Cave Event - Outside
- Flavor Text: The Outside NPCs
"Wow, what is this place? It looks prehistoric! Letโs explore the area and see what we can find."
The outside opened on Day 6 of the event (July 22nd)
The outside opened on Day 6 of the event (July 22nd)
Tar Pit - BreaDay 6 (July 22nd): "You decide to hop through the portal... and fall directly into a tar pit. Ick. Thankfully, tar pits are actually only a few inches deep, so you'll be able to free yourself pretty easily. You imagined it like quicksand, didn't you? Also, did you know tar pits are actually made out of asphalt? Get out of there already! Once you do, you're greeted by a lion watching over the area, occasionally drinking from a nearby pool of water."
^ Day 6 (July 22nd)
Day 8 (July 24th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Almost no one gets so stuck in the tar pits that I can't free them. I'm super strong! But I appreciate your help anyway. Funny how that little rock formation can make all of you fall out!"
Day 9 (July 25th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Wow, you're so brave, those vines in the forest are no joke! I'd go out and help you, but then someone might fall in and no one would be here to pull them out."
Day 10 (July 26th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Can we come through the rocks to see you after you've gone away? I know it's cold there, but look at how warm my mane is!"Free Items wrote:Day 7 (July 23rd): "Many things can be trapped and perserved in this pit. A true scientific time capsule!"Free Pets wrote:Day 8 (July 24th): "Things can become fossilized when trapped in a tar pit. These came to the surface today!"Free Pets wrote:Day 9 (July 25th): "Animals keep falling in, and you keep having to drag them back out... they're super grateful though!"Quest wrote:First available on Day 6 (July 22nd)
"Woah, something is trapped in here with us... maybe we can use crystals to scrape away the tar and reveal it!"
[ After trading in 1 crystal ] "These creatures are so well preserved, we should definitely bring them back for scientific study!"Quest wrote:First available on Day 8 (July 24th)
"If we gather enough water, we might be able to unstick the latest pets that tripped into the tar pits..."
[ After trading in 3 samples ] "They're certainly thankful! You should stick (haha) together so they don't fall in again."
Giant Forest - CycadDay 6 (July 22nd): "As you get closer to the forest it seems like the roaring sounds are coming from in there. The first few meters are walkable, but as you try to get further into the forest you're stopped by giant vines and leaves that seem almost impossible to traverse. A green cat seems to be trying to lead you deeper, but you're going to have to figure out a way to get through if you want to go with them."
^ Day 6 (July 22nd)
Day 7 (July 23rd): "Roars continue to emanate, and they are getting more desperate. You are starting to find a path and make some headway. Will you be able to make it in time before another cave-in collapses the cavern?"
Day 8 (July 24th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Please help our friend! They are trapped in vines deep in the forest. It's like they grew around them overnight!"
Day 10 (July 26th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Thank you so much for your help! We wish you could stay and help us clear the forest, but we'll be more careful in the future not to sleep too close to any quickly growing plants!"Free Items wrote:Day 8 (July 24th): "You're hacking away plants... but surely you can take some home, too! I'm sure that a terrarium would keep them isolated from modern plants."Free Items wrote:Day 9 (July 25th): "It's hard to see much in the forest at night, but if you look really closely you can spot some eyes glowing in the distance...best not to travel alone!"Free Pets wrote:Day 6 (July 22nd): "This forest is incredibly overgrown. You are trying to find a path when you stumble across a nest that has fallen to the forest floor. Not wanting them to get crushed, you decide to adopt and incubate them, and see if they hatch."Free Pets wrote:Day 10 (July 26th): "One last trip into the forest before you go, just to make sure no one's left behind, right?"Quest wrote:First available on Day 7 (July 23rd)
"A tangle of vines blocks your path. Cut it open?"
[ After trading in 1 crystal ] "A stampede of... dinosaurs?? Catch them if you can!"Quest wrote:First available on Day 8 (July 24th)
"At this point, the dinosaurs are becoming commonplace. Better take some vials into the forest with you so if you run across any more trapped ones you can give them a snack and a drink after you free them"
[ After trading in 3 samples ] "You gave them the contents of your vials, and now they're following you home!"Quest wrote:First available on Day 9 (July 25th)
"Finally, you manage to fight your way to the source of the roaring. A massive dinosaur is trapped, just as Cycad said. The regular crystals don't seem to be taking out these hardier vines and the dino thrashes, making it difficult to be precise. Do you have something more powerful?"
[ After trading in 1 energized crystal ] "The energized crystal does the trick! The dino is free!"Quest wrote:First available on Day 10 (July 26th)
"Megaflora abounds... if you manage to hack your way through it you will clear a path so no dinosaurs get trapped in the forest anymore!"
[ After trading in 1 crystal ] "These winged dinos really appreciate it!"
Animal dens - NovakDay 6 (July 22nd): "You discover a shaggy canine creature sleeping outside some cave-like dens on the side of a mountain. Do you want to go in anyway to get some awesome samples? You're going to need to be very quiet!"
^ Day 6 (July 22nd)
Day 8 (July 24th): "[Translator Device Engaged] You woke me up! How rude. Stay out of here if you know what's good for you."
Day 9 (July 25th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Grrr... Go home already..."
Day 10 (July 26th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Well, at least you made it so there was no more loud roaring to disturb my rest. But it's all for nothing if you're still here bothering me!"Free Items wrote:Day 6 (July 22nd): "You turn around to look out on the world you've discovered, examining the landscape that no modern individual has ever seen before. Take your time and commit it to memory..."Free Pets wrote:Day 7 (July 21st): "Another roar from the forest sends you scurrying for cover, and you meet some new friends who are trying to escape the noise too!"Free Pets wrote:Day 8 (July 28th): "When you visit the animal dens today, it seems like there are some new tunnels being dug... I wonder what's hiding in there? Go ahead, stick your hand in!"Quest wrote:First available on Day 6 (July 22nd)
"You got sent in here to collect samples, but you might as well leave your vials behind and bring back whole animals for your scientist friends to study!"
[ After trading in 4 samples ] "With a little bit of coaxing with a few mushrooms, the animals start to follow you out!"Quest wrote:First available on Day 9 (July 25th)
"You're carefully excavating samples when a rumble comes from deep in the dens. It's something big, but there's no roar like in the forest. You drop your samples when the newcomers reveal themselves!"
[ After trading in 4 samples ] "WOAH! They're huge"
Cave Paintings - ChauvetDay 6 (July 22nd): "Wow, Imbrie is going to love this! There's a wall of cave paintings and they're brand new. You can watch with the artist and see how they create paints, brushes, and their artistic process as a whole. Isn't it amazing that we've been doing art since this far in the past?"
^ Day 6 (July 22nd)
Day 7 (July 23rd): "The painter takes quite an interest in your bioluminescent samples. They are able to communicate through gestures that they want to make paint with them! Once you go back and forth to speak to Imbrie and Wollstone, you're able to find the right tools to samples to create the paint!"
Day 8 (July 24th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Wow, these paints are amazing! Please bring me more. Can you show me what you made with them, too? It looks like youโve been getting a lot of inspiration here."
Day 10 (July 26th): "[Translator Device Engaged] Don't worry, you won't really be gone! I'll paint all about you and your friends and the time you visited us and saved the great one in the forest!"Free Items wrote:Day 6 (July 22nd): "As you approach the denizen of the area covered with cave paintings, you discover that they are a carver as well! After you've observed their work, they offer you a few completed pieces."Free Items wrote:Day 7 (July 23rd): "They're certainly prolific! You're gifted some more carvings today."Free Items wrote:Day 8 (July 24th): "As you watch, you think you might be learning a thing or two about carving! Best study the pieces you've received."Free Items wrote:Day 9 (July 25th): "Today, they offer you some tools. ! guess you should get to work!"Free Items wrote:Day 10 (July 26th): "They seem sad that you're leaving soon, and they give you a final gift of carvings."Free Pets wrote:Day 9 (July 25th): "The animals hanging out in this area seem super interested in you. Will you let them hang out for a while?"Quest wrote:First available on Day 8 (July 24th)
"There appear to be some fossils of even earlier eras trapped on the wall next to the carvings. Do yout think you could dig them out with a well-placed crystal?"
[ After trading in 1 crystal ] "Carefully... carefully... it's free!"