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    I've mentioned it before (probably elsewhere, since I've been staying off the forums), that we're missing the northernmost and southernmost parts of Tural. The southernmost part is just way more obvious.

    A funny thing is that the zones we do have access to are kind of... not where their real life inspirations are. This isn't a criticism so much as just pointing it out. Tuliyollal reminds me of Panamá (with a bridge rather than a canal), Urqopacha is indeed in the same relative place as Perú, but then Kozama'uka is too... far north when it reminds me more of Brazil, and then Yak'Tel is way too far South considering its inspiration on the Yucatán Peninsula. It should be north of Tuliyollal!

    Of course, this is a game, it took inspiration from these locales rather than attempted to faithfully recreate them. And more to the point of this thread, we're missing everything south of Bolivia, which I'm very intrigued because the Argentinian vistas are amazing.
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    Ein Dose
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    Quote Originally Posted by WhiteArchmage View Post
    A funny thing is that the zones we do have access to are kind of... not where their real life inspirations are. This isn't a criticism so much as just pointing it out. Tuliyollal reminds me of Panamá (with a bridge rather than a canal), Urqopacha is indeed in the same relative place as Perú, but then Kozama'uka is too... far north when it reminds me more of Brazil, and then Yak'Tel is way too far South considering its inspiration on the Yucatán Peninsula. It should be north of Tuliyollal!
    And on the other side, while Shaaloani is about right as Texas-esque, Heritage Found is just completely impossible to file geographically alongside both Shaaloani and any real-world comparisons you can make.

    I feel like Vegas was the go-to comparison for a long time before release and then just stuck around afterwards, but... well, Vegas doesn't have a great big body of water near it. Seattle was my first guess and that does still sound right, but Seattle is WELL out of range for 'visible from not-Texas'.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cleretic View Post
    And on the other side, while Shaaloani is about right as Texas-esque, Heritage Found is just completely impossible to file geographically alongside both Shaaloani and any real-world comparisons you can make.

    I feel like Vegas was the go-to comparison for a long time before release and then just stuck around afterwards, but... well, Vegas doesn't have a great big body of water near it. Seattle was my first guess and that does still sound right, but Seattle is WELL out of range for 'visible from not-Texas'.
    The Vegas strip has canals with gondolas, a coliseum, fountains and gardens (indoor), and until recently a volcano. Rural Nevada and Texas are pretty comparable in terms of "similar to Shaaloani." I'd agree Lake Mead is a bit small (thanks California), but it's not a pond.
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