Let the campus breathe steam #270

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opened 2026-10-26 09:10:09 +00:00 by sermuns · 0 comments

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2026-10-26 09:10:09 +00:00

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How it fits. A vent is a baked or authored point with a plume of billboard particles, rising and fading with the wind. The district heating plant and a few roof stacks are enough; the plume is cosmetic and local. In cold weather it is dense, in summer it is a faint shimmer.

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A few steam vents at roofs, grates and the heating plant.
Plumes that lean with the wind and fade with distance.
A denser plume on cold mornings.
A soft hiss when the player is close.
No effect on movement or visibility beyond the visual.

Related. #193 (ambient beds), #82 (ambient occlusion), #39 (night lighting), #187 (seasons).

On a cold morning, the campus has its own weather: steam from a vent, a plume from a roof, a warm patch over a grate. Those small plumes are a cheap, very local signal that the place is heated and alive, and they make winter walks feel colder by contrast. **How it fits.** A vent is a baked or authored point with a plume of billboard particles, rising and fading with the wind. The district heating plant and a few roof stacks are enough; the plume is cosmetic and local. In cold weather it is dense, in summer it is a faint shimmer. **Scope.** - A few steam vents at roofs, grates and the heating plant. - Plumes that lean with the wind and fade with distance. - A denser plume on cold mornings. - A soft hiss when the player is close. - No effect on movement or visibility beyond the visual. **Related.** #193 (ambient beds), #82 (ambient occlusion), #39 (night lighting), #187 (seasons).

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