aqs.
Can I make my own weapons and armor?
Will different cities produce different trade goods?
So how does the economy work?
How does crafting work?
Can I make my own weapons and armor?
Yes, you can set your workshop to either produce goods to sale on the market or to hold
the goods you manufacture. Set it up, go adventuring, come back and find fresh new kit
waiting for you to enjoy!
Will different cities produce different trade goods?
Yes, while every city can make any trade goods, player controlled cities will have chosen
a trade specialty when they first take over the town. Over time the efficiency of
production in that trade will increase resulting in more goods produced for less by
manufacturers in that town.
Naturally, we expect the majority of manufacturing players to move towards focusing on
their town's specialty. In this way the economic structure of the world will continually
evolve.
So how does the economy work?
Big question! Well, to cut a long story short it's all based on resources. Cities are
centres of trade and production that buy resources from players to make items that are
sold to players. The resources they buy from players will depend on the products they are
producing (decided by all the player workshops and the ruling clan's strategy).
This creates a number of trade opportunities that work in a similar way to quests in other
games. Resources are collected, carried to a city and sold.
The big difference is that the trade opportunities change dynamically based on the events
in the world. If players stop buying a particular product then a city will stop buying
the resources needed to make that product. If a city is conquered then its clan-bought
production enhancements can be destroyed, changing the possible trade routes in the world.
Conversely if a player decides to build a forge in a city to produce swords then a new
trade route is created. If outlaw or monster activity changes in an area so that moving
resources to a city becomes more difficult, then a city will have to buy the resource for
a higher price.
One event in the world sends out ripples across the highly dynamic, player driven world.
How does crafting work?
Every player is able to set up an automated manufacturing base at their home. This machine
is set to buy resources from a centralized automated city market at up to a certain price
and then to produce goods.
The finished goods are then either sold back to the market for a minimum price or held
for the player to decide what to do with them.
There are dozens of finished items to manufacture or refined goods to produce. Everything
from swords and armor through to iron ingots and bolts of cloth and everything in between.
Over time you can chose to focus on crafting and get access to more and more advanced and
specialised goods.
The crafting system of Dragon Empires means no longer do you have to sit for hours and
click the same icons over and over. Your workshop will craft while you're out hunting,
chatting and even when you're offline!
