We remember the dead with our next Test of Architecture...
In ages past it is said that wondrous Funerary Temples were built to entice the spirits of the dead to visit the physical realm. But those plans were lost, until now.
Some sheet glass, gold, iron, and boards, and a few other mundane things form the structure. But to truly dazzle the eye and spirit - Raeli Tiles, in every color of the rainbow! Your temple's glory is based - slightly - on pure size, but much more so on intricacy.
-- Pharaoh
In this Architecture test, you must construct a Funerary Temple and adorn it with Raeli Tiles. Your temple earns a "Glory" rating based on the amount and variety of tiles it contains. Each week, the owners of the temples with the 2 highest Glory ratings pass the test.
To register for the Test of the Funerary Temple, visit a University of Architecture. Once you are signed up, you will have the option to build a temple. A Funerary Temple requires the following materials:
- Small Construction Site (1 canvas, 4 rope)
- 600 boards
- 250 concrete
- 100 cut stones
- 5000 firebricks
- 40 gold
- 50 iron bars
- 4 mirrors
- 16 sheet glass
- 200 silver
Once your temple has been built, you may add Raeli tiles to increase the temple's Glory. As you add tiles, you can see the temple's Glory score change. Your temple will grow as more tiles are added, and the various sections of the structure will change color to reflect the tile colors used (see below).
Although you can add tiles to your temple at any time, you can never remove them. Additionally, your temple can never be reset.
The formula that governs Glory rating is 100*(1+log(#tiles)/log(7)) for each different colour of tile. Based on this formula, you receive Glory at the following rate, per color:
| Glory | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 |
| Tiles | 1 | 7 | 49 | 343 | 2401 | 16807 | 117649 |
(For me, it seems that Glory=the sum of the formula (100*(1+log(#tiles)/log(7))) for each color + 32. Excel file matches record on temple exactly. I think mine is bugged :P --Oxi)
new: record is kept of what has been added
Temple Colors
The tile you have the most of (we'll it "first place") colors the primary tiles of the 4 main walls. The second place color decorates the roof. The third place color is on the "doors". The fourth place color goes to the top and bottom of the central pillar. The fifth place color highlights the central pillar with the little "ring" on top and the middle segment. The sixth place color is for the roof supports. The seventh place color goes on the four little posts surrounding the windows. After that they seem to decorate smaller and smaller sections that are really hard to see.
In this example, the top seven colors are (in order): misty rose, sienna, light steel blue, medium orchid, dark green, coral, and pale green - except I darkened the roof somewhat, and the window posts and doors significantly in order to emphasize them. Misty rose gives the walls a faint hint of reddish tint.
DarthBobo's steady state theory
A steady state for the Test of the Funerary Temple is for as many tiles to be "removed" from the system by passing, as are "added" by the Raeli Ovens throughout all Egypt. Imagine: what is the score of a funerary temple containing every tile dredged in half a week?
Several transient factors prevent this from happening:
- There are new temples being built daily, causing an extra drain on tile supply.
- The "flow" of temples from creation to passage will not stabilize before the end of the telling (and probably would not even if the Telling were to end a year from now).
(See also: Temple Test Data, Winning Funeral Temples)