II. New Cave System Catalog
The New Cave System Catalog is a catalog developed by atomic7732, to catalog various caves to investigate the various types created.
a. Catalog
Number Discoverer Surveyer Designation Disc. Date
NCSC 1 deoxy99 atomic7732 63, 0, 0-0 4/20/11
NCSC 2 atomic7732 atomic7732 59, 2, 0-0 4/20/11 Waterfall Cave Field (1)
NCSC 3 atomic7732 atomic/Naru -----------
NCSC 4 atomic7732 atomic/Naru 41, 0a1b4, 1-0 - next to exploded house
NCSC 5 atomic7732 atomic7732 54, 0, 0-0
NCSC 6 atomic7732 atomic/Naru Megacave - over the mountain by exploded house
NCSC 7 Naru523 Naru/deoxy ----------- - spawn
NCSC 8 - Nar/deo/ato --, 0a1b2c, 0-0
NCSC 9 Naru523 Naru/atomic TBS
NCSC 10 Naru523 atomic7732 56, 0, 0-0
NCSC 11 Naru523 Naru/atomic 43, 0a1b7, 1-0 Waterfall Cave Field (2)
NCSC 12 - - 43, 0a1b7, 1-0 Waterfall Cave Field (3)
NCSC 13 atomic7732 atomic7732 64, 0, 0-0 Waterfall Cave Field (4)
NCSC 14 atomic7732 atomic7732 63, 0, 0-0 4/21/11 - by the quarry storage
NCSC 15 Naru523 Naru/atomic ----------- Waterfall Cave Field (5)
NCSC 16 Naru523 Naru523 ----------- Waterfall Cave Field (6)
NCSC 17 Naru523 Naru/atomic ----------- 4/21/11near spleef arena
NCSC 18 atomic7732 atomic/Naru 57, 0, 0-0 4/21/11 Expedition
NCSC 19 atomic7732 atomic7732 ------------ 4/21/11 Expedition
NCSC 20 atomic7732 atomic7732 ---, 0, 1-0 4/22/11
NCSC 21 atomic7732 atomic7732 48, 0a8b, 1-0 4/22/11 Ancelsis 1
NCSC 22
NCSC 23 Naru523 - ------------ 4/23/11 Ancelsis 2
NCSC 24 atomic7732 - 14, ---, 4-2 4/23/11 Ancelsis 3 (-292, -468)
NCSC 25 atomic7732 - ------------ 4/24/11 (-270, -219)
NCSC 26 atomic7732 atomic7732 54, 0, 0-0 4/23/11 off the path near snow villa
b. How Do I Submit A Cave to the Catalog?
To submit a cave to this catalog, all we really need is either the discoverer and surveyor(s), or the designation code. It would be best to submit both. Simply, post the information in this thread, and I will add it with the next corresponding number.
c. Discoverer
The person who discovers the cave is considered the person to either a) first go inside, or if no one has been inside the first overhang of land, b) the first person to acknowledge the fact the cave exists (say, in the chat for example).
d. Surveyors
The surveyors are the people who layed out the torches and carried out the designation surveying procedure.
e. Designation Code
The designation code is made up of 4 numbers, separated by either a comma or hyphen. Each of the numbers is a "description element" for the cave. The first number is a major element of the cave, depth. The lowest point of the cave is measured, and noted.
The second number is, and can be much more sophisticated and difficult to come by. This number denotes a number of things, not only the amount of branches in the cave, but if there are any secondary entrances that were not noted or were designated by something else first. To arrive at this number, a detailed survey of the cave is needed. For many, this is really simple, as you can see on the catalog. Many caves simply have a 0. This means no branches were noted before the end of the cave was reached. If there are branches, it's straight forward. Simply count the amount of branches there are. To simplify this task, enter the leftmost branch, and work around the cave, at each branch counting up another number. When secondary and tertiary entrances are involved, you MUST by all means, MUST count from the leftmost branch in the way described above. Starting from the primary entrance (called 0a), use the branch number, and use the next alphabetic letter available. If there is a secondary entrance on the last branch (the rightmost), then simply call it xb. If this is not the case, the total number must be added to the end.
The third and fourth numbers are really simple, but not really in complex caves. All you need to do is count the number of water springs, and lava springs. In that order, they are added to the end of the cave designation.
f. Examples of Cave Designations
