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How about camels for the desert Ylands ... Maybe a dromedary or a bactrian or two? (Listens to the rattle of keyboards while people google the difference... )

How i play the game now is i managed to craft a propeller pack and can explore, mine, and gather resources from Ylands avoiding conflict with the animals/predators. I have 3 ylands where the animals are undisturbed..and i have filled in mining pits and replanted flora! and they are looking good ... even tried planting trees on a desert! Have to go back and check their progress So there's more to the game than running around stripping everything bare and killing everyone / everything. I currently have paused on my current game .. using it to experiment with creations and ideas to resume after the 0.7 update. I use Ylands to escape from RL ... and i avoid MP games because there are too many who want to turn refreshing games like Ylands into pits of despair and gloom and desolation like areas of rl... Ylands can be used to teach younger players on how to co - operate with other players and the environment. I expect that some time in the future such dedicated servers will emerge. It will take time for the blood thirsty immature trolls and destroyers with the inability to be creative and clever to lose interest and move on .. Could we have camels? That would be neat on desert biomes. But then their would be arguments as to whether they be dromedaries or bactrians .. Humph!

Its rumored that there's someone in a parallel Yland universe playing the game " GTY " ( Grand theft Ylands) e we need to be able to craft wheel clamps?

But seriously : Whales could be used as an indicator of a nearby polar biome yland. Dolphins... if you see a pod and feed them fish, they could reward you by leading you to an underwater feature. They could lead you to a chest with a key to something.. Kraken/ Giant squid... you might need to avoid/ do battle with them if they are protecting certain underwater features ...perhaps tamed dolphins could assist you there by showing you alternative low danger access.. Also as a humorous side perhaps collecting animal poop ...and placing it in a composting machine will provide fertilizer to make crops land flax/cotton resources double in productivity. Sunflowers ...yes they could be used to provide protein meal or oil for specialized food.... or feed for poultry that would produce eggs. Remember ...its a game...

The blue quartz crystals are brighter... as i harvest them i replace the internal lights in my base and also on the ship. a couple in the crows nest help you to find it if you get caught out in a storm. If you place a quartz crystal on a small platform on your ship at each corner, just above the waterline and screen them so they do not shine back into your view, they will illuminate the ocean floor under you ship!

How about chimpanzees that you can tame and use as helpers around your house? ... an amusing idea, but then, considering the way these fine animals are treated in some countries, that would be animal abuse... And perhaps there could be NPC rangers visiting islands and issuing fines for animal cruelty ...or destroying the environment with mines ... ? Now.. before the forum explodes in a barrage of down votes and rage, this is a jocular post, and is made to illustrate no matter what you do in a game ..or real life, there will always be an opposing view or ideology. If people see offence in some of the suggestions here, there is a solution ...its a switch on the back of your computer and a cord that links your computer to the internet. Turn the switch off and pull the cord out of the socket. Its the same as the sex on TV argument..you dont have to watch it, but unlike the old bulky CRT televisions, with the latest led flatscreens you would find it very hard to balance... but least you dot have to worry about getting caught up on the indoor antennae! Pssssst...in case you missed it, this is a fun post... a joke ....made for a laugh ....

I saw the funny side and interpreted it as a jocular post ...hence my reply. But then, considering mp games are infested with infantile griefers, and there's some who go bananas if they do not get a reply to a problem within 5 minutes, what do you expect? Yes its a game! and i personally don't get upset if i get terminated in a game ..at least i can respawn and seek revenge....you cannot do THAT in real life ! Peace, rainbows unicorns and fluffy bunnys to everyone!

I am tempted to hop in for a " captain cook" ( Look ) .. are there any ride able wombats?

Saltpeter can be on any Yland .. but i have not yet seen any on polar biomes. Temperate regions have lots of iron coal some copper... and often small pockets of saltpeter that run deep into the ground ...sometimes linking to a hidden cave Gold is associated with caves... i have fond some around a cave entrance.. difficult to mine in case i "fell in" and landed amidst the beasties visible way down below.and on another occasion saw a tiny triangular gold spot on the surface and it was on a yland where sandstone would not be found. Digging revealed a vein of gold that yielded 700 units ..and i nearly broke through into the roof of a huge cavern ... so dig carefully if its found on the surface! I once found sulphur copper saltpeter and iron all within 2 spade lengths of each other ... randomness can be freaky!

Don't forget the minority groups ... and the skin color of the avatars. Also religious symbols - all must be included so not as to "offend" others.... and also ban the crafting of guns..

@renderin ... great idea... craft a massive log and paint it ..and then fit a lantern on top... I never thought of that! thanks for the inspiration ...i can now mark out a navigable waterway to my base ..

hmmmmm will NPC's breed .? .and do we have to cover the eyes of young ones who might be watching the game being played and we accidentally discover 2 NPcs.....ummmmmm

Screen shot self explanatory Thought i had explored all ,but this yland was a surprise ... discovered where i thought one would not exist... no birds seen to guide. Its littered with sharks full of gas and floating around. great for target practice.

Great suggestions ...also what about porpoises/dolphins... they could appear near a Yland which is out of view that you are sailing past. and lead you to a Yland. Also Giant Squid guarding a wreck .. Perhaps Ghost ships / wrecks floating around the oceans ...some would contain treasure..others NPC's or Zombies like the one i discovered on land recently. Perhaps rescuing a NPC on a wreck and giving him/her food to proceed will result in some form of reward/benefit to you. Also you might meet pirates ... Also how about harvesting sea weed as a food resource ..? There a lot of things possible .... we just need to get out a whip and work the devs 25/8/367!

Now this is scary! Was this a trial of the first NPC? if so, i didnt want to play! I Found something,...not going to spoil the game but when i picked an item up .. Guess what jumped out of the ground and wanted to "play" with me? Well the green eyes were not inviting to a lasting friendship .. The screenshot says it all I don't think he wanted to trade with me ... maybe souls?

I sold my soul last year ...... used the proceeds to purchase this game These are sure some very nice creations here! Mine are so functional but bland, and these efforts have moved me to be more creative and artistic in my new place after the 0.7 update ...after all i don't want to welcome the NPC's to visit my solid block chunky bunkers!

As they say, a true friend is one who will help you move a dead body! ....at night

I found i needed 3 steam engines to move ly ship along at a respectable speed.... but i have to fuel then start them individually ...and stop them individually. What would be neat is to be able to link them so all engines can be fueled and switched on or off from one command. ????

@ Barsian ... unfortunately you will have to start a new game, Ales advised earlier. But its possible to use the editor function to move your house into the editor then back to the new game under 0.7 But you cannot move yourself ... you will arrive in the new game in your white undies ..and look for the house you moved across.. Check out Keralis' videos ..and also there's another thread about using the editor ...it spells out the procedure

Decide to set off on another sailing exploration only to find my carefully moored ship suffering contortions ..it was bouncing and weaving around in the mooring bay The front left half was caught under the mooring platform .. was it the tides or not? I had placed it close for easy access.. but ?????? I boarded the ship raised anchor and for an hour using both sails and engines tried to back the ship out and free it .... and the movements got more violent. Then got a hammer and bashed away at the mooring area the ship was stuck on...3 hammers later, the panels were removed but the ship was still listing and fought against any movement. I then noticed in the partly submerged area ,.. a rabbit! so i got my Elmer Fudd patented shot gun and blasted him . there was an " eeeeeek and he was obliterated, and the ship then settled back onto an even keel That "Wascally Wabbit" must have been eating spinach re-enforced carrots. The ship then behaved normally, and i re positioned it this time a little further out from the mooring platform so animals couldn't jump aboard. I then noticed a yellow/green stain where the rabbit met it fate... 1 Ylandium dust! Now do rabbits mutate? Or was this a bugged bugs with a bug? Whatever... its scary... lock your doors at night, peoples! (You can see the rabbit in the last screenshot ..in front of my head)

Find his respawn spot and build a fence around it By the way. Yadni is quite a cool dude... i met him in other VR games ( Second Life, Inworldz..) and some of his creations are amazing... In one of the games he created a 'mini me' ..it looked like a tiny voodoo doll

With the new update on the february horizon we need to start a new game to take advantage of the NPC's Unfortunately this means staring from the beginning again. I am not keen on this, however propose to do the following: 1) make a written note of everything you have crafted to date. 2) Once the update is released, start a new game and immediately go to editor and give yourself the creators cube 3) In the new game, rebuild your base, giving yourself only the tools you had in the previous game 4) install only the items you have previously created. 5) When satisfied you are back to the same level as before, dispose of the creators cube and carry on exploring. Sounds like cheating? Not really... well after several hundred hours of getting so far in the game, its only keeps my interest and incentive, after all i still have to build a ship etc and explore new islands and gather more resources. As long as the cube is NOT used to create things you have not crafted... and you are returned to the same level as the last game.

Firstly i need to craft some saddles for the bears ...and sharks

I am sure if one of the cheaters encounters another who is better at it, you would soon get these forums full of them whining and crying for the developers to "fix" it The devs should respond with craft- able dummies

..and we have seagulls that have the impact of a RPG when they hit your boat