February 2012

Setting Up A Merchant #WurmOnline

stargrace February 13, 2012 5Comments

One of my main goals in wurm (at the moment) is to work on my deed. It’s not the only ‘goal’ in game, it’s just one that I have a lot of fun with, so that’s how I spend a lot of my time. Liken it to housing in EQ2, except you’re ‘decorating’ the outside. The picture above is just some of the changes I’ve made. I’ve actually added a lot more that you can’t see. For example the empty area with logs cut down straight in the center is now my second animal pen. Since becoming a priest of Fo includes so many restrictions I’ve decided to attempt to breed horses with specific traits to sell. There is already a person who does this on the East Coast, but I thought I may get some business doing it on the West Coast. You can’t transport horses, so having a location close to Green Dog is a nice bonus. I’ve moved 6 horses into the new pen, while my cattle and deer stay in the pen to the left hand side.

I also built myself a new house along the waterfront, added an iron fence and a willow tree. My deed has a very ‘cottage’ type feel to it, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to add wood floor planks instead of pavement to the front along the shore to heighten that feeling.

I’ve also purchased a merchant. These can be placed in trader stalls and loaded with items to sell to players. They differ from the traders in game because they don’t come with any inventory at all, and I may not get very many sales but I’m still excited about having one. My neighbours are building a harbor along with some market stalls, and have offered me the chance to set up my stall along with theirs. I expect to fill the merchant with some gems I’ve been collecting (used to store favor), and jewelry crafted items that players can use to sacrifice to deity for favor. I’m also hoping to sell the extra odds and ends that I collect along my travels, extra tools and the like.  Getting people aware that the merchant is there along with encouraging them to shop from this particular deed is always an issue, but with the revamp of Green Dog not that far away (march 7th) I’m hoping people may be a bit more open to exploration. Plus (hopefully) the tunnel from GD to the West Coast will be open soon, and the trip should be much easier for people to figure out.

As always, happy gaming no matter where you find yourself!

Guard Tower Completed – Next Project? #Wurmonline

stargrace February 13, 2012 2Comments

It took the better part of two days of continuous work between Yetian and I, but we finally managed to finish off the guard tower that sits just on the perimeter of his deed. Guard towers are wonderful. First of all, they have no monthly upkeep cost, so there is an appealing factor right off the bat. Anyone can make use of them, and they won’t attack random mobs that wander into your deed unlike the spirit guards (although you can set spirit guards to passive). If you require help from a guard what you need to do is be sure you have the mob targeted that you’re trying to have killed, be in combat with them, be in range of a guard tower, and say ‘guards’ or ‘help’ in local chat. The quality of the guard tower dictates how many guards you have, there are four at the tower above thanks to the improving that Yetian did to the structure. It should be more than enough for the creatures that we get wandering our way.

I spent some time wandering yesterday (one of my favorite hobbies in Wurm) and found some guards dead, alongside a troll corpse. No one had butchered it yet and it wasn’t on deed, so I took a few parts from the troll and buried it. I also buried the corpses of the guards, which gave me a nice chunk of alignment change. With some heavy consideration I’ve decided to go back to a priest of Fo, I had dropped back down to follower because I wanted to destroy a wall (and my alt doesn’t have the strength at the moment). I tried playing a few other games, but my interest just wasn’t held, it seems like Wurm has spoiled me and themepark MMO’s just don’t hold my attention (although I do have a huge impulse to play EVE, that’s another sandbox). I’ve decided to continue with two Wurm accounts and I’ll keep one as a priest and one as a follower. As you may recall from a previous post, priests are unable to do a lot of things with the added benefit that they can cast spells. Hopefully I manage to stick it out with being a priest for longer than I did last time.

I’ve done a LOT of work on my deed, and even sold my second deed (well, OK I gave it away) – but those are posts for another time (like later on today). As always happy gaming no matter where you find yourself!