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Lore - RoA Calendar

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All of these are fully working in-game now. The only piece of the calendar that is not unique to Asuron is the year, which is still "3E433" until I can figure out how to change it.

Each name on this list corresponds to one of the Old Gods that were worshipped across Hyperia in the time before the Empire. The Old Gods were eventually replaced by Pyrrhos -- the benevolent Phoenix which is also the logo of Realms of Asuron. I recently amended the spelling of some of them because they were initially fairly difficult to pronounce. That said, spelling is still subject to change. Already, I am considering rewriting Meir as Meira.

Another fun fact: This calendar was originally only going to be used by the Tyrendarians during the Third Age, but I recently amended that as well. This calendar system is no longer dead, but even the Kal'Mnorians use it now, which isn't entirely against the lore, since, after all, their political relationship with the Hyperian factions (especially the Tyrendarians) is good and well-renowned. Having the Kal'Mnorians adopt the Hyperian calendar also further justifies the hatred they have acquired over the years from the rival barbarian tribes, all of which strongly disapprove of their alliance with the Hyperians.

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  1. claustromaniac
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    I like how much you care about the details. They are exactly what is needed to breathe life into the game. I venture to say that at least the 90% of the immersion comes directly from them.

    I don't know how to change the "3E" part of the in-game year but as far as I know the starting date is split in 4 global variables: GameYear, GameMonth, GameDay and GameHour.

    Just in case you don't know
    1. ZekAonar
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      Thanks! Again, we seem to share a common game design philosophy

      And, yes, I actually did some looking around in the CS earlier and found these, but I have yet to experiment with them. Anyway, I know it must be possible to change it since Bethesda managed it with the end-game quest.