GSouth Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 (edited) Hello people!, first post here. :) And i wish to share a funny story with you. I'm kinda "new" to VS (meaning i get obsessed in the first 2 hours of a world until i reach copper age, before deciding i want to make a new one). So i don't really know if this is a common occurrence. Having said that, THIS time was different... 21 Hours deep into my wilderness survival world, my ego and pride were feeling pretty good having returned home after hunting 5 bears in a row, survived the horrors of a big cave system & taking a few temporal gears with me as souvenirs. On the way back home, i tried to "think" of better ways i could prepare myself for the upcoming winter. "It's been 2 days since i left, hopefully my chickens finally managed to hatch those eggs they've been taking care of." "God they take so long to raise... And like can you not freak out every time i breathe 10m away from you.?" "Maybe i should get some goats, they eat grass n' stuff, i could save all that grain to myself... Maybe next year, winter's getting too close." But you see... While i was indulging in little adventures like: hunting bears or making 50L worth of Rye Ale in my basement, I never took a few minutes to build a roof for the chicken coop back at home. "Ehh i'll get around to it- LOL i can't wait to get drunk when these barrels are done." So imagine my surprise when after 2 days of being away from home, i find my chickens ALL of them (8) dead on that unroofed coop... WIPED by lightning strikes. At first i laughed because it didn't even crossed my mind that.. That was remotely possible. And after a sec or two, i realized that i had no livestock for the winter just because i didn't built a simple roof. My ignorance and neglect towards those poor chickens might be my demise. Moral of the story... Have some sort of human decency to build your animals a nice shelter, don't be like me lol. Ty for reading, this game is truly amazing. (Edit: I just realized i posted under "creative endeavors" please don't yell at me) Edited January 18 by GSouth 3
Maelstrom Posted Wednesday at 10:18 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 10:18 PM On 1/17/2026 at 9:50 PM, GSouth said: Hello people!, first post here. :) Welcome to the forums (and more importantly) welcome to VS! On 1/17/2026 at 9:50 PM, GSouth said: (Edit: I just realized i posted under "creative endeavors" please don't yell at me) That's it! You're banned. On 1/17/2026 at 9:50 PM, GSouth said: And i wish to share a funny story with you. Ok. You can be unbanned by transferring your story to the Humorous Stories thread (shameless plug) in the Discussion forum located here. Just kidding about banning you. I'm just someone with as much authority as the janitor. 3
LadyWYT Posted Thursday at 01:32 AM Report Posted Thursday at 01:32 AM On 1/17/2026 at 10:50 PM, GSouth said: Moral of the story... Have some sort of human decency to build your animals a nice shelter, don't be like me lol. But how am I supposed to play chicken roulette if they have a roof over their heads? For future reference though, you don't necessarily need a roof. A lightning rod stuck on a tall structure somewhere nearby will suffice. 2
GSouth Posted Thursday at 09:56 PM Author Report Posted Thursday at 09:56 PM Quote 23 hours ago, Maelstrom said: Welcome to the forums (and more importantly) welcome to VS! Thank you! Quote 23 hours ago, Maelstrom said: Ok. You can be unbanned by transferring your story to the Humorous Stories thread (shameless plug) in the Discussion forum located here. I love me a shameless plug lool, Count on it. Quote 23 hours ago, Maelstrom said: Just kidding about banning you. I'm just someone with as much authority as the janitor. I'll gladly mop the floors alongside ya then. 1
GSouth Posted Thursday at 10:00 PM Author Report Posted Thursday at 10:00 PM Quote 20 hours ago, LadyWYT said: But how am I supposed to play chicken roulette if they have a roof over their heads? Ah, a kindred spirit i see. Quote 20 hours ago, LadyWYT said: For future reference though, you don't necessarily need a roof. A lightning rod stuck on a tall structure somewhere nearby will suffice. That's super useful, thank you. (Totally not gonna open a lightning powered KFC after this)
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