A Reddit user has just shared their most recent Hogwarts Legacy creation with the world, a forest vivarium. After spending several hours carefully crafting his incredible masterpiece, he posted a few screenshots on the social media network, something that happens quite often with Hogwarts Legacy.
It’s no secret that Vivariums are very popular in Hogwarts Legacy. Similar to games such as Animal Crossing, the latest Harry Potter installment often gives the players the means for self-expression, allowing them to customize their gardens and pet storage areas. The Vivarium is accessible via a portal in the game's Room of Requirement and is often compared to Newton Scamander’s suitcase from the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. In it, it’s possible to store magical beasts in this area and create the layout, customizing the land as the player sees fit.
In a Reddit post, the Hufflepuff-aligned FoxFlame77 shared a link with photos of his new creation and a few words, explaining that the goal was to create an area that was not too bloated, but with free space for beasts and a few points of interest to make it look better. The player used the forest Vivarium, which is the first one available in Hogwarts Legacy’s Room of Requirement. In the screenshots, it's possible to see that the creator was able to craft a cozy little area with pumpkin fields, small roads, creeks, fountains, cottages, and places for their many beasts to play.
The comments of the post can point out the main challenges that a Hogwarts Legacy player can face when trying to toy with the game’s creation systems. Feats such as the one achieved by the player who spent over 40 hours creating a beach Vivarium, for instance, are not too easy to pull off. According to FoxFlame77, some of the hardest parts of the project were planning the layout before adding the buildings to the area, especially when players don’t have too many options. For instance, user AndurilWielder claimed that they didn’t have “half this stuff” when it came to buildings and that it was especially hard to design good ruins with the current game assets.
The ability to express themselves in the game and explore an in-depth version of the famous Harry Potter world are why Hogwarts Legacy has been such a successful game. In fact, some gamers have played so much that they are already asking for a New Game+ in Hogwarts Legacy. This option could be useful to allow them even more time to play in this game, as Avalanche Software currently does not have any plan for DLCs involving the title.
Hogwarts Legacy is out now for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X with PS4 and Xbox One versions coming April 4 and a Nintendo Switch port dropping July 25.
