Jules Asimov
Posts: 95
7/4/2014
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...Namely, how to get some fast. I've been blowing all my cash on supplies and fuel, and charging out into the black, trying to make money via port reports. I tend to keep my charts between characters (don't know how that works- What, does the UnderZee feel sorry for killing good Ole Captain Carbanger and it decides to carry the map he added **** all to back to London?) so that makes it easier to do, but I still tend to die a lot. Actually, now that I think about it, I think my attempts to make a buffer of cash so I can get upgrades, buy fuel and supplies from those stupidly expensive colonial pricks, and maybe attempt to get more than 2 storylets down the average story before dying wound up with me getting deadafied even faster than the runs were I just go "DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!" and charge blindly off into the unexplored areas with no plan but to see what I currently don't (While occasionally wondering how my character pitched this clever scheme. " Step one: We all go on a Suicide Mission for my map.").
So, I decided to get some help. I've heard that running goods gets you cash, but I don't see how. Too little profit margin. And I've heard of Some thing called Judgement's egg, witch sounds nice, but I can't find it. Other than that, the only ways of making cash I've heard are shacking up with the Admiralty, and I sorta already do that. And It doesn't get me anywhere. So, if you have any ideas for how to make cash so newbies can start getting to the good parts of the game, such as further down story lines and such, then kindly post them in this thread please.
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Zack Oak
Posts: 205
7/4/2014
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EDIT: I uh, posted this in the wrong thread. Gonna go ahead and re-post to the feedback one...
edited by ZackOak on 7/4/2014
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EmilyAriel
Posts: 124
7/4/2014
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Fhoenix wrote:
Do you still get exp for exploring with a new character if you keep the chart of the old one?
Nope. And since the map isn't randomized yet, there's no reason to inherit it.
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Nenjin
Posts: 171
7/5/2014
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So the Pirate Frigates of Corsair's Forest are absolute gold mines. Not necessarily because of the loot you get (although Drowning Pearls are among the drops)...but because you get fuel and supplies, up to x3 each, in addition to any other loot (which once I got _7_ fuel) for each ship.
Talk about a mid-trip refueling point. Yeesh. My Mirrors are 51 and Iron 82. It's a two shot kill and they can kill ships with ~50 Hull Remaining. But if you can open fire on them quickly, like I said, floating Echo barge.
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Nenjin
Posts: 171
7/4/2014
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Inky Petrel wrote:
Currently at least, profit is...difficult. And mostly luck-based. I hope it changes with later updates, because right now there isn't really much you can do for profit except hope like hell you get lucky.
edited by Inky Petrel on 7/4/2014
Not totally true. Once you have been out to the Khanates and that whole chain of ports, the weight of Port Reports, Special Assignments and storylet rewards starts to add up. It just takes a long time currently to get to the point people feel comfortable doing it. (On Merciful even.) You don't really need ship upgrades to survive out that far. All enemies can be avoided with a little ingenuity. Really all you need is 20 fuel, some supplies an idea where you're going and, most importantly....the money to re-buy fuel when you return to Fallen London. (Mount Palmerston actually has the cheapest fuel in the game last I knew.) It's just having to work to make enough money to essentially buy 40 fuel + supplies that isn't all that pleasant. But getting the right storylet or perhaps a certain box can really give you a lot of cash very quickly. It's just so very random.
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