idea the might world look like

[Voldengrath]

im really confused cause im tired

anyone wana sum this whole thread up in a sentence?

[kinshadow]

Originally posted by Voldengrath
im really confused cause im tired

anyone wana sum this whole thread up in a sentence?

First, this thread is a discussion about how the PS world looks.  This includes (imo) the geology, physics, and dynamics of the situation.  I personally am just trying to get a nice view of the world, both inside and outside the stalactite.

Secondly, sorry for picky on you Voldengrath, but I would personally appreciate it if everyone took a step back before posting on these boards.  Simply say to yourself, \"Does my response seem at all intelligent, witty, funny, or insightfull?\" and \"Does my response in some way enhance the discussion or respond to the context in any way.\"  If the answer is \"no\" to both questions, either revise what you have or do not post.  This is not a rag on being off topic (I\'m personally gulty there), but posts like \"I agree\", \"cool\", and \"im really confused cause im tired and don\'t feel like reading a relatively short thread\" bring down the quality of the discussion.

[Voldengrath]

Its okay,I know I post alot of nonsense and I apologize. Ill rethink alot of my posts from now on.

[Vengeance]

My version of the one sentence summary of this thread would be this:

\"Planeshift\'s water supply is really fascinating if you\'re a geology major or married to one.\"  :-)

- Venge

[Monocle]

You guys got a lot of time on your hands.

[windwalker]

            obvious or we wouldn\'t spend time answering or reading the forums everyday hoping for a release date!

[Xolon]

[blablabla..bla(read: rest of the text)..bla.... \"clouds\" at varying intervals down the stalactite at certain times of the day.

Comments?

 8o  8o  8o

Wow, your really bringing the geo discussion of the stalactite to a very high lvl. Ilike it, unfortunalty my only comment atm is:

erhm...any geo ppl around to help us out here...?

-Xolon-

[Jessyn]

sorry to throw ANTOHER wrench in the gears, but doesn\'t the level of the lake fluctuate regularily?  how would that be done without the tip of the stalactite in the big ocean/lake?  tides alone aren\'t gonna cut it for a lake changing that much...

Jessyn

[Xolon]

In real life, we have tides because of the mooncycle. In Planeshift we dont have a moon. We dont even have have sun, its the crystal that reflex the sun\'s light into the stalactite......

-Xolon-

[Abemore]

there may be a moon that we simply cant see because we are underground

[kinshadow]

Originally posted by Xolon
In real life, we have tides because of the mooncycle. In Planeshift we dont have a moon. We dont even have have sun, its the crystal that reflex the sun\'s light into the stalactite......

The lake itself is not big enough to be that greatly affected by tidal forces.  The more likely explanantion is that moons affect the oceans of the surface, increasing/decreasing the amount of water flowing downward.

In addition, rainfall in the general area of the surface water sources would also effect the lake\'s level and the water in the cavern as a whole.  This would point to PS \"seasons\"  where there is more humidity, water, clouds, etc  at certain parts of the year.

[Dustman]

I don\'t really understand all these geology stuff but from what I understand is that in a way the rock formation and water formations and other stuff are in some kind of equilibrium or something like it? that\'s why everything seems to be magically in place?

Anyway, my point is ( which is also related to an earlier post somewhere regarding a person having the power to change the world ) Wouldn\'t it be so cool if someone somewhere could trigger a chain reaction of some sort to disturb this \"equilibrium\" and in a way endanger the entire city into sinking into the water or maybe the other way around, drought?  ) And then, the gods would give out quests to a lone hero or maybe group of players (fellowship of the dike? or something like it   ) to try and reverse this disaster (maybe by sticking their fingers into the holes in the rocks or something.   )

hehe, just a thought. its definitely gonna give the programmers a headache as to how the dynamic changes affect each player logged in to the world.

Anyway, don\'t mind me. I think am just going out my mind waiting for the next release. 8o

[kinshadow]

Originally posted by Dustman
Anyway, my point is ( which is also related to an earlier post somewhere regarding a person having the power to change the world ) Wouldn\'t it be so cool if someone somewhere could trigger a chain reaction of some sort to disturb this \"equilibrium\" and in a way endanger the entire city into sinking into the water or maybe the other way around, drought?  )

Though, not exactly the way I would have put it, I think that that is a good storyline/quest trigger.   Assuming that this is a realistic environment,etc. then a big event on the surface (volcano eruption, ice age, etc.) would greatly effect the PS underground world.  The lake could start draining away, the stactite loose its maliabilty and crack, etc.  This could be a big boon to push to the surface when/if that area is introduced (2010 expansion? ).

[Dustman]

Originally posted by kinshadow

....  etc.  This could be a big boon to push to the surface when/if that area is introduced (2010 expansion? ).

2010?! Expansion?!  8o  Isn\'t that when the first release is due to come out?  

[Bnore]

come on people put a link to your pics only 2 so far and one is mine i know you people can jot down what you think the world will look like