The Xsyon world is set in a realistic and dynamic environment. The environment is meant to be not only visual and immersive, but affects and is affected by the Xsyon pioneers.

IDV Inc. Speed Tree 5.1
IDV Inc. Speed Grass 4.0
HDR (High Dynamic Range) lighting for increase contrast and detail rendering.
Detailed soft shadows.
Depth of field blur effect.
Bloom sun lighting effect.
Rivers and lakes use reflection, refraction, wave and ripple effects.
Waterfalls with particle system effects.
Full seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall.
Location based sun paths with dawn to dusk variable lighting.
Sun rays visual effect.
Realistic moon cycles and moonlight.
Dynamic night sky star map with accurate constellations, changes throughout the year.
Fluctuating temperature based on time and season.
Weather systems based on real life weather data for the Tahoe region.
Dynamic layered cloud system affects atmosphere and lighting.
Rain, snow and wind patterns based on season.
Accumulating snow.
Trees grow and sprout new trees.
Ground surfaces change as resource areas are generated or depleted.

Character Everyone is a hero in Xsyon. Your character begins with decent base statistics but is unskilled and untrained. In time your character will gain knowledge and develop the crafts and skills to flourish in this new world. Eight basics stats: Strength, Fortitude, Agility, Intelligence, Spirit, Perception and Charm. Characters use a pool of starting points to set starting stats. Stats increase with actions and skill use. Least used stats decrease over time as your most active stats increase. The character's current state is monitored with six functional gauges: Life, Energy, Swing Power, Hunger, Thirst and Encumbrance. Two additional gauges: Faith and Comfort are reserved for future use. Players gain additional experience points from performing skill based actions. Experience points are used to 'level up' the player and in turn add additional skill points to compensate for skills not actively used.