What Are Your Merfolk Doing Today 2.0
Since the old thread has multiple broken links and things are different here. I decided to create a 2.0 version of the old thread I created. I thought I would create this thread as a variant of the ...
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Now, I'll be current with this update.
Update for 04/30:
My progress was much more focused for this update. I figured it will get easier if I just finish one grotto before moving on. However, I did add some things to a couple other grottos.
The Dining Grotto
I decided that I wanted to finish the grotto my Zalrian pod will prepare food in and eat together at. So, most of my progress was focused here. I refined the placement of some items while adding things that were missing. Most of the decor I'm using comes from Island Living, My Wedding Stories, Cats and Dogs, Jungle Adventure, Realm of Magic, and Snowy Escape. A few items sprinkled in come from Cottage Living, Crystal Creations, and Journey to Batuu. Interestingly, the build items from Cats and Dogs actually has a substantial amount of nautical themed items. The CC is all from Spinning Plumbob's Sea-cenery stuff pack and Serinion's Castaway and Mermadic CC.
Alex's Grotto
I started to work on a theme for Alex's Grotto. Alex's character will follow a similar theme to the Little Mermaid. He's a merboy that has an interest in the human world and develops a crush on a human girl he can't be with as he is. Not everything follows the same theme as the little mermaid for his story, but that's generally the theme I have for him.
For his grotto, I decided to start decorating it with more things that might've come from shipwrecks and other things that brought stuff from the human world into the merfolk world.
I'm using more "Organic" and "Natural" items for my merfolk. Hence all the stuff constructed from wood, coral, seaweed, bamboo, and etc. Wood recovered from shipwrecks and stuff that drifts into the sea is still decent building material, even for merfolk. However, most of my merfolk aren't exactly surrounding themselves with "Human" stuff. I wanted Alex's grotto to reflect his interest in the human world.
Arihi's Grotto
I got a bit more added to Arihi's Grotto, the items I was using for the kitchen space of the Dining Grotto, also works well with a study that would be dedicated to the practice of sea sorcery and the brewing of sea witch potions. I found some of the best Lunar charts from Crystal Creations and the relationship between the Moon, Merfolk, Sea Witches, and the Ocean is extremely important. I felt it would make sense to have more charts regarding the state of the moon here. Alex also has a chart to remind him of the Lunar Cycle because he can suffer from Moonspells. When Alex loses control of his power, it's Ice and Water Magic that acts up. For Arihi, it's Water Magic.
The Twins' Grotto
I did add a few things to this grotto that I felt it needed. I added lights to where it was dark and etc. I'm not sure about the family portrait yet.
The Central Grotto
I decided to give another grotto a purpose. One of the larger grottos and in a central spot of the Zalrian Grotto was perfect for a "living room/study". I left some of the space open for dancing. other spots are for skill development and etc. To keep the merfolk theme stronger, I may get rid of the painting easel. Many of the things I got used to using in my land builds are being cut out and I hope this forces me to have my merfolk leave their grotto and see more of the ocean outside since the ocean outside will offer more to do. I'm considering the possibility of still doing something with the wellness skill.
The Shipwreck
I changed some things around the shipwreck to give my merlings something more to do though. A kinda underwater playground outside the shipwreck. I also added a lone whale in the deeper caves below the shipwreck.
I'm currently debating between trying to make the outside look outside or make the Shipwreck stuck inside a larger underwater cave. The thing that makes this build look different with the time of the day has been patched. The appearance still changes; however, the change is less extreme now. The ceiling above is actually blocking out more light. It's extremely subtle, but I could instantly tell things looked darker. The area still changes with the time of day though. I suspect that they are still looking at things to find a solution to the weather indoors. Hard to say how much this little thing made a difference though.
Still, I can definitely tell that things from a month ago do not look the same after the recent update. So, one can hope they are narrowing things down.
The furnishing of each grotto is looking lovely 🙂The coral, crystals and seaweed look great and very nice wall shelving and decor. The design of the kitchen, dining and living grotto is very nice and a great place for them to enjoy preparing and eating meals, as well as using the computer, reading and playing chess.
Weird, I thought the forums posted my reply twice so I wanted to delete only one? Every now and again things happen while I'm in the forums and I can't tell if it's my internet connection or the forums.
Anyways, I'm hoping to finish the Dining Grotto tomorrow, or technically today my time. I'll probably start working on another grotto, but I haven't figured out which one in the Zalrian Grotto. I'll know when I get to it.
Craziest part of all this is how small this area is in comparison to the rest of the build. I'm very close to finishing the Zalrian Grotto, and I'm thinking about moving onto the next grotto on the same floor. Stevie's Grotto will be the next major build to work on before do the tunnel and move onto the grottos at Basement Level 2.
