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[NRDL]

I wanna know, is this game actually good, and where can you get it? 

[Lord Allagon]

Is it possible to at least hire Hessian mercenaries?

I think we can't, but I don't know really. We could try to stay friendly with them, though.

I wanna know, is this game actually good, and where can you get it? 

The game's good. At least, I think it is. Not the naval battles, though. I got it for my birthday, and in DVD, but I don't know where it was bought. Sorry. You can try Steam, maybe it's there.

I locked the poll. Update should be up tommorrow, around 16:00 GMT.

[Deadmeat1471]

I liked the economic side of this, the sea battles just pissed me off XD Still watching!

[Lord Allagon]

And so we start!
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It's the year 1600, and the British East India Company, just like the other Companies, has just started. The Crown has given us a hundred and fifty thousand pounds, and has granted us a free Cutter, to start business quickly. It's name shall be Saint Urist.

Spoiler:  Cutter info (click to show/hide)

They also advise us to build more ships, therefore we order three Schooners made. Although our wealth is now half of what it was before, those ships will prove useful.

Spoiler:  Schooner info (click to show/hide)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

We now head to the Trading post and buy 16 kilos of silverware and 10 tons of tobacco. We load them on the Saint Urist, and we send it to Jadida, a north-Africa port. Later we will send ships to India, but for now it will provide us with some money.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

We also buy some useful iron wares and put them on our London warehouse for later use.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The crown gives us a warning after we send the Saint Urist to Jadida: If no ship of ours reaches India in three years, they will shut our company down.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  India Map (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Arabia Map (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  World Minimap, which is the only way I found in which the whole of Africa and Europe are portrayed (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Other companies and their status with us. (click to show/hide)

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I feel like this was too short... Next turn will last one year, so you should think names for our three Schooners. I plan on sending them to India after they're built, but we could also send the Cutter to satisfy the Crown. Any other ideas?
Also, as I stated in my last post, I dislike the naval battles. So I don't do them. So I'm terribly bad at them. Really. I could lose a battle against a duck (If those were in the game) with ten battleships under my command. Therefore, I'll do the naval battles automatically. Sorry.

[Sheb]

No wait a bit. The cutter should ply the England/Morocco road for fun and profit. Send the first Schooner, the Admiral Cacame there.

[Heron TSG]

I do believe we should name one the Captain Ironblood.

[Lord Allagon]

The cutter shall be sent to Morocco when it returns, then.
What should be the name of the third Schooner?

[EuchreJack]

Is it possible to at least hire Hessian mercenaries?

I think we can't, but I don't know really. We could try to stay friendly with them, though.

Nah, don't bother being nice to the Empire, unless it is good for business.

I only asked about the Hessian mercenaries because the country of Great Britain hired them to assist subjugating the American Colonies, and was wondering if you could do the same.

Heh, you should name the final schooner "House of Orange", just to settle the issue.   

[Lord Allagon]

No wait a bit. The cutter should ply the England/Morocco road for fun and profit. Send the first Schooner, the Admiral Cacame there.

Now that I investigated (*cough*googlesearch*cough*) where Morocco is, the only city in their (current) territory also in the game is Jadida.
I sent the Cutter there. The first Schooner will go there also, if what I understand is correct..
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For some reason, Internet hates me and doesn't allow me to upload screenshots. Sorry. I'll write more text explaining what happened.
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The Saint Urist arrived to Jadida! We sold the cargo for around 20.000 pounds, and bought ten tons of leather for 600 pounds. We won't make too much profit, but the other options involved making around 50 pounds profit.
Also, now we have a Schooner! The Adm. Cacame is sailing for Jadida also, and should double our profit. We also recieve some bad news: Ships from other Companies have been built, and are already sailing for India! Our other Schooner, Cpt. Ironblood, is ordered to leave and go to Bombay. Hopefully, by the time it comes back, we will have another Schooner to join it in it's travels to the East.
The Crown sent us a report detailing our expenses. Apparently, we have spent 60.000 pounds this year, including profit. The shareholders are nervous, and demand us to pay 10% of our capital. They leave with 9.000 pounds. And so the year finishes.
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[jakeread1]

Cpt. Iron blood is a reference right?

[Heron TSG]

What. Go to Community Games and stories right now. Nist Akath, in the Hall of Legends.

[jakeread1]

What. Go to Community Games and stories right now. Nist Akath, in the Hall of Legends.

Knew it! That was a good story. Also this will be a pretty cool LP.

[Lord Allagon]

What. Go to Community Games and stories right now. Nist Akath, in the Hall of Legends.

Knew it! That was a good story. Also this will be a pretty cool LP.

Thanks! I'll play again this afternoon, so expect an update soon.

[NRDL]

This looks really cool, keep at it. 

[mainiac]

What is the approximate gameplay ratio in this game between the economic aspects and the RTS aspects?