hyrule changing

[zora9190]

ive always wondered y hyrule always changes besides the fact that its a new game with a new link on a new console.

I think its because when ganon gets defeated the gods change the landscape so ganon has a longer time to figure were things are. or that eventually the great sea goes away and the water changed everything.

[Hi no Seijin]

Or it could just be naturally occurring erosion at work.  Make of that what you will and debate it; I'm just pointing it out.

[ZeldaFreak]

I think hyrule must be on very active faults and the earthquakes change it and the faults would explain the various moutains and such 8)

[Keaton]

I think hyrule must be on very active faults and the earthquakes change it and the faults would explain the various moutains and such 8)

Or it could just be naturally occurring erosion at work.  Make of that what you will and debate it; I'm just pointing it out.

A combination of the two would give you exactly the results that you're thinking of.

[ZeldaFreak]

Yeah that sounds right... but the only thing is why are there no major changes when Link is around? maybe the goddesses can keep the faults still to protect him or something? I dont know its just a guess... ???

[Keaton]

It could be that, or it's also possible that the changes occur rather slowly.

[ZeldaFreak]

Thats true...  ;)

[zora9190]

but how come no one talks about the older hyrule (like how it was before)? but i like the fault idea

[DW]

It's not like an overnight change...and when's the last time you heard anyone talk about what your town used to look like hundreds of years ago?

[zora9190]

umm quite alot. cause my town has grown from like 100 people to +100,000 people. but of course its not gonna happen over night. but people would still pass down stories  of what hyrule was like before.

[Hi no Seijin]

Zelda isn't really known for letting you read excerpts of books from people's bookshelves.  And there might not be enough room in the memory for the game to go over Hyrule's history in depth throughout the course of the game; that would have to be filled in with extra material like books or articles on the web....Wait.  What books or articles on the web?

P.S.  I like the fault line idea, just not the very active fault line idea; that would suggest at least one major earthquake per year, and a civilization as advanced as Hyrule most likely wouldn't form in such an area.

For anyone who wishes to say, "stfu n00b hyrule do not hav e fualt lines," Death Mountain is a volcano, and volcanoes tend to form near the edges of tectonic plates, which, unless I'm mistaken, is where fault lines form.  So it is plausible that Hyrule is located near a fault line, if not right on one.

[ZeldaFreak]

Death Mountain is a volcano, and volcanoes tend to form near the edges of tectonic plates, which, unless I'm mistaken, is where fault lines form.  So it is plausible that Hyrule is located near a fault line, if not right on one.

Yeah thats where I got the fault idea from, well that and the snow mountains that the name of which escapes me. And also the Kakariko gorge was something. if you think about it there is evidence of tectonic plates everywhere in hyrule. And your right a faut is the place where plates meet eachother. :)

[MagmarFire]

For anyone who wishes to say, "stfu n00b hyrule do not hav e fualt lines," Death Mountain is a volcano, and volcanoes tend to form near the edges of tectonic plates, which, unless I'm mistaken, is where fault lines form.  So it is plausible that Hyrule is located near a fault line, if not right on one.

Very much plausible. However, it could alternatively be over a hotspot. But I'm not sure if that would account for the earthquakes... Eh, it could, but I'm less sure than your idea. Just throwing it out there.

[Hi no Seijin]

Well, that bit of info about volcanoes came from Wikipedia; I didn't take an Earth Science class in high school.