1 June 2025
Preparation of the Ark
The Ark is being readied for its journey on the first of July to the Entree Server of the Gobbler’s Third banquet. It is becoming a special vehicle which is larger in size. It has increased capacity to carry some the things and creatures needed by the players to adapt to the new lands and be better able to feed the Gobbler.
Players will be able to search the Ark each week for higher value useful items such as lamps, cheese drills and small magical chests. At the time a player makes a search any backdated items will be found, so nobody will miss out on these items. (A list of these items already packed is shown in the parentheses.
(* Weekly search items: cheese drill, lantern, brass hanging lamp, imperial lamp, saddle, spindle, small magical chest, beehive token)
Players will also be able to search the Ark each five minutes for useful items which range in value such as hides, sleep powders, nails and flowers. There is no limitaion on the amount of these searches which may be made. A list of the items already packed into the ark already is included in the parentheses.
(* List of items that can be loaded into the ark, and come out in the 5 minute searches in the next part of the journey: hides, lumps, cochineal, gems, nails, flowers, plantable crops, books, paper, ink, sprouts, plate, knife, fork, spoon, waterskin, pottery bowl, baking stone, mortar&pestle, log, herb casserole, gelatine, cauldron, frying pan, saucepan, sleep powder, mushrooms, salt, plank, shaft, handle, peg, blue common wool hat, backpack, compass, small sign, 4 ropes, small chest, 10 string of cloth, dirt, honey, wax)
Preparation for future Ark journies from the Entree server to Main Course, and then from the Main Course to Dessert servers will be undertaken by the players. The list of items which will be available to be searched for will be taken from the item types packed into the Ark. In theory it will work out that a slightly easier start in the new lands will be possible if items have been packed to assist the start. Players may choose to not search the Ark and experience the increasingly difficult starting conditions. Players may search the Ark regardless if they packed any items or not. If an item is really wanted it will be a good idea to pack some in case nobody else has packed any. Players may inspect the contents of the Ark. Donations may be removed from the Ark each day up to each 8 pm Australian Time. After that time the donations are not retrievable.
In order to ensure that technology and patterns are available to be used for future conditions some essential items have been packed. These are hospital beds, creature transporters and bee hives. This will allow health benefits and animal domesticity. As for other search items, these will need to be loaded by the players for future journeys.
There are a few items such as clay and other terrain tokens, and high value tools that the Ark will not accept. If you would like to see some other items packed during this Ark preparation please let us know in game or on the Wurm forum.