Trade and commerce

What it is

A set of new economy systems reachable from the game menu under Life plus >

Trade & Commerce (or type /trade). Everything here uses your existing points

(and, for the currency bureau, voyage tokens) - nothing here is a new

currency, and nothing here can ever create ln_credit.

COMMODITY EXCHANGE (/exchange, /prices)

Buy and sell wood, iron ore, raw fish and honey at a shared price board that

drifts a little every server hour. Buying spends points for goods; selling

spends goods for points. Ten purchases fill your Trade Loyalty Card

(/loyalty) for a free bundle.

WHOLESALE MARKET (/wholesale)

Open only 4 AM to 8 AM server time. The same four goods in bulk lots of 50,

100, 200 or 500 at 12% under the exchange price.

SEASONAL PRODUCE FAIR (/fair)

Once a server week you may enter one batch of a commodity as your showcase

entry (it leaves your bag until the fair ends). When the week turns over the

three highest-value entries win a ribbon and a prize; every entry, win or

not, goes up for sale at a fixed fair price, or comes back to you unsold.

FUTURES CONTRACTS (/futures)

Promise to deliver a set amount of a commodity within 24 hours. Pay a

deposit up front at a locked-in price; deliver in time to be paid in full

plus your deposit back. Miss the deadline and the deposit is gone for good.

TOWN TENDERS (/tender)

The town posts a small public-works job every few hours with a capped

budget. Submit a sealed bid for how much you want to be paid; the lowest bid

wins, then has 15 minutes to confirm the work is done to get paid.

COMPANIES, SHARES AND FRANCHISE (/company)

Found a company with up to five partners sharing one vault and 100 tradable

shares. Work a shift once a day to book a profit, which is split among

shareholders automatically as a dividend. Sell shares to bring in partners.

A wealthy company's founder can open franchise branches for extra passive

income, also split as dividends.

CASHIER (/cashier)

A quick change-making game: hear the total and the amount paid, type the

correct change back for points and a streak.

PAWNSHOP (/pawn)

Pawn wood, iron ore, raw fish or honey for a 48 hour loan at half value.

Redeem for the loan plus 10% interest, or lose it to the unclaimed rack,

which anyone can buy from.

RENTAL MARKET (/rentals)

List your own land or home for rent by name and a weekly price, or rent

someone else's for 7 or 30 days, paid straight to the owner.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE BUREAU (/forex)

Converts points to voyage tokens and back, with a small spread and a daily

limit per player.

DONATION CAMPAIGNS (/campaigns)

Start a community cause with a point goal; anyone can contribute. Reaching

the goal gives every contributor a thank-you rebate and a trophy, and the

founder a founder's trophy and a prize.

TRADE LOYALTY CARD (/loyalty)

Tracks your Commodity Exchange and Wholesale Market purchases; ten stamps

redeem automatically for a small free bundle.

HARBOUR EXPORT (/export)

Send a batch of goods overseas. Ten minutes later the crossing resolves as a

safe arrival, a storm that cuts the payout, or, rarely, a total loss.

FACTORY (/factory)

A two-stage background production line: wood becomes planks, then planks and

iron bars become a furniture kit, which the depot buys back for points.

FREIGHT COMPANY (/freight)

Pay to move a bulk load from your bag to yourself or another player. It

arrives 20 real minutes later, even if you or they are offline.

WEEKLY ECONOMY REPORT (/ecoreport)

A spoken summary of how each commodity's price moved since Monday.