New land discovered
This week began with the news of new lands being discovered on the west side of Amethera. I'd already explored much of the existing land, so this sounded like a fantastic opportunity to find some new places.
I started my trip at New Oxford and headed west. After wandering over some fairly uninteresting land I stumbled upon a jungle. It was a fascinating sight, and eventually I found a teleport at a place called Shinnok Jungle. From there I headed further west out of the jungle and across the seas. The sight of the new land was amazing - a sheer vertical cliff covered in snow. This was the first time I'd seen snow anywhere on Calypso.
I spent a fair amount of time in the southern part of this area, mainly due to a large number of nasty creatures. It took me some time to get to the Segna Forest teleport. Here I learned there was a further teleport in the north, so made headway to there. Upon arriving in Solfais Crater I discovered a large outpost building surrounded by the tents of the first explorers who came here.
After completing my explorations I was delighted to receive some more money from back home. I decided to go hunting in one of the land areas I'd found on my travels. The area I had found, one of the Amethera Outback Lands, had mature Exarosaurs and fairly young Cornundos. They seemed perfect for my current abilities, and I spent three days hunting them.
At the end of my hunting trip I tallied up my costs. I'd spent 88.55 PED in total - 56.14 on ammo and 32.41 on repairs. I'd managed to collect 54.67 PED in loot, 4.78 PED in materials and paint (which will sell for more), and a FAP worth 3.01 PED. Overall that left me 26.09 PED down, but that's not bad for a three day hunting trip. It certainly looks like my skills are improving.
On the return trip from hunting I headed to New Oxford. I'd heard there were some new shops there and I wanted to check them out. It took me a while to find them, since they were hidden underground - consequently I doubt I'll use them much. I'm not sure why the planners felt it necessary to make the layout so complex.
Above these shops I found a special shop selling designer clothes. The prices seemed ridiculous - in excess of 1000 PED for a jacket. I guess there must be a demand for limited edition designer items. In the rear of this store I discovered a catwalk, although I don't appear to make a very good model.
The shopping trip got me thinking about armor, though. I'm currently using Goblin armor, which although fine does limit my ability to defend against larger creatures. This isn't too much of an issue in my hunting, but it is sometimes problematic in my mining. After some looking around I discovered Shogun armor, which looked reasonably affordable and pretty decent in defensive capabilities. I'll start looking in the auction to see if I can pick some parts up.
I finished the weekend by looking at the treasure hunt that one of our society members, Kyl, is organising. The prize is 250 PED, but the challenge looks tough. I've made a start though, and it looks like it might be fun.
I started my trip at New Oxford and headed west. After wandering over some fairly uninteresting land I stumbled upon a jungle. It was a fascinating sight, and eventually I found a teleport at a place called Shinnok Jungle. From there I headed further west out of the jungle and across the seas. The sight of the new land was amazing - a sheer vertical cliff covered in snow. This was the first time I'd seen snow anywhere on Calypso.
I spent a fair amount of time in the southern part of this area, mainly due to a large number of nasty creatures. It took me some time to get to the Segna Forest teleport. Here I learned there was a further teleport in the north, so made headway to there. Upon arriving in Solfais Crater I discovered a large outpost building surrounded by the tents of the first explorers who came here.
After completing my explorations I was delighted to receive some more money from back home. I decided to go hunting in one of the land areas I'd found on my travels. The area I had found, one of the Amethera Outback Lands, had mature Exarosaurs and fairly young Cornundos. They seemed perfect for my current abilities, and I spent three days hunting them.
At the end of my hunting trip I tallied up my costs. I'd spent 88.55 PED in total - 56.14 on ammo and 32.41 on repairs. I'd managed to collect 54.67 PED in loot, 4.78 PED in materials and paint (which will sell for more), and a FAP worth 3.01 PED. Overall that left me 26.09 PED down, but that's not bad for a three day hunting trip. It certainly looks like my skills are improving.
On the return trip from hunting I headed to New Oxford. I'd heard there were some new shops there and I wanted to check them out. It took me a while to find them, since they were hidden underground - consequently I doubt I'll use them much. I'm not sure why the planners felt it necessary to make the layout so complex.
Above these shops I found a special shop selling designer clothes. The prices seemed ridiculous - in excess of 1000 PED for a jacket. I guess there must be a demand for limited edition designer items. In the rear of this store I discovered a catwalk, although I don't appear to make a very good model.
The shopping trip got me thinking about armor, though. I'm currently using Goblin armor, which although fine does limit my ability to defend against larger creatures. This isn't too much of an issue in my hunting, but it is sometimes problematic in my mining. After some looking around I discovered Shogun armor, which looked reasonably affordable and pretty decent in defensive capabilities. I'll start looking in the auction to see if I can pick some parts up.
I finished the weekend by looking at the treasure hunt that one of our society members, Kyl, is organising. The prize is 250 PED, but the challenge looks tough. I've made a start though, and it looks like it might be fun.
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