(08/27 14:22:40) Calum Traveler checks time... 8 min...
(08/27 14:23:19) Calum Traveler quickly scarfs down a pudding cup
(08/27 14:24:08) Cpt.Jericho finishes polishing a beartrap.
(08/27 14:24:12) [BUDDIES] To Buddies: five minutes until town hall
(08/27 14:25:08) Semjay: Cpt.Jericho, please stop leaving those things in the Emporium
(08/27 14:25:16) Calum Traveler sorts through notes, including a large printout poster of Descent's Layout...
(08/27 14:25:32) Calum Traveler crudely hangs it up on the back wall...
(08/27 14:25:37) Cpt.Jericho: Have you seen the footprints downstairs? A mousetrap just wouldn't do the trick.
(08/27 14:25:40) Calum Traveler: eh, that'll do for the moment
(08/27 14:26:16) Semjay: It's Ella's pet , uh, I'm not sure what it is.
(08/27 14:26:42) Cpt.Jericho: A Sesquatch has smaller feet.
(08/27 14:26:52) Calum Traveler: as long as it doesnt wander off,
(08/27 14:27:02) Semjay: Oh itt's big, but very gentle.
(08/27 14:27:25) Cpt.Jericho wonders what Sharper would have done?
(08/27 14:27:36) [BUDDIES] To Buddies: last call, Town Hall Starts in 3 min
(08/27 14:27:43) Calum Traveler: shorah, NoMore
(08/27 14:27:53) NoMore: sharp, Sharper, the sharpest ...
(08/27 14:28:25) Cpt.Jericho: Not to mention that King King was big and gentle too
(08/27 14:28:30) Cpt.Jericho: *Kong
(08/27 14:28:49) Calum Traveler fusses a bit more with another printout of the Descent map, laying it out next to the first one- noticeable differences can be seen between the two versions
(08/27 14:29:10) Calum Traveler carefully secures it to the wall.
(08/27 14:29:14) Calum Traveler: there we go.
(08/27 14:29:25) Calum Traveler: in case yall cant tell, we got a descent update for ya today.
(08/27 14:30:13) Calum Traveler: the town hall starts now
(08/27 14:30:18) Calum Traveler: welcome to August's town hall,
(08/27 14:30:30) NoMore fiddling with the extended City Proper map and the relocation of the Common Library building ...
(08/27 14:30:31) Calum Traveler: ill get to Descent in a moment,
(08/27 14:30:49) Calum Traveler: but first off, Semjay notified me that she plans on doing a mantenance pass of Kalamee in the next fw weeks,
(08/27 14:31:05) Calum Traveler: if anyone has noticed any odd structural flaws that might have cropped up in the last while, please let her know.
(08/27 14:31:34) Calum Traveler: im going to give a quick review of everything myself later tonight, just to see if there's anything needing addressing.
(08/27 14:31:47) Buddy: Shorah all!
(08/27 14:31:51) Calum Traveler: shorah, Buddy
(08/27 14:32:01) Buddy:
(08/27 14:32:05) Calum Traveler: right then,
(08/27 14:32:09) Calum Traveler: onto the big thing, Descent.
(08/27 14:32:21) Calum Traveler: Ami's work crew recently completed phase one of their visual inspection survey.
(08/27 14:32:39) Calum Traveler: theyre still waiting on the sounders- surface logistics are having a real issue these days so the sounders are still on their way.
(08/27 14:32:55) Calum Traveler: but in the mean time theyve established a few key differences between the Survey last done in 2024-
(08/27 14:33:00) Calum Traveler points to the map on the left
(08/27 14:33:04) Calum Traveler: and the actual real thing
(08/27 14:33:09) Calum Traveler points to the map on the right
(08/27 14:33:24) Buddy: What map?
(08/27 14:33:34) Calum Traveler taps the two paper maps on the wall
(08/27 14:33:34) Buddy: lol
(08/27 14:33:36) Calum Traveler: these ones.
(08/27 14:33:49) Calum Traveler tries and fails to keep one attached as it falls down
(08/27 14:33:55) Calum Traveler: dang it just.,..
(08/27 14:33:56) Calum Traveler: ugh
(08/27 14:34:01) Diranda: Shorah all
(08/27 14:34:09) Calum Traveler gives Diranda a 'hi' while fussing with the papers
(08/27 14:34:09) NoMore: the Fall of D'ni
(08/27 14:34:11) Buddy: Shorah!
(08/27 14:34:13) NoMore starts to laugh
(08/27 14:34:15) Calum Traveler reattaches the fallen map
(08/27 14:34:17) Calum Traveler: okay, so
(08/27 14:34:17) Calum Traveler: uh
(08/27 14:34:18) Calum Traveler: right
(08/27 14:34:50) Calum Traveler: first things first you'll notice that the survey in 2024 was drawn, seemingly using the Myst V version of Descent as a reference during its sketching phase.
(08/27 14:35:00) Calum Traveler: youll see here that the tunnel was drawn at an odd angle and piercing the far side of the node.
(08/27 14:35:18) Calum Traveler: its also missing the node with the lava tunneler at the end,
(08/27 14:35:38) Calum Traveler: uh, well. the reality is like you see here on the survey map from 2025,
(08/27 14:35:53) Calum Traveler: a straight tunnel connection from the shaft, through the main node, to the lava tunneler,
(08/27 14:35:57) Calum Traveler: no angle deviation
(08/27 14:36:05) Calum Traveler: just a hole where the tiana cave punches through.
(08/27 14:36:21) Calum Traveler: i'm not certain why the Myst V version was used for this survey reference except for time expediency,
(08/27 14:36:33) Calum Traveler: but it does not reflect the present structure of the node tunnels,
(08/27 14:37:02) Calum Traveler: also, they didnt draw any of the stalagmites and stalagtites in the tunnels leading from the caldera to Ti'ana's cave.
(08/27 14:37:19) Buddy: Yes, it's clear now. That map really helps.
(08/27 14:37:20) Calum Traveler: as we can't ask the old work crew what they were thinking, we're going to have to assume that this was just an oversight.
(08/27 14:37:39) Calum Traveler: ill try to post a comparison of the maps on discord and the forums later.
(08/27 14:37:49) Calum Traveler: to make it easier for everyone to examine without-
(08/27 14:37:55) Calum Traveler catches the Myst V map as it falls off the wall.
(08/27 14:37:56) Thumbs up from Buddy
(08/27 14:37:57) Calum Traveler: ...that.
(08/27 14:38:19) Calum Traveler gives up with the Myst V map and just lays it on the floor.
(08/27 14:38:37) Calum Traveler: So. Descent. Yeah. Visual spot checks are going along well, according to Ami's report.
(08/27 14:39:44) Calum Traveler: some power issues- the elevators arent working at this time, so that needs to be sorted out,
(08/27 14:40:13) Calum Traveler: otherwise the physical structures seem mostly intact compared to the previous survey
(08/27 14:40:16) Calum Traveler: minus the, inconsistencies.
(08/27 14:40:53) Calum Traveler: so any significant deviation in structure appears to be due to drawing inconsistencies rather than due to physical changes in the environment.
(08/27 14:41:09) Calum Traveler checks the notes a bit more
(08/27 14:41:12) Buddy: Tell Ami that she's doing a fantastic job!
(08/27 14:41:23) Calum Traveler: ill pass it along
(08/27 14:41:40) Calum Traveler: oh, right, there is a note here that there is indeed another Riven relic in the pond by the dagger in the caldera,
(08/27 14:42:11) Calum Traveler: so, that's there.
(08/27 14:42:14) Calum Traveler: uhhh...
(08/27 14:42:22) Calum Traveler: right, end of my 'to talk about' notes,
(08/27 14:42:25) Calum Traveler: any questions?
(08/27 14:43:04) NoMore: do the maps reference the Myst Reader map or are they standalone surveys?
(08/27 14:43:15) Calum Traveler: uh, they were standalone surveys
(08/27 14:43:21) NoMore: Okay
(08/27 14:43:29) Calum Traveler: note the current one only covers the caldera, and the tunnels and nodes leading to the top of the shaft
(08/27 14:43:34) Calum Traveler: they havent gone further down than that yet.
(08/27 14:44:18) Calum Traveler: questions, any questions...?
(08/27 14:44:49) Buddy: Having anything special for dinner?
(08/27 14:44:51) Cpt.Jericho: Are there any critters down there?
(08/27 14:44:53) Calum Traveler: fish.
(08/27 14:44:59) Calum Traveler: critters? bats.
(08/27 14:45:17) Cpt.Jericho: Those are rather flatterers
(08/27 14:45:22) Buddy: mmm, bats for dinner!
(08/27 14:45:24) Calum Traveler: the occasional bahro cry,
(08/27 14:45:35) Calum Traveler: otherwise the tunnels so far seem quite empty and quiet.
(08/27 14:45:50) Calum Traveler: who knows what lies beyond the shaft itself, though
(08/27 14:45:59) Cpt.Jericho: A Batcave?
(08/27 14:46:06) Calum Traveler: not even the Myst V based survey from 2024 covers much beyond it
(08/27 14:46:19) Calum Traveler: there's a river, so possibly fish?
(08/27 14:46:21) Calum Traveler: but...
(08/27 14:46:22) Calum Traveler shrugs
(08/27 14:46:23) Red Gunner: Maybe Ella's pet?
(08/27 14:46:28) Calum Traveler: id imagine bats have their dens,
(08/27 14:46:30) Cpt.Jericho: Or Gollum
(08/27 14:46:34) Calum Traveler: lol
(08/27 14:46:45) NoMore: lol
(08/27 14:47:07) Calum Traveler: questions, any more questions?
(08/27 14:47:18) NoMore: (question auction)
(08/27 14:47:45) Buddy: 1, 2, 3, gone!
(08/27 14:47:48) Calum Traveler: lol
(08/27 14:47:56) NoMore:
(08/27 14:48:08) Buddy: Thanks Calum!
(08/27 14:48:16) Calum Traveler: okay, im going to wrap it up then. im hoping the sounding devices will arrive sooner than later.
(08/27 14:48:33) Calum Traveler: ideally, if everything goes well, that'll be handled this week.
(08/27 14:48:38) Calum Traveler: hopefully.
(08/27 14:48:41) Calum Traveler: fingers crossed
(08/27 14:48:50) Thumbs up from Buddy
(08/27 14:48:53) Calum Traveler: right then, in recap
(08/27 14:48:57) NoMore: sounds good to me
(08/27 14:49:01) Calum Traveler: Semjay is doing some maintenance work in Kalamee,
(08/27 14:49:30) Calum Traveler: please notify her on the Kalamee discord thread in the OpenUru Discord if any structural issues require attention.
(08/27 14:49:42) Calum Traveler: Descent survey is going-
(08/27 14:49:47) Calum Traveler pauses as the other map falls...
(08/27 14:49:54) Calum Traveler: ...Descent Survey is progressing.
(08/27 14:49:55) Buddy: Kalamee... it looks perfect as it is.
(08/27 14:50:14) Calum Traveler: uh, right then.
(08/27 14:50:33) Calum Traveler: im going to get right on it and try to get those survey map photos posted, along with the chatlog.
(08/27 14:50:37) Calum Traveler: ill talk with yall next time
(08/27 14:50:38) Calum Traveler waves goodbye
(08/27 14:50:44) ...Chat.log stopped.
. Thank you for posting these notes. I'm excited to see the survey of Descent!