Gaming

They say over there that the version number of the full release is 44290 so you might want to make sure it says that on the menu screen before you commit to it.

ah yes, it does.

...and I'm curious to hear Banj's first impressions.

Personally I'm not entirely sure where to go because I'm trying to pretend I haven't played before

Sea Monkeys

They'll be nicer later. I can't recall at what point they start helping you, but they won't steal everything in sight :p

After much late night crafting and early morning shopping I now have enough resources to continue building my Tower. It was all going well until I heard a weird screech, found myself in shadow for a moment and my nice peaceful hum-a-long soundtrack suddenly switched to "Blood And Steel".
Dragon? Here?

Not just a dragon. One of those difficult Blood Dragons comes strutting up my garden path.


At least there's three of us here to fight it. Come on, everybody out!
Yes, that's it Rayya! Get in there with your curved swords. That's what I pay you for!


But don't die though. I don't want to have to find another steward.
And now along comes Arissa with her big axe and I get in close with my own greatsword after yeeting it further back with a hefty shout and after all that action it's finally dead.
Are we all OK? Is everyone still alive?


Yep, there's still three of us. Phew.

And now my Alchemy Tower is built... and there's a dragon skeleton in my garden.

Valence wrote: and there's a dragon skeleton in my garden.

Chic.

Now look here, mate. I'm being as sneaky as I possibly can here behind this corner but can you please, please, for just one moment, look the other way so that I can come out from my hidey place and kidnap you?



Every time I pop my head out he sees me and then gets his fake-accent hypnotist act going again.
"You are verrrry much mistaken."
And then I wake up from my trance further down the road.
Just look away. Blink. Something.

I wish I'd started this quest with Evie now. She's much sneakier than Jacob.

Maybe you should try hiding at the other side of the room....

I should probably stop playing Below Zero and go to bed.... but I just got another "clue", so... I think I'm just gonna have to check it out.

EDIT: And for the umpteenth time I forgot to bring beacons when I left my base... but that's OK because I didn't actually find what I was looking for anyhow. Or anything else needing a marker.

Did the clue say, "Go to bed now!"

I eventually got the hypnotist by using a smoke bomb!
While he was coughing and spluttering I sneaked round his back and grabbed him.
Still think it would've been easier with Evie.

And then I wasted some minutes (MANY minutes!) in Trials trying once more to do that windmill trick that everyone else can do. And I can't.