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==Model and texture== | ==Model and texture== | ||
Every [[region]] of the game rotates the model for this treasure, such that the model's "front" shows the part of the world that matches the region. In-game, the "front" side is the side that faces the [[camera]] when: | |||
* The player lands on the second sublevel of the [[Emergence Cave]] and looks at the treasure, | |||
* The treasure's discovery cutscene plays, | |||
* The treasure's naming cutscene plays, | |||
* The player opens its file in the [[Treasure Hoard]]. | |||
This means that, for instance, a player playing the Japanese version of ''Pikmin 2'' can open the Treasure Hoard and have the camera show the globe's Japan straight away. | |||
[[File:Spherical Atlas region differences.jpg|thumb|center|600px|The treasure's discovery cutscene, in the Japanese, North American, and European versions of the game, respectively.]] | [[File:Spherical Atlas region differences.jpg|thumb|center|600px|The treasure's discovery cutscene, in the Japanese, North American, and European versions of the game, respectively.]] | ||
The Treasure Hoard icon for this treasure is the same in all versions, and is | The [[Geographic Projection]] does something similar, but not quite the same. Bizarrely, both parts of the globe are missing the North Pole and the South Pole. The Treasure Hoard icon for this treasure is the same in all versions, and because of its low resolution, it is hard to tell which region is being shown. The highlight texture for this treasure's model is called <code>hilight_I4_bombsarai</code>, and is the same highlight texture used for the [[Careening Dirigibug]]. This is also true for the Geographic Projection's model. | ||
The globe depicts the world prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union on {{date|25|December|1991}}. Although central Europe is hardly recognizable, the Baltic and central Asian states are clearly part of what is now the Russian Federation. | The globe depicts the world prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union on {{date|25|December|1991}}. Although central Europe is hardly recognizable, the Baltic and central Asian states are clearly part of what is now the Russian Federation. An odd design choice, considering the game did not start development until more than ten years later, yet the globe was not textured to show signs of aging as would be expected. | ||
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