Progress 14.08.2023 (Patreon)

Hello once again.

So 37 is being released more or less on schedule. Sorry about the unexpected notification yesterday, well earlier today, depending on where you are. But that's that.

The rendering of update 38 is going well. And according to the render library, there are 300+ renders done. Surprisingly lot for a week of rendering. So all is good.

Still writing the third update, but I had to do some background tasks for the next one. Namely, finalize the "financial" system so it is believable. I also decided to make a codex to give some sort of reference. And a lot of other things... ah, well. Fun times ahead.

So... it is time. The location has been discovered. Yeah... It feels odd to be at this stage. I know 39 will probably take a bit longer than usual, and 40 will also take longer. Simply because there will be a lot of renders to make. It's one of those things. 

And this is partially due to my last night's economic things. It got me thing how much would a dragon hoard give to people. And the answer is quite a lot. Not that three people have much chance against a dragon that is awake.

The answer is a lot. Based on 13th-century prices, 10000 gold coins that are valued at £1 each (for the sake of example, since the price list I have is in pound-sterling). For a single unskilled worker, that would be equivalent to 3333 years' wages. Unskilled workers earned, on average, £3 per year during the 13th century. A chief armorer's wages were at the top end, £16 per year. Military personnel could go higher. And to give some reference point, £3 is equivalent to about £2200 ($2800 and 2500€) nowadays. While this doesn't affect you as is, since I'm not doing a sandbox where you need to grind gold. It's just one of those minor details I need to get "right" for myself.