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.
> The tracker will take her deep into the Dunes, to an unexplored area where a massive crater can be found. Inside the crater is a large meteorite which appears to be very old. It's hard to tell but it could be this meteorite created the Dunes a long time ago on impact.
> Though the tracker's signal will have appeared to have stopped here, she may see something that will catch her attention. A glowing entryway embedded in the crater walls.
> Should she investigate, she'll see a cave area that doesn't seem to be natural. It's spacious and lengthy, going deeper underground. Pedestals line the way for artificial light.
> She'll come across a strange door with a badly damaged console near it. Messing with the console will very briefly turn off the door before it comes back on again. It may need further investigation to fix it and see what lies beyond. The architecture does however line up with what they saw at the Lost River alien base.
> Interestingly, when she goes to exit, she'll see a pair of Shias, now known as Warpers, patrolling outside the crater. They'll ignore her and instead keep to their aimless swimming.
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> The tracker will take her deep into the Dunes, to an unexplored area where a massive crater can be found. Inside the crater is a large meteorite which appears to be very old. It's hard to tell but it could be this meteorite created the Dunes a long time ago on impact.
> Though the tracker's signal will have appeared to have stopped here, she may see something that will catch her attention. A glowing entryway embedded in the crater walls.
> Should she investigate, she'll see a cave area that doesn't seem to be natural. It's spacious and lengthy, going deeper underground. Pedestals line the way for artificial light.
> She'll come across a strange door with a badly damaged console near it. Messing with the console will very briefly turn off the door before it comes back on again. It may need further investigation to fix it and see what lies beyond. The architecture does however line up with what they saw at the Lost River alien base.
> Interestingly, when she goes to exit, she'll see a pair of Shias, now known as Warpers, patrolling outside the crater. They'll ignore her and instead keep to their aimless swimming.