Tweek wrote:
As for that view of the cavern you are talking about, (I'm sure I mentioned this in an earlier post) but that view is from DIRT, when the players arrived into the Cavern via the south entrance that was the view they saw. Now in terms of Cavern layout that view is incorrect (you'd be seeing the back/south side of Ae'gura and Katha Island if you really came in to the Cavern that way) but I can appreciate why Cyan used that view, it's a grand majestic "welcome to D'ni" view which is a nice payoff for making your way down the tunnels.
Given the cavern layout here is where you'd have to roughly be in order to get that view (note I used Eleri's map which has the placement of K'veer in the wrong place), unfortunately KI coordinates are not really too reliable for location placement, they are often hit or miss.
I'll agree to disagree with you on that one. I believe that Ki coordinates are meant to be exactly as advertised, and have not yet seen a real reason to disbelieve it.
The point I'm trying to make about the view in the preprodution art is this: In the view you see, you're looking at the Great Arch with the central stalagmite behind it. Trace a line from the peak of that stalagmite through the arch, and the extended line passes to the east of the city. Even on the D'ni Cavern map you posted, that line at best traces to the eastern edge of the city. Your illustration shows it too; from the POV you marked, you'd be seeing the arch almost side on, and the stalagmite isn't in the shot at all.
Still, it's a minor quibble just for the sake of discussion. That backdrop is always placed in models where it's not intended to be seen clearly or at all. The only place where it is clearly visible is a brief panorama in the opening animation, and that's fogged over.
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