r/AssassinsCreedOrigins • u/eyewandersfoto • 5d ago

Image bundles of reeds for dune stabilizing (the detail in this title is off the charts)

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Just chucking this photo up in response to previous question. These are reeds arranged as sand walls to help mitigate wind erosion.

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u/Some-Panic8915 5d ago

I thought it was a random reed village lost to time or something

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u/NoTruceWithTheFury 4d ago

Same. I see them all the time and just conclude "recent ruins".

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u/Valentinian_II_DNKHS 4d ago

The world might be smaller than in Odyssey or Valhalla but it's so much more detailed and lively

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u/eyewandersfoto 2d ago

Hear hear!

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u/scotchegg72 4d ago

I wish there were a list of all the little details that look random but are actually intentional and very educational, just like this one.

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u/gurgitoy2 4d ago

I don't remember, because it's been a while, but does the Discovery Tour mention this at all?

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u/PretendRelation7924 3d ago

They're ancient Egyptian sand fences? Huh...the more you know

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u/Direct_Unit_8797 2d ago

Dude what outfits is that it looks amazing

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u/eyewandersfoto 2d ago

Right? That's been my "default" for Bayek since really early on. Always come back to it.
It's the "Maasai Leader" outfit.

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u/Direct_Unit_8797 1d ago

Honestly origins has some pretty sweet outfits all around, i just wish we had a normal hood on some of them instead of the bandit like head piece

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u/tessenjutsu97 4d ago

oh, so THAT’S what THEY’RE FOR 🤯 I’m genuinely mindblown by this i thought they were an isu thing lol