I was worried about balance and writing as well, but from other posts in this sub it already seems that these parts are solid

I don't think I'm alone in thinking this game need more blemmigans.

Or I'm imagining a plot line like he Propagation plot line in Sunless seas - because I'm a no talent hack with few original idea.

I'll but the utterershroom in Hybras as it becomes empty earlier on and it's already filled with mushrooms.

You trade tea for docile Blemmigans - they spent too long in fallen London and caught a chronic case of British.

Like in sunless sea you try to introduce them everywhere. Some they won't try, some fail quickly and some have negative effects.

To watch would happen at each port:

Lustrum: too cold, they refuse to go

Traitor's wood: they breed and go wild and become another possible problem during expeditions

New Wincester: they have a random effect on the state of the war - could go any way.

The circus: The refuse to go until the circus is fully rebuilt then they add can extra event to the circus slightly increasing what you get for seeing it

Port Avon: You lose welcome but afterward you have very small chance of meeting a Blemmigan when you have a taste of cider and getting a moment of inspiration.

I'm done for now.

Hello friends! I'm back and here for more theorizing. This time, the topic is: What in the sky was there before we came?

Of course, we know for certain that all four regions we are able to explore in Sunless Skies were home to others far before the Avid Horizon was opened. However, it's not always clear who, what, and where was present before London came, or only came about afterwards.

Some of my many questions:

The Blue Kingdom is the most straightforward, I don't think there's much to question there at all. Everything there is either dead, monkeys, dead monkeys, or conjured by the Sapphir'd King. The only thing from London is the embassy of course, and everything else was there long before we were.

Albion is the second-most. Pretty much every single thing is from London. Due to their wanton use of hours, London has managed to make even things like the ancient-looking Mausoleum, despite chronologically having only entered the sky a few decades ago. The only questions, I believe, are on Skyhenge and the Storm That Speaks. Skyhenge might be Stonehenge, just plucked from the ground like so much else, or it might be something from the King of Hours. The Storm That Speaks is certainly older than London, but is it the same god (Storm) that was known in the Unterzee?

Eleutheria is where it gets interesting. There are things you can point to that are definitely new - the Empyrean, Achlys, Langley Hall, (most of) the factions in Pan. There are things you can point to that are definitely old - The House of Rods and Chains, Piranesi, Pan itself (at least the city, even if the people residing there are new.) But there are also plenty of things we don't know about. Are there people living in Pan who lived there before London came? What about Caduceus, are the devils new or old?

The Reach I feel is the region we have the least knowledge of. The Messenger Corpse, Traitor's Wood, the obelisk within Polmear, everything feels like it's built on the bones of something older, and it's hard to tell what was already here and what wasn't. Most of the ports are absolutely new: New Winchester, Port Prosper, Magdalene's, the Nature Reserve, Avon, they're brand new.

But what came before it? Avon is built on old ruins, right? Who lived in Titania and built all those domes and spires? Was Lustrum mined before, or is that a new, London venture? And Carillon, are those devils from the Unterzee, or did they occupy the sky before we came? Carrilon is the only place I feel has the capability to truly be older than London and still operational.

So what do you all think? Anything I missed?

Some monsters (looking at you, Scrive-Spinsters and chorister bees) give a lot of loot when you kill them, so would it be a possible build to just have a lot of guns and...kill stuff?

Mr Eaten's Open Skies is a QoL and cheat pack for Sunless Skies! It does the following--each option can be individually tweaked, or disabled and hidden completely in the config menu:

• Accelerate time! 1x-10x speed, on your keybinds, hold and toggle. This accelerates the entire game, enemies, perils and all, so balance is preserved!
• Mouse steering! Your train turns to face your cursor. Toggle keybind available!
• Faster storylet animations! Does what it says--reduces the delay when selecting a storylet option!
• Access your bank from anywhere--now in the native UI!
• Spawn any number of any item!
• Modify peril rates! Adjust hunger, terror, fuel and hull damage up and down!
• Modify your stats and sovereigns freely!
• Adjust hull, supplies, fuel, crew and terror at will!
• Give yourself a custom hold size!

Sorry a few of the features from the Sunless Sea edition are missing--I was so excited by mouse steering and faster storylets that I wanted to get a release out fast!

It's here!: https://www.nexusmods.com/sunlessskies/mods/5

Have fun!

Currently I'm on Moloch with 3x Cabinet of Curiosities (I do have 3 Law-Furnaces, but sub-40 Iron) and 1 Hidden Hold.

I'm considering swapping over to Medea, but how do you set it up for smuggling AND address the terrible quarters/hold situation?

Is it the exact same entity as the Dawn Machine?

Was it constructed *after* the "conquest" of Albion?

PD: Is this just the name for the original years of settlement?

Is it named after the Promised Days?

Were the three decades supposed to *only* be used for building the New London?

Something gleaming,

Something Grave,

Something that Glistens,

Something to Crave, I think. Off the top of my head, so it might not be quite right. I always notice that it's a poem, but...is the rhyming intended?

I'm nearing the end of my first captain, so I decided to pop onto here to see what kinda place this sub was like, and I can't tell you how wrong other map generations look like lol. Here is my Reach!

Pretty much what the title says. I'm having the time of my life with this game, but every once in a while it'll crash and fuck up my progress, or change a bazaar bargain that I really need when I launch the game again. It's so frustrating.

Edit: It mostly crashes when I undock from a port.

Also is replacing the azure with sorrow spiders an improvement or making things worse. Spiders in my eyes sound scary?

That is to say, Salon-Stewed Gossip, Sky-Stories, Royal Dispensations, Crimson Promises extra Captivating Treasures?

You lose a lot of them, but keep some. Do you usually *lose* or *keep* the higher-level ones, as compared to the lowest-level ones?

Is there some sort of formula that guides how many Possessions and Sovereigns you retain?

Not sure if this is an Epic problem but none of the achievements I've completed count.

Could this be because I got the game for free?

I've just finished off completing 3 Momentous Achievements for Fame, and I'd rather not return the Macabre Counsellor's Daughter now that I no longer need to do so for the Sixth Canto. That being said, there is a reward, so I'll return her this lifetime if it doesn't block future captains from doing the mission.

Actually, is there a list of missions that are once-per-playthriguh?

Basically the above

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I have to assume the King of Hours was the sun of earth, just because it's the most relevant and its domain is where the Avid Horizon is, in which case I wonder how the Clockwork Sun has affected things on earth?

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And I know the gateway to the High Wilderness is through the Avid Horizon, but is it a physical gateway, and the earth is located on the edge of Albion, or more a metaphysical thing and the High Wilderness is a different realm? In which case, I wonder where you'd go if you physically went into the sky on earth.

I always tack when I face the peacock winds (or cancel, I suppose) head-on.

Does this...make you go faster It FEELS like it makes you go faster, but I also imagine that could be an illusion...

It's supposed to be a mining town, right? Based on that, I assumed it must be *somewhere* near the claim fields, but where, precisely?

What are the long necked beings that take hours in Skyhenge?

Long time fan of the franchise. I have about a hundred hours in Skies, but somehow I’ve never tried mods for it. Embarrassingly, I’ve never completed The Truth, but I’m planning on that being my next ambition. I’ve been interested in the monarch mod for awhile, but I have three questions:

1. Does it mess up/replace any of the original story or experience?

2. Does it substantially mess with the balance of the game?

3. Can you import it into a previously existing legacy?

Thank you!!!

Long time fan of the franchise. I have about a hundred hours in Skies, but somehow I’ve never tried mods for it. Embarrassingly, I’ve never completed The Truth, but I’m planning on that being my next ambition. I’ve been interested in the monarch mod for awhile, but I have three questions:

1. Does it mess up/replace any of the original story or experience?

2. Does it substantially mess with the balance of the game?

3. Can you import it into a previously existing legacy?

Thank you!!!

Does anybody know how to buy them? I have 6 Experimental Modifications, but still, it doesn't allow me

Trying to get into this game but it feels like it's a whole lot of traveling and there's hardly anything on the map. Is there actually plenty to see and do? I have to have my tiny inventory full of fuel and rations so I can't really travel about and gather resources to improve the tiny inventory. Also, can you upgrade the speed of the train? It's making my eyes glaze over 😂