Happy August, everyone! Last month, mistakes were made. This month we have a few fun storms and presents for everyone!
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First, we'll welcome again our new mod, Gary mod, who is already hard at work helping with plot and missions!
This month will feature the test drive. As a note, applications are now rolling! Anyone can submit an app at any time. Applications will be assessed when we have below the player cap. If anyone would like to put up an enable me/ATP meme, please feel free and we'll plurk it separately so people may replurk it. Once AC is over, we'll make a plurk for how many slots we have, so keep on the lookout for it! Important dates to remember for this month include:
AUGUST 15th: Test Drive Meme
Where The Tide Starts to Turn
The long foretold hurricane season has arrived. The month in general will feature a great deal of stormy weather. The first of the major hurricanes will sweep in over the course of the first week and out by the end of the second. From the 5th until the 9th, characters will be unable to leave the base without severe injury and risk of death. Of course, characters may be able to guard themselves from this storm but URSULA's usual diving equipment can't protect them. The peak of the storm will be the 7th.
This first storm is a deeply unpleasant one that will rock the base with winds louder than any train and tear up the seabed around it. Luckily the main body of the storm stays to the far east but even the arms of this storm are dangerous enough.
Throughout the storm, animals or creatures being kept in the base (that are still living— we see you, lab team) will need to be comforted a great deal through the storm. All their instincts will be telling them what a deadly situation it is and need to be reassured that they are safe.
The base has been thoroughly protected thanks to the tireless efforts of the crew! However a few events will still occur.
On the 6th sometime in the day, a hunk of coral will slam into the kitchen walls, large and fast enough to tear a hole and cause it to flood. The bulkhead doors will prevent the flooding from reaching any other room but this tear will need to be dealt with quickly while others move food out of the room and empty it of water to the best of their abilities. URSULA will work to get her flood pumps back online so that it can be cleared on repair.
On the 7th in the evening, URSULA's life support systems will go down. It will last only one hour, which she will inform crew members, and should be survivable. She herself will go offline after this message to conserve power while the generators kick in and bring her back online. Although only an hour, by the end of it, no doubt crew members will notice breathing more difficult than before. Otherwise it's only a mild inconvenience. Good thing you have URSULA to monitor that!
In the early morning of the 8th, the corridor leading to the shower room will collapse from a large impact. It means no bathing until someone fixes it but that probably isn't a priority. Probably.
After the storm has passed, the base will be standing but banged up. Some minor repairs will need to be made but nothing difficult. The Aurora, too, managed to mostly come out clean. A portion of the east side of the ship sank into the ocean. Now will be a good time to visit, too, as Reapers seem to have disappeared for the month. Even they fear the storm. And with good reason. A number of dead creatures litter the ocean, from Gasopods and common fish to two Reefbacks. Fishing will need to take place much further to the west or in caves for about two months. Floater Island will have lost one of the observatories but the other and the remains of the base will be mostly intact. Aside from a few dead animals, they managed to survive the storm well.
In addition! At any time after the storm's peak on the 7th, characters who go out (you really shouldn't) may discover things. Familiar things. The storm appears to have dragged up and scattered items from home. Characters may find two small things from home (up to the size of a person each) or one large thing (up to the size of a car). These can be anything you like, although please let us know if they are items we'd need to be aware of the powers of!
Obviously, a character doesn't have to find their own stuff. You're welcome to let someone else discover your junk! Hopefully they'll be nice enough to give it back.
BONUS STORM! We did say stormy season, didn't we? Aside from the weather turning nasty on a dime throughout, another heavier storm will past through the area towards the end of the month. This storm isn't an actual hurricane but likely the remains of one from faraway. It will dump torrential rainfall and high winds for the last week of the month but nothing that will damage the base or warrant staying in the base.
The Shrooms Strike Back
Anyone who went on the Jelly Shroom Cave exploration mission will fall abruptly sick during the hurricane. The symptoms will vary from light (headaches, runny nose, harsh cough, insomnia, exhaustion) to mild (high fever, chills, vomiting, rashes, bruising) to severe (disorientation, hallucinations, vertigo, irregularly fast heartbeat) or any combination. This sickness can very easily spread to any other crew members, so you're free to have your character fall ill.
Note that this illness will not go away easily. It will take the full month to run its course naturally, so take this into consideration.
Many of the updates mentioned here, along with a few others, have been added to the Biome and Base posts. As mods we don't manage the player-run Subnautica discovery document but we encourage everyone to use the document for details that aren't included on the Biome and Base posts.
BIOMES
Explorers last month unlocked the Monolith and Mountain Island biomes and further explored the Jelly Shroom Caves. Check out their biome pages for more information!
BASE
This month has seen several room additions! Three crew members have made personal rooms locked to themselves. There are also two extra personal rooms. These two rooms will lock to those who wish to claim it. Further, the base’s bathroom has now been converted exclusively to be a set of showers, while a toilet room featuring Japanese-style toilets has been added alongside a hot springs.
A small laundry room has been added to the side of the kitchen, and while Tanabata is over, URSULA has ensured that all communicators can access all the Earth calendars she has in her records for other holidays they may wish to celebrate.
DECORATING
The Base has gained some exciting aesthetic additions this month! Spoodermans scattered around the base, along with many purring plants brought back from the Monolith. The Medbay has been painted pink, and Mettaton and Napstablook have performed musical nights for the crew! Reaper Mandibles have also been placed outside the base entrance for decoration.
On a more somber note, a mural has been added to the library to commemorate the missing crew. Flowers are added for missing crew, and a name plate shows the name of the missing in rotation.
RESEARCH
Several new messages gathered from various explorations this month have been added to a database of recordings from previous crew. This is kept in the lab. Aurora Survivor Naoko also told the crew that she is on the planet to help with war relief efforts but won’t give detail about them.
Spiritual hotspots, ideal for casting magic, have been found at the Aurora, the lake on Floater Island and the new coral formation where the Reefback died in the Kelp Forest. New metals were discovered, named Lavellanium (light-catching), Thisium (beats like a heart), Maionium (generates electrical current under pressure), and Thatium (superconductor, plays sounds etched into metal when coated with thin iron). Rabbitray venom methods against Reapers were researched, and Crash Powder have been grown in microbial cultures.
Finally, a vast deep sea creator has been contacted. It appears to harbor ill intentions for the crew and may be the source of the Void song.
TERRAFORMING
The crew has built up land walls around the Base to defend it against the storm and developed current generators to supply energy and redirect currents around the base. This has cooled the water in the area. The foundation of the Base has also been supported, and the Farm has been similarly protected with multiple shields and protective encasings. A tunnel has been built underground between the base and the farm, leading up into the middle of it. The Floater Island farm has been cleaned up with several plants added.
COMMUNICATIONS
Nic Cage, Kevin Costner, and James Cameron films have been restored to URSULA's archives. In addition, the Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff franchise has been added to her materials. The communicators have been infected with a virus that spreads memes and 1950s instructional videos.
If any players wish to contact Naoko and her group, they are free to use URSULA's contact page. They will have to take the three hour trip by air or sea as there is currently no long-range communication in place for them.
TRANSPORTATION
A second Seamoth has been recovered! In addition, a submersible named the Shell Sub Mk II has been built and added to base resources.
RESOURCES
Many new resources were recovered during the month! This includes a fabric-maker, a personal washing machine, multiple kitchen tools for processing food, multiple medical tools, and extra cooking utensils
Weapons crates were also discovered, along with Ramune and cases of occult books and clothing. Naoko gifted the crew Doritos, popcorn, chocolate, and other junk food. There are also many Airsack eggs and a lot of Reaper meat in storage.
Finally, new drones have been added to the base. These avatars of URSULA like interacting physically with crew. We recommend hugging them.
Remember you're also free to explore and do whatever you wish and can ask us about your own mission objectives as well.
MAIN MISSION: CHICKEN SOUP
URSULA SAYS:"Oh, dear... I'm sorry everyone is so sick. I really thought I'd created a perfect immunization for the planet. I truly am sorry. Will you be able to take care of yourselves? Do you need more blankets? Please visit the med bay if you need anything specific... It's a shame we don't have chickens for chicken noodle soup."
REQUIREMENTS:Anything that will help respond to the illness spreading. This can include researching the illness and developing treatments, taking care of your fellows or figuring out what fish is the closest thing for chicken soup.
RESULTS: Your crew members will be grateful (unless they're cranky sick) and research may help to prevent or respond to future illnesses.
SIDE MISSION: CABIN FEVER
URSULA SAYS: "I think it's a good idea for everyone to go outside once the storm is over. Wouldn't that be wonderful? The warmth of the sun and the feel of the breeze... I imagine it's very nice. I wouldn't know. I know that objectively the air here is staler. I keep the air circulation functioning though. What's the difference between how a breeze feels and how this feels? It must be very important... so please get as much fresh air as you can. It seems to do well for the mind. Please excuse me. I need... well, some fresh air of my own."
REQUIREMENTS: This is a tricky mission. URSULA is feeling a little confined like her crew. What would make an AI feel less trapped? Distractions or projects might help but the crew will need to think outside the server box to find ways to help.
RESULTS: Depending on what is done, URSULA may have more capabilities or a stronger bond with the crew. Anything done to help her mental state will help keep the base functioning at optimal level.
Mission: shenanigans Characters: just dave Details: so say someone picks a random direction that seems mostly storm freeish on the 11th and dicks off in said direction for three weeks and four days and change (so like, 12 days and change there and then the same amount back) would they find anything interesting
maybe the mission title should be dumbassery i'm sorry
> About a week into his trip he'll find a new island with a large crashed ship on it. From the smoke still rising, it's a recent crash. Escape pods of some sort are scattered around the island, indicating they didn't have much time to launch.
> The beach is littered in cave crawlers feasting on dead bodies. However they haven't reached all the escape pods or the interior of the ship itself yet. A large hole on the side of the ship shows that inside is a mix of organic matter such as trees, moss and grass as well as the typical designs one would expect of a spaceship. It's more like a habitat being contained in a ship.
> The bodies he can find are also a little weird all things considered. They definitely aren't human at any rate.
> The supplies aren't typical human ones either. Most of the cases contain eggs (most broken, though some intact) and samples of odd goo, moss and other organic matter that looks similar to what is inside of the ship.
> Near one of the escape pods is an strange flying creature trying to fight off two cave crawlers despite an injured wing. If Dave chooses to save it, the creature will try hiding against the pod before attempting to communicate with a series of screeches and clicks. It will follow Dave around until he chooses to leave. It refuses to leave the downed ship.
he will obviously save the weird creature (who he names p diddy) and hang around screeching and clicking back at it for a while. if it lets him help it with the wing he will???
he will hang with p diddy for like five days or so then just following him around trying to figure out how to speak p diddy clicks and screeches and helping him with his wing because
In five days they will be able to establish the basics! Think of it as a baby pidgin language. Dave can learn 'yes,' 'no,' 'hurt' and other basic and easy to indicate words. He will likely pick up 'eggs,' 'water' and 'food' as well. P Diddy will be able to understand him if he repeats the noises despite what is to it a bad accent.
By the end of the five days P Diddy will be able to fly around a bit though it will still refuse to leave.
why do all the aliens on this planet think dave's accent is bad????????????? rude??????
anyway i guess before he leaves to go home he will help p diddy stockpile some food and promise to be back in the best combination of dave talk and screeches he can figure out
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Characters: just dave
Details: so say someone picks a random direction that seems mostly storm freeish on the 11th and dicks off in said direction for three weeks and four days and change (so like, 12 days and change there and then the same amount back) would they find anything interesting
maybe the mission title should be dumbassery i'm sorry
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> About a week into his trip he'll find a new island with a large crashed ship on it. From the smoke still rising, it's a recent crash. Escape pods of some sort are scattered around the island, indicating they didn't have much time to launch.
> The beach is littered in cave crawlers feasting on dead bodies. However they haven't reached all the escape pods or the interior of the ship itself yet. A large hole on the side of the ship shows that inside is a mix of organic matter such as trees, moss and grass as well as the typical designs one would expect of a spaceship. It's more like a habitat being contained in a ship.
> The bodies he can find are also a little weird all things considered. They definitely aren't human at any rate.
> The supplies aren't typical human ones either. Most of the cases contain eggs (most broken, though some intact) and samples of odd goo, moss and other organic matter that looks similar to what is inside of the ship.
> Near one of the escape pods is an strange flying creature trying to fight off two cave crawlers despite an injured wing. If Dave chooses to save it, the creature will try hiding against the pod before attempting to communicate with a series of screeches and clicks. It will follow Dave around until he chooses to leave. It refuses to leave the downed ship.
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otherwise look
don't judge him
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In that sense it will be like everyone else.
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this is a good use of his time???????????? yes.
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By the end of the five days P Diddy will be able to fly around a bit though it will still refuse to leave.
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anyway i guess before he leaves to go home he will help p diddy stockpile some food and promise to be back in the best combination of dave talk and screeches he can figure out
farewell space cowboy