Planet Calypso Geography

[Violet]

Now that FPC has been created and Marco has already stated that some things from history will be "corrected" in line with the story line i wonder if FPC has considered the geography?

Ive personally never understood the geography of Eudoria, or Amethera. Not a lot of it makes sense, like a cold area to the west surrounded with area's that look like they are rain forest/swamps. Everything seems to be in the wrong place and looks like MA have just chucked things in without giving it much thought.

Am i the only one thinking this, or do others want to see a planet that makes a lot more sense geographically?

 

[Rayne Jade]

Does not really matter to me to be honest. As long as I can get to each area I am pretty happy.

I would not want to see our avatar running slower in the sands south of Pandora, nor in the snow around Senga (if that is in fact snow).

 

[Violet]

oh i didnt mean more realistic like you move slower through sand and things like that. I mean more realistic from the point of view that Calypso is an Earth like planet and therefore should have Earth like geography. Polar regions, temperate, sub tropic, equatorial etc. Not the mish-mash non sensical layout we currently have.

 

[Tracer-Bullet]

Having studied Geology for 2 years and done some geography it does kinda annoy me so yeah, it would be cool if some more thought was put into it next time.

~Tracer

 

[Skaffen]

Bored Board

...looks like MA have just chucked things in without giving it much thought.

Got to remember that when Calypso was undergoing its initial colonisation it wasn't a game. If it was a game then terrain (Gameboard) and Mobs (Content) would have some planned correlation to supplement the story arc.

None of this is apparent, which is why a 'complete redesign' is the only way to beat the coming competition. By 'complete redesign' I mean starting from scratch...sure you can patch it in but with all the other changes req'd, that is a lot of patching.

Best to start over, see here - https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/...2-entropia-universe-gamers-share-prosper.html

 

[Fin]

...and it would make the game far more interesting to play if there was some complex but plausible relationship between geography, geology and ore and enmatter finds.

 

[Jindujun]

...and it would make the game far more interesting to play if there was some complex but plausible relationship between geography, geology and ore and enmatter finds.

I second this. Especially if i could use my RL geology knowledge

 

[mastermesh]

next vu...

next vu, everyone starts looking for the golden sky texture on top of the silver citadel on the new planet. lol.

 

[AJack10600]

This is an interesting point and it's certainly valid ... whay is the icy area surrounded by rainforest ... hm...

 

[Etopia]

oh i didnt mean more realistic like you move slower through sand and things like that. I mean more realistic from the point of view that Calypso is an Earth like planet and therefore should have Earth like geography. Polar regions, temperate, sub tropic, equatorial etc. Not the mish-mash non sensical layout we currently have.

Who say earth like planet must have earth like geographie ?

Sound to me like an other "human ego center world" premade idea.
I am not specialist but to me , a dumb idiot , i dont see why , the geographie and the climate can not at all be like on calypso ...
For exemple "el nino" fenomen , did around 600 after jc , create a big climate change ( an destroy a civilisation).During that event , the montaign became total full of snow while just the botom became a hot desert...

for exemple a forest area can exist in a middle of ice area , just need som warm water that come up there , and som life adaptation...

who know how things might work...Evrytime human assume things must be like this or like that because its same on earth , they are total false.
Main exemple was to asume our planet and our solar system was comon and normal in universe... from last studay , it seems we are an exemption and a very strange a lucky one.on all the solar system we managed to study (som hundreds) only 1 so far may have a planet with earth and not made only with gaz..

PS : for those who say calypso geographi is not realistic , i would like to know how many planet they did studie geographie to say the one on calypso is not realistic.

 

[GeorgeSkywalker]

i think they have made the geography the way it is to make it visually appealing as you go to the different areas...

i remember when i started i just loved to run around and do tp runs just to see how the landscape changes.

So for those reasons i think they did an excellent jo. I'd rather have different interesting areas to look at than something "realistic"

 

[Tracer-Bullet]

So for those reasons i think they did an excellent jo. I'd rather have different interesting areas to look at than something "realistic"

Who's to say it wouldn't look interesting if it was realistic? If anything it would look better as nature often does a better job at creating visually compelling environments than what we cando.

~Tracer

 

[GeorgeSkywalker]

Who's to say it wouldn't look interesting if it was realistic? If anything it would look better as nature often does a better job at creating visually compelling environments than what we cando.

~Tracer

thats true but would u like it if it was the same everywhere in calypso and ametherea. I think not. Diversity of landscapes is what they have aimed for and done pretty good at in my opinionn. I like diversity..i liek exploring different areas...nno matter how good it is if it was the same everywhere i'd get bored with that pretty quick.