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  Things that you can do when you're moving through terrain: Find a path across some rocks Cross some water Scramble up some elevation, finding ledges to rest on Mazey ruins (having to go in and out of them to end up at a spot) Build things that go across gaps: quick/logs, slow/bridge Build things that go up/down cliffs: quick/ladders, slow/stairs Descend into a pit/gorge (requires some prep) Reach/create safe spots in dangerous areas (ledge? ruins? make a door/block off a cave?) And probably basic stuff like gather resources, forage for snacks, fight nasties. How much time you spend indoors vs underground vs outside is a big question.

Seasonality

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Seasons can deliver a lot of visual variety. I mean sure, you're quadrupling some of the scenery art. But honestly, it's easier than quadrupling the number of biomes. Plus it feels... bleh, the word "cozy" is so played out at this point, but something like that.