Topic: ATTENTION CREW of THE VAUNTER: an address by the Captain and Quartermaster

Capt. Squeegee started this discussion 9 years ago #64,520

pictured: a map

Crew, i have consulted the navigational charts and have fixed our position. we are located here not far from the island with the aqueduct. we've come to the conclusion that it's time to move on to another zone. an endeavor such as this is not without danger, we'll be crossing a wind wall, possibly even the same one that sunk the Blowhard.

i've charted a course that will take us to z3, another expanse (tier 2) zone. we should expect to find 8 islands, fresh cashes of ancient knowledge, and hopefully different Sky Core upgrades. we've found the same 400kg upgrade over and over. they may be zone dependent.

we'll spend a couple of days in z3 hunting for treasure before punching through to z4 which is a tier 1 wilderness zone. we shouldn't expect too much trouble there unless we find pirates griefing helpless prey. we can farm the wilderness for knowledge but the loot will be tier 1, so we should move along quickly. the ship will be susceptible to theft, and in a tier 1 zone it's always possible someone would rather steal a ship than make one. but that's true if your ship is better than anyone's, tbh the only thing better than the Vaunter is her crew.

prepare to make ready, crew!@ tomorrow evening we break through to z3 and continue our exploits for the glory of Minichanopolis!

if you have any questions ask the Quartermaster. and if you've never crossed a wind wall attend the Quartermaster's safety briefing in this thread and he'll explain what's expected of you as we're making the attempt.

Poll option	Votes	Percentage	Graph
the captain has a really great plan, but i'm ready to get down to piracy even with a wooden ship	-	0%
the captains plan IS really great, but i think we need to have a metal hull before we start attacking people	2	100%

Capt. Squeegee (OP) double-posted this 9 years ago, 36 minutes later[^] [v] #802,151

Quartermaster Brie has also proven to be a capable sailor, and will stand in for the sailing master at his discretion. Quartermaster brie will have command of the ship anytime it is spawned and the captain is away. but this promotion doesn't only come with a very small amount of additional responsibility, it comes with with great honor and my respect. the crew of the Vaunter salutes you, quartermaster brie.

[hold for applause]

i have plotted us this course which will take us twice around z3. once there, we will follow the white path and circle the entire zone in a first pass. back where we started we'll follow the black course and wind across the middle along the green path before heading east into z4. this course will hope fully take us two days or so and should give everyone a second chance to hit up any islands they missed.

but, once the white course is completed, the quartermaster and crew will decide if they want to continue on the next route, or skip it and head to z4. and at any time during the black or green routes the crew may decide to continue on into z4. it will be up to the captain and/or quartermaster to make sure these routes are completed and each island is visited and screenshots are posted in the official thread.

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Capt. Squeegee (OP) triple-posted this 9 years ago, 17 minutes later, 54 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #802,153

i went ahead and put the names from the chart on the map, this'll maybe help make it easier to know where lost souls end up if we sink the Vaunter, which is pretty much impossible so i don't even know why i took the time.