Happy New Year, everyone! Did you make an resolutions? We hope this year is full of fun and wonderful things for everyone! As for us, we hope to continue bringing you a great RP experience.
On the base, the temperature at night is becoming a more respectable 44°F (that's about 6°C) so at least URSULA is slowly easing up? But it's still 'winter' and she thinks it should be a little chilly. Oh well.
Out of the Corner of Your Eye
You spot him. But it's not Shia LaBeouf.
From January 1st to the 11thstrange creatures can be spotted throughout all biomes, including around the base. Anywhere there is water, up to and including the larger on-base aquariums. They'll appear and disappear with ease and can be seen generally lurking about, sometimes watching from a distance but turn your back and they'll be gone. Sometimes you may only think you saw something moving or feel watched but you won't be able to find the source. At the least they seem harmless enough despite being creepy.
Starting on the 12th something will change with them. Based on character investigation...
Sadly that isn't an alien hug! The creatures have designated the crew contaminated and are engaging quarantine protocol.
Characters who enter any area of water big enough for the creatures can be targeted for quarantine. They may not always attack everyone so some trips may be safe, but it's always possible! If they find someone they'll shoot a teleportation orb at them. Anyone who gets hit will have a familiar feeling of drowning and will wake up in the containment pods and terrariums in the Lost River Precursor Base. Some may even end up in the containment aquariums by mistake! The creatures are not very smart.
Characters can break out of containment when caught, but after doing so the creatures will act increasingly aggressive towards them. They'll first try to injure them to keep them docile and send them back to containment. If characters still resist the creatures they'll start actively trying to kill characters and deposit their corpses in the Lost River's acid.
Characters who had the Jellyshroom sickness are most likely to be targeted but anyone could be considered a potential target for quarantine. From an OOC perspective, you are free not to have your character attacked! ICly however anyone is a possible target and the creatures want to contain everyone on the base.
On the 13th, barrier was established around the base island to keep the Warpers from coming inside. The portals they tried to shoot into the barrier were contained and sent out to annoy them.
On the 22nd, travelers to the planet's soul got the planet to agree to make the Warpers retreat. The planet also sent its warmth to spread over everyone on the crew. The crew will seem to hear the Song for the moment when the planet's acceptance washes over them.
Some 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
The Lost River has been discovered. Home to a highly acidic river, massive skeletons of an ancient Sea Dragon race, and other seemingly spooky landmarks, it is probably not the best place to have a picnic! There is also an abandoned base that was built by an alien species. It has been heavily damaged, but is still explorable. When it was in use, it seemed to be a disease research facility.
BASE
Due to an unfortunate incident with a bomb, the base's security has been upgraded. The upgrades include upgraded locks for biometrics (handprints) and voice activation. There is also an option for a physical key; zoned the base for 'Sensitive Areas' which is currently the weapons room but will come to include URSULA's servers. At present, the Sensitive Area Access List only bans Komaeda from weapons. Everyone is on it by default, and a three person vote from 'senior Altera Science Group' members is required to remove someone at present. URSULA's security has also been dramatically upgraded to make her harder to get into.
The crew can now enjoy kotatsu to help fight that winter chill! URSULA recommends sitting under them with that special someone. And possibly the most important update of all, but the Magister no longer lives in the aquarium on base. There is also now milk, so the infamous Cheesequest is over.
BASE ISLAND Over on the base island, a ferris wheel has been built, as well as a Japanese styled shrine and one of the watchtowers from Annabeth's plans. Dave has moved into it however, and has limited the access to the tower to just himself. The ground floor of the base on the island has also had construction started on it. The flower garden has also been worked on so it is much more impressive and beautiful now. The island is also now filled with tinkerbulls. Enjoy!
URSULA
As touched upon above, but the other half of URSULA's servers have finally been found. They are currently slowly being transferred over to a new location. Once completed, she should have a much better processing power and other perks! Also if you had given her a gift for Christmas, you will see her with it constantly while in her robot form. She loves them all and she also loves you all very, very much.
NARCISSUS
The Narcissus had been a military cargo ship before it was hijacked by the Kharaa. It seems like what attracted them to Iniidae was "ship-like activity" that they picked up on while passing through the area. What actually caused that activity is unknown. The radiation leak has also been stopped, which means that everyone is slightly less likely to die a horrible death now.
KHARAA
All of the hostile Kharaa that were on the Narcissus have been eradicated, as well as their hives. All of the non-hostile ones have been moved to P Diddy's island to live with the other friendly Kharaa. Soon, they will be rapping and drinking apple juice as well! There is one (non-aggressive) Kharaa on the base, though its existence is being kept a secret for now.
CASTAWAYS
If you go to Mountain Island to visit Naoko's group, you'll see a new face. Nancy, another scientist, was found stranded on the planet and was taken to the other survivors to stay with. Feel free to attempt to talk to her, but be warned that she isn't as friendly as Naoko, and thus is more tight-lipped about giving out information. There is also now a direct line to Naoko via Mikleo's baby AI, DUG.
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: ALIEN ARTIFACTS
URSULA SAYS:"It's exciting and a little... unnerving to think there have been aliens right under us this whole time. I think it warrants a full investigation. Let's comb the biomes for any traces of them."
REQUIREMENTS: Explore the biomes and get ready for deeper dives under the sea!
RESULTS: Perhaps we'll learn more about these aliens.
SIDE MISSION: CARING NEIGHBORS
URSULA SAYS: "Oh! It seems that Cave Crawlers have killed off a few Birdog couples... It's tragic but it means their eggs have been abandoned. Usually, I wouldn't interfere but... why don't we help them? Just this once."
REQUIREMENTS: Protect and raise three nests of birdogs by any means necessary.
RESULTS: URSULA will be happy to see everyone working together with the wildlife.
Mission: Caring Neighbors. Characters: Roderic, Daisy, and others! Details: Roderic will be looking after a nest of the birdog eggs and will also be assisting others' if they need his help. Specifically, he'll be taking his eggs back to the base so he can observe them better and to build them an egg incubator to ensure the eggs get all the care they need. It won't be the prettiest thing in the world and will be made very quickly but he's aiming more for function than form. Daisy will be the best guard dog for all the eggs they'll be looking after, his and others, and make it a point to scare away anything/anyone who attempts to go after eggs when she's looking after Roderic's eggs or visiting the others' nests.
Mission: Roderic! Characters: Burning the Midnight Oil. Details: Roderic will continue to work on the shield generator's current issues - changing the configuration so it catches all projectiles and making the lights purple being the major concerns - along with fiddling with the biotech to make it more compatible with the base's members and seeing what he can do to improve them.
He'll also be looking further into the communication device he got from the ship to see if he can find more information on Jacob Butler and Denise Joy and the place the ship was meant to go. (Because of all the stuff he's kind of doing, he won't be sleeping because who needs sleeping when he has all the cigarettes ever?? Seriously?? He's so happy for that.)
KEEP 👏 HELPING 👏 THOSE 👏 BIRDOGS 👏 BUT 👏 ALSO 👏 GO 👏 TO 👏 BED 👏 RODERIC
> URSULA will definitely help him with the incubator! She'll try to help pick out the best parts for it and even make some suggestions based on an 1950s egg incubating video she found. Because that is definitely a thing that exists.
> Daisy will work great as a ward against any predators. Luckily, the creatures who are most likely to go after birdog eggs aren't that big and are usually skittish, so they are likely to run off at the sound of her barking.
> When the eggs hatch later in the month, they will all be very healthy! The hatchlings will also be very fond of both Roderic and Daisy, and will follow them around a lot.
> The shield generator work should progress smoothly! After much tinkering, the projectile issue should have a 95% success rate. The lights will be a nice lilac, which is a purple. The same with the biotech! Although URSULA would suggest that they may need more details on the non-human members of base to make it more compatible for them, but only if they are comfortable with it. She has been taught that it's best to ask permission about these things first.
> There doesn't seem to be much information about the rescue mission itself on the device; it had just been a passing comment they made, and any time it's referenced it has more to do with complaining about having to go so far out of the way since it made it difficult to figure out how freely they could use their supplies.
> Roderic will find out that Denise was apparently a Gemini, and she was very into astrology. She seems to have checked her horoscope almost religiously, and on the very last day she checked it, it read, "Today will be a day of great change!" They both appeared to be just normal crew members. Jacob worked in maintenance and Denise was a an assistant to someone else.
HE WILL LOVE THE BIRDOGS FOREVER AND EVER. CAN THEY STAY IN THE BASE WITH HIM, DAISY, AND THE LITTER OF CATS HE HAS?? PLEASE??? HIS ROOMS ARE GOING TO BECOME A MENAGERIE BUT THAT'S COOL WITH HIM. gonna need to learn animal training soon welp
AND TO BE SErious he'll send the information he found out about Denise and Jacob over to URSULA to let her log their information in so they're not forgotten. Along with researching their messages to figure out the coordinates of where they're going. (If he can't figure this out within this month or at all then that's fine!)
He'll also send a message to Naoko and the group know about his discoveries and adjustments of the biotech and ask they need anything like this at their place since he'll be willing to share it with them. Sharing is caring! Then he'll sleep. Promise.
It's totally cool, mods! It's been a busy month for everyone so thank you for staying on top of things and always doing your best to make our experiences here great!
These results are lovely to hear and I'm sorry in advance for URSULA that Roderic's rooms are just a hot mess right now of animals. (On the bright side he'll try to cut down on the smoking for the animals' sake…)
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≡U.R.S.U.L.A. NAVIGATION
New Year Resolutions
Out of the Corner of Your Eye
Updates!
Monthly Missions!
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Characters: Roderic, Daisy, and others!
Details: Roderic will be looking after a nest of the birdog eggs and will also be assisting others' if they need his help. Specifically, he'll be taking his eggs back to the base so he can observe them better and to build them an egg incubator to ensure the eggs get all the care they need. It won't be the prettiest thing in the world and will be made very quickly but he's aiming more for function than form. Daisy will be the best guard dog for all the eggs they'll be looking after, his and others, and make it a point to scare away anything/anyone who attempts to go after eggs when she's looking after Roderic's eggs or visiting the others' nests.
Mission: Roderic!
Characters: Burning the Midnight Oil.
Details: Roderic will continue to work on the shield generator's current issues - changing the configuration so it catches all projectiles and making the lights purple being the major concerns - along with fiddling with the biotech to make it more compatible with the base's members and seeing what he can do to improve them.
He'll also be looking further into the communication device he got from the ship to see if he can find more information on Jacob Butler and Denise Joy and the place the ship was meant to go. (Because of all the stuff he's kind of doing, he won't be sleeping because who needs sleeping when he has all the cigarettes ever?? Seriously?? He's so happy for that.)
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this is the greatest thing i ever did on photoshop and i'm sorry all the same.
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but christmas is over so it's time for nagging
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> URSULA will definitely help him with the incubator! She'll try to help pick out the best parts for it and even make some suggestions based on an 1950s egg incubating video she found. Because that is definitely a thing that exists.
> Daisy will work great as a ward against any predators. Luckily, the creatures who are most likely to go after birdog eggs aren't that big and are usually skittish, so they are likely to run off at the sound of her barking.
> When the eggs hatch later in the month, they will all be very healthy! The hatchlings will also be very fond of both Roderic and Daisy, and will follow them around a lot.
> The shield generator work should progress smoothly! After much tinkering, the projectile issue should have a 95% success rate. The lights will be a nice lilac, which is a purple. The same with the biotech! Although URSULA would suggest that they may need more details on the non-human members of base to make it more compatible for them, but only if they are comfortable with it. She has been taught that it's best to ask permission about these things first.
> There doesn't seem to be much information about the rescue mission itself on the device; it had just been a passing comment they made, and any time it's referenced it has more to do with complaining about having to go so far out of the way since it made it difficult to figure out how freely they could use their supplies.
> Roderic will find out that Denise was apparently a Gemini, and she was very into astrology. She seems to have checked her horoscope almost religiously, and on the very last day she checked it, it read, "Today will be a day of great change!" They both appeared to be just normal crew members. Jacob worked in maintenance and Denise was a an assistant to someone else.
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gonna need to learn animal training soon welpAND TO BE SErious he'll send the information he found out about Denise and Jacob over to URSULA to let her log their information in so they're not forgotten. Along with researching their messages to figure out the coordinates of where they're going. (If he can't figure this out within this month or at all then that's fine!)
He'll also send a message to Naoko and the group know about his discoveries and adjustments of the biotech and ask they need anything like this at their place since he'll be willing to share it with them. Sharing is caring! Then he'll sleep. Promise.
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> They can definitely stay in the base with them! The babies can be a little noisy when they're still young, but it's cute chirping noisy.
> He will find coordinates. They didn't have exact ones, but they're fairly close to Iniidae's.
> Naoko's group will thank him again, and say they don't really need anything at the moment.
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These results are lovely to hear and I'm sorry in advance for URSULA that Roderic's rooms are just a hot mess right now of animals. (On the bright side he'll try to cut down on the smoking for the animals' sake…)