A clarification note about B22 share conversion:
When picking a lot in B22, the S-B22A shares used for the conversion are turned into S-B22B, which are shares of the B22 corporation without the land ownership title attached.
All S-B22A must be converted at the end of the conversion period. If you do not wish to acquire a lot, the S-B22A shares can be freely sold (and bought) on the open market, even while this round is taking place.
When nobody wants to acquire a lot anymore, any S-B22A shares left over will be turned to S-B22B, thereby losing their right to land. S-B22B will entitle the holder to profits from the B22 corporation, in a way that is yet to be decided (ie, stone dividends, M dividends from stone sales, or M windfall at the end of quarrying are all possibilities).
Topic: Crypto Kingdom - 1991 Retro Virtual World(City) - page 81. (Read 632701 times)
All Hail the Town!
The headquarters of the Town was initially (1432) in the hall below the Throne Room in the Royal Palace. When the Town Hall Annex was built in 1476, the Council and other activities moved there, and the previous room was made a Royal Chapel. Since that, several other Town buildings have been constructed, most notable of them the Hall of Justice in 2-C (1532).
Is 1632 again the year for Town to have its new headquarters, this time in B-22, the People's Borough(TM)?
The headquarters of the Town was initially (1432) in the hall below the Throne Room in the Royal Palace. When the Town Hall Annex was built in 1476, the Council and other activities moved there, and the previous room was made a Royal Chapel. Since that, several other Town buildings have been constructed, most notable of them the Hall of Justice in 2-C (1532).
Is 1632 again the year for Town to have its new headquarters, this time in B-22, the People's Borough(TM)?
Thank you Sir MoneroMooo!
This is the culmination of a years-long research project! Finally everyone, rich and poor alike and corporations as well, gets to live together in this new borough with excellent stats for suitability for building
This is the culmination of a years-long research project! Finally everyone, rich and poor alike and corporations as well, gets to live together in this new borough with excellent stats for suitability for building
Town Headquarters planned for B22!
With the opening of B22, the Mayor would like to announce the intention of the Town to purchase lot B1 for the purpose of its Headquarters.
B22 will be the People's BoroughTM with all the opportunities for everyone and the town would like to establish a nice presence in the Square.
Since the town does not need any shares in the B22 Corporation, The Town will purchase the lot from the B22 Corporation for money to secure the location. This will provide the corporation with a nice seed funding to help the quarry operations get started.
New NPCC Quest starts for 5 years!
Thank you all the controllers of the previous NPCC Quest! I am very grateful for you all, because this thing you are doing is not just a competitive quest with small prizes, but a really important part of the game economy. It is a chicken and egg question, we need to have a functioning economy before we get more interested players, but we need the players to create the economy! Many games 1,000 times as big as we, have a lame economy, and we have a functioning one, and it is because of you, more than anyone else!
What is NPCC
Non-Player Character Consumer account was created to be the greatest sink of consumables (mainly VEG, MEAT, MEAD, BEER, CAN) so that the farms, manors and counties could be set up to produce them. Now in the NPCC2 Quest, the role is enlarged to be a provider of new items to the game as well. We have previously had auctions and direct sales when new items are introduced, but they have been centralised and not functioned optimally from the market standpoint. Now new items (eg. SFS) can be given to the NPCC who have the right incentives for disposing of them in the most market-efficient manner:
- NPCC do not benefit of the items themselves
- They benefit the more, the more money they get off them
- They operate in the markets in a competitive way anyway
- Their planning horizon is 5 years, allowing enough time for getting the best possible price
NPCC Rules
NPCC accounts are system accounts, so they are owned by the Town and their main objective is to generate the markets. For the controllers, this is set up as a 5-year quest, to get the most points from consumes, for which it is needed to sell the items given for sale, buy the consumables, and consume them at the right schedule.
Points formula is as much as possible identical with the previous quest. Most points are gotten from eating every day, but also drinking and suits are important pillars that cannot be ignored. Suits are not consumed but their number is giving points every year, with 10x points in the last year to account for the residual value of the remaining stock (which is in 100s of millions). Also luxury items give points, so all in all this is an optimisation game - just collect the most points! You will need to make choices all the time because these are NPCs, they have money but it is not unlimited and cannot be deposited more.
The trial round that just ended gave rise to questions about what kind of market conduct is allowed. Then the rules were left lax, to see what needs to be clarified. So the clarifications that take effect now are as follows:
- The NPCC is an independent account, to be managed for its own benefit. It must not give or squander its assets in a way that is obviously counterproductive from its own pov. Any action that cannot possibly increase the NPCC points is therefore forbidden. (Luckily there was not even a hint of this so far but important to state anyhow.)
- The NPCC quest is not "who has the most money" quest, so giving stuff to the NPCC account from your other accounts is forbidden as well.
- To make it easier to enforce, the NPCC are only allowed to have market trades via the Agora market system, so all OTC gifting and even trading is forbidden categorically and both ways.
- The market should be competitive, and especially now since we will be re-enabling the chained orders: It is allowed to place orders from one account (eg Farm) and execute them from the other (NPCC), and there is no delay or other requirement. The manors and farm owners are liable to give such orders to the management that this will not lead to embezzlement, and if it does, it is their duty to fire such managers.
- When items are given to the NPCC for sale, if they are of a new type with markets only developing, there is a 1 hour delay after such new items are put for sale, before the controller can act as a buyer of the order he placed from the NPCC. This applies to the items that the NPCC are selling for profit only, it does not apply for items that the NPCC can consume (eg. it does not apply to MUS, where everyone should handle their bids so that selling "too cheaply" cannot occur).
- NPCC can freely buy, sell and hold all the items in their consume list and M. The other items, lots, CKG, CON etc. they are not allowed to buy and they may only sell those items that are given to them for selling. This selling must be completed before the quest ends.
- Negative M balance in the end will be penalised fairly so that it does not make sense to cause it on purpose but does not wreck the game for those who accidentally ended up so. Positive M balance will not yield any points, and no item balance will yield any points in the end except that of suits.
- This list may be amended today if something is missing.
Practicalities and Schedule
The quest runs 1630-1634 (5 years) and is evaluated after the close of the final year.
7 accounts are available and the existing controllers have the first right. Possibly vacancies will open so please sign up!
The NPCC budget is nominally 18 mil per month (realday) - in addition they automatically get many consumables - but if items are given in excess of the normal amounts, it will reduce the monthly allowance, possibly for several future months, so having something in reserve might be good.
The quest starts tomorrow, so that the starting allowance is a stock of suits and 54 mil of cash. It is possible to consume the first 3 months at once.
Later on, the deferred consumption is allowed for 1 month. This is a new rule to allow more flexible account management, but it is likely that everyday login is still preferable due to slippage. The following exceptions apply:
- Suits yearly closing balance is to be calculated latest on early Monday, so that if the previous year had Moth (1631), there is 24 hours after the moth before that year is scored.
- SuperVEG gives extra points, so consuming VEG for Thursday needs to be done on Thursday. Friday it is not possible to consume any VEG for Thursday, even "normal" VEG. Also Wednesday VEG needs to be the pre-spoil VEG so consuming double SuperVEG does not count even for 1 point.
- When the quest ends, all consumes must happen before the week ends UTC. Since it is the Moth year, we keep the suspense by applying the Moth in the end after the quest is finished, so you cannot exactly know the 10x suit results after this statistical event. (It is graded in 1 point precision so rounding error will not decide the winner.)
Prizes
Of the 7 NPCC accounts,
- best score gives 100 mil + DOLM to the controller,
- 2nd best, 100 mil
- 3rd, 80 mil
- 4th, 60 mil
- 5th, 40 mil
- 6th, 20 mil
- 7th, surprise
Note: Prizes are much higher than in the trial round! This is important and we want zealous players to take the challenge! In addition to the sums above, we reserve the right to give additional prizes for players who managed well despite having not so good a starting position (eg. non-Councillor, non-Farm manager, non-Admin, non-existing-NPCC-controller
)
Thank you all the controllers of the previous NPCC Quest! I am very grateful for you all, because this thing you are doing is not just a competitive quest with small prizes, but a really important part of the game economy. It is a chicken and egg question, we need to have a functioning economy before we get more interested players, but we need the players to create the economy! Many games 1,000 times as big as we, have a lame economy, and we have a functioning one, and it is because of you, more than anyone else!
What is NPCC
Non-Player Character Consumer account was created to be the greatest sink of consumables (mainly VEG, MEAT, MEAD, BEER, CAN) so that the farms, manors and counties could be set up to produce them. Now in the NPCC2 Quest, the role is enlarged to be a provider of new items to the game as well. We have previously had auctions and direct sales when new items are introduced, but they have been centralised and not functioned optimally from the market standpoint. Now new items (eg. SFS) can be given to the NPCC who have the right incentives for disposing of them in the most market-efficient manner:
- NPCC do not benefit of the items themselves
- They benefit the more, the more money they get off them
- They operate in the markets in a competitive way anyway
- Their planning horizon is 5 years, allowing enough time for getting the best possible price
NPCC Rules
NPCC accounts are system accounts, so they are owned by the Town and their main objective is to generate the markets. For the controllers, this is set up as a 5-year quest, to get the most points from consumes, for which it is needed to sell the items given for sale, buy the consumables, and consume them at the right schedule.
Points formula is as much as possible identical with the previous quest. Most points are gotten from eating every day, but also drinking and suits are important pillars that cannot be ignored. Suits are not consumed but their number is giving points every year, with 10x points in the last year to account for the residual value of the remaining stock (which is in 100s of millions). Also luxury items give points, so all in all this is an optimisation game - just collect the most points! You will need to make choices all the time because these are NPCs, they have money but it is not unlimited and cannot be deposited more.
The trial round that just ended gave rise to questions about what kind of market conduct is allowed. Then the rules were left lax, to see what needs to be clarified. So the clarifications that take effect now are as follows:
- The NPCC is an independent account, to be managed for its own benefit. It must not give or squander its assets in a way that is obviously counterproductive from its own pov. Any action that cannot possibly increase the NPCC points is therefore forbidden. (Luckily there was not even a hint of this so far but important to state anyhow.)
- The NPCC quest is not "who has the most money" quest, so giving stuff to the NPCC account from your other accounts is forbidden as well.
- To make it easier to enforce, the NPCC are only allowed to have market trades via the Agora market system, so all OTC gifting and even trading is forbidden categorically and both ways.
- The market should be competitive, and especially now since we will be re-enabling the chained orders: It is allowed to place orders from one account (eg Farm) and execute them from the other (NPCC), and there is no delay or other requirement. The manors and farm owners are liable to give such orders to the management that this will not lead to embezzlement, and if it does, it is their duty to fire such managers.
- When items are given to the NPCC for sale, if they are of a new type with markets only developing, there is a 1 hour delay after such new items are put for sale, before the controller can act as a buyer of the order he placed from the NPCC. This applies to the items that the NPCC are selling for profit only, it does not apply for items that the NPCC can consume (eg. it does not apply to MUS, where everyone should handle their bids so that selling "too cheaply" cannot occur).
- NPCC can freely buy, sell and hold all the items in their consume list and M. The other items, lots, CKG, CON etc. they are not allowed to buy and they may only sell those items that are given to them for selling. This selling must be completed before the quest ends.
- Negative M balance in the end will be penalised fairly so that it does not make sense to cause it on purpose but does not wreck the game for those who accidentally ended up so. Positive M balance will not yield any points, and no item balance will yield any points in the end except that of suits.
- This list may be amended today if something is missing.
Practicalities and Schedule
The quest runs 1630-1634 (5 years) and is evaluated after the close of the final year.
7 accounts are available and the existing controllers have the first right. Possibly vacancies will open so please sign up!
The NPCC budget is nominally 18 mil per month (realday) - in addition they automatically get many consumables - but if items are given in excess of the normal amounts, it will reduce the monthly allowance, possibly for several future months, so having something in reserve might be good.
The quest starts tomorrow, so that the starting allowance is a stock of suits and 54 mil of cash. It is possible to consume the first 3 months at once.
Later on, the deferred consumption is allowed for 1 month. This is a new rule to allow more flexible account management, but it is likely that everyday login is still preferable due to slippage. The following exceptions apply:
- Suits yearly closing balance is to be calculated latest on early Monday, so that if the previous year had Moth (1631), there is 24 hours after the moth before that year is scored.
- SuperVEG gives extra points, so consuming VEG for Thursday needs to be done on Thursday. Friday it is not possible to consume any VEG for Thursday, even "normal" VEG. Also Wednesday VEG needs to be the pre-spoil VEG so consuming double SuperVEG does not count even for 1 point.
- When the quest ends, all consumes must happen before the week ends UTC. Since it is the Moth year, we keep the suspense by applying the Moth in the end after the quest is finished, so you cannot exactly know the 10x suit results after this statistical event. (It is graded in 1 point precision so rounding error will not decide the winner.)
Prizes
Of the 7 NPCC accounts,
- best score gives 100 mil + DOLM to the controller,
- 2nd best, 100 mil
- 3rd, 80 mil
- 4th, 60 mil
- 5th, 40 mil
- 6th, 20 mil
- 7th, surprise
Note: Prizes are much higher than in the trial round! This is important and we want zealous players to take the challenge! In addition to the sums above, we reserve the right to give additional prizes for players who managed well despite having not so good a starting position (eg. non-Councillor, non-Farm manager, non-Admin, non-existing-NPCC-controller
)
This post will be updated as lots are picked. I made a copy of the B22 sheet in https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tgIzgMza7NQsTpMO9pHke1ZVXYH7l5Sj5bHdZHItivo/edit?pli=1#gid=1443810636 where I will color in black the chosen lots, which are therefore not available to pick anymore.
Note: as per the King's wish, "small lots [those 3x3 and smaller] are not for highrollers", in an effort to leave other characters a chance to pick some of the best placed, if small, lots. Thank you for your understanding.
Note: you can pick only one spot at a time, but that spot may consist of more than one lot if they are contiguous. This holds both for slivers and "normal" lots. If you wish to acquire disjoint lots, you will have to wait for the second round to get the second one.
This concludes the first round!
1390/3400 shares are left, and we go for another round:
This concludes the second round. Very few S-B22A holders are now left, with a total of 562 shares:
1 xulescu (24)
2 Paulson (22)
2 unicorncorp (66)
12 Town (4)
13 OZ (26)
26 Zechariah (36)
506 djjacket (31)
Next set of people to pick their lot:
1 xulescu (24)
2 Paulson (22)
2 unicorncorp (66)
12 Town (4)
13 OZ (26)
26 Zechariah (36)
506 djjacket (31)
This concludes round 3, with 425 shares left:
1 xulescu (24)
2 Paulson (22)
8 Zechariah (36)
11 Town (4)
403 djjacket (31)
Last round!
And all pass. This ends the allocation phase of B22.
Note: as per the King's wish, "small lots [those 3x3 and smaller] are not for highrollers", in an effort to leave other characters a chance to pick some of the best placed, if small, lots. Thank you for your understanding.
Note: you can pick only one spot at a time, but that spot may consist of more than one lot if they are contiguous. This holds both for slivers and "normal" lots. If you wish to acquire disjoint lots, you will have to wait for the second round to get the second one.
- SirJacket picked B6, A7, B9
- Crichton picked A5 and A6
- OZ picked A2 and A3
- Soul picked D1
- King picked A4
- kronicblazer picked C9 and C10
- Zenon picked I1 and H
- Ezekiel picked C3
- Heimo picked F4 and F5
- NewLiberty picked C1
- The Church picked E3+C
- Mooo picked A8+A9
- Zechariah picked C8
- Town Hall picked F6
- Unicorn Corp picked D3 and D5
- James Daniel passed
- Gamble picked E10
- Hokusai picks E8
- Coinshop picks A1
- AdamWhite passes
- SS picks A14 and A15
- RAQ picks F9 and F10
- PaulJR picks D2
- smoothQC picks F11
- Syksy passes
- Kushed picks F7
- Roopatra picks F8
- Itrix picks B12
- smooth picks A12 and A13
- MoneroHouse picks D4
- SIF picks C7
- Paulson picks A11
- Lloyd IV picks D6 and D7 + A, B
- eizh picks D14 and D15 + E, F
- Black Widow picks D8 and D9 + C, D
- Cryptonic picks A18 and A19
- NewCorp picks D11 + J, K, L, M
- WrayvonJR picks B10 and B11
- xulescu passes
- RWWC passes
- Erin picks D18 + G, H
- The Bishop picks E6
- Angus picks D17 + V, W
- fluffypony picks F2
- Ernak picks D10 + I
- Town passes
- Ale passes
- Stonehaven passes
- Martti picks D13
- VH-FOC picked B7
- tacotime passes
- Asenath picks B8
- othe passes
- NoodleDoodle passes
- luigi passes
- LuckyLion passes
- Madam_Stoka passes
- Anjeshka picks D30
- GoldenHarp picks F19
- Serje picks D29
- José picks D22
- Haruki passes
- FSpagnolo passes
- Bank passes
- Rental passes
- DreamOn picks D25
This concludes the first round!
1390/3400 shares are left, and we go for another round:
- djjacket picks B4, B5, C4, C5, C6
- Soul picks B2
- Ale picks A16 because Ale hadn't actually passed earlier and I goofed
- OZ picks B3
- King picks I, J, K and gifts them to Zenon as a H1 extension
- AdamWhite picks F3
- kronicblazer picks D20, D21 + X, Y, Z, 1, 2
- xulescu picks F15
- Paulson picks D12 + N
- Ezekiel picks F18 + I
- Town passes
- PaulJR picks A17
- Zenon passes
- Cryptonic picks A20
- SS picks D26
- Roopatra picks D23
- Kushed passes
- Zechariah picks F16, F17 + G
- RAQ picks D24
- Heimo passes
- Unicorn corp passes
- Ernak passes
- NewLiberty passes
- Town reserves C2 for Mooo
This concludes the second round. Very few S-B22A holders are now left, with a total of 562 shares:
1 xulescu (24)
2 Paulson (22)
2 unicorncorp (66)
12 Town (4)
13 OZ (26)
26 Zechariah (36)
506 djjacket (31)
- djjacket picks E7 and E9
- Zechariah picks D16 + S, T, U
- OZ picks F12 + H
- Town passes
- unicorncorp picks D27
Next set of people to pick their lot:
1 xulescu (24)
2 Paulson (22)
2 unicorncorp (66)
12 Town (4)
13 OZ (26)
26 Zechariah (36)
506 djjacket (31)
This concludes round 3, with 425 shares left:
1 xulescu (24)
2 Paulson (22)
8 Zechariah (36)
11 Town (4)
403 djjacket (31)
- djjacket picks H1, H2 + D, E
- Town passes
- Zechariah picks D19
- Paulson passes
- xulescu passes
Last round!
And all pass. This ends the allocation phase of B22.
Thank you Sir MoneroMooo!
This is the culmination of a years-long research project! Finally everyone, rich and poor alike and corporations as well, gets to live together in this new borough with excellent stats for suitability for building
King wm's have made their choices and please others do so as well.. It is very exciting to see what kind of results we will be getting.
Martti has his plans crystal clear, let's see if he gets to fulfill them!
This is the culmination of a years-long research project! Finally everyone, rich and poor alike and corporations as well, gets to live together in this new borough with excellent stats for suitability for building
King wm's have made their choices and please others do so as well.. It is very exciting to see what kind of results we will be getting.
Martti has his plans crystal clear, let's see if he gets to fulfill them!
A clarification on variable sized lots:
In some chapelries, some lots are separated in single lines or columns. These are now marked with a letter between parentheses (eg, (A) or (B), except that two of them are (1) and (2) because we don't have 28 letters when we need them). These are intended to allow the owner of one of the lots on the sides to select the size of the lot by adding one of more of those slices to be merged in the lot.
If you wish to pick a lot plus an adjacent such sliver, please mention the sliver(s) letters as well. In the case where your choice of lot is available, but you also selected a sliver which is not available anymore, that choice is now moot. In case you would prefer a lot with one of more slivers, but would still be content with the smaller lot, you can indicate this in your preference list, eg:
D18GH, D18H, D18
This would indicate your first choice is the 5x3 D18-plus-two-columns, but that your next choices are s amller extension, then the basic D18 lot, if those slivers are already allocated.
Hope this is all clear and straightforward
See the D18 lot in the top right corner of the north chapelry here, it should be clear when you see how it's laid out:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tgIzgMza7NQsTpMO9pHke1ZVXYH7l5Sj5bHdZHItivo/edit?pli=1#gid=2075271539
In some chapelries, some lots are separated in single lines or columns. These are now marked with a letter between parentheses (eg, (A) or (B), except that two of them are (1) and (2) because we don't have 28 letters when we need them). These are intended to allow the owner of one of the lots on the sides to select the size of the lot by adding one of more of those slices to be merged in the lot.
If you wish to pick a lot plus an adjacent such sliver, please mention the sliver(s) letters as well. In the case where your choice of lot is available, but you also selected a sliver which is not available anymore, that choice is now moot. In case you would prefer a lot with one of more slivers, but would still be content with the smaller lot, you can indicate this in your preference list, eg:
D18GH, D18H, D18
This would indicate your first choice is the 5x3 D18-plus-two-columns, but that your next choices are s amller extension, then the basic D18 lot, if those slivers are already allocated.
Hope this is all clear and straightforward
See the D18 lot in the top right corner of the north chapelry here, it should be clear when you see how it's laid out:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tgIzgMza7NQsTpMO9pHke1ZVXYH7l5Sj5bHdZHItivo/edit?pli=1#gid=2075271539
The B22 Corporation is pleased to announce the end of the distribution period for the S-B22A share. 3400 shares now exist. The lot selection phase is now starting.
Starting withe the largest S-B22A holder, each holder will choose a lot to redeem. Lots are priced in number of shares. See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tgIzgMza7NQsTpMO9pHke1ZVXYH7l5Sj5bHdZHItivo/edit?pli=1#gid=2075271539 for details on the B22 sheet. Details are on the right side. Shares are freely tradable while this is going on, but the order of selection is fixed whenever I take the current ownership snapshot for the next round.
Current S-B22A ownership is:
2 DreamOn (216)
3 Rental (75)
4 Bank (52)
4 FSpagnolo (176)
4 Haruki (32)
4 José (232)
4 serje (20)
5 GoldenHarp (137)
5 Madam_Stoka (259)
6 Anjeshka (73)
6 LuckyLion (51)
6 luigi (29)
6 NoodleDoodle (110)
6 othe (107)
8 Asenath (35)
8 tacotime (108)
8 VH-FOC (278)
9 Martti (210)
10 Stonehaven (197)
11 Ale (10)
12 Town (4)
14 Ernak (171)
14 fluffypony (21)
16 Angus (91)
16 Bishop (2)
16 Erin (211)
16 RWWC (87)
16 xulescu (24)
18 WrayvonJR (296)
21 NewCorp (60)
23 Cryptonic (120)
24 BlackWidow (28)
24 eizh (109)
24 Lloyd IV (100)
24 Paulson (22)
24 SIF (70)
28 MoneroHouse (39)
28 smooth (18)
29 Itrix (41)
29 Roopatra (17)
30 Kushed (58)
30 Syksy (138)
32 smoothQC (65)
35 PaulJr (135)
35 RAQ (59)
37 SS (90)
38 AdamWhite (16)
43 Coinshop (122)
44 Hokusai (64)
45 Gamble (304)
47 JamesDaniel (158)
47 unicorncorp (66)
48 TownHall (43)
56 Zechariah (36)
58 Mooo (88)
62 Church (49)
66 NewLiberty (3)
74 Heimo (54)
76 Ezekiel (245)
123 Zenon (15)
132 kronicblazer (46)
150 King (1)
189 Soul (19)
221 OZ (26)
237 Crichton (130)
910 djjacket (31)
If this is not correct for you, please let me know as soon as possible. This ownership list means that SirJacket has first pick, followed by Crichton, etc. When everyone on the list has either selected a lot, or explicitely waived their turn, or implicitely done so (either by selling their shares or not giving a selection within some reasonable amount of time of a new selection round), another round will take place, based upon a fresh snapshot of S-B22A ownership.
Since it'd be too slow to ask everyone in turn, we'll do like this:
Everyone in the list below, please PM me a preference list for which lot you'd like to select. When your turn comes, you will be awarded the first lot in the list that is still available, and priced within your share amount at the time. Note that the first one to select, SirJacket, only needs a list of 1, since he's certain to get what he wants Should anyone on that list below end up with an empty list, I will PM or post about it. Once that list is taken care of, I will post a new list of people, along with the list of sold lots.
Important note: lots in chpelries NE, E, W, SW will be immediately available. Lots in other chapelries will be available only after quarrying is over in their respective chapelry, so actual use of the lot will be deferred. See the link above for details about quarrying schedule.
First set of people to send me their preferences:
NewLiberty (3)
Heimo (54)
Ezekiel (245)
Zenon (15)
kronicblazer (46)
King (1)
Soul (19)
OZ (26)
Crichton (130)
djjacket (31)
Others down the list can also send me their preference in advance, but you may need to make a longer list as your first choices may be all taken when your turn comes.
Starting withe the largest S-B22A holder, each holder will choose a lot to redeem. Lots are priced in number of shares. See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tgIzgMza7NQsTpMO9pHke1ZVXYH7l5Sj5bHdZHItivo/edit?pli=1#gid=2075271539 for details on the B22 sheet. Details are on the right side. Shares are freely tradable while this is going on, but the order of selection is fixed whenever I take the current ownership snapshot for the next round.
Current S-B22A ownership is:
2 DreamOn (216)
3 Rental (75)
4 Bank (52)
4 FSpagnolo (176)
4 Haruki (32)
4 José (232)
4 serje (20)
5 GoldenHarp (137)
5 Madam_Stoka (259)
6 Anjeshka (73)
6 LuckyLion (51)
6 luigi (29)
6 NoodleDoodle (110)
6 othe (107)
8 Asenath (35)
8 tacotime (108)
8 VH-FOC (278)
9 Martti (210)
10 Stonehaven (197)
11 Ale (10)
12 Town (4)
14 Ernak (171)
14 fluffypony (21)
16 Angus (91)
16 Bishop (2)
16 Erin (211)
16 RWWC (87)
16 xulescu (24)
18 WrayvonJR (296)
21 NewCorp (60)
23 Cryptonic (120)
24 BlackWidow (28)
24 eizh (109)
24 Lloyd IV (100)
24 Paulson (22)
24 SIF (70)
28 MoneroHouse (39)
28 smooth (18)
29 Itrix (41)
29 Roopatra (17)
30 Kushed (58)
30 Syksy (138)
32 smoothQC (65)
35 PaulJr (135)
35 RAQ (59)
37 SS (90)
38 AdamWhite (16)
43 Coinshop (122)
44 Hokusai (64)
45 Gamble (304)
47 JamesDaniel (158)
47 unicorncorp (66)
48 TownHall (43)
56 Zechariah (36)
58 Mooo (88)
62 Church (49)
66 NewLiberty (3)
74 Heimo (54)
76 Ezekiel (245)
123 Zenon (15)
132 kronicblazer (46)
150 King (1)
189 Soul (19)
221 OZ (26)
237 Crichton (130)
910 djjacket (31)
If this is not correct for you, please let me know as soon as possible. This ownership list means that SirJacket has first pick, followed by Crichton, etc. When everyone on the list has either selected a lot, or explicitely waived their turn, or implicitely done so (either by selling their shares or not giving a selection within some reasonable amount of time of a new selection round), another round will take place, based upon a fresh snapshot of S-B22A ownership.
Since it'd be too slow to ask everyone in turn, we'll do like this:
Everyone in the list below, please PM me a preference list for which lot you'd like to select. When your turn comes, you will be awarded the first lot in the list that is still available, and priced within your share amount at the time. Note that the first one to select, SirJacket, only needs a list of 1, since he's certain to get what he wants
Should anyone on that list below end up with an empty list, I will PM or post about it. Once that list is taken care of, I will post a new list of people, along with the list of sold lots.Important note: lots in chpelries NE, E, W, SW will be immediately available. Lots in other chapelries will be available only after quarrying is over in their respective chapelry, so actual use of the lot will be deferred. See the link above for details about quarrying schedule.
First set of people to send me their preferences:
NewLiberty (3)
Heimo (54)
Ezekiel (245)
Zenon (15)
kronicblazer (46)
King (1)
Soul (19)
OZ (26)
Crichton (130)
djjacket (31)
Others down the list can also send me their preference in advance, but you may need to make a longer list as your first choices may be all taken when your turn comes.
AdamWhite: because of the weekly health challenge, an admin has needed to manage your character, feeding you and giving you drinks every week to keep your character alive. Manual work, not automated. The ownership of your assets are not in question. The reason for the slight delay is the Town is deciding how to handle this unprecedented issue before turning over your account. I don't have any decision making in this process, just trying to explain it a bit further for you. 
Not sure exactly about those long bonds. Some long bonds that were not matured converted to CON - but those were the recent ones, perhaps yours matured pre-Ultima and they were paid out early. Someone else will know better.
Not sure exactly about those long bonds. Some long bonds that were not matured converted to CON - but those were the recent ones, perhaps yours matured pre-Ultima and they were paid out early. Someone else will know better.
The Bond auction has ended:
The benchmark Long Bond
(guaranteed by the Town!)
1 @ 100 The Earl of Cryptoluna
1 @ 50 HM The King
1 @ 45 The Prince of N.L.
1 @ 44 HM The King
3 @ 42 Master AdamWhite
1 @ 40 The Marquess of FS
2 @ 40 The Prince of OZ
-----------------------------------
10 units were issued at the price of 40 mil each, for the APR of 0.25%.
Can you tell me how this bond has been paid out please? If anything this should have fulfilled any Activity requirement before deactivating me. Anyway, I'll await a response as per your post.
Thank you
Quest Medal (DOLM) awards 1630
We had 11 Quests given to Master and higher level players. Since the Quests were secret (and some of them continue as storytelling elements, and may be tasked again in same or modified form), they will not be disclosed unless completed. The new Quest deadline is end of 1639, so you will have plenty of time to request one and complete it in time!
Master Zephyrus successfully prevented CK from meddling with the War on the Continent on the protestant side. (We remain catholic and tensions have eased, also Gustaf Adolf has not launched an offensive yet, which he historically is planning to do.)
Lord Syksy of Petrichor did "20 good deeds" in the admin side.
Lord Cryptonic got the Quest medal for NPCC challenge.
Sir Mooo of Stonehaven also performed in the challenge and Zechariah is not stingy with the medals.
The others will have a new chance.
The Knights of the Order of Doplhin are Knighted upon their first receipt of the DOLM but may gain additional ones. DOLM medals have been awarded twice:
- 8 medals for Plague in 1608
- 4 medals for Quests in 1630.
Gamemaster ruling on NPCC
Syksy's table above is final and prizes will be allocated accordingly.
The NPCC are a backend activity in the game. Until now, we planned it so at least. There has been quite intense discussion about the rules, though. The following points have been mentioned:
- Players who command farms have incentive to give good deals in the market, if not outright "free grain" (VEG), if their farmer compensation suffers less than the expected NPCC compensation (and starve the NPCC with overpriced produce if not).
- One player had CAN and could give a good deal on that.
- Another player had the controlling position on tailors, and - surprise! - his NPCC won the suits race.
- Straight giving to your NPCC was not expressly forbidden, so that was done as well, with obvious results.
- Some cried "unfair" based on common morality, others based on rules, which of course were vague enough since this was the trial round!
We move on. I am not a freshman with the conflict of interest, needing to live constantly with them in my own dealings and decisions. I am still the main financial planner of the Town (of which I own nearly half if Coinshop counts). I have 30% of RWWC, 10% of Bank, majority of NewCorp and hence, NewFarms, 100% of King's Farms, etc(x2). And these are typically larger sums than in the NPCC game. I am quite happy that in my dealings, there has not been open debate about partiality, even up to the extent that we are now having over sums ranging from 5-50 CKG related to NPCC. So clearly I am doing something right. And that is what counts.
We want to continue with the NPCC because they are a very vital component of the game economy. If anyone wants to command an account, or has something to say to the rules, what should we allow and disallow in the future, etc, now is the time to pop in the IRC channel.
We had 11 Quests given to Master and higher level players. Since the Quests were secret (and some of them continue as storytelling elements, and may be tasked again in same or modified form), they will not be disclosed unless completed. The new Quest deadline is end of 1639, so you will have plenty of time to request one and complete it in time!
Master Zephyrus successfully prevented CK from meddling with the War on the Continent on the protestant side. (We remain catholic and tensions have eased, also Gustaf Adolf has not launched an offensive yet, which he historically is planning to do.)
Lord Syksy of Petrichor did "20 good deeds" in the admin side.
Lord Cryptonic got the Quest medal for NPCC challenge.
Sir Mooo of Stonehaven also performed in the challenge and Zechariah is not stingy with the medals.
The others will have a new chance.
The Knights of the Order of Doplhin are Knighted upon their first receipt of the DOLM but may gain additional ones. DOLM medals have been awarded twice:
- 8 medals for Plague in 1608
- 4 medals for Quests in 1630.
Gamemaster ruling on NPCC
NPCC - the new implementation of NPC's - Quest - Nice prizes!
Winner with highest utility (consume points accumulated): Quest completed + medal
1-2 place: 50 CKG
3 place: 25 CKG
4 place: 15 CKG
5 place: 10 CKG
6 place: 5 CKG
7 place: something
Winner with highest utility (consume points accumulated): Quest completed + medal
1-2 place: 50 CKG
3 place: 25 CKG
4 place: 15 CKG
5 place: 10 CKG
6 place: 5 CKG
7 place: something
Syksy's table above is final and prizes will be allocated accordingly.
The NPCC are a backend activity in the game. Until now, we planned it so at least. There has been quite intense discussion about the rules, though. The following points have been mentioned:
- Players who command farms have incentive to give good deals in the market, if not outright "free grain" (VEG), if their farmer compensation suffers less than the expected NPCC compensation (and starve the NPCC with overpriced produce if not).
- One player had CAN and could give a good deal on that.
- Another player had the controlling position on tailors, and - surprise! - his NPCC won the suits race.
- Straight giving to your NPCC was not expressly forbidden, so that was done as well, with obvious results.
- Some cried "unfair" based on common morality, others based on rules, which of course were vague enough since this was the trial round!
We move on. I am not a freshman with the conflict of interest, needing to live constantly with them in my own dealings and decisions. I am still the main financial planner of the Town (of which I own nearly half if Coinshop counts). I have 30% of RWWC, 10% of Bank, majority of NewCorp and hence, NewFarms, 100% of King's Farms, etc(x2). And these are typically larger sums than in the NPCC game. I am quite happy that in my dealings, there has not been open debate about partiality, even up to the extent that we are now having over sums ranging from 5-50 CKG related to NPCC. So clearly I am doing something right. And that is what counts.
We want to continue with the NPCC because they are a very vital component of the game economy. If anyone wants to command an account, or has something to say to the rules, what should we allow and disallow in the future, etc, now is the time to pop in the IRC channel.
Tentative NPC Consumption Competition results are out
Please note that I compiled these together quickly while on work break, so manual mistakes are possible (and certainly not intended); if you feel your score is lower than it ought to be, please correct the mistakes in the NPCC tab. The grand score is located in the NPCC tab rows 100+, columns A-O.
The tentative score tab is as follows:
Tentative results, with owner rank (lower is better), name and score (in parenthesis):
#1 Cryptonic (390); #2 Mooo (383); #3 kronicblazer (377); #4 Crichton (365); #5 Syksy (356); #6 Roopatra (346); #7 saddam (294)
Link to original competition announcement: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=819073.msg13860748;topicseen#msg13860748
Please note that I compiled these together quickly while on work break, so manual mistakes are possible (and certainly not intended); if you feel your score is lower than it ought to be, please correct the mistakes in the NPCC tab. The grand score is located in the NPCC tab rows 100+, columns A-O.
The tentative score tab is as follows:
Tentative results, with owner rank (lower is better), name and score (in parenthesis):
#1 Cryptonic (390); #2 Mooo (383); #3 kronicblazer (377); #4 Crichton (365); #5 Syksy (356); #6 Roopatra (346); #7 saddam (294)
Link to original competition announcement: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=819073.msg13860748;topicseen#msg13860748
Admin stuff has again happened:
NPC yields
Yearchange
VEG spoil
CON & CKG dividends. CKG paid 2,000 m so its yields has crept to quite healthy 0.3%.
NPCC results are being calculated as we speak. Soon is the time to award the Quest medals.
Join IRC now, there is important discussion about the future
NPC yields
Yearchange
VEG spoil
CON & CKG dividends. CKG paid 2,000 m so its yields has crept to quite healthy 0.3%.
NPCC results are being calculated as we speak. Soon is the time to award the Quest medals.
Join IRC now, there is important discussion about the future
Dear all,
I would like to announce that
Lord Syksy's Quest of Wisdom, Beauty and Crafts
has reached a conclusion. My original request for a quest was as follows:
Today, March 6th in real life time marks the conclusion of that time period. In my opinion I have reached the above criteria. My report is as follows:
Thus my quest is concluded but I await decision on the outcome; whether it is sufficient to be a success or a failure (or something in-between).
For some of the above works I've received minor compensation from the people requesting the creative works, but I really haven't tracked them. The aim has been to create what has been desired, and if anything is given in compensation, it has been a bonus in my eyes, albeit of course I am thankful for recognizing the effort I've put especially into the quite descriptive Description-fields.
This is a letter with the official wax seal of a Maple Leaf signifying the family Syyskuu, and was delivered by a messenger from the County of Petrichor.
A signature by Lord Syksy is present.
I would like to announce that
Lord Syksy's Quest of Wisdom, Beauty and Crafts
has reached a conclusion. My original request for a quest was as follows:
Quote
--- Quest request accepted by HM on Jan 24th Sunday in real life time ---
A Quest of Wisdom, Beauty and Crafts:
I, Lord Syksy, seek a quest that combines the good I see in life (both CK and in real life); wisdom, beauty, crafts and creation. I therefore request that my quest be the following:
Starting from today (Jan 24th, Sunday), I seek to create twenty (20) extraordinary example pieces of above. These include:
- Full-length Wikipedia articles of relevant topics to help gameplay, reference range of word length 500 to 1500 words, obviously highly dependent on the topic at hand as well as if it includes creation of images and tables (which don't count as words but obviously require a lot of time to format).
- ART-## (I spend hours writing Description for e.g. OZ-art pieces, thus very creative)
- PWS-## (I have always spent time writing descriptions to the swords, consulting and interacting with the buyers specificly, this also combines craftsmanship and storytelling)
- Other artistic or knowledge pieces which will be offered for the CK community naturally free of charge as well as open source (providing original image formats such as .SVG and high resolution .PNG files for images, and/or any R code that were used to generate any possible pieces; examples: logo, graphic tiles, visualizations for items/events, cartography, etc.
Given that the number of pieces is 20, and today is Jan 24th Sunday, about to change to year 1624 (I believe?) and the quest should be completed by the end of CK year 1629, this leaves me with 5 to 6 years, i.e. 5 to 6 weeks in real life to complete the above tasks. I feel this is realistic yet challenging in terms of accomplishing it, as well as actually contributes intellectually for the good of CK.
Yours truly,
Lord Syksy
A Quest of Wisdom, Beauty and Crafts:
I, Lord Syksy, seek a quest that combines the good I see in life (both CK and in real life); wisdom, beauty, crafts and creation. I therefore request that my quest be the following:
Starting from today (Jan 24th, Sunday), I seek to create twenty (20) extraordinary example pieces of above. These include:
- Full-length Wikipedia articles of relevant topics to help gameplay, reference range of word length 500 to 1500 words, obviously highly dependent on the topic at hand as well as if it includes creation of images and tables (which don't count as words but obviously require a lot of time to format).
- ART-## (I spend hours writing Description for e.g. OZ-art pieces, thus very creative)
- PWS-## (I have always spent time writing descriptions to the swords, consulting and interacting with the buyers specificly, this also combines craftsmanship and storytelling)
- Other artistic or knowledge pieces which will be offered for the CK community naturally free of charge as well as open source (providing original image formats such as .SVG and high resolution .PNG files for images, and/or any R code that were used to generate any possible pieces; examples: logo, graphic tiles, visualizations for items/events, cartography, etc.
Given that the number of pieces is 20, and today is Jan 24th Sunday, about to change to year 1624 (I believe?) and the quest should be completed by the end of CK year 1629, this leaves me with 5 to 6 years, i.e. 5 to 6 weeks in real life to complete the above tasks. I feel this is realistic yet challenging in terms of accomplishing it, as well as actually contributes intellectually for the good of CK.
Yours truly,
Lord Syksy
Today, March 6th in real life time marks the conclusion of that time period. In my opinion I have reached the above criteria. My report is as follows:
Quote
--- Quest Report, end of 1629; Sunday 6th of March, 2016 in real life time ---
I, Lord Syksy, claim that I have finished my quest of Wisdom, Beauty and Crafts based on the followings merits:
Firstly, I consider making a new (free openly accessible) Crypto Kingdom logo my greatest achievement in this quest (comes with step-wise iterations of SVG vector graphics, with possibility to fine-tune it to different applications):
#01: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=819073.msg13727938;topicseen#msg13727938
Overall, this single piece took a day's worth of effective working hours to make from scratch to finish, and I hope CK community will some day utilize it extensively (also beyond just the Gamepedia-Wiki that I am responsible for currently and where I think it's solely used at the moment).
Secondmost, I consider the following specialized and tailored swords worthy (shortName: longName, year, who it was made for, notes, & link)
#02: PWS-33: Smallsword 'Tuoni', Year 1624, Heimo, a smallsword inspired by the Kalevala mythos, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-33
#03: PWS-34: Rune-covered Oriental Smallsword 'Wakizashi', Year 1625, Cryptonic, a smallsword of very interesting history combining both the japanese and norse cultures, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-34
#04: PWS-35: Smallsword 'Lux', Year 1621 (backdated; made within quest limits), Martti, a smallsword forged by the Family of Martti https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-35
#05: PWS-36: Smallsword 'Allegro', Year 1627, José, a smallsword with hispanic inspiration, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-36
#06: PWS-37: Dagger 'Sgian Dubh', Year 1627, Gaben, a dagger class sword of Scottish origin with description from the orderer, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-37
#07: PWS-38: Long Sword 'Sisu', Year 1629, Sini, a long sword forged in honor of the village 'Sisu' at Petrichor, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-38
Notice that all the above PWS pieces come with specialized Description fields, as well as informative Note-fields.
Thirdmost, I consider the following works of art worthy: (shortName: longName, year, who it was made for, notes, & link)
#08: ART-34: Chinese Zodiac, Year 1625, Roopatra, a Jubilee painting inspired by an image of the Chinese Zodiac, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-34
#09: ART-35: Serpent Schemes Pierced by Knight AdamWhite's Sword, Year 1625, AdamWhite, a Jubilee painting written together with Moo, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-35
#10: ART-36: A Banquet of Joy - 'An Ode to OZ', Year 1618 (backdated; creative work made within the quest time frame), OZ, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-36
#11: ART-37: Portrait of Hokusai, Year 1618 (backdated; creative work made within the quest time frame), Hokusai, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-37
#12: ART-38: A Descendence as Man to Establish a Heavenly Ascendance, Year 1625, Bishop, a Jubilee painting, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-38
#13: ART-39: The Stables of Fluffy Pony, Year 1625, FluffyPony, a Jubilee painting, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-39
#14: ART-40: Laying the Groundwork of Nassau, Year 1625, Ale, a Jubilee painting, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-40
#15: ART-41: Ivory Flute 'The Serene Song of the Savannah', Year 1625, New Liberty, an exotic African instrument gifted at the Jubilee, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-41
#16: ART-42: Marble Statue 'The Man against the Board', Year 1625, smooth, a symbolic Jubilee statue, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-42
#17: ART-43: Saddam, Riddick and Gabriel at the Palazzo Gaming Casino, Year 1625, Saddam, a Jubilee painting emphasizing PGC and CAN, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-43
#18: ART-44: An 'Amati' Italian Violin, Year 1625, Soul, an Italian violin gifted at the Jubilee, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-44
Notice that all the above ART pieces come with highly tailored Description fields, as well as informative Note-fields. As you notice, a great bunch of the ART were made in 1625 due to HM granting free ART to multiple people, and I tried to fulfill their wishes (or their WM's wishes) in celebration of this grand 225th Jubilee.
Fourth, the following Wikipedia articles/aspects have required substantial intellectual contribution and in my opinion offer benefit for the CK community, especially if we plan to reach out to a wider audience eventually:
#19: Setting up the CK wiki itself, portal and entrance at: http://cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/
This involved firstly communicating with Curse Gaming (the gaming organization behind Gamepedia, the largest gaming Wiki out there), setting up the Wiki platform together with their moderator Encredechine, making a new CK high res wallpaper for the background (http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/1/11/CKwallpaper.png ), adjusting themes for the Wiki to come up with the light tan color schema, updating news to BCT, making a gallery of the game with screenshots, etc. Sadly Gamepedia has later defined BCT as a spam-prone site, and I have been unable to add new direct links to BCT news (i.e. main thread) any more, but I strive to work on the Wiki fervently.
#20: A couple examples of the Wiki growing gradually:
a) The commands Wiki at http://cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/Commands . Derived from the preliminary draft originally published in the in-game Wiki, this was updated and corrected to work properly in a real Wiki setting; for example, all the hyperlinks within the Wiki page itself work perfectly, and can link to other Wiki pages along with possibility to link to subtopics directly; for example, http://cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/Commands#CREATE works.
b) An example of pages that are partially derived from existing content at BCT and personal gaming experience but extend beyond that to create a functional Wiki, I'd use the NPC page as an example: http://cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/NPC . Tables have been refined from HM's posts, information processed to contain everything essential underneath the subpage, and my own knowledge has been added to describe mechanics of NPCs, resulting in that players are advised how the NPCs essentially function. This is an example of a page that I'm hoping to ultimately have of every possible aspect in CK gameplay.
That being said, I highly encourage anyone interested to contribute to the Wiki - it functions similarly as any other Wiki, and you can contribute anonymously or by registering (which would yield you credit for your contribution, but is not strictly required).
I therefore request that my "Quest of Wisdom, Beauty and Crafts" be considered officially completed with success.
Yours truly,
Lord Syksy, Earl of Petrichor, etc.
I, Lord Syksy, claim that I have finished my quest of Wisdom, Beauty and Crafts based on the followings merits:
Firstly, I consider making a new (free openly accessible) Crypto Kingdom logo my greatest achievement in this quest (comes with step-wise iterations of SVG vector graphics, with possibility to fine-tune it to different applications):
#01: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=819073.msg13727938;topicseen#msg13727938
Overall, this single piece took a day's worth of effective working hours to make from scratch to finish, and I hope CK community will some day utilize it extensively (also beyond just the Gamepedia-Wiki that I am responsible for currently and where I think it's solely used at the moment).
Secondmost, I consider the following specialized and tailored swords worthy (shortName: longName, year, who it was made for, notes, & link)
#02: PWS-33: Smallsword 'Tuoni', Year 1624, Heimo, a smallsword inspired by the Kalevala mythos, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-33
#03: PWS-34: Rune-covered Oriental Smallsword 'Wakizashi', Year 1625, Cryptonic, a smallsword of very interesting history combining both the japanese and norse cultures, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-34
#04: PWS-35: Smallsword 'Lux', Year 1621 (backdated; made within quest limits), Martti, a smallsword forged by the Family of Martti https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-35
#05: PWS-36: Smallsword 'Allegro', Year 1627, José, a smallsword with hispanic inspiration, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-36
#06: PWS-37: Dagger 'Sgian Dubh', Year 1627, Gaben, a dagger class sword of Scottish origin with description from the orderer, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-37
#07: PWS-38: Long Sword 'Sisu', Year 1629, Sini, a long sword forged in honor of the village 'Sisu' at Petrichor, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/PWS-38
Notice that all the above PWS pieces come with specialized Description fields, as well as informative Note-fields.
Thirdmost, I consider the following works of art worthy: (shortName: longName, year, who it was made for, notes, & link)
#08: ART-34: Chinese Zodiac, Year 1625, Roopatra, a Jubilee painting inspired by an image of the Chinese Zodiac, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-34
#09: ART-35: Serpent Schemes Pierced by Knight AdamWhite's Sword, Year 1625, AdamWhite, a Jubilee painting written together with Moo, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-35
#10: ART-36: A Banquet of Joy - 'An Ode to OZ', Year 1618 (backdated; creative work made within the quest time frame), OZ, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-36
#11: ART-37: Portrait of Hokusai, Year 1618 (backdated; creative work made within the quest time frame), Hokusai, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-37
#12: ART-38: A Descendence as Man to Establish a Heavenly Ascendance, Year 1625, Bishop, a Jubilee painting, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-38
#13: ART-39: The Stables of Fluffy Pony, Year 1625, FluffyPony, a Jubilee painting, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-39
#14: ART-40: Laying the Groundwork of Nassau, Year 1625, Ale, a Jubilee painting, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-40
#15: ART-41: Ivory Flute 'The Serene Song of the Savannah', Year 1625, New Liberty, an exotic African instrument gifted at the Jubilee, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-41
#16: ART-42: Marble Statue 'The Man against the Board', Year 1625, smooth, a symbolic Jubilee statue, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-42
#17: ART-43: Saddam, Riddick and Gabriel at the Palazzo Gaming Casino, Year 1625, Saddam, a Jubilee painting emphasizing PGC and CAN, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-43
#18: ART-44: An 'Amati' Italian Violin, Year 1625, Soul, an Italian violin gifted at the Jubilee, https://cryptokingdom.me/marketplace/item/ART-44
Notice that all the above ART pieces come with highly tailored Description fields, as well as informative Note-fields. As you notice, a great bunch of the ART were made in 1625 due to HM granting free ART to multiple people, and I tried to fulfill their wishes (or their WM's wishes) in celebration of this grand 225th Jubilee.
Fourth, the following Wikipedia articles/aspects have required substantial intellectual contribution and in my opinion offer benefit for the CK community, especially if we plan to reach out to a wider audience eventually:
#19: Setting up the CK wiki itself, portal and entrance at: http://cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/
This involved firstly communicating with Curse Gaming (the gaming organization behind Gamepedia, the largest gaming Wiki out there), setting up the Wiki platform together with their moderator Encredechine, making a new CK high res wallpaper for the background (http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/1/11/CKwallpaper.png ), adjusting themes for the Wiki to come up with the light tan color schema, updating news to BCT, making a gallery of the game with screenshots, etc. Sadly Gamepedia has later defined BCT as a spam-prone site, and I have been unable to add new direct links to BCT news (i.e. main thread) any more, but I strive to work on the Wiki fervently.
#20: A couple examples of the Wiki growing gradually:
a) The commands Wiki at http://cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/Commands . Derived from the preliminary draft originally published in the in-game Wiki, this was updated and corrected to work properly in a real Wiki setting; for example, all the hyperlinks within the Wiki page itself work perfectly, and can link to other Wiki pages along with possibility to link to subtopics directly; for example, http://cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/Commands#CREATE works.
b) An example of pages that are partially derived from existing content at BCT and personal gaming experience but extend beyond that to create a functional Wiki, I'd use the NPC page as an example: http://cryptokingdom.gamepedia.com/NPC . Tables have been refined from HM's posts, information processed to contain everything essential underneath the subpage, and my own knowledge has been added to describe mechanics of NPCs, resulting in that players are advised how the NPCs essentially function. This is an example of a page that I'm hoping to ultimately have of every possible aspect in CK gameplay.
That being said, I highly encourage anyone interested to contribute to the Wiki - it functions similarly as any other Wiki, and you can contribute anonymously or by registering (which would yield you credit for your contribution, but is not strictly required).
I therefore request that my "Quest of Wisdom, Beauty and Crafts" be considered officially completed with success.
Yours truly,
Lord Syksy, Earl of Petrichor, etc.
Thus my quest is concluded but I await decision on the outcome; whether it is sufficient to be a success or a failure (or something in-between).
For some of the above works I've received minor compensation from the people requesting the creative works, but I really haven't tracked them. The aim has been to create what has been desired, and if anything is given in compensation, it has been a bonus in my eyes, albeit of course I am thankful for recognizing the effort I've put especially into the quite descriptive Description-fields.
This is a letter with the official wax seal of a Maple Leaf signifying the family Syyskuu, and was delivered by a messenger from the County of Petrichor.
A signature by Lord Syksy is present.
AdamWhite, proride,
You wish that I would comment on your character but it is not up to me now. The characters have been taken over by the Town after the "claims deadline" passed on Jan 17th.
Town is represented by the mayor, djjacket. He will organise the way how you can get back the characters and calculate the cost of upkeep during the time.
I welcome both of you back! The place is a little different now vs. 100 years ago Please take the time to read the thread because there still is not a more comprehensive resource existing, except perhaps Martti's blog.
You wish that I would comment on your character but it is not up to me now. The characters have been taken over by the Town after the "claims deadline" passed on Jan 17th.
Town is represented by the mayor, djjacket. He will organise the way how you can get back the characters and calculate the cost of upkeep during the time.
I welcome both of you back! The place is a little different now vs. 100 years ago
Please take the time to read the thread because there still is not a more comprehensive resource existing, except perhaps Martti's blog. Hi there, signing in again after some time. So how can I continue playing the game? I sent XMR to buy Investments, property, etc - now rpeitila is not answering any PM's
Hi, welcome back! Yes, it applies to you also that after you have decided to be unreachable for 6 months, please allow us 6 days to decide what to do!
Ok, thank you
Well I still receive emails and there was no PM sent to indicate any action was required
Hi there, signing in again after some time. So how can I continue playing the game? I sent XMR to buy Investments, property, etc - now rpeitila is not answering any PM's
Thanks for your interest in claiming your character's account. The 6 month claim period ended on 2016-1-17.
The claimed character account functions for 30 realdays after death, for the purposes of giving the assets to the heirs or liquidating them. If there are any assets remaining after 30 days, the account will be swept and assets inherited by the Town for the purposes of marketing of the game. Unclaimed character accounts will be swept in 2016-1-17 regardless of whether the character has died or not. Town will decide what to do with the living characters in this case.
The good news is that your character is still alive and is so due to the management of town appointed Health Manager! The Town has paid the Health manager out of its funds to maintain the account.
Give us a couple of days to assess, verify, and account the status of everything, and we will turn the character over the owner so you can start playing again.
TY!
Am I right - I cant play my character, and Ive lost all my money?))
Ive sent a personal message to rpietila..
Am I right - I cant play my character, and Ive lost all my money?))
Ive sent a personal message to rpietila..
It is weekend, we have not handled the case yet. Since you have waited for 6 months and not claimed the account before the deadline, please allow us 6 days to decide what to do!
OК! TY for unswer! But I realy dont understand what the reason in deadline..
TY!
Am I right - I cant play my character, and Ive lost all my money?))
Ive sent a personal message to rpietila..
Am I right - I cant play my character, and Ive lost all my money?))
Ive sent a personal message to rpietila..
It is weekend, we have not handled the case yet. Since you have waited for 6 months and not claimed the account before the deadline, please allow us 6 days to decide what to do!
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