Topic: Crypto Kingdom - 1991 Retro Virtual World(City) - page 238. (Read 632671 times)

I celebrated your majesty's joy by unsheathing my blade with a kindly wench, no cognac for me unfortunately.

Much feasting is shared all around Your Majesty.
Just this day I entertained the good Earl Sir Riccardo and his very lovely Lady Saskia at a fine dining establishment that also catered to her particular vegan proclivities.  Much delightful brewed beverages and an exotic kala improbably called a "swordfish" also made its final appearance on this earth before disappearing, leaving only savory delight in its wake.

Oh, NOW I understand. 

Anyway, just in case the new message im sending is being lost, used as towel for dropped caviar, or as a partial drawing for a barbicane of the new castle, i would like to officially order the following:
Merchant Suit (red) - If you do business of any kind, these are ok for you - 12,000,000 m.
Please add on each sleeve my family crest of the Chrysantemum and the Carp (seen at the last auction thread) wovened in the finest gold from the Treasury. For that task i will devote 100 gold from the Paulson Esq. chest and the corresponding fee of 3 million moneritos for a grand total of 15,000,000 m. I will transfer those funds to the already in my possession account number and personal ID overseen by Earl David before the next moon rises.

This is one of my favorites so far of the new coins coming out. Very cool concept and the game sounds pretty fun. 

To the many of our loyal subjects who have sent private communiques to us,

Be it known that after a long separation from the Most Reverent Earl David d'Armagnac, we have today reunited in Tallinn and further in Malla castle, visited the wine cellars, seen the clear signs of poltergeist in action, enjoyed (among others) cigar, 3-course dinner, wine and Roquefort Papillon, and started the design of a 100 quadrat Citadel to the West of the current area of our city.

Due to our happy state, we are currently unable to respond to any serious and/or detailed inquieries. Furthermore, this state will in all probability continue the entirety of the 2 following years, for we have decided that for the 2 years, we will eat nothing but Foie Gras and Caviar, and drink nothing but Wine and Cognac. To cement our determination, we have procured 100 grams of caviar, almost a kilo of foie gras, one bottle of Dom Perignon 2004, and 3 bottles of less remarkable but still commendable wines. (As for Cognac, the stores of Malla were deemed to be well plentiful.) During the enjoyment of all that, our communication towards the subjects of our rule may be erratic and hilarious.

Umm... the position is paying only 300,000 / year. Let's see, you make currently 262,000. I think it makes sense.

DEAL.

 

If I apply for this do I still need a CV?

About the designing of the buildings

There is finally a quite conscise tutorial on how to design and calculate the cost of buildings. It is in Building Editor /MoneroHouse with nice bonuses for everyone who read it.

In the long term, about 0.5-1% of the population is needed to be architects. In the beginning stage the percentage is more. The King likes architecture and has designed the building subsystem, so has a clear edge in it. In order to encourage others also to design their own buildings, the King raises his own fees to 15% for complete design, 7.5% for proofreading/costcalculation of a user-made design. If the cost calculation is done, there is no fee for the checking (included in the building permit of 500,000 m).

There has been a question for "model houses". Now, the case is that it is difficult to design a "model house" in the old town area where lots are constricted and the buildings lean over each other, defensive structures dot the landscape etc. There is currently not so much free land where large areas of planned housing could be erected. That would allow for professional land development also.

There are various ways to acquire ingame possessions. Recording what the players have chosen to forgo, in order to gain the ingame items, is not relevant to the game and not recorded.

Question from a non-player (and by the way, I think its a great project, just not my cup of tea).

Between the auctioned gold, use of moneritos, stone, etc., is there a calculation of how XMR has been placed into the game by the various characters?

The King's 10-year plan for the capital of his Kingdom and the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee in 1450

- Royal Palace built, at least the middle section
- Monero House built, if the Monero holders so wish, or a similar public structure, if not
- Noble Palace built (this can be finished only after Royal Palace)
- Defence of the city strengthened by at least the initial structures in the Southern Barbican or similar
- All gates widened and decent road built to the north gate
- All characters have a place to stay
- September 1450 (Tuesday 2014-11-4, 8-9 PM GMT) will be a great online ceremony in a dedicated thread denoting the inauguration of the royal palace; everyone with decent modern clothes is invited
- King will give gifts to every citizen, regardless of rank (well higher ranks get more but that's the custom).

We acknowledge this much needed stone market. May it be a blessing to the even grander pursuits of the entrepreneurs!

Our heart has longed for a meeting place for all the citizens (while the church remains uninaugurated and locked, wtf??). The proposal is that Monero House be constructed in the lot A3, in a nice corner of the town. Plans are laid out in the Building Editor in the appropriate sheet. The building would feature:
- 105 sqm meeting hall with lobby
- 49 sqm meeting hall
- tavern with a half-separate den, separate club room and kitchen.
- Monero info centre (street level shop of 49 sqm)
- 2 offices (21 sqm each)
- 4 apartments (9-30 sqm)
- a gallery 4 m high and 14 m long to be used for exhibitions
- 2 balconies in the facade
- about 200 sqm gardens

The floor area, despite the compact design, is about 600 sqm, and the approximate cost of the building is 250,000,000 moneretos. No final calculus is yet available.

The MEW members and supporters of Monero are offered this invitation - we would like this to be a building whose incomes would support the development of Monero. How is it best achievable? We are open to suggestions.

Mr. Luigi Romano is pleased to announce, with his associate, Mr. binaryFate, that their newly established Stone Dealership is open for business!

We operate out of the basement of the Royal Palace (CK Character & Resources spreadsheet, tab "trade stone"). Please come see us if you need stone for building ventures or have stone that you feel could be better used by others.

Pre-ANN: Version 1.2: Golden Jubilee (2014-11-2/4)

His Majesty has soon been reigning 50 years and all the Kingdom will celebrate his Golden Dubilee in A.D. 1450 (next Tuesday). To keep in line with our version release schedule being on Sundays, the new mechanics will be announced 4 years in advance. This gives the citizens time to prepare. This pre-announcement outlines what is going to happen.

Clothing

We have realized that the traditional ways of clothing ourselves are not fitting anymore as the town grows. The art of tailorship is not well established in our town with nearly no Master and Wizard artesans. Therefore we have let our herald go to the borders of our lands (and even to foreign lands) to employ skilled tailors for producing a line of clothing for every need that our citizens may have.

This is a one-time offer that will not be repeated in 50 years. These clothes are very special - they do not wear down even with much use (though their ancientness makes them increase in value year by year), until in Economy when they will be subject to slow expiry as well as the clothes then produced. Since this is the Golden Jubilee, the clothes can be interwoven with gold thread, and gold embellishments can be used liberally. The gold used continues to be counted towards the owner's gold stash, and 90% of it will be recovered if/when the item eventually expires.

The price list these distant masters have given us is as follows:

Royal Suit (purple) - May only be ordered by the King - 30,000,000 m
Noble Suit (blue) - May only be ordered/worn by nobles - 15,000,000 m
Merchant Suit (red) - If you do business of any kind, these are ok for you - 12,000,000 m
Festive Suit (orange) - Even the rich peasants have a dream to own one of these - 10,000,000 m
Scholar Suit (white) - Only people in academic professions use these clothes - 6,000,000 m
Artesan Suit (green) - Anyone can order these, but no gold embellishment is possible - 3,000,000 m

In addition, please specify the amount of gold to be used for the suit from your own hoards. A labor surcharge of 30,000 m per gram of gold applies. Note that 1 kg or more of gold in a suit is deemed fit for Kings only, and nobles typically understand this, but merchants in distant lands have been seen wearing more. Ordering more than one suit with various amounts of gold is recommended, to distinquish between ordinary and festive occasions. Even a few grams makes a difference.

If the prices seem exorbitant for a set of clothes, as they surely do, we have to repeat that these Golden Jubilee clothes will never again be made, and that even in Version 4: Economy, the perishable clothes are planned to represent up to 20% of a character's expenditure in an ongoing basis. (Clothes are the main way to represent wealth and status, before horlogerie is invented sometime in the 1600s.) Unfortunately no part of this money goes to our Labor pool, but 25% they are planning to spend in our Taverns.

Orders for the suits need to be made latest 2 years before the Golden Jubilee, to enable enough time for the work.

In the coming trollbox chat, the person's clothing (color and number of gold) will be indicated next to his nick, for the visitors to marvel. It is possible to continue to use your traditional grey costume, there is no obligation to dress like a citizen

Renting

Due to pleas from the citizenry to enable making income from their extra rooms, and enable the ones not yet having a house of their own to begin residency, we have decided to enable renting.

Rental offers and contracts are listed in RENT sheet in the database. The best practices will evolve naturally.

Hotel/Guesthouse/Tavern

The town is booming and much visitors enter from near and far. To better capitalize on this opportunity and draw back some of the money that is otherwise lost (eg. half of the peasants' stone cost goes to them (town council), but they would be willing to squander some (50%) of it in the drinkhouses), it is now possible to open Hotels, Guesthouses and Taverns (restaurants). They function as follows:

Hotel (***/****/*****)
A hotel is a full-function establishment with rooms and a restaurant. A hotel may only be opened by the King's charter, which obviously costs money. Every hotel has a star rating denoting the level of its luxury and service (and price).

Guesthouse (*/**)
A guesthouse is similar to hotel except restaurant is not a necessity and rooms are typically smaller and not luxurious at all.

Tavern
A standalone restaurant (when no hospitality is offered) can be called a tavern. Taverns derive income from the Hospitality pool as do the hotels and guesthouses.

Character resident in a hotel/guesthouse
It is possible to live in a hotel or guesthouse so that it counts as a temporary or permanent residence. Because the sqm limits for residency are rather high, they will be lowered in hotels in a case by case basis.

Hospitality pool
Hospitality pool is the name for the new pool that as a game mechanism will collect the money spent in these establishments by various groups of characters and NPCs, and divide it among their popularity (as decided by the administrators).

Corporations

Some great endeavours in the town have seeked to establish themselves as Corporations, to better manage their accounts and provide joint ownership. Corporations are Legal Persons, and can own buildings and do business. It will be possible to post a Charter and Shareholder Registry. The Royal Grant for founding a corporation costs 10,000,000 m.

Servants

The Golden Jubilee marks the end of serfdom inside our glorious city's borders. Any (NPC) servants must be registered and given 100,000 m per year as wages. This applies equally to the ones who are provided quarter and the ones residing in the countryside and travelling to serve their Master in the town.

Our royal understanding is that resident Barons should have at least 2 servants and Earls maybe 4 or more. Commoners may also keep servants according to their wishes and needs.

Servants spend a great part (50%) of their wages in the newly established Taverns.

Serfdom continues in the countryside, and this emancipation has no effect to anyone indentured to serve in the countryside, the farms, lands and castles of the Lords and the King.

Obelisk

In the CHAR sheet is the list for the citizens who are generous enough to grant 1% of their gold for the gilding of the most ancient Obelisk standing on our Central Square. We accept any means of contact to notify us that you want to be among the Ancient Munificents, and receive your name in the golden plaque as the eternal testimony of it.

Royal Offspring

We are proud to announce to the noble and common people of the town that we have produced a son! (This is according to the 1 sockpuppet per char who owns at least 10,000 gold rule.) He is currently receiving education in foreign lands. Jungherr Zechariah will be 14 in the year of the Golden Jubilee, and take his residence in the city. Since there is no primogeniture in the Kingdom (and in fact not even hereditary kingship, since these things have not been interesting so far as the King feels like 34 when he is already 74, and there would have been no heir anyway), the son will assume the lowest noble title, Jungherr L8, and be further promoted according to his own merits.

There are two levels above Duke, of which L13 - Grand Duke, is reserved for about 10% of the most distinguished Dukes, and L14 - Royal Prince, is reserved for assigned Heirs to the Throne, in order of their succession.

General

Rather many features originally planned to be introduced in Versions 2-5 are now brought to the spreadsheet database game. When the first online version is released, it is expected that these advanced features will, at least partly, at least for a time, be managed in the spreadsheets still. The new characters in Version 2: Ancients (2014-11-16), will start play at level 1. Only upon promotion to L3, they will have to care about advanced features. Renting a room is a gate to L3 and the real game for these new players.

Also no new features will be introduced before Version 2.

The Decennial Promotion Ceremony 1440

We, the King, have streamlined our administration and are now planning to hold a Ceremony for giving of medals and honors, granting feoffs, and promoting citizens, every 10 years. The next one will be great because it marks the Golden Jubilee (50 years of reign) of the King, and many events themed with gold are planned for the year. That will certainly be the most memorable if not legendary gameyear of all time. So prepare yourselves!  

But back to the business as usual. This year's ceremony was held in the Throne Room, with again the guestlist kept to long enough that there would be a feeling of a ceremony, but short enough to maintain the royal peace of the room.

Royal Proclamation for the granting of Fiefdoms:

No new Earls were created, and actually only one of the current ones, Sir Joseph, was present on the ceremony. Sir Riccardo has not settled in his new residence yet and nobody has seen Sir David. It was recently found out that a hermit was using the abacus in the side-chambers of Notre Dame, and this appeared to us as if Earl David had been doing his work. Such a delayed work cannot have been by Earl David, and we should have known it, not to think so badly of our beloved father.

Royal Proclamation for the promotion to Nobility:

Our Majesty does not feel that any new nobles need to be created at this point. The population of the freemen in the city already consists of 29% nobles, whereas the long-term target is 5%.

Royal Proclamation of Mastery:

Even Masters were not found among the citizens. The life in the Ancient era is so leisurely that it does not urge people enough to develop skills. It is as if they lived forever and could buy all the things from importers for a few moneretos! Well that will change, I have been told  

Royal Proclamation for increase of Level:

saddambitcoin is promoted L5
AdamWhite is promoted L5
binaryFate is promoted L5
Karl Hungus is promoted L5
Luigi Romano is promoted L4

The town council (with us as the sole member while the election is ongoing) grant the Medal of the Game 3rd class (MG-3) to:

Sir Riccardo, Earl of Forte Spagnolo   "We are pleased that Earl Riccardo has managed to secure a competent technical developer team for the game. This is a huge step towards the fulfilling of our plan to release the next version as online playable on schedule."

And the Medal of the Game, 4th class (MG-4) to:

Dame Roopatra   "Dame Roopatra has been an untiring playtester of His Majesty's games for more than 20 real-years, and contributed immensely to the body of knowledge from which HM can continue the design."

And the Medal of the Game, 5th class (MG-5) to:

Earl Joseph of New Liberty   "Many storytelling elements and active participation in the game economy provided by Earl Joseph have enriched the gameplay and brought ideas."

Paulson, Esq.   "We are pleased to hear so many proposals from Paulson, Esq. in private communication, even though they can not be implemented in the nearest few versions most likely."

Several King's Favor badges have been given out last year, check out in the right part of the CHARACTER sheet.

Castlebuilder Badge controversy: In the rules it says that castlebuilder badge requires a building enclosed by a wall. In practice, the first badges were given for building the Notre Dame and the West Annex, and neither fulfilled this criterion. To make the issuance more reliable, we now declare that "the Castle for the purposes of this badge is any building that is at least 70 sqm and residing in a minimum 4 q plot enclosed by a wall, or any building whose nominal building cost is at least 100,000,000 moneretos". The actual cost may be higher, since the land has value, and also stone may be soon more expensive than the 100 m as the functioning markets open. A joint venture counts only if the costs prorated to the percentage of the ownership are 100 M at least. Otherwise, a great joint building grants the badge only to the contractor. Therefore,

=> Sir Riccardo, Earl of Forte Spagnolo has been late awarded Castlebuilder Badge for building his 213 sqm town residence in 1438.

Throneroom Badge

New Throneroom Badges were given to:

Dr. Choo
Dame Roopatra
saddambitcoin
binaryFate
Karl Hungus
Luigi Romano
Paulson, Esq.

The Baron and Good Lord James has done well for himself with this purchase, and the Earl of New Liberty commends the Baron on his swiftness and sagacity.
...

Be it known to all Honored Nobles of Crypto Kingdom, both native to this land and from afar, yet another opportunity is made manifest on this day.
A collaborative effort of those in good standing may contribute to the establishment of a cooperative effort in constructing a grand noble's palace facing the Center Square.

The Full Partners in this effort as of this writing include:
The Baron Lord Smooth
The Baron Lord James
Joseph, Earl of New Liberty

This edifice is built for the intent of providing cheer and comfort to the men and women of only the best breeding and finest families, who come to the capital to hold court and pay tribute to His Majesty The King.

The first phases of the design are approved and will consist of a few fine and very fine rooms as well as a galleries, chapel, library, complete kitchen facilities, spaces for the personal servants of traveling nobles and such things as will support their comfort and entertainment whilst residing in the capital.

This palace is to be appointed in such decor as befits those whom may be called to the court by His Majesty, and of such worldly grandeur as may gathered from renowned artisans from near and far.

The location is one providing an unobstructed view of the central courtyard, and the grand cathedral, the Obelisk and His Majesty's Castle.

Those wishing to contribute to this collaborative effort of Baron Lord James, and the Earl Joseph of New Liberty are encouraged to contact us without haste, as construction will begin without delay.

Preliminary plans may be viewed at the site of construction:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Hu2qsR0KMPlbiOq9Pu5EXHuSZ50IisbbNYhKLcNwlE/edit#gid=1865007466

Once ground has been broken on construction this opportunity will have passed for participation.

We are happy that Reason has not entirely departed the populace.

Perhaps it requires Noble blood to have the required foresight.

This should give a boost to the auction of the twice-as-large lot F-1 also.

(The question of the public toilets will need to be settled after the backside of the Giant Heap becomes too visible a place...)

I will happily purchase this lot for 50 million moneritos, I will need to fund my account as soon as possible.

Royal Proclamations A.D. 1438

Gilding of the Obelisk

We now feel that the time has come for the gilding of the Obelisk that marks the center point of the town. We are envisioning that this effort should be completed to mark the 20th anniversary of the town and the Obelisk, A.D. 1450.

The gilding takes 2,078 gold. We have decided in our wisdom that every citizen who expresses their wish to join the effort latest 1448 is eligible to join. The rule is that the donation to the gilding is directly made in gold, and must be exactly 1% of the character's gold balance at the time of donation (rounded down to the nearest gram of gold). According to the generosity of the citizens, this should raise up to 1,000 gold. His Majesty takes it on him to supply the rest of the gold needed + covers all the labor costs.

2 gold (gilded) plaques will be attached to the base of the Obelisk, one commemorating the foundation of the town in 1430 and the other listing all the donators for the gilding. (These will be readable in the online version.)

The obelisk stands on the public ground, so any staking from this gold will become to the benefit of the gold holders, prorated.

Nomination (election) of a new Councillor

According to the Rulebook, we have now reached the time that another member is appointed to the town council (besides the King). The election procedure is left open, so we will accept as member, the character that convincingly enjoys the support of the major gold holders, and do not want to meddle with the selection process. The title of the post is "Councillor", no direct salary, and much collaboration with me in planning the town will be required.

Concerning the lot F-2

We are displeased that our gracious offer to sell this lot for a fixed price of 50 million moneritos was rejected by a citizen. Since the lot is already zoned very favorably (possible to build to every edge and no facade requirements whatsoever), and the King's word remains, we now find it adequate to offer this lot for anyone to buy at the price mentioned. The first one, that is.

Our Majestic Wisdom is that the value of the gold in the game is 46 billion moneritos, 1000 times more. The gold is a fungible and ever-inflating resource. The number of quadrats that are facing the Royal Palace over the Central Square, however, is eternally fixed to 7. Of these, 1 is occupied by road, 1 by church, and 2 by the proposed Town Hall or other public building. This leaves, in total, 3 quadrats in this precious location, of which 2 belong to the same lot to the west from lot F-2. So this lot is one of the 2 private lots facing the Royal Palace!

We just cannot see how the citizens cannot see how this offer is such a steal!

If nobody accepts this benevolent offer in a speedy fashion, surely the following will happen:

Our Majesty the King will enclose the lot with a wall and erect a monument inside, with description in gold:
And no one caught urinating on the base of the monument will be fined.

In our longsuffering, we give it 10 years.

Concerning the auction of the lot F-1

There is a very viable property on auction, with a little more than 1 real-day left. Bids go in 2 million increments and price per q is currently only 5.5 million!

Concerning the stone market

In the nearest years, a stone market similar to HM Goldshop, will open. Mr. Luigi Romano is the merchant.

Concerning the grand edifices in the heart of the town

A yet unnamed Palace of the Nobility will be built in the lot A1. HM has accepted the initial drafts of the building. The contractors will give further information. This building, when completed, will be larger in size than the current state of the Royal Palace. So we have seen it prudent to restrict that the height of the palace of nobles may not exceed the height of the Royal Palace central. Currently, the said height is 5 m. Both palaces will likely be about 18-20 m high when completed.

The tentative plans for a Town Hall have shown that the structure is far too magnificent to be built in the coming years. The idea is that King will reside in his Palace, nobles in their own, and commoners would have a Town hall to be their meeting-place. Upon observing the records of stone balances, and seeing that the nobles and the King are both tied up with their own works, the Town hall will have to be postponed. We urge the citizenry to build their own homes first, to take into advantage the very fast payback time in the form of labor pool payouts also.

Instead of the town hall, we have a dream of the Palace of Monero (or just Monero House), to fill the gap between the noble palace and Lord smooth's residence. (There is also a cosy square that was paved by and named after Earl Riccardo.) The Monero house would be easy to enter and a valuable resource for visitors in the online version. The basement would house the Old Tavern, and upstairs there would be a meeting hall, suitable for citizens also until the proposed town hall. Also some Monero-related things will be there. This one, we hope, could be constructed with the gold that was given as MEW bonuses, and by the generosity of other hodlers.

We have built a basement for the coming 4-story Royal Palace. While we accumulate the stone to continue the building work, we have fortified the roof of the basement with battlements. The cellar vaults contain instruments needed for defence, should we need to decide the fate of our city on its own streets. Nearly all the gates still do not have any fortifications, and also the travellers complain that the gates are too narrow, necessitating their entrance from the North gate. The north gate, in turn, is not connected to the centre by paved road yet. The opportunities to do good in the city are endless!

King's Favor Badge

There exists the Ancient Order of the King, but its membership is limited to 24 characters, and only 1 (apart from the King) is nominated. We feel that an entry level tribute to good citizenship is warranted, therefore we introduce this badge. To receive it, you should do something in the game that makes the King happy

Promotion of Levels in Great Ceremonies

The King feels the burden to biennially read through the list of citizens and consider their promotions. Therefore, the promotions (except the ones resulting from exceptional merit) will now be granted every 10 years in a great ceremony. This may postpone any promotion and its effects by maximum 8 years.

It is likely that the badges, medals, etc. will similarly be granted.

Additional characters

There is a rule of 1 character per player still. However, if you have friends who want to join the game later on when it is more easily playable, but also would like to enjoy the most ancient status granted only to those who were there before the online version (life is full of contradictions), it is now possible to create them characters that are administered through you. Normal 1,000 gold rule applies. Please no character farming, please. Only actual people who are about to take command of their character.

If you have 10,000 gold or more, you may have one (1) sockpuppet character (10k must remain with you after creation of this one). You will need it later on since the management of large possessions by one character entails considerable losses of profitability.

Marketing the game to larger audiences is now allowed, because databases are in order, and the chore of acquiring moneros and buying gold limits the players to the most enthusiastic ones quite naturally  

We beg the Earl to wait until the Version 3: Sandbox (2014-12-14), which should allow the integration of automated exchanges to the game databases. Currently the lack of integration prevents the realization of the benefits from automation.