Elostirion

Wonderful scene! Really beautiful to look at. Lovely, thanks a lot for sharing! :-) Maybe too much rectangularity, random angles of the boats would have added a lot of variety I think.

Will provide it once I have access to my computer with the file on it.

Wow, thanks! I didn't expect this great feedback. :-) As said on Flickr: Plain white torso, printed decals for front and back on labelling paper, cut them and put them on front and back. For design I took one from Eurobricks Pirate Torso Library and modified it towards my needs. Next I present some Mercenaries at the Sea. Their main job is to command and operate the artillery, but also fight in melee if neccessary:

Some Eslandolan sailors (with custom torsos) I created for a ship I am working on:

While the rendering might need some work, the rest of the MOC is amazing. The fields seem really crowded with plants and look great, the house is well built and seems perfect for the purpose. Nice minifig posing, great base layout with the paths, nice colour choice - wonderful work all around. And really, the fields seem so vivid, fantastic. :-)

Another really nice ship of yours. Easy to recognize your style in this one. What else to say? I like it a lot. Keep them coming, and coming, and coming. :-)

Some more progress from my indiaman:

Absolutely fantastic. The gate and the wall match the colonial style perfectly. Impressive.

Nova Terreli and Montario on Nellisa will collect some taxes as well.

Nellisan Taxation Law With the emergence of trade in our ports came many challenges to the Nellisan towns, like increased crimes, pollution or wearing of our piers. To maintain the basis for free trade that every merchant in the Brick Seas appreciates Nellisan ports for, we will from now on collect a small harbour maintenance fee: > 5 DBs harbour fee per ship level, regardless of your purpose > 20% taxation on your cargo value > Eslandolan vessels will not have to pay any harbour fee, but the cargo-taxation Please pay your fees to the harbour master when entering our ports. Local ambassadors of foreign nations may invite the mayor of Nova Terreli to their embassy in town to negotiate favoured terms. Currently the towns of Nova Terreli and Montario have signed the Taxation Law, yet others may follow. signed: Isabella Elisa Fontonajo, deputy mayor of Nova Terreli

So much to love. Nice scene and humourous story. Great use of the CMF flower. And those minis down at the beach, both the two soldiers as well as the palm tree, are marvellous. :-)

Great furniture, and very Corrish atmosphere for the whole scene. Nice work.

Brilliant mcirobuild. I love it.

Nice layout, clever idea to use the masonry bricks lying like this. Good use of the sign as well. Looking forward to the continuation of your story!

Very nice MOC, lovely integration of the building into the terrain. The rendering seems a bit too dark, though? Great to see you went the extra mile for a very nice interior on top.

Great idea! I just took the amount, not the ship classes: Kieg 2.655 DBs 5,5% 3 ships 885 DBs / ship Dortanix 762 DBs 1,6% 1 ships 762 DBs / ship Yeldo 732 DBs 1,5% 1 ships 732 DBs / ship Jameston 575 DBs 1,2% 1 ships 575 DBs / ship Belson 3.830 DBs 7,9% 7 ships 547 DBs / ship Stedor 517 DBs 1,1% 1 ships 517 DBs / ship Elizabethville 429 DBs 0,9% 1 ships 429 DBs / ship Westface 401 DBs 0,8% 1 ships 401 DBs / ship Nova Terreli 5.377 DBs 11,1% 16 ships 336 DBs / ship Granoleon 4.756 DBs 9,8% 17 ships 280 DBs / ship Kings Port 4.849 DBs 10,0% 18 ships 269 DBs / ship Weelond 2.356 DBs 4,9% 9 ships 262 DBs / ship Leopaldis 259 DBs 0,5% 1 ships 259 DBs / ship Londa 3.959 DBs 8,2% 16 ships 247 DBs / ship Quinnsville 238 DBs 0,5% 1 ships 238 DBs / ship Bastion 660 DBs 1,4% 3 ships 220 DBs / ship Breshaun 9.592 DBs 19,9% 50 ships 192 DBs / ship Mooreton Bay 1.311 DBs 2,7% 8 ships 164 DBs / ship Elysabethtown 448 DBs 0,9% 3 ships 149 DBs / ship Trador 1.867 DBs 3,9% 13 ships 144 DBs / ship Puerto Desafio 405 DBs 0,8% 4 ships 101 DBs / ship Lavalette 821 DBs 1,7% 10 ships 82 DBs / ship Alexport 322 DBs 0,7% 5 ships 64 DBs / ship New Haven 53 DBs 0,1% 1 ships 53 DBs / ship Nova Malto 211 DBs 0,4% 4 ships 53 DBs / ship Poorvintia 127 DBs 0,3% 3 ships 42 DBs / ship Port Raleigh 115 DBs 0,2% 3 ships 38 DBs / ship Freeport 112 DBs 0,2% 3 ships 37 DBs / ship Bardo 105 DBs 0,2% 3 ships 35 DBs / ship Moray's Den 87 DBs 0,2% 3 ships 29 DBs / ship Takashii 27 DBs 0,1% 1 ships 27 DBs / ship King's Harbour 215 DBs 0,4% 9 ships 24 DBs / ship Stormhaven 86 DBs 0,2% 4 ships 22 DBs / ship Tortuga 39 DBs 0,1% 3 ships 13 DBs / ship Arlinsport 0 DBs 0,0% 2 ships 0 DBs / ship Baskers Island 0 DBs 0,0% 1 ships 0 DBs / ship Calisto 0 DBs 0,0% 2 ships 0 DBs / ship Charlatan Bay 0 DBs 0,0% 2 ships 0 DBs / ship Eltina 0 DBs 0,0% 1 ships 0 DBs / ship And only those with 3 at least 3 ships visiting: Kieg 2.655 DBs 5,5% 3 ships 885 DBs / ship Belson 3.830 DBs 7,9% 7 ships 547 DBs / ship Nova Terreli 5.377 DBs 11,1% 16 ships 336 DBs / ship Granoleon 4.756 DBs 9,8% 17 ships 280 DBs / ship Kings Port 4.849 DBs 10,0% 18 ships 269 DBs / ship Weelond 2.356 DBs 4,9% 9 ships 262 DBs / ship Londa 3.959 DBs 8,2% 16 ships 247 DBs / ship Bastion 660 DBs 1,4% 3 ships 220 DBs / ship Breshaun 9.592 DBs 19,9% 50 ships 192 DBs / ship Mooreton Bay 1.311 DBs 2,7% 8 ships 164 DBs / ship Elysabethtown 448 DBs 0,9% 3 ships 149 DBs / ship Trador 1.867 DBs 3,9% 13 ships 144 DBs / ship Puerto Desafio 405 DBs 0,8% 4 ships 101 DBs / ship Lavalette 821 DBs 1,7% 10 ships 82 DBs / ship Alexport 322 DBs 0,7% 5 ships 64 DBs / ship Nova Malto 211 DBs 0,4% 4 ships 53 DBs / ship Poorvintia 127 DBs 0,3% 3 ships 42 DBs / ship Port Raleigh 115 DBs 0,2% 3 ships 38 DBs / ship Freeport 112 DBs 0,2% 3 ships 37 DBs / ship Bardo 105 DBs 0,2% 3 ships 35 DBs / ship Moray's Den 87 DBs 0,2% 3 ships 29 DBs / ship King's Harbour 215 DBs 0,4% 9 ships 24 DBs / ship Stormhaven 86 DBs 0,2% 4 ships 22 DBs / ship Tortuga 39 DBs 0,1% 3 ships 13 DBs / ship And the Top 10 by amount of ships (at least 8 ships): Nova Terreli 5.377 DBs 11,1% 16 ships 336 DBs / ship Granoleon 4.756 DBs 9,8% 17 ships 280 DBs / ship Kings Port 4.849 DBs 10,0% 18 ships 269 DBs / ship Weelond 2.356 DBs 4,9% 9 ships 262 DBs / ship Londa 3.959 DBs 8,2% 16 ships 247 DBs / ship Breshaun 9.592 DBs 19,9% 50 ships 192 DBs / ship Mooreton Bay 1.311 DBs 2,7% 8 ships 164 DBs / ship Trador 1.867 DBs 3,9% 13 ships 144 DBs / ship Lavalette 821 DBs 1,7% 10 ships 82 DBs / ship King's Harbour 215 DBs 0,4% 9 ships 24 DBs / ship And ordered by amount of ships: Breshaun 9.592 DBs 19,9% 50 ships 192 DBs / ship Kings Port 4.849 DBs 10,0% 18 ships 269 DBs / ship Granoleon 4.756 DBs 9,8% 17 ships 280 DBs / ship Nova Terreli 5.377 DBs 11,1% 16 ships 336 DBs / ship Londa 3.959 DBs 8,2% 16 ships 247 DBs / ship Trador 1.867 DBs 3,9% 13 ships 144 DBs / ship Lavalette 821 DBs 1,7% 10 ships 82 DBs / ship Weelond 2.356 DBs 4,9% 9 ships 262 DBs / ship King's Harbour 215 DBs 0,4% 9 ships 24 DBs / ship Mooreton Bay 1.311 DBs 2,7% 8 ships 164 DBs / ship Learnings: - Travelling to unknown settlements (Kieg, Dortanix, Yeldo) seems fantastic; makes total sense to me as well. - Despite the 50 ships Breshaun is still very profitable. - Nova Terreli and Kings Port are highly profitable, despite the fact that due to their strategic location almost every ship would visit them. Also some great points from @Bregir, especially that trade value should not so much limit the profits, but rather the amount of tradable goods. So Trade value 100 vs. 1000 should not make a huge difference if only one ship visits, but definitely make a massive difference if 20 ships visit. Also I fully agree with @Bart, that towns MUST profit from the MRCA. I think we might go as far as to entirely remove the profits from land-based EGS for towns (maybe keep them in some point system to finance defense, but nothing else really) and maybe entirely base town-profits on the MRCA. Else taxation may always be an option.

You, sir, are a great shipwright. Lovely work!

Profit by destination: I took the top ten destination towns, which make up for 84% of all MRCA-profits, and set their profits in relation to the total profits from this MRCA (48.298 DBs). Top 10 settlements: Western Seas OL Breshaun 9.592 DBs 19,9% Eastern Seas ESL Nova Terreli 5.377 DBs 11,1% Crossroads NPC Kings Port 4.849 DBs 10,0% Old World OL Granoleon 4.756 DBs 9,8% Old World NPC Londa 3.959 DBs 8,2% Old World COR Belson 3.830 DBs 7,9% Old World NPC Kieg 2.655 DBs 5,5% Western Seas ESL Weelond 2.356 DBs 4,9% Eastern Seas ESL Trador 1.867 DBs 3,9% Eastern Seas COR Mooreton Bay 1.311 DBs 2,7% Sum by Regions: Old World 15.200 DBs 31,5% Western Seas 11.948 DBs 24,7% Eastern Seas 8.555 DBs 17,7% Crossroads 4.849 DBs 10,0% Sum by Nations: OL 14.348 DBs 29,7% NPC 11.463 DBs 23,7% ESL 9.600 DBs 19,9% COR 5.141 DBs 10,6% So what does this tell us? - Most profits are still being made by sailing to the old world and selling goods there. - Sailing from the Old World to the New World seems like the way to make money. - One third of all MRCA profits were made in Oleon's two most important towns (by destination). - 1 settlement makes up for 20% of all gained profits, 5 settlements for 59%, and 10 settlements for 84% (a total of 39 destination towns in this MRCA). - Remark: Most of the other 16% by the other 29 settlements were actually in the eastern Seas.

Marvellous houses, absolutely beautiful scene. Pontelli might be the most picturesque settlement already, and this MOC adds even more to it. Fantastic.

Regarding land-based EGS vs. ship-based EGS: In the long run - even in the medium run - land based EGS is far more profitable. Just look at the account sheet: I am the richest player by far (3x the money of the second richest player, even though I donated away most of my shares in collaborations, so I could probably have 20-30% more money by now), and I haven't been running ships for many, many months. In the early months I have had some great success with ships, which gave me a head-start, for sure. But for long-term wealth and riches land-based might actually be the only way to go in my opinion. I earn 1.6k with my properties per month, 0 upkeep. Who does that with ships? Consistently, every month? Right: Noone does. Land-based is by far the most profitable option in the long run. Any other statement just ignores the numbers from the Account Sheet. For quick profits the TMRCA may be the best option, yes, and every player may participate. Easy as that. On top the new upkeep-rules clearly discourage having a very large fleet. Also every new player may ask for loans from the older playerbase - and will definitely get a loan from some source, to make getting started easier.

That is once again just wow! The amount of action you manage to convey by posing the mnifigs and objects is absolutely outstanding. You are surely one of the very best MOCers in this regard. Hugely inspirational. And yeah, the build around it is pretty neat as well, as usual. Fantastic!

I like the base very much; irregular, colours work perfectly, and the two levels with the mixed cobblestones work fantastically. Great work here.

Perfect. Thank you.

Looking really good, with a very innovative idea. I like it a lot!

Outstanding. WOW!