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Of the four procedurally generated historic sites in each playthrough, two of those sites will always be associated with the period 4 sultan of the current world, and two of those sites will always be associated with the period 5 sultan of the current world.<ref name="AddSultanHistoryLocations" /> Each site will be inhabited by the members of the associated sultan's cult. This means that it is very likely for the player to encounter similar creatures in each pair of two related historic sites.
Of the four procedurally generated historic sites in each playthrough, two of those sites will always be associated with the period 4 sultan of the current world, and two of those sites will always be associated with the period 5 sultan of the current world.<ref name="AddSultanHistoryLocations" /> Each site will be inhabited by the members of the associated sultan's cult. This means that it is very likely for the player to encounter similar creatures in each pair of two related historic sites.
== Location Names ==
Whenever an underground floor of a historic site has a name other than "liminal floor", that name represents a location that is part of the generated history. The location will be one that existed during the period of the sultan associated with this historic site, though it may or may not be a location that is explicitly mentioned in the significant events of the sultan's life.<ref name="AddSultanHistoryLocations" /> Historic sites are often conceptualized as "regions" within sultan lore, and those regions can contain one or more specific locations. For example, consider the following bit of sultan lore:
{{qud quote|In 1764 BR, Ylepater won a decisive victory against the combined forces of Seminary District Salep at the bloody Battle of the Hamlet of Birsivuh, though he lost his prized {{qud shader|Y|Shiningacus Succulentswoe}} during the course of the conflict. As a result of the battle, the Hamlet of Birsivuh was so bristling with carnivorous geodes that it was renamed Lustrousruin.}}
This lore appears in a world with a historic site named "Salep Seminary", which had a floor 1 strata underground called "Lustrousruin, Salep Simary". On this floor, a relic chest was found which contained the {{qud shader|Y|Shiningacus Succulentswoe}} mentioned in the significant event above. This was not the only relic in the historic site - it continued downward and included one other named location floor, as well as a final floor that included another relic (the {{qud text|&YT&Gh&Ye &GW&Yeigh&Gt&Yed Chai&Gn&Y o&Gf &YSal&Ge&Yp &GS&Yemin&Ga&Yry}}) and a legendary sultan cult leader.
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While each floor of a historic site has a chance to be named based on particular locations mentioned in a sultan's history, the exact number of named and unnamed floors will vary depending on the particular sultan's history and the number of locations associated with the historic site region.<ref name="AddSultanHistoryLocations" />


== World Map Sprites ==
== World Map Sprites ==

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Historic sites are locations of special relevance to a particular sultan's history. For example, a sultan may have lost an important relic at a historic site.

Typically, the locations of historic sites are discovered by looking at statues that depict sultan lore. They may also be obtained as traded secrets or through similar means. There is always guaranteed to be one statue in the zone just north of Joppa that reveals the location of one historic site, even if the player does not choose Joppa as a starting village. Other historic sites must be discovered during normal play.

World Map Location

There will always be four randomly generated and randomly located historic sites in each world. Those locations will be placed into specific world tiers, as shown in the numeric world tier overlay.[1]

  • One historic site for the sultan of period 5 will be located in a tier 0 or tier 1 map location, within 3-8 parasangs of Joppa. The location of this site can be revealed by interacting with the sultan shrine one zone north of Joppa or the ruins of Joppa.
  • A second historic site for the sultan of period 5 will be located in a tier 2 map location.
  • A third historic site for the sultan of period 4 will be located in a tier 3 map location.
  • A final historic site for the sultan of period 4 will be located in a tier 4 map location.

Sultan and Sultan Cult

Main article: Sultan
Main article: Sultan cult

Of the four procedurally generated historic sites in each playthrough, two of those sites will always be associated with the period 4 sultan of the current world, and two of those sites will always be associated with the period 5 sultan of the current world.[2] Each site will be inhabited by the members of the associated sultan's cult. This means that it is very likely for the player to encounter similar creatures in each pair of two related historic sites.

Location Names

Whenever an underground floor of a historic site has a name other than "liminal floor", that name represents a location that is part of the generated history. The location will be one that existed during the period of the sultan associated with this historic site, though it may or may not be a location that is explicitly mentioned in the significant events of the sultan's life.[2] Historic sites are often conceptualized as "regions" within sultan lore, and those regions can contain one or more specific locations. For example, consider the following bit of sultan lore:

In 1764 BR, Ylepater won a decisive victory against the combined forces of Seminary District Salep at the bloody Battle of the Hamlet of Birsivuh, though he lost his prized Shiningacus Succulentswoe during the course of the conflict. As a result of the battle, the Hamlet of Birsivuh was so bristling with carnivorous geodes that it was renamed Lustrousruin.

This lore appears in a world with a historic site named "Salep Seminary", which had a floor 1 strata underground called "Lustrousruin, Salep Simary". On this floor, a relic chest was found which contained the Shiningacus Succulentswoe mentioned in the significant event above. This was not the only relic in the historic site - it continued downward and included one other named location floor, as well as a final floor that included another relic (the The Weighted Chain of Salep Seminary) and a legendary sultan cult leader.

Historic site sublocation example.png

Historic site sublocation relic example.png

Historic site final relic example.png

While each floor of a historic site has a chance to be named based on particular locations mentioned in a sultan's history, the exact number of named and unnamed floors will vary depending on the particular sultan's history and the number of locations associated with the historic site region.[2]

World Map Sprites

The following gallery exhibits each of the possible world map sprites that can be used by Historic site. Each sprite can have up to 196 random two-color combinations in game, using all of the Qud palette colors other than orange (O/o) and grey/black (K/k).[3] The image galleries below show only a small random sampling of possible colors for each sprite.

Barracks
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Garrison

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College
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Lyceum • Seminary • Temple • Shrine • Tabernacle

Function

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Terrain ID

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Consulate
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Embassy

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Granary
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Forum
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Garden
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Arboretum • Orchard

Function

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Terrain ID

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House
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Dwelling

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Terrain ID

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Lake
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Spring • Pond • Waste • Trash • Scum

Function

pools, waste

Terrain ID

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Manor
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Manse • Hall • Palace • Castle

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wealth

Variant

rich

Terrain ID

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Market
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Theater • Hippodrome • Odeum • Coliseum • Gymnasium

Function

market, theaters

Terrain ID

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Museum
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Library

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museums

Terrain ID

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Neighborhood
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Homestead • Roost

Principle

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Terrain ID

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Pipe
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Waterworks • Channel

Function

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Terrain ID

HistoricArms

Prison
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Terrain ID

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Slums
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Ghetto • Barrio

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Terrain ID

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Ghetto • Barrio

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Tavern
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Saloon • Club

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Terrain ID

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References

As of Patch This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.201.49.
This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.201.49.
  1. ↑ XRL.World.WorldBuilders.JoppaWorldBuilder, method AddSultanHistoryLocations
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named AddSultanHistoryLocations
  3. ↑ XRL.World.Parts.SultanRegion, method FireEvent
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