A Resolution for Exploration
Hello there, Glitchen. I would like to suggest something to all of you for when Eleven is opened back up. You can start now, but you can't finish until you're in the world.
First, go to the Locations section of the Encyclopedia. Here's a handy link for you.
Now, at random, choose three of them. How do you choose at random? There's a lot of ways. Go ahead and pick one. You could use Random.org, or decide by a dice roll, or throw a dart.* There's 54 regions, including Party Locations, Moshi Moshi Oshilatis, the Seams, the Underground Puzzles, Naraka, and the Vortex of Random. They're all a part of Ur, aren't they?
In those three, do it again! Pick out a random street from each of them.
Now here's what you do with these streets. When you get into the world, head towards any of them. Make your path always lead to one—but never take a specific path. Feel free to wander. Take the scenic route. In fact, it's encouraged. If you reach one, head to another.
But what's to come of following the same three waypoints constantly? How can this possibly result in exploration?
Simple: Take one of the paths that contains the most streets that you haven't visited. Is Groddle on the way, but you've been to every street in it? Go around it.
But never focus on your destination. You don't have to get there in a day. You don't have to get there in two days. You don't have to get there in a week, or even a month. Going towards the waypoint can include going in the complete opposite direction if you so wish. It's your journey, your exploration, your enjoyment.
When you arrive, write up a note. Describe your journey and what you saw, what kinds of things you enjoyed, and what happened. Then spend a bit of time at the street if you so desire and move on.
That's all. You can reveal your locations here, or you can keep them to yourself, revealed only by the notes you would leave
*I am not responsible for any damages that may occur by throwing darts at your computer screen.
First, go to the Locations section of the Encyclopedia. Here's a handy link for you.
Now, at random, choose three of them. How do you choose at random? There's a lot of ways. Go ahead and pick one. You could use Random.org, or decide by a dice roll, or throw a dart.* There's 54 regions, including Party Locations, Moshi Moshi Oshilatis, the Seams, the Underground Puzzles, Naraka, and the Vortex of Random. They're all a part of Ur, aren't they?
In those three, do it again! Pick out a random street from each of them.
Now here's what you do with these streets. When you get into the world, head towards any of them. Make your path always lead to one—but never take a specific path. Feel free to wander. Take the scenic route. In fact, it's encouraged. If you reach one, head to another.
But what's to come of following the same three waypoints constantly? How can this possibly result in exploration?
Simple: Take one of the paths that contains the most streets that you haven't visited. Is Groddle on the way, but you've been to every street in it? Go around it.
But never focus on your destination. You don't have to get there in a day. You don't have to get there in two days. You don't have to get there in a week, or even a month. Going towards the waypoint can include going in the complete opposite direction if you so wish. It's your journey, your exploration, your enjoyment.
When you arrive, write up a note. Describe your journey and what you saw, what kinds of things you enjoyed, and what happened. Then spend a bit of time at the street if you so desire and move on.
That's all. You can reveal your locations here, or you can keep them to yourself, revealed only by the notes you would leave
*I am not responsible for any damages that may occur by throwing darts at your computer screen.
Comments
Remember to stock up on spinach for lots of high jumping to reach some of these locations.
That said, try to make sure you don't reach any of your destinations until you have the means to write a note. Don't worry, it won't be hard. Ur is enormous.