Tidal Visions vissi

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The Tidal Visions vissi is a chimera vissi that is part of the vissi system. It must be placed inside an arcarium to function. As a singular vissi, it has the same effect no matter what type of arcarium houses it.

The sound of the tide. The shimmer of light through deep water. The sudden rush of something swimming straight for you. This orb delivers all of this... and best of all, no coastline required!

This vissi is only available as a possible prize in Mana Trawl, the mana-infused fishing game on Nyessem. See the full upgrade costs below.

Tier 1

The vissi has "Simple Seascape" verb messaging for its activator verb, which can be set or changed via ATTEND.

Analyze

You analyze the Tidal Visions vissi and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

The Tidal Visions vissi can be added to a vissi artifact in order to augment the artifact with custom abilities.  Each vissi artifact may hold up to 5 different types of vissi, and each vissi may be upgradable by adding additional vissi of the same type to the artifact.

The Tidal Visions vissi is named Tidal Visions and it is a Chimera vissi.

This vissi notes the following ability information:

Escape reality into a seascape with your companion vissi.

The vissi may have abilities you can activate by using certain verbs (RUB, TAP, PUSH, PULL, or POKE) on the vissi artifact you add them to.  In order to set the activator, use ATTEND on the vissi.  The vissi might not have an ability you may activate, in which case ATTEND will indicate that.

Sometimes, a vissi may have multiple abilities you can activate with the activator verbs.  You can TILT the vissi to switch between them.  Tilt will not respond if the vissi has only a single ability (or no abilities at all).  You may only have one ability active at a time.

In addition, the vissi may have abilities with customizable messaging options.  You can TURN the vissi to customize each set of options.  Once on a set of options, you can TWIST the vissi to cycle through the available customizations.

Finally, some vissi may contain ambient messaging, which you can toggle on or off with COVER.

It is currently tier 1 out of 5.  It is empowered by 1 thread.

Usage

Verb First Third
ATTEND {VISSI} WITH {VERB} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Set the activator verb.
POKE / PULL / PUSH / RUB / TAP {ARCARIUM} Noticing your orb floating gracefully by your side, you stretch out your hand and beckon the orb to your open palm. As it lands, you gently caress its sides with your fingers and stare down at it from above. The orb's surface fades away, until you are holding a globe of water depicting an impossibly small yet vividly real underwater seascape. While you [1] gaze down at the watery glob [/1], you...

... find yourself sucked into [2] an exotic coral reef [/2], the very same scene you once held in your open palm! A [3] shoal of iridescent parrotfish [/3] catches your eye as it [4] glides above a patch of timeworn rocks [/4]. As you take in the wondrous scene, you realize that despite being underwater, you are still breathing comfortably. Your wonderment is broken as [5] a vibrantly colored parrotfish [/5] quickly swims headlong towards your face, but before contact is made...

... you are safely back where you once were, staring at the orb that you are holding in your hand. As you release your orb, allowing it to float by your side once again, you ponder if the underwater journey was real or if it was a hallucination.

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The portions bracketed by [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5] can be changed at Tier 2 via TURN and TWIST. At Tier 1, they remain at the default settings noted here.

Tier 2

The vissi offers customization of the Tier 1 verb messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via TURN and TWIST.

Requires 2 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2.

Usage

Verb First Third
TURN {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Cycle between between options [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5] noted in Tier 1 to change their individual settings for that verb messaging.
TWIST {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Select a specific custom segment from among the available options.
[1] options: gaze down at the watery globe (default) | marvel at the wondrous creation | gape at the inexplicable marvel | gawk at the strange wonder | contemplate the puzzling anomaly
[2] options: an exotic coral reef (default) | a tranquil, sun-filtered lagoon | a vast, swaying kelp forest | a serene spot next to a shipwreck | a breathtakingly lush seagrass meadow
[3] options: shoal of iridescent parrotfish (default) | small gathering of comical pufferfish | lemon-hued throng of bluestripe snapper | grand grouping of regal angelfish | velvety stream of blue tangs
[4] options: glides above a patch of timeworn rocks (default) | circles around a dense cluster of barrel sponges | swims alongside a length of driftwood | becomes lost in a thick patch of seaweed | dances around the arms and flukes of a rusty anchor
[5] options: a vibrantly colored parrotfish (default) | a bulbous, inquisitive pufferfish | a mottled, sharp-toothed moray eel | a spotted, diamond-shaped stingray | a striped, ornate lionfish.

Tier 3

The vissi provides a random ambient message.

Requires 13 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 2 to Tier 3.

Usage

Verb First Third
Ambient The surface of your orb bleeds away into a watery globe depicting [2] an exotic coral reef [/2]. [6] The peaceful sound of gentle, lapping water [/6] drifts from the wondrous sight for a moment, but it soon fades away when your orb resumes its original appearance once more. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
The portion bracketed by [6] can be changed at Tier 4 via TURN and TWIST. At Tier 3, they remain at the default settings noted here. The portion bracketed by [2] can already be changed.
COVER {VISSI} You disable any ambient messaging from the Apathy vissi.

You enable any ambient messaging from the Apathy vissi.
n/a
Toggle ambient messages on/off.

Tier 4

The vissi offers customization of the Tier 3 ambient messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via TURN and TWIST.

Requires 37 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 4.

Usage

Verb First Third
TURN {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Cycle between between previous options and new option [6] noted in Tier 3 to change their individual settings for that ambient messaging.
TWIST {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Select a specific custom segment from among the available options.
[6] options: The peaceful sound of gentle, lapping water (default) | A haunting, melancholic whale song | The thunderous roar of a crashing surf | The excited chittering of a dolphin | The raucous squawking of sea gulls | The insistent barking of a seal | The discordant crackling of shrimp snapping | The distant, metallic clanging of a ship's bell

Tier 5

The vissi has "Enhanced Seascape" verb messaging as an alternate set of messaging for its activator verb, which can be set or changed via ATTEND. You can cycle between the Tier 1 and Tier 5 verb messaging sets via TILT. Only one of the available verb messaging sets can be active at a time.

Requires 72 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 4 to Tier 5.

Usage

Verb First Third
POKE / PULL / PUSH / RUB / TAP {ARCARIUM} Noticing your orb floating gracefully by your side, you stretch out your hand and beckon the orb to your open palm. As it lands, you gently caress its sides with your fingers and stare down at it from above. The orb's surface fades away, until you are holding a globe of water depicting an impossibly small yet vividly real underwater seascape. While you [1] gaze down at the watery globe [/1], you...

... find yourself sucked into [2] an exotic coral reef [/2], the very same scene you once held in your open palm! A [3] shoal of iridescent parrotfish [/3] catches your eye as it [4] glides above a patch of timeworn rocks [/4]. As you take in the wondrous scene, you realize that despite being underwater, you are still breathing comfortably. Your wonderment is broken as [5] a vibrantly colored parrotfish [/5] quickly swims headlong towards your face, but just before contact is made it sharply turns upward and...

... you are safely back where you once were, staring incredulously as it leaps from the globe in your hand and sails through the air before descending back towards the ground. Its body shimmers as it approaches the ground, but before it makes contact it disappears in a flash!

Puzzled by what you witnessed, you release your orb, and it resumes its original appearance as it floats by your side once again.

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The portions bracketed by [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5] can already be via TURN and TWIST.
TILT {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Switch between the Tier 1 and Tier 5 verb messaging for this vissi's activator verb.

Additional Information

Upgrade Costs

Tier 1: 1 copy (Base item)
Tier 2: 3 copies (+2 duplicates)
Tier 3: 16 copies (+13 duplicates)
Tier 4: 53 copies (+37 duplicates)
Tier 5: 125 copies (+72 duplicates)

See Also

Tidal Visions vissi Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Vissi
Alterable
Light/Deep
Original Release Venue The Inquisitor
Original Release Year 2026
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 5
How to Unlock Vissi
Corresponding Item Scripts Arcarium
Item Verbs
ATTEND COVER POKE PULL
PUSH RUB TAP TILT
TURN TWIST