I'm gonna be honest; I think the Empryreum just needs WAY more snow. It looks weird -- and by "weird" I mean bad -- that all the houses just look like they have dead grass. It's all brown and rimed over, and while I can appreciate it going to a different sort of aesthetic than the other housing areas that all look like "resorts you would LOVE to visit IRL", I feel like it would just look a whole lot nicer if the ground had a nice layer of snow. Or even just making the grass more WHITE than brown, implying there's just a *touch* of snow on the ground, instead of the yard just being straight-up DEAD.

Now, additionally -- or perhaps alternatively -- I would also ask that we get MUCH nicer-looking "mounds of snow" Exterior housing-items.

See, the problem with the current ones is that when you stack them next to each other, you get THIS buncha garbage:

https://i.imgur.com/4G9oxhs.png

See how there are weird, jagged "black lines" all over? That's because the snow mounds are actually COLORED to get darker near the edges, so trying to sit them next to each other just looks bad.

Whether you revamp the existing snow items, or just add all-new ones, I think this would make a SIGNIFICANT difference in what players can do.

*** COMPLETELY unrelated, but the idea springs to mind that it might also be nice to add mounds of SAND as a new option, as well! For players who would like their house to look a little more like the beach, or even host a little volleyball area.

Anyways, this is obviously just my take. I like the Empyreum, but I think adding more snow would really make a huge improvement. Whether you want a cozy little cottage to enjoy the snow from inside, or you want an imposing keep in the heart of winter, I think it would just really play to the more unique identity of the Empyreum.