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: continued shenanigans Characters: STILL JUST DAVE Details: SO. ASSUMING SOMEONE. loops out a shit ton of time. how long would it take that someone to learn p diddy's language? in addition dave will be: -helping bury the bodies on the island in the hopes that shit will help keep down cave crawlers (burning is also an option) -explore the ship further and the escape pods -help p diddy consolidate his resources from all the escape pods into the ship he guesses? -poke at the alien eggs tbh -if he got roxy some of the slime or eggs wtf should he know about it...though he won't take anything unless p diddy seems chill with it
and, elsewhere and when: -spend a ton of time giving the stalkers food gifts and like. more dumb names. -spend time with trousersnake protecting his jelly mushroom or w/e and rapping at the poor creature. -exploring the island with the ship and p diddy on it further because ??? why not
We already asked "Dave why are you like this" but it's a question that stands.
> Assuming Dave is diligent in his studies and pays attention to what P Diddy is trying to teach him, he'll be able to be considered 'fluent' between 3 to 6 months, depending on how hard he studies it.
> He'll discover P Diddy is rather young for his species and that his species doesn't have a name, though he'll say humans call them Kharaa. He is technically supposed to kill Dave or try to infect him but he doesn't want to after Dave saved him. They were coming to refuel on the planet before heading to war but crashed for reasons that he doesn't know. He doesn't know how he survived but he thinks Dave is why somehow, which is also why he refuses to try to conquer him.
> P Diddy will also help him bury the bodies. He thinks its interesting. He'll tell Dave that technically, their species is invisible but gets inside of other animals and evolves them into what it needs. So he doesn't know if his species originally had a custom like this or how long its been since his species was infected. But he wants to remember this for later.
> His main goal will be finding as much of the moss as he can from the escape pods and the ship. This is apparently the invisible species he mentioned. He feels like it's his job to establish a colony now, even though he doesn't know what he should do to do that.
> Since he's young, he likes to play and will probably get distracted sometimes wanting flying races with Dave. He also likes meat best so he'll try to hunt Cave Crawlers. Since he never learned how to hunt, he'll be very bad at it. There are small rodent-like creatures on the island that he'll be better off hunting but he'll sulk about it. He's a fierce warrior, really.
> His other favourite game is sitting on Dave's shoulders and feeling tall.
> He'll let Dave have an egg out of friendship. He's pretty sure most of the eggs aren't going to hatch now anyway. He feels bad about that but he's sure they'll think of something.
> The egg will contain a baby creature that is unfortunately dead from the crash. It's main purpose can be discovered through dissection, which is that of the egg-layer and a producer of the bacteria (talked about below!). It's body will be slowly consumed by slime and moss if not preserved.
> The slime and moss will be radically similar in properties to the the sickness that infected everyone this month, though weaker. A talented scientist can tell this bacteria is much more advanced than the one that infected them. However the similarities are still worrying.
> The Stalkers will be especially grateful in light of the hurricane ruining many of their resources. A few will have taken to nuzzling him with their long muzzles.
> Trousersnake is thriving thanks to Dave's protection and no longer looks as weak and thin as it once did. It likes his rapping and tries to hiss during some parts to add a dramatic background noise for him. Or at least that's what it seems to be doing?
> The moss will slowly spread over the island over the course of his visits, which makes P Diddy happy since it reminds him of home. He thinks it means the island will become a new home but he isn't sure.
dave is so diligent you don't even know MOSTLY BECAUSE HE IS RUNNING FROM PROBLEMS BUT HEY. so yeah he'll spend. way too long studying and just helping p diddy out laughs quietly to self dave stop.
> he will help p diddy find all the moss! he doesn't really get it, but at one point he might bring back a few light frogs (being sure to point out they're bad to touch bare-skinned) and suggest p diddy try to figure out how to put the invisible species in those. because he doesn't give a fuck about the light frogs. THEY DON'T SEEM TO GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ANYTHING, SURELY THEY WON'T MIND BEING ALIEN HOSTS. this might be a terrible idea but he gets the whole having to repopulate a species or whatever thing.
> dave is literally always down for flying races and/or letting p-diddy sit on his shoulders to feel tall. he'll also try to teach p diddy to hunt if acceptable because. idk. teaching a fierce parasitic alien warrior to hunt can't go wrong?
> yeah he's not gonna notice any of the slime/moss similarities so maybe roxy will be able to tell laughs we'll see when he gets around to handing that off...
> he loves the stalkers and pets them when they nuzzle him
> trousersnake is still the best
EDIT: > ALSO HE WILL TRY TO TEACH P DIDDY HOW TO RAP. THAT'S IMPORTANT.
> P Diddy will be grateful for the Light Frogs and infect them with the moss. After a few weeks they'll become more aggressive and active. P Diddy will explain after a few weeks they should change completely into something new.
> Assuming Dave sticks around, the Light Frogs will have mutated rapidly into Red Eyes, however they act in packs and listen to Dave and P Diddy. They'll be busy laying hundreds of eggs to get the colony going and generally engaging in reproduction.
> Yet another species has learned the art of rapping because of Dave. P Diddy, being an actually advanced lifeform, will understand it much better and also be good at it in his own alien way. He will also teach it to the others since it seems fun and there isn't anything wrong with a little fun in a war. It's good for morale.
it is entirely possible dave made like 50 mistakes but really it's dirk's fault for arguing with him and making him abscond????????? (no)
> yeah he sticks around and will be interested in the red eyes? he will casually try to teach them about the joys of friendship and also chilling the fuck out, and out of curiosity may hum the Calm Song at them to see if it has an effect even tho they're from off-planet. he's not sure how advanced the red eyes are but he will at least try to be friendly
> The Song will have an interesting affect on them, in that it will make them more excitable, energetic and focused. They'll ask to be taught it so they can sing it to inspire each other. They'll also want to rap it since that is the way music works for them now.
> It will be a very musical island as they rebuild their species and hatch various differentcreatures from the eggs.
> I'M MOSTLY SORRY IF THIS GETS EVERYONE ELSE INTO TROUBLE OK even though dave himself is really enjoying the super musical alien island???? he will just i guess try to continue the casual push of consider: broing it up on iniidae since that's a super fun thing to do
> like for real guys consider just being chill friends on your magical island
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≡U.R.S.U.L.A. NAVIGATION
August Attacks!
Where The Tide Starts to Turn 
The Shrooms Strike Back 
Updates!
Monthly Missions!
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Characters: STILL JUST DAVE
Details: SO. ASSUMING SOMEONE. loops out a shit ton of time. how long would it take that someone to learn p diddy's language? in addition dave will be:
-helping bury the bodies on the island in the hopes that shit will help keep down cave crawlers (burning is also an option)
-explore the ship further and the escape pods
-help p diddy consolidate his resources from all the escape pods into the ship he guesses?
-poke at the alien eggs tbh
-if he got roxy some of the slime or eggs wtf should he know about it...though he won't take anything unless p diddy seems chill with it
and, elsewhere and when:
-spend a ton of time giving the stalkers food gifts and like. more dumb names.
-spend time with trousersnake protecting his jelly mushroom or w/e and rapping at the poor creature.
-exploring the island with the ship and p diddy on it further because ??? why not
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> Assuming Dave is diligent in his studies and pays attention to what P Diddy is trying to teach him, he'll be able to be considered 'fluent' between 3 to 6 months, depending on how hard he studies it.
> He'll discover P Diddy is rather young for his species and that his species doesn't have a name, though he'll say humans call them Kharaa. He is technically supposed to kill Dave or try to infect him but he doesn't want to after Dave saved him. They were coming to refuel on the planet before heading to war but crashed for reasons that he doesn't know. He doesn't know how he survived but he thinks Dave is why somehow, which is also why he refuses to try to conquer him.
> P Diddy will also help him bury the bodies. He thinks its interesting. He'll tell Dave that technically, their species is invisible but gets inside of other animals and evolves them into what it needs. So he doesn't know if his species originally had a custom like this or how long its been since his species was infected. But he wants to remember this for later.
> His main goal will be finding as much of the moss as he can from the escape pods and the ship. This is apparently the invisible species he mentioned. He feels like it's his job to establish a colony now, even though he doesn't know what he should do to do that.
> Since he's young, he likes to play and will probably get distracted sometimes wanting flying races with Dave. He also likes meat best so he'll try to hunt Cave Crawlers. Since he never learned how to hunt, he'll be very bad at it. There are small rodent-like creatures on the island that he'll be better off hunting but he'll sulk about it. He's a fierce warrior, really.
> His other favourite game is sitting on Dave's shoulders and feeling tall.
> He'll let Dave have an egg out of friendship. He's pretty sure most of the eggs aren't going to hatch now anyway. He feels bad about that but he's sure they'll think of something.
> The egg will contain a baby creature that is unfortunately dead from the crash. It's main purpose can be discovered through dissection, which is that of the egg-layer and a producer of the bacteria (talked about below!). It's body will be slowly consumed by slime and moss if not preserved.
> The slime and moss will be radically similar in properties to the the sickness that infected everyone this month, though weaker. A talented scientist can tell this bacteria is much more advanced than the one that infected them. However the similarities are still worrying.
> The Stalkers will be especially grateful in light of the hurricane ruining many of their resources. A few will have taken to nuzzling him with their long muzzles.
> Trousersnake is thriving thanks to Dave's protection and no longer looks as weak and thin as it once did. It likes his rapping and tries to hiss during some parts to add a dramatic background noise for him. Or at least that's what it seems to be doing?
> The moss will slowly spread over the island over the course of his visits, which makes P Diddy happy since it reminds him of home. He thinks it means the island will become a new home but he isn't sure.
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> he will help p diddy find all the moss! he doesn't really get it, but at one point he might bring back a few light frogs (being sure to point out they're bad to touch bare-skinned) and suggest p diddy try to figure out how to put the invisible species in those. because he doesn't give a fuck about the light frogs. THEY DON'T SEEM TO GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ANYTHING, SURELY THEY WON'T MIND BEING ALIEN HOSTS. this might be a terrible idea but he gets the whole having to repopulate a species or whatever thing.
> dave is literally always down for flying races and/or letting p-diddy sit on his shoulders to feel tall. he'll also try to teach p diddy to hunt if acceptable because. idk. teaching a fierce parasitic alien warrior to hunt can't go wrong?
> yeah he's not gonna notice any of the slime/moss similarities so maybe roxy will be able to tell laughs we'll see when he gets around to handing that off...
> he loves the stalkers and pets them when they nuzzle him
> trousersnake is still the best
EDIT: > ALSO HE WILL TRY TO TEACH P DIDDY HOW TO RAP. THAT'S IMPORTANT.
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> P Diddy will be grateful for the Light Frogs and infect them with the moss. After a few weeks they'll become more aggressive and active. P Diddy will explain after a few weeks they should change completely into something new.
> Assuming Dave sticks around, the Light Frogs will have mutated rapidly into Red Eyes, however they act in packs and listen to Dave and P Diddy. They'll be busy laying hundreds of eggs to get the colony going and generally engaging in reproduction.
> Yet another species has learned the art of rapping because of Dave. P Diddy, being an actually advanced lifeform, will understand it much better and also be good at it in his own alien way. He will also teach it to the others since it seems fun and there isn't anything wrong with a little fun in a war. It's good for morale.
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> yeah he sticks around and will be interested in the red eyes? he will casually try to teach them about the joys of friendship and also chilling the fuck out, and out of curiosity may hum the Calm Song at them to see if it has an effect even tho they're from off-planet. he's not sure how advanced the red eyes are but he will at least try to be friendly
> which should be easy for him if they all rap
> i'm so fucking sorry
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> The Song will have an interesting affect on them, in that it will make them more excitable, energetic and focused. They'll ask to be taught it so they can sing it to inspire each other. They'll also want to rap it since that is the way music works for them now.
> It will be a very musical island as they rebuild their species and hatch various different creatures from the eggs.
> We aren't sure you're sorry.
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> like for real guys consider just being chill friends on your magical island
> also he'll organize rap offs
> the prize will be food or cool rocks