Neighborhood Restoration Update: Auditorium

As noted in my last entry, I decided to tackle the auditorium now that the outside areas have been cleaned up. The clean-up process has been a bit quicker in there now that I've gotten some extra lights to work by. Things seem structurally sound, and I've just started getting the actual light fixtures working again rather than using loose firemarbles lanterns, and flashlights to light my way. It does get shockingly dark in here, I will say.

Assuming all goes well, I should have this area pretty much done by the time I post again.

Neighborhood Restoration Update: Cleaning

So. Much. Cleaning.

I've gotten rid of a lot of the grime. Knowing where at least some of that stuff came from (the poison that Veovis released during the Fall of D'ni) I've been careful to wear gloves and a mask whenever I work on getting rid of it. It's probably safe to work without them, but I'd rather not take the chance.

Now that the surfaces have been cleaned up in the outside areas, it's starting to look a lot more familiar. I've also gotten the lighting working practically everywhere. There's a few lamps that I haven't gotten to, like the ones on the back stair by the waterfall, but most everything else is lit up again. Again, I say he outside areas, because I haven't managed to get into the Classroom or Private Rooms yet, and I've been avoiding the auditorium for the time being. Now that I've got most of the outside cleaned up, though, I may have to turn my attention to that room before I try and get the doors working.

Neighborhood Restoration Update: Light Garden

Sorry it's been a bit longer than a week this time around. I've been working hard on getting the light garden working. The mushroom-y things on the big lamp posts have been trimmed down to a more manageable size, and I've got the lights working, but the controls up on the bridge are still giving me hassles. For now I've bypassed the control circuit so the lights are just all on all the time.

I finally jimmied the lock on the Book Room doors, so they're open now. The Nexus link has one of the more functional Nexus Pedestal contraptions instead of the bare-bones book stands like the DRC-restored 'hoods do. Not sure why, and not sure what the purpose of pointing it out is, but there you have it. Just thought it was interesting, I guess.

There's still a layer of dusty grime over everything down here. I've been working on cleaning it up, but it's very slow going. I've managed to clean some small patches, and they stand out pretty starkly against the flat, almost featureless surroundings. Clean-up and getting the rest of the lights working will be my focus for the next work cycle.