I defeated the gym master and got my first badge. This allows me to use the Rock Smash move outside of battle. Since the north route (207) is for bikes only, I had to return to Jubilife city. On the way back, I was able to clear a few rocks in the mountain between Orenburgh and Jubilife. This opened a passage to B1 of the dungeon where I caught Psyduck. I’m going for badge number two next.

Unlocking new rides and clearing a few races every now and then led me to complete 42% of the game. I now have 41 out of 75 cars unlocked. I still haven’t found the burnout route for that one car, but I have no other cars to unlock right now. I’ll try out the bikes later today. Oh, btw, I now have an A class driving license.

I installed it again so I can demonstrate it to a friend with a PC too weak to play it at home. I noticed that this time I didn’t have any of the performance problems, so I decided to leave it installed and start a new game. This time, I created a more combat-oriented character which made the game much easier. I finished a bunch of quests in Megaton, and then traveled northwest to deliver a message to a small settlement. The people living there had some trouble with bandits, so I decided to help them. This is where I stopped playing for now.

Larthas has spent the last two days earning gold trough quests and mining. Today he finally saved enough to train his riding skill. That means he is now a proud owner of his own Charger. While doing all these things, he reached level 64. Pretty soon, he will reach level 70, which means it’s time to start thinking about buying Wrath of the Lich King. Money is scarce though, so he won’t be buying it quite yet.