Down in the Creatures Underground
Young Auratum was already on her way to exploring Albia when I last saw her with Jucunda, yet she really flew out of the nest! Not only did she grow into a child, but she was exploring the underground realm of Creatures 1. Some Norns tend to explore, and others will spend a good portion of their lives near the kitchen and garden. Although Norns are on the simpler side of complex beings, they do have their personalities! Auratum was on her way to being one of the more adventurous Norns I had seen in awhile. She was still thrilled when I brought a carrot over to her! Eventually I would love to add food sources all over Albia to let everyone be independent… But I also love taking care of everyone.
Jucunda, the lone Grendel, was a little too shy to hop on board the cart with Auratum. She stayed behind to enjoy a little quiet time. Perhaps she missed her beloved computer? Nevertheless, I was surprised when the very young Bolanderi suddenly showed up! Jucunda seemed interested, but she wasn’t quick enough to catch the lift as the little Norn tested out the buttons. I did a quick examination of the genome updates to see if I might have caused this sudden increase in Albian tourism. It looks like Auratum and Bolanderi just prefer to travel! Perhaps they’ll meet up and find a way to travel together. It looked like Jucunda wasn’t the best fit as a traveling companion, although she had her own exciting life to lead! She wouldn’t be the only Grendel for long…
What is a bad place as a resting spot? Something that moves! Auratum made it to the other side of the underground tunnel and promptly fell asleep before she could go exploring. Go figure! The cart carried her back to her starting point while she dreamt of all she would do. Although her adventure was cut short, I was happy to see that she was learning to take care of herself. The only time that sleep is a bad thing is when a Norn is ill. Sleeping can actually kill him or her while glucose and glycogen are used up. In those cases, Norns should be kept awake and eating. Luckily, Auratum was quite healthy!
Bolanderi had no time for the finer points of resting! The world was still way too exciting for him to turn away from. I forgot to move the can of hootch, so he may or may not have downed the entire container before I noticed… I let him lug around the empty can, though, and pretended like nothing happened. He was far more taken in by the strange contraption that could almost fly. He still had a few more minutes before I really needed to worry about him getting in his first nap, but he was still under ten minutes old. That was a lot of ground he covered! Those little legs got a good workout, and his mind kept drinking in all of the new sights. This little corner of Albia is often a little dark and damp, but it makes a rather nice spot for youngsters.
While the interesting scenes of the Albian underground appealed to Auratum and Bolanderi, Jucunda finally caught the lift and traveled all the way up to the treetops. The gleaming sunlight and fresh air lulled her off to sleep. She looked so tiny in that lift! It was at this moment that I remembered something… In every instance, I use the word “elevator” to describe one of these things. Yet when I first got Creatures 1, the recommendation was to use the word “lift” and I thought it corresponded to a completely different contraption. Even when I realized that “lift” and “elevator” are different words for the same thing, I still stuck with the former. I will always refer to these Creatures 1 elevators as lifts! Plus, it’s a quicker word to type… But that’s not really the reason I use it. Ha!
The nap ended and Auratum was slightly surprised to see that the cart was moving again! This time, she was headed in the direction of her original adventure. So after a little unconscious interlude, she was back on track! I was looking forward to seeing what she would do in the settlement, or if she would turn right back around. After all, she had yet to meet Bolanderi. Maybe she would decide to take him along for her journey. More importantly, there were whispers in the dark currents that something was headed towards the incubator. It wasn’t exactly a secret, since Jucunda was the only Grendel around! I thought about what it might be like to hatch a few eggs at once… Yet the few times I attempted this, chaos ensued! Plus I like to give each newborn at least a few minutes of one-on-one time to make sure that he or she knows that the hand is good.
I hope you don’t mind if I ask about some stupid issue I’m having…..
I’ve been trying to inject some stuff into my own C1 world, but my injector kit keeps crashing. I try to browse for my COBs, or select a COB to inject, and it immediately throws errors. Do you know a way I can fix it?
I don’t mind at all! You’re always welcome to use the contact form if it makes more sense, but the comments section works, too! A couple of questions for you:
– What version of Creatures 1 are you using? Is it the GOG version?
– Do you have a split installation, or is everything located in My Documents?
– Have you installed the Remastered Patch?
– What is the exact wording of the error, or does it just close without a message?
I do know of another user who had this issue, and I ended up sending a custom world.sfc file with my updates. I can do something like that if you can’t seem to get it to work at all. Hopefully this helps a little bit, though!
Yeah, I’m using the GOG version. I installed the Remastered Patch earlier, and I have a split installation(I assume you mean some files are in My Documents and some are in C:).
It just throws up a standard “OLE TEST whatever” has stopped working, Windows is tryin to find a solution, yada yada yada.
I also forgot to ask what operating system you’re using, and it would be helpful if you could post the exact text of the OLE error. Sometimes running the game as an administrator can help, but typically reinstalling under My Documents solves some other problems. It does take a bit of extra work and planning so you don’t lose anything, though!
Also, when exactly does it crash? Are you able to select different COBs to inject, or does it just break when you click the browse button?
Hopefully this will get solved soon!
I’m guessing I can’t reply to a 4-comment chain?
Anyway, I’m using WIndows 7, and have tried running as an administrator.
It’s just OLE TEST MFC Application has stopped working, Windows is trying to find a solution. Eventually it tells me to just close the thing. I can’t browse, but upon closing and reopening it’s searching whatever file or directory I chose before.
For example, I went to search in Program Files for some stuff I downloaded. Kit crashed, but after I reopened it, it opened in Program Files and showed the COBs I had. Upon selecting one of ’em though, it crashed again.
You can always reply to the second-to-last comment. Otherwise, the commends tend to get too nested and vertical… A little difficult to read! As I mentioned, this might be a better fit for a one-on-one conversation via the contact form. Just something to keep in mind for the future!
This sounds like one of the issues with the split installation. If it helps any, even when my installation was split between Program Files and My Documents, I always injected COBs from My Documents. Although I can’t guarantee it will work, reinstalling under My Documents (and also reinstalling the Remastered Patch) might be something to try out. I’m also running a Windows 7 environment and the Injector Kit never crashes. I went through that process once… It involves a lot of backing up, but it was worth the effort in the end! Hopefully that will work for you, too!