influence)
TLDR: Should the cultural influence of node level X be influenced by the cultural influence of the node level X-1.