(05/28 14:30:44) Theo: Shorah b'shemtee !
(05/28 14:30:47) Calum Traveler: welcome all, to the end of March 2025 Town Hall!
(05/28 14:31:10) Calum Traveler: We've got a short list of things to go over today...
(05/28 14:32:06) Calum Traveler: First and Foremost, an update was applied to the Nexus to suppress the Sameehn and Explorers' Emporium links, as the Nexus was providing Linking Books with bad gateway images.
(05/28 14:32:45) Calum Traveler: this is not a bug, but it is unfortunate timing regarding the spill of some sticky substance on the floor in the Emporium's book room causing people to have issues there.
(05/28 14:33:23) Calum Traveler: there is a temporary work around to send KI Invites to folks if you wish to share Sameehn and Kalamee from that Location, but be aware the Sameehn books likely still have the bad gateway images, so use at your own risk.
(05/28 14:33:44) Calum Traveler: no, we don't know what substance is on the floor in the emporium or why people's shoes are getting stuck there.
(05/28 14:34:05) Calum Traveler: I'm told Miss Darrington is looking into it.
(05/28 14:34:32) Calum Traveler: i have not heard anything from her directly on that matter, however.
(05/28 14:34:40) Calum Traveler: speaking of Miss Darrington's words,
(05/28 14:34:56) Calum Traveler: i'd like to personally apologize for the confusion I inadvertendly added to before Sameehn's release.
(05/28 14:35:20) Calum Traveler: Miss Darrington and Ametist told me that Sameehn's release would be a public one with only the location being a timed exclusive to the Emporium
(05/28 14:35:27) Calum Traveler: however, it seems others were told differently,
(05/28 14:35:45) Calum Traveler: add to it that strange little note Miss Darrington passed around inviting people to 'come alone' to the age...
(05/28 14:35:48) Calum Traveler shrugs
(05/28 14:36:13) Calum Traveler: as i've alluded to previously, we've had several technical shortcomings in recent months due to sudden infrastructure and personelle absences, and
(05/28 14:36:15) Calum Traveler: well
(05/28 14:36:22) Calum Traveler: miscommunications happen!
(05/28 14:36:48) Calum Traveler: on a related note, we had a slight hiccup with the forums earlier this month where they went offline
(05/28 14:37:09) Calum Traveler: fortunately, Tweek was able to restore functionality from a backup in short order, and the only significant data loss were forum avatars.
(05/28 14:37:38) Calum Traveler: as always you can find our forums, with a slightly different look, at viewforum.php?f=1
(05/28 14:38:26) Calum Traveler: im still working on getting a functioning export of the podium system to Kirel's podium, havent gotten that working yet.
(05/28 14:39:01) Calum Traveler: once it's good, i'll be pushing to live both Kirel and Chiso's updated audios.
(05/28 14:39:19) Calum Traveler: uh, we dont have any new audios to add yet, but that's. fine. probably. for the time being.
(05/28 14:39:29) Calum Traveler shuffles notes
(05/28 14:40:01) Calum Traveler: okay, so some more good news, to balance out the oddities
(05/28 14:40:09) Calum Traveler: we did successfully recover Veelay's Descriptive Book
(05/28 14:40:49) Calum Traveler: the find goes to Briggs, who recovered the book, and thanks to a snapshot record Adam Hoikas had taken as of February of last year, we were able to confirm the book suffered no damages.
(05/28 14:44:02) Calum Traveler: right then, one last point of topic,
(05/28 14:44:38) Calum Traveler: I'm in talks with the Mysterium folks to have them take over one of the unused wings in the GoMePub during Mysterium time, just to give the space some more breathing room.
(05/28 14:44:52) Calum Traveler: the wing will likely remain closed when Mysterium is not in session otherwise,
(05/28 14:45:16) Calum Traveler: im not sure if we can get the wing secured in time for this year or not,
(05/28 14:45:34) Calum Traveler: it was left in quite a state and nobody was really working on either the east or west wings of the Pub.
(05/28 14:46:36) Calum Traveler: that said, i can say that the east wing was at least cleared out of any debris regarding old furniture and busted equipment, so there was that.
(05/28 14:47:00) Calum Traveler: should make for a nice Con Room if things work out.
(05/28 14:47:21) Calum Traveler: right then, guess ill open things up to questions!
(05/28 14:48:04) Dreamer3: Are the rumors true about negotiations with Carlsbad Caverns to set up Aegura World?
(05/28 14:48:26) Calum Traveler: uh... I've heard Wayne Todd was trying to set up some kind of guided tour thing but I've not heard anything recently.
(05/28 14:48:48) Calum Traveler: honestly, haven't even seen the guy in ages.
(05/28 14:48:53) Calum Traveler: havent seen a lot of folks in ages.
(05/28 14:49:05) Calum Traveler: anyways. next question~!
(05/28 14:49:07) Buddy: Are there any other updates or improvements in the works for Kirel and Chiso?
(05/28 14:49:35) Calum Traveler: Chiso should be good to go assuming I get approval for the podium update.
(05/28 14:49:57) Calum Traveler: Kirel... If I can get that podium going again, I'd expect that sooner than later.
(05/28 14:50:07) Calum Traveler: oh!
(05/28 14:50:18) Calum Traveler: TheScar did happen to find a miniaturized lamp in Kirel,
(05/28 14:50:32) Calum Traveler: like, one of the Bee Lamps on the fence railings
(05/28 14:50:44) Calum Traveler: I've decided I'll probably put it on display in the classroom.
(05/28 14:51:13) Calum Traveler: next question?
(05/28 14:52:03) Buddy: Where is the GoMePub? Does it have another name?
(05/28 14:52:22) Calum Traveler: the "new" Guild of Messengers Pub is located in Ae'gura.
(05/28 14:52:37) Calum Traveler: you can see Kerath's arch out the meeting room window
(05/28 14:52:56) Theo: Can't forget that the old one is still there.
(05/28 14:52:58) Calum Traveler: iirc it's somewhere in that Guild Hall Spire just outside of the Tokotah Plaza,
(05/28 14:53:12) Buddy: Oh, the New Messengers Pub, yes!
(05/28 14:53:23) Calum Traveler: youll have to check the existing coordinates for an exact placement.
(05/28 14:54:15) Calum Traveler: next Q?
(05/28 14:54:54) Buddy: Can you tell us what interesting stuff you are doing?
(05/28 14:54:58) Calum Traveler: um, sure
(05/28 14:55:12) Calum Traveler: i spent this last weekend building some dock structures in Pod 12's river canyon
(05/28 14:55:48) Calum Traveler: I wanted to make sure people didn't just get sucked along by the current into the next set of waterfalls without some protection,
(05/28 14:55:53) uru348: When can we expect to see Pod 12?
(05/28 14:56:07) Calum Traveler: If I get my way, sometime this year,
(05/28 14:56:30) Calum Traveler: there's been some quaking though
(05/28 14:56:41) Calum Traveler: some ceiling collapses in the chamber beyond the main river channel,
(05/28 14:56:56) Buddy: Pod 12? Isn't that one of the pods on the Pod Age map?
(05/28 14:56:59) Calum Traveler: I'm hoping that will stabilize a bit, or else I might be forced to build some supports.
(05/28 14:57:01) Calum Traveler: yes, yes it is
(05/28 14:57:05) Calum Traveler: at least,
(05/28 14:57:13) Calum Traveler: the version of it accessed from my Payiferen instance.
(05/28 14:57:30) Calum Traveler: i have no idea if my version of the age is just geologically unstable in that area compared to other people's instances or not.
(05/28 14:57:36) Buddy: Oh boy, that does sound interesting!
(05/28 14:57:54) Dreamer3: Will it be accessible through the museum?
(05/28 14:57:54) Calum Traveler: frankly, i'm taking a huge risk exploring an instanced world like this.
(05/28 14:58:00) Calum Traveler: No, Dreamer, it will not.
(05/28 14:58:28) Dreamer3: Do you use a maintainer suit for your work?
(05/28 14:58:40) Calum Traveler: sometimes, when the atmosphere is particularly choked with ash.
(05/28 14:58:56) Calum Traveler: active volcanoes nearby and all.
(05/28 14:59:16) Calum Traveler: the sky's so overcast most days you can't even see the stars at night.
(05/28 14:59:22) ural: Explains the red sky?
(05/28 14:59:43) Calum Traveler: yes, if youve seen pictures of forest fire afflicted skies here on the surface, it's a similar phenomenon
(05/28 15:00:22) Calum Traveler: it also used to rain quite a bit over there, but we've entered some kind of dry spell as of late,
(05/28 15:00:34) Dreamer3: It sounds like difficult work; thank you for your dedication.
(05/28 15:00:50) GooberChilla: seconded, sounds like it will be quite a sight
(05/28 15:00:54) Calum Traveler: it's a project I've been hoarding away for years now,
(05/28 15:00:56) Calum Traveler: since 2008,
(05/28 15:01:05) ural: Wow!!!
(05/28 15:01:05) Calum Traveler: im a bit stubborn in letting it go.
(05/28 15:01:12) Theo: WoW!
(05/28 15:01:18) ural: That long ago??
(05/28 15:01:42) Calum Traveler: let's just say i was determined to make something out of a bad situation, given the recent Closure of the Cavern at the time.
(05/28 15:02:11) Calum Traveler: the geography has changed significantly over the years since I first discovered the area,
(05/28 15:02:31) Calum Traveler: it's been a fascinating case study,
(05/28 15:02:34) ural: Yes, tough with the pain and suffering:(
(05/28 15:02:59) Calum Traveler: any other questions?
(05/28 15:03:31) ural: World with many tunels??? update?
(05/28 15:03:41) Calum Traveler: Gahlahno, right...
(05/28 15:03:52) Calum Traveler: i've done some more survey exploration.
(05/28 15:03:55) Calum Traveler: the place is massive, after all,
(05/28 15:04:27) Calum Traveler: i did find an interesting area with some vaguely familiar terrain. I suspect the Maintainers who had the age written referenced an existing age or two for some added 'landscape training'
(05/28 15:05:02) Calum Traveler: lots of drainage pits, that's for sure. lol.
(05/28 15:05:11) Calum Traveler: any last questions?
(05/28 15:05:13) Theo: Any word on what's going on with DRC (714), (715), (719) or (722) Hoods?
(05/28 15:06:08) Calum Traveler: I checked with Chogon and he said the system was behaving normally.
(05/28 15:06:22) Calum Traveler: one final question, i gotta go eat soon
(05/28 15:06:25) Buddy: Any word on when the work crews will return to the Overflow Station?
(05/28 15:06:40) Calum Traveler: Ami's crew is still prepping to tackle Descent at this stage,
(05/28 15:07:05) Calum Traveler: it's a bit out of size for their usual work so they're going to take it in chunks.
(05/28 15:07:23) Buddy: Ooo, Descent! That would be good to visit again!
(05/28 15:07:25) Calum Traveler: im told they'
(05/28 15:07:36) ural: Yessss!
(05/28 15:07:44) Calum Traveler: they're planning on setting up a staging area in Chiso at some point.
(05/28 15:08:23) Calum Traveler: alright, im going to call it there.
(05/28 15:08:25) Calum Traveler: thanks, everyone,
(05/28 15:08:32) Dreamer3: Thanks Calum!
(05/28 15:08:37) Dreamer3 kneels down...
(05/28 15:08:37) Calum Traveler: i know this wasnt the most exciting set of updates
(05/28 15:08:38) ural: Thx!
(05/28 15:08:38) uru348 thanks you very much!
(05/28 15:08:41) Buddy: Thanks Calum!!!
(05/28 15:08:41) Securicor: Thank you, Calum
(05/28 15:08:47) Calum Traveler bows
(05/28 15:08:52) uru348 claps his hands
(05/28 15:08:53) Calum Traveler: ill see you all later.
(05/28 15:08:54) Dreamer3 claps his hands
(05/28 15:08:55) GooberChilla claps her hands
(05/28 15:08:55) Calum Traveler waves goodbye
(05/28 15:08:58) Theo: Chehv Shehm, Thank You.
(05/28 15:09:03) Buddy claps his hands
(05/28 15:09:06) Calum Traveler: thank you for coming
