Calypso Diaries

Calypso Land Deeds

2012-03-20T09:58:00.000+01:00

I finally got the chance to get my hands on a Calypso Land Deed(CLD). This means that I am now a certified Calypso Citizen! Yay! :-)

I was able to buy it off of my Society Members because when I had finally had the PED 1,000 for the CLD all the available CLDs on Global Auction was a minimum 5-pack @ PED 5,000. Currently (EUT 8:45 2012-03-20) the smallest available pack is a 10 piece @ PED 10,000.

If you have a CLD you can check your earnings and collect them from your PED Flow Center. My earnings so far are:

Date	Earnings	ROI
2012.03.12	4.15
2012.03.19	6.67
2012.03.26	4.30
2012.04.02	3.64
2012 YTD	18.76/td>	24.4

Currently I have 10.82 in earnings from my CLD in two weeks. That is the equivilant of a ROI of 28.1%

So now I am saving the money from this CLD to get some nice stuff :-)

New Puny mission with VU 12.5.2

2012-03-19T13:38:00.000+01:00

For those of us not overly skilled, the VU 12.5.2 came with a new Puny mission chain on Planet Calypso.

You get the missions from Ingrid J at South Swamp Camp. And as a new feature, when you complete one mission, you will be asked - in the field - if you want to accept the next mission in the chain. If this applies to all missions or just this one, I am not sure, but it is really a big help, not having to go back to the broker to accept the next mission in the chain.

Currently I have encountered these missions in the chain:

Hunt 100 Puny (bonus Aim Skill)
Hunt 500 Puny (bonus Anatomy Skill)
Hunt 1,000 Puny (bonus Combat Reflexes Skill)
Hunt 5,000 Puny (bonus )

There are plenty of punies just North of Port Atlantis (PA), on the road from PA to South Swamp Camp (SSC) and around SSC.

Mobs of Puny maturity include: Cautergus (L1), Berycled (L2), Tripudion (L3)

I am using an un-amped Sollomate Opalo (standard TT weapon) which will finish most mobs in 2-3 shots (not counting misses) and sometimes in 1 shot (esp. with Critical hits). I am not using any armour. Both in order to achieve the most economical run I can. It might be even more eco to amp the Opalo with an Omegaton A101 but I have not been able to buy one at a reasonable price yet.

Good hunting!

See You, out there!

Eve

Looking for Weapon Amps

2012-03-10T14:59:00.001+01:00

In my quest to get my PEDs last longer I am trying to make the most of the ammo and weapons that I use.

So first of all I started hunting "naked" - that is without armour, as it gets damaged which equals money being spent on repairs. With the mobs I am hunting at the moment (Daikibas mainly) it is simply not worth it.

Another way of making your PEDs last is to use an Amp for your weapon. It adds damage for a minimal added decay and ammo burn. Thus you get more damage per PED spent. But you have to look at the repair or replacement cost plus the extra ammo cost in relation to the added damage.

So currently I am looking for the following amps:

Omegaton A101
Omegaton A102

If you one (or more) of these for sale then feel free to contact me. Leave a comment here below or find me in-game - I am often in Twin Peaks on PLanet Calypso.

See You, Out there!

Eve

Daikiba Stampede!

2012-02-11T23:15:00.000+01:00

This is one of my favourite hunting spots for Daikiba. The Daikiba Stampede. Located across the river to the East of South Swamp Camp is a green peninsula which has several Daikibas spread across it. Venture further East-North-East on this green peninsula and You will come to a less lush area almost at the southern coast.

This Wave Event has three entrances; West, North-West and East:

West Entrance (63552,74523)

North-West Entrance (63570, 74688)

East Entrance (63771, 74610)

The Wave Event has 5 rounds that starts when You enter the Event Area. Each wave has progressively mature Daikibas:

Daikiba/Wave	1	2	3	4	5
L4 Young	16.5(a)	10	*
L4 Mature	5(a)	12	*
L5 Old	1(a)	6	*
L6 Provider		3	*
L7 Guardian		*	*
L8 Dominant
*	At least one present in that round.
(a)	Data from less than 5 incidents.

(The above table will be updated when data becomes available)

With the progression of maturity in the Daikibas in each wave, supposedly the loot from the 5th and last wave should be rewarding.

When exiting the wave event either by completion or by death, the wave event will be available after 20 minutes.If multiple combattants are in the wave area then just one remaining combatant in the event area will keep the event alive, thus giving the combatants getting killed or other wise leaving the event area the possibility to return. When killed You will be revived at the nearby Outpost (63228, 74417)

Happy Hunting!

See You, Out There! :-)

Eve

Disciple Progression

2012-02-11T12:59:00.000+01:00

Edited June 19th 2012:

FINALLY!!

I'm almost there! I am ready for my "graduation hunt" with my mentor! When I have completed that and my mentor has graduated me, I will post my graduation gift from Planet Calypso/Mind Ark.

I decided to take a closer look at how I progress as a Disciple with attention to the relationship between the 3 meassured skills and the progression percentage.

I will probably not be able to unlock the mechanism behind Mentor - Disciple progression but at least I can record my progression and maybe someone can use the info?

Date	Anatomy	Engineering	Geology	Progression
Feb 11th 2012	1220	36	274	34,87%
Feb 11th 2012	1261	36	279	36,94%
Feb 11th 2012	1291	36	279	38,35%
Feb 12th 2012	1327	38	279	40,37%
Feb 19th 2012	1338	43	280	41,16%
Feb 23rd 2012	1338	44	287	41,32%
Feb 23rd 2012	1338	51	294	41,74%
Feb 28th 2012	1373	52	297	44,11%
Feb 29th 2012	1385	57	297	45,03%
Mar 5th 2012	1424	57	297	48,18%
Mar 12th 2012	1466	64	317	52,74%
Mar 21th 2012	1507	71	324	57,54%
Apr 3rd 2012	1558	74	324	62,93%
Apr 24th 2012	1655	87	324	71,84%
May 29th 2012	1905	136	352	94,31%
Jun 19th 2012	1941	154	367	100,00%

As you can see I do Hunting mostly, then Mining, then Crafting. And most of the Engineering actually comes from mining and repairing vehicles.

At the moment I am going to do more Hunting before I do more Crafting as Hunting increases my (*) Weaponry Technology skill.

That is if I hunt with a Laser (Rifle or Pistol) I skill Laser Weaponry Technology, if I hunt with a BLP (Rifle or Pistol) I skill BLP Weaponry Technology. And the greater those skills are, the better the chance of I get of successfully crafting a weapon in that category (Laser, BLP, etc).

See You out there! ;-)

Eve

My first Global!

2012-02-07T13:17:00.000+01:00

It's been a while since I wrote something here ....

I've been hunting a lot lately, mainly on Daikibas.

This started with Merry Mayhem 2011 since I was in Category 1 whos target was? Daikibas. I've now completed the 1,000 Shinkiba Mission from Twin Peaks Mission Broker and has started the 5,000 Shinkiba Mission. (For some reason Daikibas count in this one as well. Not sure why? If You know, please write it in the comments section).

My favourite place to hunt Daikibas is east South Swamp Camp, across the river.

I prefer the Outpost at (63229, 74418) as a starting point as it is closer to most of the Daikibas in the area. If I go to far north and/or west I end up at South Swamp Camp (, ).

The only weakness with the Outpost is that it has only a Revival Point, Repair Terminal and Trade Terminal, so You cannot put anything into or out of your storage, and it is not possible to TelePort here.

Now on to the title of this post: I got my very first global today! Hunting an L7 Daikiba Guardian I got 51 PEDs of loot :-)

I am not entirely sure of the content of the loot, but the main drop was a full TT Emik S50 (L) @ 45 PED TT value.

I am keeping this BLP Pistol together with a 34 PED value one I got earlier for skilling up my BLP skills. I need to work a bit on my BLP skills though as the SIB on both Ranged BLP (Dmg) and BLP Pistoleer (Hit) starts at 3.0. Both of mine are in the 2.x range.

I am very excited about getting my very first Global, and look forward to more up ahead :-)

See You out there! ;-)

Eve

Trespassers get shot!

2012-02-01T00:19:00.000+01:00

I found this inscription:

Any suggestions as to where? ;-)

See You out there! ;-)

Eve

More mining.....

2011-10-13T10:29:00.000+02:00

I did another mining run this morning at the same spot as last night. I decided to run from north to south today rather than West to East as I did yesterday.

I am not sure, if it was because of this or because I hit this place less than 12 hours ago, but this morning I made 15 drops (450 Survey Probes worth 22.50 PEDs) and found nothing ..... bummer!

and to top that off I realized that when I did the repair round yesterday, I forgot my Vivo :-( so now I am (almost) broke and with a dwindling supply of Survey Probes (around 30 more drops) and no functioning Vivo ..... oh well, just need to get lucky or start sweating again ;-)

See you soon, out there ;-)

Eve

More mining

2011-10-12T20:57:00.000+02:00

I had a little chat with my mentor and we decided that it would be good for me to concentrate on Mining. So I went to one of my frequent mining spots and started mining with the now tier upgraded F-101.

The result was a nice success and I managed to get both Lysterium Stone, Blausariam Stone and Crude Oil in quantities large enough to pay for the probes used and the repair of my excavator, which was getting close to being worn out.

I decided to refine the Lysterium Stone into ingots and sold them and a few ones I had in storage in Twin Peaks. I got a markup (MU) of about 113% which is fair considering auction fees etc, had I decided to sell them on auction.

I repaired the excavator, my armour and my Castorian Combat enBlade-A and bought additional Survey Probes (although not as many as I had used). I also put up two items for Auction:

Welding Wire Blueprint (L)
Emik S30 (L)

I wanted them both to run for 4 days but made a mistake on the Emik S30 (L) - it only runs a day. Have a look at the auction if you're in the market for those (hint - buy mine, please ;-)

See you soon, out there ;-)

Eve

Mentor system is back!

2011-10-12T16:51:00.001+02:00

The mentor system is back and it is time for me to use it to its fullest potential. I have not seen my original mentor for quite some time so I decided to start over with a new mentor from my Society.
I very much look forward to working with my mentor and develop my skills.

See you soon, out there ;-)

Eve

News update

2011-10-12T15:33:00.001+02:00

It has been quite a while since I have written a piece. A lot has happened during this time.
I was lucky enough to get another transfer from back home, which I used to buy 2000 Survey Probes which I went mining with using my Finder F-101, that I crafted earlier.
Using this, I managed to both skill mining and drilling. And the Finder F101 is now tier 0.9.
I could try to tier upgrade it my self but I think that I would loose too much material, as my skill level is too low. So I have asked someone in my Society - Synergen - to help me out.
I have not used all my probes but as the F-101 is 'stuck' at tier 0.9 until it is upgraded I needed to do something else.
So I bought a complete Pixie armour set as individual parts on auction. I got most parts at 2 PEDs each and then I had to repair it. I guess I spent about 20 PEDs in total.
I also bought a Castorian Combat enBlade-A as someone told me that it was better to hunt with.
I am not sure if that is the case. It is expensive in repair so although you do not have to buy ammo you need to repair quite often. In return I have skilled my strength up so that I am now able to carry 245 kg of gear. I also gained professions in Swords.

See you soon, out there ;-)

Eve

Group Sweating in Limnadian District

2011-06-22T14:00:00.000+02:00

One of the good ways of sweating, is sweating in a group. That way you can sweat bigger and more dangerous mobs, that has more sweat without getting killed (as often).

One of the better Sweating spots on Planet Calypso is Limnadian District, S - SW of the Teleporter. Here's a picture of me sweating there today:

~~{Sorry I am having technical difficulties. Picture will be uploaded later}~~

See You out there! ;-)

Eve

Sweating trip to South and North Swamp Camp

2011-06-20T13:28:00.000+02:00

I would like to take you on a sweating trip on Planet Calypso to South and North Sweat Camp just East and North-East of Port Atlantis.

Let's start at Port Atlantis Marina "New Arrivals" Teleporter (TP). Here's a picture of me in front of it:

From here navigate to the North-East corner of Port Atlantis, past the Port Atlantis Mall:

Follow the road East, here you will encounter Level 1 and 2 mobs like L1 Caudatergus Puny and L2 Berycled Puny:

Continue following the road when it bends, going north until the road splits like this:

Take the right hand side road going down and you are at South Swamp Camp (here I got attacked by a Berycled Puny, hence the orange 3.0 in the right hand bottom corner):

Talk to the Mission Broker, he has a few missions for you, that will take you around both South and North Swamp Camp:

Have a nice trip to the South and North Swamp Camps!

See you soon, out there ;-)

Eve

I am broke! ....

2011-06-20T11:32:00.000+02:00

I guess this was coming .... I am now down to 0.03 PED ... Now it's time to do some serious sweating on Planet Calypso!

One way of gathering fund is sweating mobs (creatures) for Vibrant Sweat. An advanced way is Swunting; Sweating and Hunting.

How to Swunt:
You can swunt in a group or alone. Which is best depends on the mob. If you can deal with the mob yourself, you get a better percentage of the sweat and loot. But when in a group, the bigger the group, the bigger the mob and thus more sweat and better loot. In general it is better to be in a group, in my view.

Anyway, back to swunting. You sweat the mob until you get the message "you cannot gather anymore sweat from this creature". When in a group or with other people there, it is then polite to annouce that the mob is "dry". Then you can kill the mob with your weapon and loot it. That is the hunting part of swunting.

I hope that helps ;-)

Next time I write, I will post a message about swunting close to Port Atlantis.

See you out there ;-)

Eve

TP run :-)

2011-06-17T09:49:00.000+02:00

I ran into a guy yesterday ~~(name withheld as I haven't asked permission to publish it, yet),~~ called Sloe, who was so kind to give me a lift to several teleports (TP) here on Planet Calypso. He was the nicest guy and I owe him a lot of thanks.

The main goal (for me, atleast) was to get to Twin Peaks, as it seems to be the centre of trade. But he was patient enough to take me to several other places like the teleport in Jason Centre. We also went to TPs in Boreas, Fort Troy, Osere and Athena Space Port, where i am now. I do not know much about these places, but I will in the near future :-)

I now have to explore these new areas for what they can offer in hunting, mining and missions/quests. Especially Twin Peaks needs a closer look for it's trade possibilities on top of the mining and hunting.

See You soon! ;-)

Eve

Mining trip to Atlas Haven

2011-06-16T22:30:00.000+02:00

Now I want to start doing some serious mining on Planet Calypso, but I do not have the PEDs to do it.

So I decided to cash in on my previous diggings, because I found someone that was interested in my Oil. I sold that at a little higher price than TT value but less than the Market Value, but I needed the money, so I went for it.

I also decided to sell off the ore/matter finders I had, a Finder F-101 that I had constructed myself and a Ziplex Z-1 Seeker that I had in my personal storage. The reasoning for selling these items was that I expected to do better with a lot of probing using the newbie Genesis Rookie Finder (L), using only 2 Survey Probes per probing for ore and 1 probe per probing for energy matter than the F-101 and Z-1 that uses 10 times the amount.

So I bought 200 Survey Probes (I had 4 instock from completing the mining quest outside Port Atlantis (PA) for Mr. Hornby) and a the newbie finder Genesis Rookie Finder (L) and set off for the PA Teleport (TP) and went to Atlas Haven (AH).

I only did probes just around Atlas Haven (AH) as there was a lot of mobs out of my league (levels L6-L9), with my lack of protection and only an un-amplified Sollomate Opallo. But I did find a 2 deposits, one oil deposit and one Lysterium Stone deposit. They were Minimal (I) and Tiny (II).

During one of the breaks - I was teleported back to the Revival Terminal :-( - I did a little manufacturing, producing 2 Combustors. A Combustor is one of the parts for vehicles.

I probably should not have done that, but I was curious to the process and in the process the blueprint quality rose to 1.4 :-) I don't know exactly what that will do for me, but I guess it will improve my chance of success and the condition of my manufacturing of Combustors in the future :-)

For now I think I will stick to the production of the F-101 Finder to improve my skills and maybe, just maybe I will get lucky and get some good condition F-101's to auction off :-)

See You out there! ;-)

Eve

Oil for sale

2011-06-14T12:55:00.000+02:00

Hi all @ Planet Calypso!

I have some (refined) Oil for sale, 292 at the moment. I do not have a vehicle (yet) so my use for Oil is quite limited. Please feel free to contact me! I am usually quite close to Port Atlantis.

See You out there!

Eve

Mining Trip

2011-05-18T20:27:00.000+02:00

Today I decided to go on a mining trip. In order to do so I had to acquire some mining probes, så I bought 20 probes at a value of PED 1.00.

To track how much I have spent on this mining trip I put everything I could in the sell window of a Trade Terminal (TT) to see it's TT Value. So with my weapon, ammo, tools and probes I had stuff at TT value of PED 13.68. I also have PED 3.02 on my PED Card, for a total of PED 16.70.

What I had misunderstood was that searching for materials takes 20 probes, so I only got one "shot", which incidently did not give anything, not even any skills. So already here there was a loss of PED 1.

So it turned into a Swunting (Sweat Gathering & Hunting) trip instead.

I made the mistake to use another healer device than the Vivo T1. I have (nearly) maxed out the Vivo T1 (Heal Interval 7.7-10.3, uses per min: 19/20), and looted the Flap on an earlier hunting trip.

It is more powerful (Heal Interval 16.0-16.0) than the Vivo T1, with a bigger max and faster heal (25 per min) although I am not skilled enough to do the max heal.

I went just north of Port Atlantis for this trip. Dying a few times I ended up at the Outpost, just north of Port Atlantis.
At the end I had items of TT value PED 12.62 and PED 0.02 for a total of PED 12.64. So a total loss of PED 4.06.

I did gain 101 Vibrant Sweat and 22 Blazar Fragments though which the TT values at PED 0.00. The Blazar Fragments has a markup at around 44,000 % today. I don't know the going rate of Vibrant Sweat these days.

So I lost a bunch of PEDs today, but I hope I gathered a little knowledge ;-)

See You out there! :-)

Eve

Greetings!

2011-02-22T23:57:00.000+01:00

My name is Evangeline "Eve" Spring.

I came to Planet Calypso some time in '07 but that is in a bit of a haze at the moment. I do not know what happened but I have no memories except for a few moments here and there.

From my skills I know that I have been collecting Vibrant Sweat from some of the mobs around on Planet Calypso. An I have a few items that indicates that I have been both mining and hunting.

Lately I have joined the Danish Society, a group of people trying to explore Calypso and helping each other out.

I will try to share my experiences on Planet Calypso with you on thesse pages.

Below you see me in front of the Port Atlantis sign close to where the New Arrivals Teleporter is situated.

I am wearing my standard Orange Jumpsuit, only the pants are in a bad, worn out state:

Hope to see you soon!

Eve