Form vs function in early-mid-late game

[DaveYanakov]

Form follows function for me even into the endgame. Even my infernal library being a dark, flooded tower filled with rotting books and a single lens spotlighting the enchanter was a concession to spawning mechanics since I didn't want to risk blocking any magic by filling the room with torches

[FlowerChild]

Form follows function for me even into the endgame. Even my infernal library being a dark, flooded tower filled with rotting books and a single lens spotlighting the enchanter was a concession to spawning mechanics since I didn't want to risk blocking any magic by filling the room with torches

Oh wow dude... that's not a mechanic, but now you have me thinking that maybe it should be :)

[chaoticneutral]

It... depends, really. It's more a matter of "will I rebuild this?" than actual stage of the game I'm in. For example I prioritize aesthetics for my first windmill and mobtrap a lot, since I see no reason for rebuilding them afterwards. On the other hand my first cauldron and saw don't even get their own buildings, since I'll eventually move them later anyway. (Specially the saw... that noise gets old really fast.)

Form follows function for me even into the endgame. Even my infernal library being a dark, flooded tower filled with rotting books and a single lens spotlighting the enchanter was a concession to spawning mechanics since I didn't want to risk blocking any magic by filling the room with torches

This looks awesome. I like how you're using water to prevent the spawn and still keep everything dark.

[dawnraider]

I do though quite like the ability to create less of a dark and ominous library, and more of a mystical and grand one like I made a while back: https://imgur.com/a/vjbxx. Granted that uses glowstone not torches.

Though that library does look pretty awesome.