Mesabi

Fantastic Build Drunknok, the use of masonry bricks for the street is great. The Warehouse is great as well. You continue to impress me with your creations. All around solid build, and I can't wait to see you use the same techniques in Mesabi Landing.

What are all of the candidates positions on the WTC conducting unregulated business in Pontelli?

Another excellent build Blackbird. I love the spear fence! I'll have to try that for myself sometime. Nice use of masonry bricks, all around. Of course you can never go wrong with too many masonry bricks. Very neat build, and another great addition to Quinnsville

Excellent Build, Blackbird! I really like the small houses next to the main dock. The crane is well made as well, and your skills continue to improve. Keep up the great work! And at this rate, Quinnsville might edge out Mesabi Landing one day...

Nice sea monsters, and nice ship as well. Keep up the good work! Your story is great

I heard a rumour in the Unikitty thread that the Harry Potter CMFs were being pushed back in favour of the Unikitty ones. Maybe I'm late to the party or misread it or something, but as we haven't seen the CMFs yet, maybe there is some truth to it?

Thanks Blackbird! Thanks Drunknok! I had the building built in my dorm back in college, and it was sitting on my desk for about a month. It was nice to have a bit more greenery on Argentia for once. gah! My Bad. I totally forgot that the bottle factory was a part of Jameston, not Mesabi Landing. Guess I'll have to build one in Mesabi Landing Well, At least my undergraduate is done. On to Law School where things are even harder! As to the explosives... better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it! That's why I included a boiling stage. And besides, whats the worst thing that could happen other than Cholera, worms, and a stray fish in your bottle?

Nice continuation of these builds, Drunknok, each build continues to be unique, and a great contribution to Mesabi Landing. Keep up the good work!

Chapter 4 Part 1: The Legend of Tony Tony combed his hair while looking at his reflection in the pool. suddenly, he heard screams from the rest of his crew. "Tony senses a disturbance..." Said Tony The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr Four savages ran over the hill screaming loudly. Tony looked up without blinking. The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr Tony drew his 1 shot pistol, and fired, instantly killing one of the savages The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr "Time for improvising!" Said Tony, dropping his pistol. He ran to the chest that they had unloaded. The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr The savages surrounded Tony. but Tony was armed, having grabbed a large piece of bread. The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr Tony whacked the first savage with the bread, knocking him down. He crushed the mans throat with the piece of bread. The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr The second savage turned to him with a stolen sword. Tony began to duel the man The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr With a quick upper stroke he disarmed the savage, and pushed him into the pool behind him. The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr Tony forced the man into the water, where he began to drown. The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr Finally, Tony threw the bread at the last savage, decapitating him. The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr With the savages taken care of, Tony sat down to eat the bread. The legend of Tony by North White, on Flickr "Man, now I'm going to be late for meeting those other dudes...." Said Tony To Be Continued....

Location: Mesabi Landing Type: Large Factory Argentia, while mostly dry and baron, was home to a small lake on the north side of the Island. Today, Agnes and Mordo hiked out to the far reaches, where a new factory had been set up. Hydrological Harvesting by North White, on Flickr A large crane helped unload the railcar, next to the side of the factory. Hydrological Harvesting by North White, on Flickr The factory had a hand cranked Brickimedes screw to pump water into the factory. Hydrological Harvesting by North White, on Flickr Inside, the water was boiled and put into bottles, fresh from the bottle factory down the road. Hydrological Harvesting by North White, on Flickr And so, the WTC continued to make money by exploiting the world's resources. FIN So, I'm back after a long hiatus, involving finals, mono, organizing, and cleaning. Hope you enjoyed this factory, and the continued efforts of the WTC to become your overlords be productive members of the Brick Seas.

Alright, I'm finally getting over mono. Life tip: Don't get mono. I'm not trying to dreg this topic up more that I have to, and I only have to, because mono and finals, but I still have a few words left on the matter. What the problem, that we have here, is that this really only impacts Drunknok and I, meaning, at some point in the process somebody had to have thought, this will mostly affect 2 members of BoBS. Now we can go on and on about the economics, or about how this affects stories, all of which does affects me, or we can talk, which no one has addressed, how this is targeted against Drunknok and I. Now Drunknok and I currently have life circumstances that allow for more building. So, we build more. Do we deserve to be punished for that? That's what I'm asking. And leadership has decided yes. And This is what I'm talking about. It's the constant threats against Drunknok that I can't stand. Yes, he's snide, and sometimes rude. But I honestly think that his criticism adds a lot to this game. If we don't have our critics, how could we know if what we're doing is wrong?

Alright, I'm not going to beat around the bush here. This rule is clearly targeted at @Drunknok and I. We're the only builders that really go above the old 3 a month rule. First off, I completely and utterly disagree with this rule. the Economic Game System basically needs to be taken advantage of to do anything of note. Let's say I want an Army. Well, That means I need 4,500 Dbs, at 1,000+ upkeep a month. A class 8 ship costs an obscene amount as well, and makes near nothing if its a warship. Anything cool is expensive. And so, to get said cool things, one needs to put a lot of work in. So why don't I build bigger things? For a while I couldn't, and it was only by buying a ton of lego for my dorm that I was actually able to. Now, I suppose I can go back to building larger projects, but the rewards for them aren't great. Not factoring Factional bonuses, most properties are the following: Size Profit Cost 16 5 25 32 10 50 48 15 75 100 500 3000 If I build something 4 times as large, I get twice the profit. If I build something 9 times as large, I get three times the profit. But that doesn't factor in the cost, which, for the first 3 sizes, take 5 months to pay for itself. So for 5 months in game, I've essentially lost money by building. So generally, I've just put out a lot of medium properties because it's basically the most efficient. And additionally, I've wanted to make my settlement, and my trade company the best in game. To do so, I've built for them as well with the help of Drunknok. I can't just say that Mesabi Landing or the WTC is the best. I need to make them the best to say so. And to do so requires builds. Lots of them. You have essentially taken away Drunknok and I's ability to do so. Finally, there's the fact that this rule is almost entirely based upon Drunknok and I. I am not at all pleased with how leadership has treated us over the past few months. I do not know how to express the amount of discourtesy that has been shown to us. Between @Bregir screaming at Drunknok for his comments on the delay of the challenge results, to @Ayrlego telling me he would have prefered me to be in a different faction because of how I play the game I am tired of the discourtesy. I have worked hard to foster communication, to be as nice as possible, and to support collaboration. But if leadership does things like this, than I don't know what to say. If your goal is to bully us into leaving, you might actually succeed. While I cannot speak for Drunknok on the matter, I am completely and utterly sick of the abuses of power in leadership, and might simply take my bricks elsewhere.

Excellent Build Blackbird. Your continued efforts towards Corrington's greatest settlement are appreciated. Keep up the great work!

Excellent Little Ship Kallus. The use of the red and gold really is eyecatching. If I had to give one critique, I'd say that the Captain's cabin is a little large in comparison to the ship. But, that does not at all take away from the ship in any form. Don't get to attached though, those sea rats who commented wouldn't think twice about sinking it!

Very Nice Microbuild @Drunknok, It's very clean and Corrish. It also reflects the examples you gave as well very nicely.

Excellent Builds @Maxim I and @Legostone. You too continue to get great ships out to events, as well as on the Brick Seas. Keep up the Excellent Work, both of you!

Excellent Little build @Drunknok, very good keeping to the style of Quinnsville, while doing your own style as well. I love the use of the Leaves for the Dragon's Ears as well.

Little late for me to comment, but excellent Dock Bart, and a great story with it.

Hi everyone, I did a map drawing out all the trade routes people used. Trade Map by North White, on Flickr Red is Corrington Green is Eslandola Blue is Oleon Gray is Sea Rats Yellow is Mardier Black is other This shows a basic idea of how ships move in BoBS. The map does not show which direction the ships were going, however, and this is a rough estimate. For example, a ship traveling between Weelond and Nova Terrelli could pass through zone 10 or 12. So, the trade routes could be comepletely different. Also, I only recorded ships that had their location registered in two KPAs, so the FTA fleet is not in this analysis. Additionally, if a ship left from a port and returned to it, I have no idea where it went, so it was not added to the map. Let me know what you guys think, and I hope this helps people out.

Location: Mesabi Landing Type: Medium Commercial On the Royal Dock, several elite guards and other WTC personnel awaited the return of Agnes's Private Yacht A gallant return by North White, on Flickr Once in, the Guards lined up to greet the Countess and her companions A gallant return by North White, on Flickr "Bah, some ball. I can't believe Cooke put guards around the punch bowl!" Said Agnes A gallant return by North White, on Flickr "At least you weren't kicked out after, you know." Said Mordo A gallant return by North White, on Flickr "Operator! We have a passenger! Deal with it! But first, what's the news?" Said Agnes Grumpily A gallant return by North White, on Flickr "Come into my office, you will be most pleased." Said the Operator. A gallant return by North White, on Flickr "While you were gone, Mesabi Landing has become a large city, and the largest in Corrington." Said the Operator with a smile. "Excellent..." Said Agnes. "Now pass the Vodka. My hangover is coming back." FIN Thanks for viewing my build! With this Mesabi Landing becomes a large city, and the largest in Corrington. This also means my mayor pay goes up. Anyways, thank you to everyone who has built in Mesabi Landing, but especially @Drunknok, my partner in crime. Stay tuned, we still have more work to do...

Nice Build Kallas, can't wait to see where your story goes.

Excellent Build Drunknok, you're an excellent builder. I especially like the crane, and the in progress boats look excellent as well. You really have impressed me with your work for Corrington.

Funny story Pombe, as usual, and nice ship as well. You certainly are great at the microbuild ships. I see you're rremoving all chance of losing this one in the next MCRA though!

Nice Pictures Kai, but I look forward to when you're back with real bricks. Your creations are always excellent.

Location: Mesabi Landing Type: Medium Artisan The people of Mesabi Landing, (Melanders?) were an industrious people. Fishy smell by North White, on Flickr Today, a fishing crew rowed it's way around the bay, nets in hand. Fishy smell by North White, on Flickr After catching an absurd amount of fish an oysters (but not crabs), they rowed their way back to headquarters. Fishy smell by North White, on Flickr There, they disembarked, hauling in their fresh catch. Fishy smell by North White, on Flickr Everything was brought inside the off shore building, (because of the smell of Fish) for processing Fishy smell by North White, on Flickr There, the fish were to be processed and put in barrels from the barrel factory to be used for a variety of purposes. Fishy smell by North White, on Flickr FIN Thanks for viewing my build, I hope you like this one, I had fun building it. I also tried to capture the essence of Mesabi Landing with the scenery. C&C appreciated!