[17:14:58] You plot a course to Exodus.<\/p>\n
Onto Exodus I go as I restart the series of exploring all the servers of the Freedom Isles! Sol rose at 5pm, and I had an issue trying to find my shovel. B2 found it still in my coffin under ‘iron shovel’ instead of ‘shovel’.
\nLeaving, I had a crock biting my tail on the way down the side ramp. Got my tower guards on it and I assisted in its demise. Had to deal with a west wind in my face as I plotted a course, going NW to circumvent it.<\/p>\n
Arriving in Exodus, I continued west to where the Del\/Exo Boat Bridge is. A word of warning is the “latest” maps of the server are 1&1\/4 years old. :\/
\nMade it to the landing, and.. it was rather disappointing. There are a few deeds around it (one named ‘Serenity’), and I see a guard tower. But nothing at the landing. Thankfully after quite a lot of searching, I found a large animal pen that’s unlocked. Going to use this as my safe haven once it’s time to switch from my boat to a horse for exploration.<\/p>\n
I also found out, Solrise and Solset have been completely reversed on me. Sol is going to set at 6:50pm.. which is the time it rose before. How in the fuck did that happen?!
\nBut it’s good that it did. I don’t have to race to get done eating. But it does mean an hour less that I have to explore during the daytime.
\nAt 8pm, it’ll be time to explore. Going to go clockwise. I do question if going by horseback later is a good idea (with how old the map is). I’ll ask the locals if there’s a more updated version (at least one made last year).<\/p>\n
After getting back, I asked. The response wasn’t anywhere kind as what I got on Deli; infact it was quite bad. This person named ‘Szai’ who had quite the attitude to newcomers of the server, basically told me to check the forum. Someone gave me a link to the updated map, but Szai continued saying “sorry i wasnt going to teach you how to navigate forums”.
\nI fired back, saying “Do you treat all newcomers to this server like that? All I asked was an updated map. I didn’t know about the forum.” They never responded (though I assume “whatever, n00b” or something like it). And really, I didn’t know I have to check the forum instead of being provided a link to it in the Wurmpedia (why in the FUCK is there NOT?!).
\nNevertheless, I did my best not to let this asshole ruin my exploration fun.<\/p>\n
Never really saw anything that has popped out at me on the North coast (except from seeing a large castle). Got to the East coast and went through an area called ‘Ultima Bay’. Nothing mind-blowing (or even interesting) there either, but I did find an Aged horse swimming in the bay that I quickly lead. Though taming it would come much later, as I forgot I needed a sickle to be able to have the ‘Cut grass’ option when right clicking on a Grass tile.
\nHad to drop the horse off at an abandoned deed infront of the Exo\/Xan Boat Bridge, and went back home as I had also forgotten the bad thing of B2 giving me all of his money.. he cannot mail me what I need as he needs 1c per item to do it. Thankfully I was close enough to the NE coast of the server, that it wasn’t really a big deal of going back. Yes it set me back a bit from exploring, but no biggy. I got more than enough time.<\/p>\n
Got back home and grabbed my sickle and toolbelt (as I had also forgotten about it). Before leaving home(again), I tested to see if it was truly the sickle that gets mixed grass (which can be used to tame animals). And indeed I was right. Went back to Exo and back to where I was, thinking the horse was gone. But I knew of another horse swimming nearby if that was the case. But when I got back, the horse was exactly where I had left it!
\nIt took four attempts to tame the horse, and I had it. Was able to equip it with the enchanted horseshoes and saddle, and took it on a test drive…..WOW! It’s managing to maintain 25-26km\/h for a long time!! Looks like that 2.5s I paid for enchantments, is paying for itself. Glad it was worth the money.
\nThere was also a PPP (Perfectly Placed Pig) next to the horse that I was able to tame with three mixed grass(had to harvest some more). With the pig tamed, the horse won’t be targeted anymore(as it’s not tamed).
\nBefore I lead the pig to its demise of any nearby mobs, I got it ready for the slaughter by grooming it. Took several times to get it. Also noticed I can Groom while mounted. Very cool. I can even groom the horse (it’s a She and looks just like Flashsilver) while sitting on it. Pretty awkward, but when it works I’ll take it.<\/p>\n
There was a troll nearby. Ran past it and ‘snapped the line’ by un-leading the pig. Watched the troll turn it into bacon. That would’ve been this horse if I didn’t untame it.
\nRIP Pig. It was a vern, so it was going to die anyway. Plus it died for a great cause. \ud83d\ude42
\nThis is awesome, though. Fast horse, and I don’t feel I need to go back to where I found it once I’m done exploring. I can just tame it, unequip everything, and leave it for dead. It’s a wild horse, so who’s going to care if it dies?<\/p>\n
Logged off next to a guard tower in the area. With the saddle, I don’t have to worry about finding a place to stick the horse(so it won’t roam). As a bonus, I can get some amazing screenshots from the top of mountains (without having to worry about the horse roaming). Techinically I own it now.
\nSince we can’t bring our horses cross-server, I can still bring enchanted horse gear over to claim one. Just amazed how fast it is. It felt like a 3-speed without the gear.<\/p>\n
With Sol now up once again, I finally set sail and get full-on exploring the server ‘for realsies’ (with a horse in tow). I was kind of offered one by someone earlier. But when I said “I don’t wish to pay”, they stopped talking to me. \ud83d\ude1b Anyway, glad I got a<\/strong><\/span> horse now. Continued snaking my way around the East coast. There was a large section just south of my position with… lots of abandoned deeds. Several of them were prime candidates for moving in, but I ended up narrowing it to two ‘POTENTIAL deed moving spot’ points. One of them had a Knarr next to it, yet when I checked who owns it, the boat was highly decayed. So, I’m to assume this person doesn’t play anymore (plus there’s no deed or buildings to worry about). Though I did see the server trying to ‘cling to life’ of one extravagant village. This thing, reminded me of Green Dog on Deli(except in a smaller scale, and a lot more trees). Having 1 tile trenches with several bridges leading into the deed. Damn cool. Can’t wait to explore it on horseback! My journey eventually had to pause once again (with Sol setting) on a small, inhabited island just off the Southeast coast. Coming back on(Sol is now rising three minutes later than it did before), I was challenged by several mobs. Thankfully, they weren’t anything I couldn’t handle. 5 -VS- 1? Killed them all. FEAR the Dragon Warrior! \ud83d\ude42 Speaking of logging, because of no guard towers anywhere on the coast (of “Skeleton Desert”..though IMO it should be “Scorpion Desert” with the number of scorps), I managed to find a one tile flatriased section with a single pillar in the middle of the ‘Bunny Sea’. The only threat I have here is any swimming mob. Though I doubt any would spawn here as it’s too far from the mainland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [17:14:58] You plot a course to Exodus. Onto Exodus I go as I restart the series of exploring all the servers of the Freedom Isles! Sol rose at 5pm, and I had an issue trying to find my shovel. B2 … Continue reading
\nAnother thing, this new map I got? Holy HELL is it awesome! It’s not just an image; you can interact with it! I can even draw a path to follow to explore the server by boat (fucking fantastic). I can also go into Zoom Mode, and have pinpoint accuracy of seeing all the roads on the map! That will be extremely<\/span> useful when exploring on horseback.<\/p>\n
\nFine places. Plat as a pancake, LOTS of room, and next to the ocean. Though with how..eerily quiet kchat has been for the remainder of this trip, I dunno if moving in is a good idea. Exodus.. feels like it’s a ‘dying’ server.
\nI like my privacy, sure. But I also like interacting with others (humans are<\/em> social creatures). And with no one to talk to, I dunno.<\/p>\n
\nI still remember a certain undeeded house on the West coast of JK-H (Gold 2), that had a 1-tile trench that cut into the ground and lead to the house. I’ve wanted to do that with my deed for YEARS…<\/p>\n
\n“You tailswipe Aged huge spider extremely hard at the head and damage it.” (If only)
\nNow on the South coast. The person that was going to ‘offer’ me a horse also told me to check this side of the server for a place to move. I honestly haven’t seen anything that caught my eye (yet).
\nReached the point on the map where I drew. Due to multiple canals and bays on the South and West coasts, I often go around them counter-clockwise(to continue clockwise of the mainland). As I said, this proved to be a real challenge(due to so many canals). But I got a great plan set up. I just hope it stays on the map after I log for the night.<\/p>\n