Tag: Wurm Online

I’ve owned my main deed on the Independence server for a number of years now. It’s called Quail Cove (not to be confused with Quail Landing, which is a whole other deed I own), and it’s rather small compared to some of the big deeds out there, but I think it’s very functional, and even has room to grow. It’s on Hermit Island, and while I do have neighbours, we all tend to keep to ourselves.

Most of the mine is off-deed, with two entrances (land and water) that are on the deed itself. I have a building with a locked door that leads to the rest of the mine. This gives me security so that folks won’t accidentally ruin the mine (trust me, I have wandered through many a drop shaft in my life). There is a high fence surrounding the place because I did have people coming through and griefing (whether on purpose or not, I don’t know). The market remains outside of the fenced portion (along with the token) so that people can access the merchants and can still withdraw money if they need.

I have a large building on a second tier that I call The Archives. It’s filled with all of the precious collectables that I’ve acquired over the years, and each section of the building is dedicated to a specific holiday that has been celebrated in game. It’s probably one of my favourite places on the deed. Most of the buildings are more functional than decorative, decorating is one thing that I’d like to work a bit more on. I’ve been building ceilings, adding lights, and trying to add more little cozy touches that really make a deed ‘yours’. There really is no ‘end’ to the game, just when you think you’ve completed a major project, another one comes up. Still, that’s just part of the fun.

If you happen to be nearby, stop by and say hello! As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself.

Wurm Online is one of those games where the higher your skill is, the more difficult it is (ie: longer it takes) to raise those skills. Not all skills are created equal, either. One that I’ve been working on off and on for years now is meditation.

You can meditate 5x a day with a 30 minute timer between meditations, then it’s a 3h timer between meditations after you complete your 5. If the server resets the timer resets. The problem is you’re not guaranteed a skill up even if you do meditate. There are some things you can do, like using a low ql rug (you want to use a low quality rug for skilling, and a high quality rug for getting the meditation questions) and I always make sure to use a little moonshine and my sleep bonus – but even then, it’s slow.

[08:42:07] Meditating increased by 0.0822 to 58.6579

I’m trying to reach 70 in the skill. I’ve been trying for a long time. I know if I just focused a bit to at least get my 5x meditation done each day it wouldn’t be quite as bad as I make it out to be, but that’s easier said than done. You also can’t meditate in the same spot over and over, you need to shuffle some tiles away from the last spot you were at. Right now I have two meditation rugs set up on my deed and I shuffle between them every 30 minutes. Well, that’s what I WOULD do at least if I were able to focus on this skill. Instead I typically get sidetracked and wander off some place.

The other skill I’m working on? Weapon smithing. Right now I am at 61.48, which means I can improve my weapons to around 70 quality before it gets too difficult. Ideally, I’d like to get 90+ in the skill. Weapon smithing is another one of those ‘strange’ skills though and it takes FAR longer to skill up than your average skill. I also get bored of it pretty easily, so I tend to do a few grind sessions and then wander off of my deed for a week or two to do other things. I’ll get there eventually. Maybe.

As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!

Wurm Online (like many other games) has a Halloween event active for this year, so I spent some time yesterday collecting the new treats. You run around to doors (that do not belong to you) and knock – and trick or treat, either a greenish mob will spawn that you have to defeat (this happens for the really nice items) or you’ll get an NPC version who will give you an archaeology bit + a candy. This year the rewards were great, though I did have some issues placing the bat swarm in my house (I think I need a ceiling, and right now my Archives building does not have one).

I had every intention of staying logged in so that I could work on Quail Landing (my partially built very neglected castle deed on the main land of Independence) but instead I got sidetracked with a bunch of other stuff. I did also get the pumpkin lantern that you can attach to a vehicle, and this is probably my favourite item. I immediately attached it to my rare wagon, and now there’s a lit up jack-o-lantern beside me on the seat. Too cute!

I’m glad I got the items, and if you’ve never participated in this event before maybe check it out and see if you like it! Afterward, there’s tons of spooky archaeology bits to collect so you can make some fancy items of Halloweens past.

Happy gaming – no matter where you find yourself!

Wurm Online still remains to this day one of my ultimate favourite comfort games, and even though I haven’t been writing about it, you can still usually find me in-game (as Stargrace). This week I participated in a few Rift events, which are massive server wide ring events where you defeat waves of mobs, earn points for defeating them, and then use those points at a special shop that gives you some pretty decent items. One thing that I’m saving up for is a bracelet that let’s you automatically succeed on your next rare roll. I’d really like to turn my knarr rare, or my tent, or wagon.

I’ve been working on my priest alts, I have a Vynora/Libila/Fo at 100 faith and a Mag priest at 94. A few subscriptions are lapsing, which is fine as I rarely use all of them. My main deed, Quail Cove, obtained a new building. I call it the archives, and it holds all of the ‘collectable’ stuff I’ve gathered over the years. The inside isn’t set up yet, but it will get there.

There are a few more rifts coming up this week that I want to attend, we’ll see how close to my bracelet goal I can get. You need 2500 for the bracelet. Last rift I earned just over 300 points, so it does take some time to earn.

As always, happy gaming – no matter where you find yourself.