Today (well, this evening) is the day to prep for departure to Pristine, and be there early for the Impalong there. And just like everything Wurm has done for me (/sarcasm), the devs picked this day of all days to release a patch. It couldn’t be yesterday, it had to be today.
And like any video game patch, it was completely flawless and totally doesn’t need any hotfixes and emergency downtime that lasts for an hour. And only people that don’t understand how programming and scheduling works would believe this. And I’m not calling anyone out, as I was once one of you.
So anyway, these post-patching attempts are starting to concern me (as the title says). If these things continue through the overnight hours, there’s a possibility that I might be there later than I hoped.
But at least the lamps are ready to be shipped. And now it’s time for me to speak random things on my mind (and none of them pertain to my Wurm future).
-First thing, is Deli is the only server left that Uma hasn’t received a branding from. Since I’m gearing up (aka waiting ’till 12am) to get to the site. I’ll restart looking for the final brand when the event is over (and I’m ready to go home).
-Second thing, depending on if all ten of the lamps I bring get imped (after pushing my BS over ‘safe limits’ (aka similar to being inside the cone of a neutron star in E:D)), this is likely to be the last time (in my Wurm life) that I send lamps to be imped.
-Third, I plan to go back to Xanadu next Wurm year (but with Uma instead of the wagon, to reach areas I was too nervous to access before). With the faster speed (and being able to ride quickly to get out of a sticky situation), I won’t have to worry about trolls as much. I also plan to check out Soleil’s place. As said before, the wagon will only be used when I feel I’m ready to move out (then again I might not ever need to).
And that’s enough out of me (for now). I’ll be updating this post as 12am nears.
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And I’m back. Did you miss me? Of course you didn’t.
So, prepping to leave (it’s night), getting things collected, buying more prem time and throwing the 5s directly into the upkeep. The deed is now protected for four months (through November)!
I was also debating if I should take Uma with me or not. But with the horse racing thing, I decided “sure”… then I run into a major problem– my quite pricey WoA horseshoes, are gone. They’re not where I had remember placing them in. They’re not in the boat. They’re not in the wagon. Where the hell AR– oh no. .. No. NO NO NO.. DON’T TELL ME I— FUCK!!! GOD FUCKING DAMNIT I’M SUCH AN IDIOT!!!!!
The shoes, were still on my (now dead) two 5-speeds. And…. I buried them, and I never fucking once thought “WAIT! They still have my horseshoes!!” NOPE! NEVER fucking THOUGHT of that!! And before you say “they could be on the ground if you’d look”, that only works if you butcher the creature. No.. I lost them. This is all my fault. Not even going to get the GMs involved…
Because I have a alternative (but it highly depends on if there’s enough priests, and if they’re willing). I have four unenchanted shoes (my original ones). They need imping first, and if I can get WoA 70 on all of them (without shattering) before the Impalong is over, I’ll have it nearly as good as I did back then (I’ll try to push for 80 or 90 sometime after the Impalong). But at least it’ll undo this major fuckup.
And this changes things. Getting these shoes re-imped to 70 (so I can get them enchanted) is now emergency high priority (over the lamps). Unfortunately, I can’t do shit to speed up that process as my BS isn’t anywhere close to 70 (it’s 58 right now). The reason I need them imped, is (I hear) they’ll have a somewhat lesser risk of shattering from the WoA casting.
But if they (or even one of them) shatter… I’ll have no choice but to buy new ones. And no I’m not going to Xan to buy them. I’ll be using the Trade channel (while still in the Impalong). I pray I won’t have to do it… but if I do, then there’s my alternate alternative.
I MUST get replacement WoA horseshoes, one way or another!!
The rest of this, was dealing with being in the dark, and in a South headwind when approaching Sunset Canal. Made it to Pristine, and had B2 switch to ‘Impalong mode’ (aka the Impalong graphics setting I made). Hopefully with one of us in that mode, the studdering won’t be as punishing.
Went past Dragon Beard (going West on the south side of the long island, three people in local (including the host). Continuing going West drops them out of my local. I thought you could access the area from the south, but as I went further, it was looking less likely.
Turned around, spinning around the long island to the north side. Passing Dragon Beard (again), I come up on some boats, and signs saying “Please dock here!”
The people here are clearing the trees and grass here, like as if they were prepping for a Rift event. Parked and said hey, they didn’t really say much back and continued working. I told them I would help them out, but I wanted to drop off the things I needed imped first.
VirusMD told me “the mats won’t be here for 15 hours or so”. 15 hours? That’s like 3-4pm my time. He responded saying it’s based on when he’ll get up, and I was fine with that (not like I can do anything about it).
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Found where to drop off the goods, but was unsure if I even should (as they’re all empty). Then I thought “ah shit, I need to get Uma out of that cage and find a place for her” and asked if they had a public pen. It’s to the west, past the ‘arena’ (it looks like a pen for horses. Great visibility though). Had B2 lead Uma (after giving him perms to do so(having her branded was a smart thing to do)) and dropped her off there.
Due to the QL of the saddle, I want to also get that re-imped (before I put it on her).
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I also found the private rooms (for (very slowly) regenerating SB). A sign said to PM Virus for one, but I decided to ask in local as he was about ready to head to bed. He gave both me and B2 the same room (we both have beds), and we’re directly across from Dragonshearts (on the ground floor). Ain’t that just peachy? And this is awesome too. B2 won’t have to walk anywhere as far as he did during the Xan Impalong (and he’ll be able to get his SB back from grinding his ML).
Verified that the door worked for both me and B2, then said “Thank you so much Virus. It’s going to be a good day tomorrow. :)”
He responds with “I hope so” and logs off. ‘I hope so’..? Those aren’t comforting words coming from the host of a very popular Wurm community event. It almost feels like this would be his first of hosting one (which is quite surprising, given the history of this place).
To wait three years(estimating it took two years to terraform and build since 2013), then pick 2018 to host his first impalong (of a deed that was specifically designed for one(according to his own words in that Valrei International article))? Call me perplexed.
Of course this has me very concerned (mainly for getting a ‘replacement’ set of enchanted horseshoes for free)… but, we’ll see how it goes.
Also, B2 and I are now the only ones here (the other guy logged out). This feels so eerie. I would had expected to see this in the day, but usually at night (from the two Impalongs I’ve arrived early), there were usually some people here that were imping some last minute things. This is the first time that we’re alone.
But back to the room we have, it has a coffer and a chest. This is absolutely perfect for me, as I can put imped and un-imped things in one, and high quality lumps (that I totally didn’t take after the Xan Impalong was over) I brought for the other.
See you guys tomorrow for Day 1 of the ‘Friendalong’.