Oh, the routine - opening the accounts 17 mil negative, is feeling so homely. Especially now as it costs a cool 0.5% overdraft every single day.
Luckily the preparation for this very event in the health side worked out very well: all the MEAD, BEER and CAN were available in stock, and the challenge was pushed to Insignificant.
Unfortunately nothing was in such good prices that selling to the bid would have felt a good idea, apparently the Suit spoil is not administered yet, so the NPCC are paralysed according to their custom. In the longer term, investing in tailors now, may prove to be an excellent idea since the Clans module will require the actual number of NPC to have clothes, and it is 50-100% larger than the current number.
sunnuntai 22. toukokuuta 2016
torstai 19. toukokuuta 2016
July 1640 - Day 128
Coronation is approaching, and Martti is among the top contestants for both the disciplines (he is attending) currently. In Sharpshooter, thanks to the K9 pistol on loan from Sir Crichton, he currently leads the base points. in Horseback, the base points are tied between him and Baron Ezekiel, the son of the King. Both have a gold unicorn (K9), Martti's is on loan from Princess Roopatra, and Ezekiel's belongs to the King. Ezekiel is also wearing a 1450 purple suit with gold, and Martti believes that he is instructed to ride slowly and not risk excessively the spoil of the suit. Martti's own strategy is to seek to ride slowly the first try and if the victory does not seem certain, take more risks with the second one, perhaps galloping as fast as 12/20 (with only 40% chance to stay in the saddle, and 30% chance of spoiling the suit, but there is a 100 mil sapphire as the prize so it's worth it!).
The tailor business is turning from challenging to comical. The NPCC have received new orders to drink a lot of wine, and they are selling their suits, instead of buying them :P And the suit spoil is next month, so Martti's storages are swelling. And there is not enough time to make a killing with wines sadly - the situation is such that all the essential information is public, and what will happen in the market in the next 1-4 years is therefore scripted for the ones who care to decipher it by doing the numbers.
Otherwise the day goes to trimming the market offers and salivating the prospects of winning large (or even small) gemstones in the coming Coronation event.
The tailor business is turning from challenging to comical. The NPCC have received new orders to drink a lot of wine, and they are selling their suits, instead of buying them :P And the suit spoil is next month, so Martti's storages are swelling. And there is not enough time to make a killing with wines sadly - the situation is such that all the essential information is public, and what will happen in the market in the next 1-4 years is therefore scripted for the ones who care to decipher it by doing the numbers.
Otherwise the day goes to trimming the market offers and salivating the prospects of winning large (or even small) gemstones in the coming Coronation event.
March 1640 - Day 126
Martti is back from the south. His regiment did not participate in significant action, but right next to his, the whole army of HH The Duke of North Face surrendered after losses, and was taken prisoner up to the commander, the Marquess Grass. So that was a close call, that.
After that, a year seems to have passed without more action than the losing of one health rank (to Decent, from Good). Martti is now officially middle-aged at 33.
The finances were surprisingly good, given the premise that one salary round had passed and the goods are unsold and subject to spoil at the end of the year. The reason was predominantly that 4-NW-D5 (empty 100 sqm lot) was sold for 9.5 mil.
King gifted Martti a Topaz, and upon checking, the Ask for Sapphire (Martti had bought his for 8 mil) had risen to 23 mil. Martti could not help but change his coronet plans and list the sapphire for 20 mil. If it sells before the coronet time, something else will be featured instead. 20 mil is half the price of a house!
Very much has happened in the game since Martti logged in the last time - NewCorp has IPOed, and already is trading at 25% higher than the IPO price. It is giving a fixed dividend, same as CON. The difference is that NewCorp returns 0.8% whereas CON is less than 0.5%. Also NewCorp's assets may go up or down based on whether it makes more or less than the dividend return. CON does not have anything, except the return.
Another thing is the New Department Store (DeptStore) that started market making in several goods and is going to expand even more.
Martti browses through his assets and realises he owns 140*SCI, a massive amount. It is needed to spend some for practising the aim with pistol, and 50 SCI is consumed towards this. The rest is needed for aiming. SCI is perhaps also otherwise a good investment, since its book value is 0.14 mil and it is trading at half that.
It also does not go unnoticed that W1628 that Martti happens to own, is a reasonably good wine. The NPCC get one point for consuming 40 bottles, which is only about 0.82 mil! (They will consume anything below 2 mil a point). The wine is currently not in a conversion, so Martti withdraws his bids and lets others sell cheaply. Same goes for W1629S. W163W, instead, is dishwater that fits better for own consumption (10). Martti also smokes 7*CIG, just to boost health and wisdom, as now it is public that they are rather cost-effective for both.
After that, a year seems to have passed without more action than the losing of one health rank (to Decent, from Good). Martti is now officially middle-aged at 33.
The finances were surprisingly good, given the premise that one salary round had passed and the goods are unsold and subject to spoil at the end of the year. The reason was predominantly that 4-NW-D5 (empty 100 sqm lot) was sold for 9.5 mil.
King gifted Martti a Topaz, and upon checking, the Ask for Sapphire (Martti had bought his for 8 mil) had risen to 23 mil. Martti could not help but change his coronet plans and list the sapphire for 20 mil. If it sells before the coronet time, something else will be featured instead. 20 mil is half the price of a house!
Very much has happened in the game since Martti logged in the last time - NewCorp has IPOed, and already is trading at 25% higher than the IPO price. It is giving a fixed dividend, same as CON. The difference is that NewCorp returns 0.8% whereas CON is less than 0.5%. Also NewCorp's assets may go up or down based on whether it makes more or less than the dividend return. CON does not have anything, except the return.
Another thing is the New Department Store (DeptStore) that started market making in several goods and is going to expand even more.
Martti browses through his assets and realises he owns 140*SCI, a massive amount. It is needed to spend some for practising the aim with pistol, and 50 SCI is consumed towards this. The rest is needed for aiming. SCI is perhaps also otherwise a good investment, since its book value is 0.14 mil and it is trading at half that.
It also does not go unnoticed that W1628 that Martti happens to own, is a reasonably good wine. The NPCC get one point for consuming 40 bottles, which is only about 0.82 mil! (They will consume anything below 2 mil a point). The wine is currently not in a conversion, so Martti withdraws his bids and lets others sell cheaply. Same goes for W1629S. W163W, instead, is dishwater that fits better for own consumption (10). Martti also smokes 7*CIG, just to boost health and wisdom, as now it is public that they are rather cost-effective for both.
sunnuntai 8. toukokuuta 2016
December 1638 - Day 117
Suits were selling real good and the money is back positive! And it's good since the first loan is coming due in 1640!
It is now important to buy SCI to be able to consume it in Aim preparation for the sharpshooting. Also Wine is needed for horseback contest.
As the cooks are in charge, and balance is positive, they stock up a little on slowly-spoiling foods (meat, beer). This will ease the sweat when the year is closing and the account is negative.
At the first sight of Insignificant remaining health challenge, Martti quits consuming for 1638.
It is now important to buy SCI to be able to consume it in Aim preparation for the sharpshooting. Also Wine is needed for horseback contest.
As the cooks are in charge, and balance is positive, they stock up a little on slowly-spoiling foods (meat, beer). This will ease the sweat when the year is closing and the account is negative.
At the first sight of Insignificant remaining health challenge, Martti quits consuming for 1638.
lauantai 7. toukokuuta 2016
November 1638 - Day 116
Cooks are handling the business at home. Since the NPC have yielded their benefits and have been billed, the balance is negative -8.3 mil. With cool head, it should resolve itself. (Wiser than before, Martti's balance includes a S-VE1 and some BLD that could be sold to the bid without undue suffering if suits don't sell - as Martti expects them not to).
The most critical situation is with health. No possibility to buy and 80 left in Food quota is not an enviable situation. Martti drinks a sixpack of W1608, the 30-year old French wine that is going for a ridiculously low ask of 35k in the market. Even Foie Gras is cheap enough to be consumed: 4 kilos tastes good.
Since health is a concern and Martti found 10 doses of mushrooms, he though: "hey, what the heck, this is what the nobles take to get wise" and tries out the first time in his life, just one. Martti's Wisdom has in the recent years gone up to "7" and has room to increase.
There are yet no news on what Martti may have done in his journey, eagerly anticipating :)
The most critical situation is with health. No possibility to buy and 80 left in Food quota is not an enviable situation. Martti drinks a sixpack of W1608, the 30-year old French wine that is going for a ridiculously low ask of 35k in the market. Even Foie Gras is cheap enough to be consumed: 4 kilos tastes good.
Since health is a concern and Martti found 10 doses of mushrooms, he though: "hey, what the heck, this is what the nobles take to get wise" and tries out the first time in his life, just one. Martti's Wisdom has in the recent years gone up to "7" and has room to increase.
There are yet no news on what Martti may have done in his journey, eagerly anticipating :)
torstai 5. toukokuuta 2016
July 1638 - Day 114
Martti was still on his way to the battlefields in the south, when, to his very great surprise, he met HE Princess Roopatra of Neverland on a gold Unicorn "Star" that she had owned since the 1400s. Never before spoken to a Princess, Martti sends a message via his page:
Audience was admitted and the following conversation ensued:
[1:05pm] Roopatra: Martti you would wish to borrow 10mil and my dearest horse Star (H9) during the festivities?
HE The Princess; The Pistol contest rules are now known and my calculations show it is quite possible to win the disciplines 1 & 2 (ones not involving the army). I have most of the equipment and am in the best bonus health range (30-45). If YE would kindly consider the following profit sharing proposal: there is a SAPX and DIA5, conservatively 200 mil total value, as prizes. If either of both of these is won, we split the selling price. Your share of the costs would be a mere 10 mil + I could use the H9 [the Unicorn mentioned]. I even have an ancient suit and willing to risk it for the fame!
Audience was admitted and the following conversation ensued:
[1:05pm] Roopatra: Martti you would wish to borrow 10mil and my dearest horse Star (H9) during the festivities?
[1:05pm] KnightMartti: No Ma'am,
[1:06pm] Roopatra: I wonder with all that shooting action if my horse Star is in any danger?
[1:06pm] KnightMartti: I would like to receive 10 mil outright, no refund, and the horse would be in my use for the Horseback contest only
[1:06pm] KnightMartti: The King’s announcement said only the suit is in danger.
[1:07pm] KnightMartti: There cannot be any danger galloping around the Jousting Ground in 1-W, shooting from the hip, if the King says so…
[1:07pm] KnightMartti: With spectators pacified by 1000s of liters of wine
[1:08pm] Roopatra: Haha
[1:08pm] KnightMartti: The horse under the rider is surely the best preserved thing in the town at that moment!
[1:08pm] KnightMartti: My H4 is at your disposal during this of course.
[1:09pm] KnightMartti: What could be more noble than winning the diamond for the Princess!
[1:10pm] KnightMartti: Or the Large Sapphire (5ct diamond is in the sharpshooting..)
[1:10pm] Roopatra: Martti you would want to keep that 10mil, and to borrow my dear horse and return it unharmed after the tournament, ride victoriously and split any winnings 50/50?
[1:11pm] KnightMartti: I don’t know about other winnings as those may be pooled with other stuff and it may be difficult to split equitably the amounts of the lesser win pool tickets. But the winners of the 3 contests enter the DIA10 pool.
[1:11pm] KnightMartti: If that is won, I propose you will keep it and I will keep the lesser stone, no 50/50.
[1:11pm] KnightMartti: Your favor
[1:12pm] KnightMartti: But in this case I will seek to kiss your hand with the DIA10 …
[1:13pm] KnightMartti: There is a DIA10 in the Sceptre, and one in NewLiberty’s coronet. They are no joke since HSH The Prince refused to sell the DIA20 to the King @250mil
[1:14pm] Roopatra: Martti proposes a diamond or nothing?
[1:15pm] Roopatra: which is a gamble
[1:16pm] KnightMartti: My final proposal is that the possibilities are:
[1:17pm] KnightMartti: - win 1 of the 2, in which case the sell price is split 50/50
[1:17pm] KnightMartti: - win both, your excellency can choose one stone
[1:17pm] KnightMartti: - if DIA10 is won additionally, your excellency can take that instead of a minor stone
[1:18pm] KnightMartti: - if both events and the DIA10 are won, you will have 2, of your choice
[1:18pm] KnightMartti: The upside is on your side, I am just your most humble servant
[1:19pm] KnightMartti: The peerages of FS and NL are from 1420 and 1434, respectively
[1:20pm] KnightMartti: I do not believe there will be any sales from them in the future any more than what the King reportedly tried already
[1:20pm] KnightMartti: So it is the most precious gem outside those 3 guys
[1:21pm] KnightMartti: oh.. I got the vision -
[1:21pm] KnightMartti: Star needs a diamond tiara
[1:21pm] KnightMartti: won by her own splendidness!!!
[1:21pm] KnightMartti: in the coronation !!!!!!!!!!
[1:22pm] Roopatra: KnightMartti, I agree to your terms, I will send over 10mil for your preparations. Star (H9) will stay in my ownership, as he is just a loan during the tournament(?).
[1:24pm] KnightMartti: I am most gracious to your excellency and appreciate the business acumen and will seek to win with all my effort, the 10 mil being spent for SCI preparations.
A fortunate meeting truly. Martti's chances to win the Horseback contest go up greatly with a H9 instead of a H4. The money provides the SCI preparation and aiming fund for the other contest. And all the other prizes except the large gems mentioned, Martti gets to keep to himself. And kiss the Princess' hand.
Things are truly going well now - hopefully the COOK-2's that were left at home can reasonably trim the market offers. There will be a cashflow crisis the next year since all the suits have been sold and the next opportunity is after 2 NPC salary rounds that are very serious money each.
Ahead towards the thundering voice of cannons (figuratively for now of course), Martti rides, whistling on his way.
A fortunate meeting truly. Martti's chances to win the Horseback contest go up greatly with a H9 instead of a H4. The money provides the SCI preparation and aiming fund for the other contest. And all the other prizes except the large gems mentioned, Martti gets to keep to himself. And kiss the Princess' hand.
Things are truly going well now - hopefully the COOK-2's that were left at home can reasonably trim the market offers. There will be a cashflow crisis the next year since all the suits have been sold and the next opportunity is after 2 NPC salary rounds that are very serious money each.
Ahead towards the thundering voice of cannons (figuratively for now of course), Martti rides, whistling on his way.
keskiviikko 4. toukokuuta 2016
May 1638 - Day 113
Martti started feeling bad: his rules of play were originally 8 logins per week, and now it has been almost 2 per day. Checking the blog entries relieves the burden: only 73 were written in 113 days, so even if there were 10 extra logins, or 20, it would still average less than 6 per week.
So it's possible to check out things. While consuming a meditative amount of CAN (50, enough to make the most of the Frequency Bonus - These days Martti opens the year with just CAN and starts consuming other stuff when Superveg arrives), Martti laments that terrible haste with preparations has prevented him from marketing his goods properly, and that even though he won the 4th raffle prize from his lot bids, it was a prestigious exactly-200-year-old gold coin CR1438E. It is from the earliest decade of CryptoTown, rarest of the ancient coins with 20 minted only (the minimum) and would be fetched 15-20 mil even in the premium only times. Now, however, Coinshop is selling one at 6.5 mil, including gold, and preventing Martti to sell his at a collectors' price.
Coinshop by the way listed prices for all gold coins, both bid and ask, so the trading desk is dripping with goodness - as you can see, even the maximum possible combo of historicity and rarity is only 4 mil above spot per coin! Just out of being a merchant, and not from any special desire to even sell the coin at so much below value, Martti lists his to the 3rd spot at 9.9 mil, the minimum to even consider a trade.
Ming China bids are primed higher. Martti believes the coming Italian Furniture will awaken more interest to its predecessor Ming China as well. If anyone still wants to dump Ming, some of the bids are in more than a million range now..
Martti sheds his WAI (N1 NPC). He has not promoted to anything and is not particularly good in things (producing net 1*CUL+1*IC at a cost of 0.22 mil, only 8% promotion chance - even retire is higher at 13%!).
Martti has 5*COOK-x in N2-N3, they can take care of the household when Martti is having important knightly business with his page and the horses.
So it's possible to check out things. While consuming a meditative amount of CAN (50, enough to make the most of the Frequency Bonus - These days Martti opens the year with just CAN and starts consuming other stuff when Superveg arrives), Martti laments that terrible haste with preparations has prevented him from marketing his goods properly, and that even though he won the 4th raffle prize from his lot bids, it was a prestigious exactly-200-year-old gold coin CR1438E. It is from the earliest decade of CryptoTown, rarest of the ancient coins with 20 minted only (the minimum) and would be fetched 15-20 mil even in the premium only times. Now, however, Coinshop is selling one at 6.5 mil, including gold, and preventing Martti to sell his at a collectors' price.
Coinshop by the way listed prices for all gold coins, both bid and ask, so the trading desk is dripping with goodness - as you can see, even the maximum possible combo of historicity and rarity is only 4 mil above spot per coin! Just out of being a merchant, and not from any special desire to even sell the coin at so much below value, Martti lists his to the 3rd spot at 9.9 mil, the minimum to even consider a trade.
Ming China bids are primed higher. Martti believes the coming Italian Furniture will awaken more interest to its predecessor Ming China as well. If anyone still wants to dump Ming, some of the bids are in more than a million range now..
Martti sheds his WAI (N1 NPC). He has not promoted to anything and is not particularly good in things (producing net 1*CUL+1*IC at a cost of 0.22 mil, only 8% promotion chance - even retire is higher at 13%!).
Martti has 5*COOK-x in N2-N3, they can take care of the household when Martti is having important knightly business with his page and the horses.
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