Yup :)!

Simple really, if the mountains are extremely high they're probably above the snow border (I.E. There is permanent snow there) while most of the actual rain which would make the desert a friendlier climate is blocked by the mountains from the north side, while it's already hot enough in the Dustari terrain to make all the rain from the ocean fall before it reaches the desert.

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*****.

look at new zealand

Heh, believe it or not, the desert idea was first entertained by TrueHeaT and I way back when G2k1 first started. We both love desert tiles and we were seriously considering making the desert in that exact location you are talking about. (Between Antora and Dustari.)

So, before anyone jumps and says they came up with idea, better think again. ;)

There was a post by true heat about a desert along time ago, and Dustari was suposd to be rebuild on a desert before.

The cactus is naïve.

dustari = not desert like, the way the levels are is more like ense tropical rainforest

That was my old signature quote. :)

Hmm... I always thought Dustari was more of a warmer climate but not exactly tropical. I guess you could say those are deciduous trees but winter doesnt come around much there

graal has had too many apocolypse type situations.

haha, yeah :p

Indeed.

anyone know when the village will be done or more importantly put up
and Bogeneria is kinda a desert town
but someone should make ne desert tiles
like cactuses and lil skull heads, and palms trees and we can script lil tumble weeds for it :)

Didn't you pay attention in geometry class?

As vapour clouds pass over the mountains, they lose much of density over the mountain, therefore leaving little or no rain on the places below. MANY deserts are located near mountains.