Originally Posted by Stabbey
Originally Posted by Raze
They can. They chose not to, in order to focus on things that directly impact gameplay.

From the blog post Here we go:
"One alternative would’ve been to put in a day/night cycle without a lot of reactivity from the npcs, just for the sake of being able to say that we’ve done it, but that’s something we didn’t want to do. The vision driving Divinity:Original Sin has been that every feature which is in there has real gameplay value and isn’t a gimmick."


I can't really agree with that idea. Even a cosmetic-only day/night cycle can still add to immersion. Just because it has no gameplay value doesn't mean that it has no value at all.

However, I think it'd take a strong outcry to make Larian rethink that.


I agree with that. I don't, for example, view the character's ability to sit in a chair as a gimmick. It may not add anything to the gameplay, but it certainly adds to my enjoyment of the game by making the game feel more "real". Wouldn't a cosmetic day and night cycle (even if it's only that) do the same?