The Mysterious C1 Submarine
One of the biggest mysteries in my world has revolved around the disappearing honey pots. If it was a glitch in the game, I assumed that it might also make other items disappear, which hasn’t happened. Each time I travel around Albia, I check in every nook and cranny to locate just one honey pot. Up until now, I had come up empty-handed: Literally! However, I had overlooked something huge, something monstrous: The submarine.
After a nice little clean-up, I located a piece of cheese, a carrot, and three empty honey pots! There are still numerous honey pots missing, but I’m much happier now that everyone can at least enjoy a little honey every now and then. Those bees had to have been confused about what to do about all that extra honey! Nothing beats the instant satisfaction that a little honey can offer a Norn: This treat creates wonderful photo opportunities! Upon further thought, though, it struck me that the submarine was crafted in such a way as to look like a dangerous fish. The side windows are outlined with what look like sharp teeth, and the round windows almost look like giant eyes. When the Shee left Albia, did they know something about the water that no one else does? Perhaps there is something lurking…
On the other hand, the Shee simply have had a sense of humor, and wanted the submarine to represent a hungry fish ferrying Norns back and forth underwater. All I know is that it is apparently the ideal place for Norns to drop their food! I highly recommend right-clicking all along the floor of the submarine if you find that something is missing in Creatures 1: Chances are, you’ll stumble across something!
You might also want to try up in the grendel tree, behind the leaves, it’s amazing what little treasures can sometimes be discovered there.
Have you tried searching the other vehicles? I’m specifically thinking the lift between the beehives and the Grendel tree platform.
The shee realised that the hideous sea monster Borland () lurked still in the murky deeps, roused from his slumber only by the cacophonous eruption that so wounded dear Albia.
That should be (http://creatures.wikia.com/wiki/Borland)
I found another honey pot in the ferry/boat that travels from the Grendel tree to the island! I also located a carrot hidden behind a rock on the island. I’ll be trying both of your suggestions, September_rain and Arch! Now that I know that nothing really disappeared, it’s kind of fun to try and find everything!
Borland! Thanks for bringing him up, Chris. Now that I think about it, it would have made sense that the Shee would have known about him in C1, since C2 takes place later on. Was the submarine design a little hint of what to expect later on? I’m probably analyzing too much, but I always like to look into the tiny details! Thanks for the link, too: I haven’t seen a picture of Borland in some time!
I once witnessed Borland. I wonder what became of him after C2…?
Good point, Chip. Seems like Borland was simply existent only in Albia… Since the games play in the order C3, DS, C1, and C2, one must wonder where he actually came from! Was he on board the whole time? Was he locked beneath the surface of Albia and only emerged after the volcano erupted?
I always thought he was a Lovecraftian, Cthulhu-type monster. The similarities are there, and I certainly felt like I was dreaming when I saw him. Maybe the Shee just figured, “hey, what if we had a huge, impractical beast of tremendous size and stature just floating around for no reason?” Seems like Shee thinking to me. Of course, he could also be a sort of pre-historic creature, like Nessie…