Fog is a climate that appears in Tsurumi Island. Sea Fog was a nearly identical climate that appeared in the Golden Apple Archipelago in Version 1.6.
Overview[]
While within an fog-affected area, an invisible fog gauge will fill at varying rates depending on the thickness of the fog. When the gauge is at least 35% full, the player's peripheral vision is reduced. Once the gauge is full, the player is teleported away.
Teleport Waypoints inside foggy areas cannot be accessed on the map unless the fog has been cleared. This includes Teleport Waypoints that are not in areas that fill up the fog gauge but still have heavy visual fog, such as the Teleport Waypoint closest to Tsurumi Island's Statue of The Seven. However, Portable Waypoints placed in foggy areas can always be accessed.
Locations[]
Fog affects all of Tsurumi Island except the southernmost peninsula and the easternmost two isles before completing the World Quest Series Through the Mists. The fog also visibly covers Tsurumi Island on the map. Throughout the series, the fog is cleared and returns multiple times. At the end of the series, the fog is permanently removed.
Sea Fog affected all of the Golden Apple Archipelago before completing the Event Story Quest Mysterious Islands: Journey to the Unknown in Midsummer Island Adventure: Part I. Activating Teleport Waypoints during the quest dispelled most of the fog. It remained in the area north of Twinning Isle while heading to the Nameless Islet, which was most easily done using the instructions found during the Event World Quest A Trip Through Fog and Wind in Version 1.6. To navigate the Sea Fog there, instead of finding Glimmering Beacons, a wind trail must be followed at the appropriate time of day, and the player was teleported away when the fog gauge reached 50% instead of 100%.
Accumulation Rate[]
| Conditions | Rate | Fully fills gauge in... |
|---|---|---|
| Autake Plains, prior to completing The Sun-Wheel and Mt. Kanna | 5% per second | 20 seconds |
| Most of Tsurumi Island, prior to A Particularly Particular Author | 30% per second | 3.33 seconds |
| Golden Apple Archipelago (Version 1.6) | 10% per second | 10 seconds |
Depletion[]
Activated Stormstones on Tsurumi Island and Glimmering Beacons on the Golden Apple Archipelago will halt the fog gauge accumulation of nearby players and reduce their accumulated fog at a rate of 25% per 0.2 seconds (0.8 seconds to completely deplete a full gauge). Stormstones' effects have a horizontal range of 12m and a vertical range of 10m, and Glimmering Beacons have a horizontal range of 6.5m and a vertical range of 5m.
In the area north of Twinning Isle during Version 1.6, remaining on the correct path to the Nameless Islet also reduced the accumulated fog. This was most easily done by following a wind trail that became visible at a certain time of day.
Leaving the Area[]
When players leave areas affected by a foggy climate, the fog gauge reduces at a rate of 5% per second (20 seconds to completely deplete a full gauge.[verification needed]
Lore[]
Tsurumi Island[]
While the Thunderbird was alive, an object, possibly a Divine Nail, fell onto Tsurumi Island, bringing clear skies for a short period of time followed by a thick fog. The Thunderbird had the power to dispel the fog but never bothered to do so.[1]
Later, Ruu, a human who the Thunderbird took an interest in, was sacrificed to her. The Thunderbird was enraged and destroyed Tsurumi Island, dooming it to "fall under an eternal catastrophe" until she could hear Ruu's song again.[1] The "catastrophe," an eternal loop of the final sacrificial ceremony held on the island followed by a terrible storm, is suggested to be a Ley Line Disorder and the mixture of the Thunderbird's power with the existing fog on the island.[2]
At the end of the World Quest The Sun-Wheel and Mt. Kanna in Series Through the Mists, the persistent illusion of Ruu sings at Amakumo Peak, where the Thunderbird was killed. Afterward, the fog over Tsurumi Island is permanently dispelled, although the area surrounding Tsurumi Island is still visually foggy for players.
Golden Apple Archipelago[]
The Golden Apple Archipelago used to be enshrouded in constant storms and thick fog, trapping those stranded there and discouraging or even preventing most sailors from approaching it.[3] However, after the events of the Event Story Quest Mysterious Islands: Journey to the Unknown in Midsummer Island Adventure: Part I, it seems that the storms and fog have abated or disappeared.[4][5]
Descriptions[]
- Fog rolls over the surface of the sea in the Golden Apple Archipelago, and it is incredibly easy to lose one's way when sailing amidst such weather.
- Use the Glimmering Beacons on the sea surface to find the various islands in the fog and unlock their Teleport Waypoints.
- Your minimap will start to pulse when you approach a Beacon, and the pulses get stronger the closer you are to a Beacon.
- These Beacons will switch from a twinkling to a shining mode once you sail your Waverider to them and interact with them.
- It is said that those who are not accepted by the mysterious fog will get lost within before finally being expelled.
- The Stormstones that can be lit by Electro might help you forge a path through the thick fog, as they provide respite from the fog's continuous encroachment.
Trivia[]
- Fog-like conditions could also be found on the Golden Apple Archipelago on the Central Platform when a Maguu Kenki is in the arena as well as in the island cluster north of Broken Isle before the World Quest Who Wields the Wild Wind? is completed. Long-range visibility is diminished, and the background music changes to the same music heard when encountering Sea Fog. However, neither of these locations are affected by the Sea Fog climate.
Gallery[]
Change History[]
- 2022-04-02:
- The interaction between Tsurumi Island's fog, Teleport Waypoints, and Statue of The Seven was updated so that Teleport Waypoints within foggy areas no longer show up on the map if the Statue of The Seven has not yet been touched. Previously, Teleport Waypoints inside foggy areas showed up on the map if the Statue of The Seven had not yet been touched, allowing players to bypass that aspect of Tsurumi Island's fog.
- Fog was added to Tsurumi Island.
- Fog was released in Golden Apple Archipelago as Sea Fog.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Quest, Through the Mists: The Sun-Wheel and Mt. Kanna
- ↑ World Quest, Through the Mists: The Sea of Fog and the Rite of the Trees
- ↑ Event Midsummer Island Adventure Quest: Part I: Mysterious Islands: Journey to the Unknown
- ↑ Event Midsummer Island Adventure Quest: Part III: Dodo-King of the Sea: Lying in Wait
- ↑ Event Summertime Odyssey Quest: I - The Golden Apple Vacation Returns!, Part 1: The Golden Apple Vacation Returns!
