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| '''Land Creation System''' is an important game mechanic in ''[[Legend of Mana]]''. It is mainly used to create a unique landscape for the player to experience in every new game. | | '''Land Creation System''' is an important game mechanic in ''[[Legend of Mana]]''. It is mainly used to create a unique landscape for the player to experience in every new game. |
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| {{See Also|Artifacts|Lands}}
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| | ''Legend of Mana'' starts out with an empty World Map and introduces the player to its Land creation mechanic by first placing a [[Mailbox]] [[Artifact]] on a specific spot, turning it into the hero's [[Home]]. With 26 Artifacts to place on a 6x6 World Map grid, the game offers a vast amount of possible combinations in regards to land disposition. |
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| ==Overview==
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| ''Legend of Mana'' starts out with an empty World Map and introduces the player to its Land creation mechanic by first placing a [[Mailbox]] [[Artifact]] on a specific spot, turning it into the hero's [[Home]], effectively creating their first [[Land]]. With 26 Artifacts to place on a 6x6 World Map grid, the game offers a vast amount of possible combinations in regards to land disposition.
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| ==Limitations==
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| By placing artifacts on the World Map, players can influence several metrics depending on which placement they choose from and for which land. Because of this, creating a Land on a certain spot can make certain parameters unaccessible and/or unlock others. Here is what can Land creation affect in the game, making some missable:
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| * Certain optional [[Quests (Legend of Mana)|quests]], such as [[The Wimpy Thugling]], [[Seeing Double]], and [[Pee-Wee Birdie]].
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| * Certain Demi-human [[Pets (Legend of Mana)|pets]], such as [[Chobin Hood (Legend of Mana)|Chobin Hood]] or the [[Mad Mallard (Legend of Mana)|Mad Mallard]].
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| * Certain shop levels.
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| * The Mana levels for the [[Orchard]] for fastest growing produce.
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| * Odds of catching certain pet eggs.
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| ==Land Level==
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| Each Land has an assigned level representing its difficulty. For dungeons, this is linked with its enemy levels. For towns, however, it influences what items shops will sell.
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| Land Level is assigned when artifacts are placed on the World Map and never changes. It is not affected by other Lands placed around it, as Mana Levels is a completely unrelated system. I follows instead this equation:
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| Land Level = horizontal distance from [[Home]] + Vertical distance from [[Home]] + number of artifacts placed on the map (including this one)
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| For example, let's look at this configuration:
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| # '''[[Home]]'''. It has a Land Level of 1, because it's 0 squares away from Home, and is the 1st artifact placed.
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| # '''[[Domina]]'''. It always has a Land Level of 3, because it's always 1 square away from Home (in this case, it's 1 horizontal spaces + 0 vertical space) and is the 2nd artifact placed.
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| # '''[[Mekiv Caverns]]'''. This land has a level of 5 (0 vertical + 2 horizontal + 3rd artifact placed).
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| # '''[[Luon Highway]]'''. This land has a level of 5 (1 vertical + 0 horizontal + 4th artifact placed).
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| # '''[[Jungle (land)|Jungle]]'''. This land has a level of 9 (3 vertical + 1 horizontal + 5th artifact placed).
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| # '''[[Gato Grottoes]]'''. This land has a level of 10 (4 vertical + 0 horizontal + 6th artifact placed).
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| # '''[[Ulkan Mines]]'''. This land has a level of 8 (0 vertical + 1 horizontal + 7th artifact placed).
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| Note that some lands placed later in the game can have a lower enemy level than earlier ones if the former are placed closer to Home. In this example, the Ulkan Mines has a lower level than both the Jungle or Gato Grottoes because it is placed right next to Home.
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| ==Shop Levels==
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| As noted previously, Land placement influences its shop level, which can prove invaluable for the player to buy higher ranked materials and equipment.
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| There are 6 lands in the game which include shops affected by land level:
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| {|width=75% class="wikitable"
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| |-style="text-align:center;"
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| ! Land !! Artifact !! Weapon !! Armor !! Instrument !! Material
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| | '''Domina''' || '''[[Colorblocks]]''' || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]]
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| |-style="text-align:center;"
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| | '''Gato Grottoes''' || '''[[Flame (artifact)|Flame]]''' || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || || || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]]
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| |-style="text-align:center;"
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| | '''Ulkan Mines''' || '''[[Bottled Spirit]]''' || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || ||
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| |-style="text-align:center;"
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| | '''[[Lumina (land)|Lumina]]''' || '''[[Firefly Lamp]]''' || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]]
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| |-style="text-align:center;"
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| | '''[[Polpota Harbor]]''' || '''[[Rusty Anchor]]''' || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]]
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| |-style="text-align:center;"
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| | '''[[Geo]]''' || '''[[Tome of Magic]]''' || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]]
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| |-style="text-align:center;"
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| |}
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| ==References==
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| * [https://www.reddit.com/r/LegendOfMana/comments/oagf8e/land_level_and_placement_guide/ Reddit]
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeJU5s1iwhQ&t=19s YouTube]
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| {{Stub}} | | {{Stub}} |
| {{LoM misc}} | | {{LoM misc}} |
| [[Category:Game mechanics]] | | [[Cateogry:Game mechanics]] |
