Genshin Impact Video Shows Off Impressive Desert Detail

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Players continue to discover secrets, locations, and quests within Sumeru, the new region introduced in Genshin Impact version 3.0. Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse designed the Sumeru desert with impressive attention to detail, allowing players to leave their mark in the hot sand.

Reddit user u/psychopegasus190 recorded gameplay of Genshin Impact characters Raiden Shogun, Yelan, Bennett, and Kaedehara Kazuha leaving sand trails within the Sumeru desert. The sand trail forms footprints deep into the sand while a character walks. Additionally, sand trails may be formed during weapon attack animations from all characters that are currently available in the game.

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The Reddit user demonstrates the sand trails forming in different patterns as the party of Genshin Impact characters perform their unique attack animations. Weapons do not leave marks in the sand, but character movement constantly reacts with the sand to leave trails. Geo constructs such as Zhongli's stone pillars do not leave marks in the sand either. Furthermore, sand physics only appear to work with the highest settings in Genshin Impact version 3.0. Some Genshin Impact players on Reddit claim the sand physics are not present in the mobile version.

The accessible portion of the desert may be found in the northwest corner of Sumeru. Genshin Impact version 3.1 is currently in a beta phase and will expand the Sumeru desert with new content. Map leaks for Genshin Impact version 3.1 suggest that the expanded Sumeru desert could be as large as the main Sumeru region introduced in version 3.0. However, there's a possibility that the expanded Sumeru desert could have barren plots of land to make it