GRAM Ecosystem

[Update] Market saturation (v.1.2.0)

Ahoy, Tycoons. Saturation changed with v1.2.0. It is the one change in this update that shows up in your numbers without you doing anything differently, so here is how it works now. 1. What saturation is A port pays a premium on what you unload there. That premium is not fixed. It falls as you keep selling the same goods at the same port, and it climbs back as that market has time to absorb what you brought. Saturation is that measure. It is tracked per Tycoon, per port, per cargo. Your satur...

[Update] Port Guilds (v.1.2.0)

Ahoy, Tycoons. Guilds arrived with v1.2.0. Here is how a season works, from chartering in to the tenth of next month. 1. What a guild is A guild belongs to a harbor. Four are open: Pharos and Delta at Alexandria, Bastion and Saltwind at Valletta. These four were set up by our team for the beta season, and what comes out of it decides how guilds open properly later. The tie to the home port is what the season runs on. The voyages that count for a guild are the ones its members land there. Land...

[Update] Port Guilds and more (v.1.2.0)

Ahoy, Tycoons. Harbors have guilds now, and a new charge that fills their season pool. Here is what v1.2.0 changes. 1. Port Guilds Four guilds are open. Alexandria has Pharos and Delta. Valletta has Bastion and Saltwind. These four were set up by our team for the beta season, and what we learn from it decides how guilds open properly later. A guild belongs to its home port. You charter into one at the port and you are a member for the rest of the season, one Tycoon to one guild. Leaving costs...

[Update] Port due (v.1.2.0)

Ahoy, Tycoons. A second charge appeared beside the harbor tax with v1.2.0. Here is what it is, what moves it, and what it means for a voyage you are about to load. 1. What the port due is Every unload already pays the harbor tax, 8%, 10% or 12% depending on the port. The port due sits beside it as a separate charge, and the two are listed separately everywhere they appear. The due is not fixed. It moves with the treasury that funds every settlement. When that reserve runs low the due rises. A...

[Update] Port Seals (v1.1.35)

Thirteen ports. Thirteen monthly contests.