Brethren of the Brick Seas (BoBS) Introduction and Starting Thread

[SkaForHire]

On 3/22/2017 at 5:41 AM, Legostone said:

@SkaForHire Any news to when we can expect the new MRCA rules and shipclasses? If we'll be running the next MRCA using it already(no idea if that will happen), it might be a good idea to release the rules now so everyone can start making plans, getting estimates for their ships done (even though a couple of them might sink - would still be a good idea) and so on. I think it would, most likely, quite messy if we only have 2 or 3 weeks after the release of the rules until the actual MRCA.

Also, any rule to how many unused licenses (captures) a player can hold at a time?

There is no rule on how many unused licenses can be held.

 

I can't give a definite date, if we feel we are close enough by the end of the month, then we may forgo a mid-april MRCA and run the MRCA II at the end of the month. I think that is the earliest you can expect MRCA II.   However, we will take your point into consideration and try to give enough time for everyone to see the new rule-set more than a few weeks before launch. 

[Legostone]

@SkaForHire Any update now? April has started ;)

Also, can the Fort facts thread be unpinned and just remain linked in the BOBS index thread? I think almost everyone should know by now, and less pinned topics helps with readability.

[LucasLaughing]

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@SkaForHire - if there's a better place to post this so that BoBS builders can see it, please feel free to move / change it.  Thank you!

 

[Legostone]

On 3/26/2017 at 5:59 AM, SkaForHire said:

I can't give a definite date, if we feel we are close enough by the end of the month, then we may forgo a mid-april MRCA and run the MRCA II at the end of the month. I think that is the earliest you can expect MRCA II.   However, we will take your point into consideration and try to give enough time for everyone to see the new rule-set more than a few weeks before launch. 

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Any update for this? ;)

[Maxim I]

I have to admit I am not looking forward anymore to update the Ships of BoBs.

Do I have the permission to create a topic, similar to the settlement index where everyone can have their own post they have to keep updating?

The post can keep track of characters and vessels.

Small example (note, quick draw, there are supposed to be links in the final version)

Maxim I.

Characters:

• Prime character
  • Lord Maximilian Damaximus
    • CEO of MAESTRO, Lord of Stedor, Governor of Trador, Prince in Law of Eslandola
    • Current location: Trador
• Mayor Second characters
  • Princess Margot Augusto of Eslandola
    • wife of Maximilian Damaximus
    • daughter of the King Fernando Augusto V of Eslandola
    • Current location: Trador
  • Sir Yohannes Ethiximus
    • Mayor of Trador
    • Current location: Trador
  • General Samu "White Dragon"
    • MAESTRO General
    • Current location: Isla De La Victoria
  • Commodore Matt Lenoir
    • MAESTRO Captain
    • Current location: Fuerto Unido
    • Hero of the Battle of the 5 Navies
  • Jan Zwartbaard
    • Explorer
    • Current location: Breshaun
• Notably second character (lesser important at this point in the game)
  • Sir Tomvaximus
    • Husband of Elysabeth of Drondil (TitusV)
    • right hand of Maximilian Damaximus
    • Current location: Elysabethtown
  • General Whisximus
    • MAESTRO General
    • Current location: Elysabethtown
  • Admiral Bostoximus
    • MAESTRO Captain of "Margot"
    • Current location: Stedor
• Deceased Characters
  • General Brickwall Princeton
    • died in the Eslandola-Mardier War of 616-617

Vessels:

• Active licenced vessels
  • Purple Rain - Class 4T2 Xebec
    • Active since MAR 616
    • Current Captain: William Duximus (MAR 617 - ...)
      • Revenue under Captain Matt Lenoir (MAR 616 - FEB 617): 4435 db's
  • Prince of Stedor - Class 5T2 Galleon
    • Active since MAY 616
    • Current Captain: Willem Zwartbaard: revenues 1876 db's
• Drydocked vessels
  • AQAR - class 6+A (MOC'd, no licence)
  • Margot - Class 6+A (MOC'd, licenced by Eslandola)
  • Tuna King - Class 3T2 (MOC'd, captured licence, not licenced yet)
• Previous vessels
  • Knight of Stedor - class 2F
    • Sunk
    • Feb 616 - Mar 616 under Captain Ben D'Anvers: no revenues earned
  • Golden Star - class 2F
    • Captured by Mardier
    • Apr 616 - Feb 617 under Captain Fabio Daszotto: revenues 253 db's
  • Soldier - Class 2A
    • blown up in the Battle of the 5 Navies
    • Mar 617 under captain Stephane Mercius
  • Purple Reign - Sunk in the Battle of the 5 Navies after destroying the notorious Queen Annetta's Revenge
  • Puppy Hustler - Class 3T2
    • Sold to MAESTRO COR
    • Feb 617 under captain Tammini Cole: revenues 184

Edited April 20, 2017 by Maxim I

[Bregir]

Maxim, we are talking about it in court now, and will let you know when we know more. :)

[Brandon Stark]

15 hours ago, Maxim I said:

I have to admit I am not looking forward anymore to update the Ships of BoBs.

Do I have the permission to create a topic, similar to the settlement index where everyone can have their own post they have to keep updating?

The post can keep track of characters and vessels.

Small example (note, quick draw, there are supposed to be links in the final version)

Maxim I.

Characters:

• Prime character
  • Lord Maximilian Damaximus - CEO of MAESTRO, Lord of Stedor, Governor of Trador, Prince in Law of Eslandola
• Mayor Second characters
  • Princess Margot - wife of Maximilian Damaximus, daughter of the King of Eslandola - location: Trador
  • Sir Yohannes Ethiximus - Mayor of Trador - location: Trador
  • General Samu "White Dragon" - MAESTRO General - location: Isla De La Victoria
  • Commodore Matt Lenoir - MAESTRO Captain - location: Fuerto Unido
    • Hero of the Battle of the 5 Navies
  • Jan Zwartbaard - Explorer - location: Breshaun
• Notably second character (lesser important at this point in the game)
  • Sir Tomvaximus - Husband of Elysabeth of Drondil (TitusV), right hand of Maximilian Damaximus - location: Elysabethtown
  • General Whisximus - MAESTRO General - location: Elysabethtown
  • Admiral Bostoximus - MAESTRO Captain of "Margot" - location: Stedor
• Deceased Characters
  • General Brickwall Princeton - died in the Eslandola-Mardier war of 616-617

Vessels:

• Active licenced vessels
  • Purple Rain - Class 4T2 Xebec - last location: unknown
  • Prince of Stedor - Class 5T2 Galleon - last location: unknown
• Drydocked vessels
  • AQAR - class 6+A (MOC'd, no licence)
  • Margot - Class 6+A (MOC'd, licenced by Eslandola)
  • Tuna King - Class 3T2 (MOC'd, captured licence, not licenced yet)
• Lost vessels
  • Knight of Stedor
  • Golden Star
  • Soldier
  • Purple Reign

I know I'm not the one to make decisions, but I will say that that is a really good idea. I was going to create my own topic for something like that but having a single topic sounds better, and more organized and efficient.

[Bregir]

Dear all,

Feel like you want to try some different themes without having to commit to a new community?

We are hosting a collab with Star Wars themed Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka, who asks us to build for the Black Sun crime syndicate, competing with the two player factions (Rebels and Empire) for control of the galaxy.

Head over to this thread to see what it is all about.

All participating BoBS players will get a small prize, with larger prizes for the best and second-best entry.

May the force be with you!

[Legostone]

With the new MRCA supposedly "right around the corner", is there any reason to license ships right now or should we wait until the new rules are announced? @SkaForHire

Also, when can we expect the MRCA results for the current one? I need to know how my other ships are doing...

[Bregir]

I would suggest holding back further licenses until it is announced which system the next MRCA will run under :)

[Legostone]

With the new system for taxation and the removal of half the license cost going to the faction, do we pay the same price as before or the half the price as before? And, following this, do the Sea Rats still get a lower price for their ships?

[Bregir]

1 hour ago, Legostone said:

With the new system for taxation and the removal of half the license cost going to the faction, do we pay the same price as before or the half the price as before? And, following this, do the Sea Rats still get a lower price for their ships?

*If* it works as planned, you will still pay the same price. But rather than x % going into faction coffers, they are taken out of the game.

[Kolonialbeamter]

To all subjects and citizens of the Brick Seas, listen up!

For the start of Era II we are looking to come up not only with cool new features, but also with a BoBS logo and a banner. And for this venture we want your help!

If you have a cool design idea, don't hesitate - show us what you got! Or describe what you think could be awesome, and enable your fellow BoBS'ers to help design it!

In terms of a logo we are looking for something that could be 'stamped' onto images of BoBS creations - fairly simple, yet cool and easily recognizable as 'BoBS-ish' - staying in character, we are pirating yet another idea from the Guilds of Historica here

And banner wise... well, it's at least for the Master Index, so it's time to impress 

 

Discuss and contribute here.

[Legostone]

On 4/20/2017 at 7:55 AM, Bregir said:

Maxim, we are talking about it in court now, and will let you know when we know more. :)

Any update on this one? I would like it, could make some stuff interesting.

Btw, anyone here who can beat me at 6 vessels with an average value of 300 DB lost?

[Bregir]

7 hours ago, Legostone said:

Any update on this one? I would like it, could make some stuff interesting.

Btw, anyone here who can beat me at 6 vessels with an average value of 300 DB lost?

We are hoping to have something automatic some time in the future. The administrative "burden" of being a BoBS player is already considerable, and another index to maintain for players is going to increase it, which is out main concern.

In conclusion: We have not come to a clear conclusion to this, but Maxim (or anyone else) is welcome to start such a topic. However, participation will be strictly voluntary, as we do not want to force players to do more work.

As to losses, I am not sure about my tally, but I know the otter has been sunk 3 or 4 mrca's in a row.... :P

[Bregir]

In case anyone hasn't yet gotten their copy, the newest edition of the King's Port Advertiser has been issued:

 

[Garmadon]

To all whom it may concern:

Category B's results have now been published - check them out here! 

[Kolonialbeamter]

New ship classes are finally here. Check it all out starting from here:

 

[Maxim I]

49 minutes ago, Kolonialbeamter said:

New ship classes are finally here. Check it all out starting from here:

 

Yes!

so quickly:

- right now, all vessels are unlicenced?

- one can have captured licences, but as long as they are not activated, they don't count toward your ship level?

[Kolonialbeamter]

7 minutes ago, Maxim I said:

right now, all vessels are unlicenced?

Let's wait until all initial questions are answered and it's clear to all what licenses their ships will get. Besides, we have to wait until the forms are up anyway. Let's not rush it - we do have some time ;)

17 minutes ago, Maxim I said:

one can have captured licences, but as long as they are not activated, they don't count toward your ship level?

Licenses alone don't matter, only once you have a ship (ship-MOC + license) the ship level limitations come into play. So in short, yes, you are right :)

[Legostone]

I won a class 4 of any kind in CH4B, and I was told it was all free, not counting towards limits. Does that still apply? 

Also, is there free upkeep for the free ship?

Edited May 14, 2017 by Legostone

[Bregir]

Just now, Legostone said:

I won a class 4 of any kind in CH4B, and I was told it was all free, not counting towards limits. Does that still apply? 

Also, is there free upkeep for the free ship?

I think we maintain that prizes are still free, both in terms of upkeep and shiplimits, but if I remember incorrectly, we will get back to you.

[Legostone]

Damn, upkeep is pretty crazy with the new system... At least it is only calculated for the active ships.

[Bregir]

Just now, Legostone said:

Damn, upkeep is pretty crazy with the new system... At least it is only calculated for the active ships.

It is meant to be crazy ;)

The MRCA has been too profitable compared to the risk it entailed, adding to a hefty overall inflation in BoBS. Thus, we learn from the past and adjust it. ;)

[Legostone]

21 minutes ago, Bregir said:

It is meant to be crazy ;)

The MRCA has been too profitable compared to the risk it entailed, adding to a hefty overall inflation in BoBS. Thus, we learn from the past and adjust it. ;)

 

 

I think I would rather see higher initial cost and less income, but we'll see how this plays out. Given that I don't redistribute my fleet (which might be a good idea) I'm sitting at ~500 DBs in upkeep if all MY ships are running.

@Bregir Btw, for future MRCA - will it be possible to get the MRCA result as a .xls or google sheet? It would make working with small fleets much easier.

Edited May 14, 2017 by Legostone