Jahreszeiten
Ashes of Creation Jahreszeiten – First Look (Pre-alpha).[1]
We want to really make the environment immersive and actually affect gameplay.[2] – Steven Sharif
Jahreszeiten affect different zones (environments/biomes) based on their location in the world.[2]
- Some biome will have seasons that are less (or more) temperate. For example: Northern, Southern and Tropical regions.[4] Other biomes will have fixed climates.[5]
- Biomes that are affected by seasonal cycles may experience drastic visual differences between seasons.[6]
- Events may radically change the current season a zone is in, or elongate it.[7][8] This includes weather changes.[2]
- There will also be magical seasons where you might be in a tropical zone and suddenly it's snowing.[4]
- Gegenstände, crop cycles, buildings, and crafting mechanics might gain certain buffs or debuffs in certain seasons.[7][9][2]
- Winter might have a spawner that activates on a road that spawns at large fallen tree and players who see that will have an opportunity to go up and exert some type of one-time action that helps in removing that tree and it might require you know X number of people to do that before the tree gets removed; and that you know as an example is not beneficial for the transit of goods because as you know caravans require- well they don't require but they move better on roads and if that tree were present let's say blocking you know a road that led to a bridge per-se that they would have to off-road.[2] – Steven Sharif
- Different seasons may affect access to various roads.[7][8][2]
- Pathways that are open during summer may be closed during winter.[2]
- Seasonal affects may cause obstacles or blockages to the transit of goods via caravan.[7][8][10]
- Water turning to ice in winter, enabling players to walk over the water but blocking access to what is underneath.[2]
- Ice will make roads bumpy and slippery.[11]
- Ice will make roads bumpy and slippery.[11]
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