What's The Point of a Day-Night Cycle in Games?
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Games have to change as you're playing them to keep players interested, but that change could mean almost anything. Day-night cycles help create a platform on which lots of different kinds of changes can exist, and the idea is flexible enough to help game designers get just the kind of change they need to support the kind of game they want to make. Let's talk about great day-night cycles and how they support an ever-changing game.
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