New Guild: Mystic Constellation

Guild: Mystic Constellation
Launched: 2012-02-17
Guildleader: Pikalli Pfeffer
Ascended From: Lyonesse

Unfortunatly I have no further information on this new Guild at this time.

Guild Goes Supernova!

February 4th, 2012 [Jun 3598] and about 1:34 pm Nicole Perian launched her new guild, "Supernova" from within The Mu Federation.  Nicole was unavailable at the time of this report so I asked Mu Federation Guild Leader Buckaroo Mu his thoughts:

Alamiga Anatine: Will be writing about "Supernova's" birth in the TE3K blog, I'm assuming a positive thing from your perspective?


Buckaroo Mu: Absolutely. It's an honor to midwife another guild into the game. This is the 3rd guild to ascend directly from us, and the 9th in our "family tree". I'm quite proud of them all.

I had a peek at Supernova's group charter and gathered the following from it:

Supernova - an explosion of a massive, super-giant star...that shines with the brilliance of 10 billion suns!  We are a friendly, kooky, and peaceful Guild ..fun-loving, and no sabotage.  The third line to Guild under  the leadership of Buckaroo Mu, of Mu trade.....we count among our many friends...the Federation Alliance, and Swank.....
Nicole Perian, Guild Leader

Congratulations Nicole and Supernova!

Red Tape & The Bureaucrat

The first visit from the Bureaucrat was seen today.  The Bureaucrat has  bonuses to trade for RED TAPE. The sequence of HUD events shown as follows:

As you can see, I only had one RED TAPE and appears you need at least two to get anything from the Bureaucrat.

Here is the list of the offers seen so far, ordered by their cost:

• Fleet Tax Arrangement 202(r) - fleet tax 20% less forever - 2 red tape

• Reserve Bond 908.5(m) - fleet donation matched twice - 2 red tape

• Clarity Renumeration Forum 1 (c) - +50% on puzzle bonus forever - 3 red tape

• Unity Match Contract - unity bonus 50 % forever - 3 red tape

• Research Arrangement - Jump Ahead 3 research levels - 4 red tape

• Dues Stipulation - annual guild dues 10% less - 4 red tape

• Census Agreement 47 (s) - 10% more per sub - 5 red tape

• Census Agreement 219 - 10% more/colonists - 5 red tape

• Research Arrangement RA6 - Jump ahead 6 research levels - 6 red tape

• Colonist Contract 710(a) - +10% colonist capacity - 7 red tape

• Dues Compromise 20(v) - Annual Guild Dues 20% Less - 8 red tape (This was seen after previously purchasing the Dues Stipulation that gives 10% less, possibly it's not offered until after the 10% contract has been bought)

• Unity Commitment C(f.100) - Unit bonus doubled forever - 10 red tape

• Clarity Premium Form 2 (c) Puzzle bonus doubled Forever - 10 red tape

• Fleet Tax Arrangement 404(r) - Fleet tax 40% less forever - 12 red tape

• Dues Compromise 30(z) - Annual Guild Dues 30% less - 12 red tape

• Ship Concessions s5 - Ships cost 5% less forever - 15 red tape

• Census(s) Treaty 57(s) - 20% more per subordinate - 20 red tape

• Census(c) Treaty 819(c) - 20% more per colonist - 20 red tape

• Colonist Accord 20.r(b) - +20% colonist capacity - 25 red tape

• Ship Concessions s10 - Ships cost 10% less - 30 red tape

• Alien Negotiation Contract - MV price 25% less forever - 35 red tape

• Colonist Accord 144.33(b) - +33% colonist capacity (200% cumulative) - 35 red tape

There's RED TAPE Everywhere!

Very recently there has been reports of mysterious RED TAPE appearing all over the TE3K Universe!  When you  buy or sell a ship you get one, five from the Mysterious Black Diamond Vessel. It's looking like from almost any activity at this time!  What is it for?  No one knows yet...  Below is the one I got for buying a ship, and how it appears in your accounting tab.

Incoming Finds:

Nathalie Schnute: I just got 5 RED TAPES for doing the call of leadership, Step 2. That's the one with the hydro farm cultures. And I got the colonists increase as given in former times too. Cost for that step is 400000000. But 5 red tapes is amazing.

Have your own theory or know something we don't yet?  Got RED TAPES from some odd place? Please Leave a comment, or IM Alamiga Anatine in Second Life, if you think it warrants a new post!

Robyn Hirano Launches 33rd Guild!

January 19, 2012 Today Robyn Hirano  initiated the launch of Tiny Empires 3000's 33rd Guild, calling it the Andromeda Alliance.  She ascended from Hades Revolution. The news was announced as such:

Nov 3993] Guildleader Robyn Hirano formed the guild "Andromeda Alliance".

[Mar 3994] Rebel Queen Tia Antwerp left her old superior Guildleader Toohey Paneer of Hades Revolution and joined with Guildleader Robyn Hirano of Andromeda Alliance.

[Apr 3994] Robyn Hirano now leads one of the top ten guilds in the sector.

I asked Robyn for a quote upon her ascension, she said:

Is there truth in the myth?
Do phoenixes exist?
Resurrection of the Rebellion in Andromeda!

Congratulations Robyn and The Andromeda Alliance!

CREDIT CAP DISCOVERED!

Once you get to Director there is not too much to do except watch your credits grow for what seems an eternity, Well I heard Amaya Heart-Aeghin (ranchan.weidman) had reached it. What follows is our little chat about it:

Alamiga Anatine: Hello Amaya, I was told you reached the credit cap in Tiny Empires 3000.  Could you tell me about it for the TE3K Blog?

Amaya Heart-Aeghin: I reached that. while  I was still in Serenity.  10.4 trillion.

Alamiga Anatine: Still at the cap?

Amaya Heart-Aeghin: No. not any more. Being a Guildleader has much more in the way of expenses. And the credit return rate isn't as good s in TE regular

Alamiga Anatine: Yes several Guild leaders have said its hard to keep it up there.

Amaya Heart-Aeghin: Hadn't thought about it.  Didn't know Ihad actually reached it till the time of ascension and had mentioned it to Ultra.  The biggest cut on the guild leader is the taxes..   Being that it takes take a huge chunk. if you stay up there at the cap.

Alamiga Anatine: Wonder if taxes is higher if you have the ship reserves built up to maximun..

Amaya Heart-Aeghin: I'll find out when we get to the guild reserve up to the 10k

Alamiga Anatine: Well thanks for the information!

Amaya Heart-Aeghin: anytime :)

Newly Discovered Punishment: Stripping of Medals

Yesterday at some time Guild Leader BigJohn (bigjohn.troglodite) tried the "Strip a Medal" option with Mari (marielle.itano) that came up on the Punishment screen, he made it public so we all could see the result. This was not meant as a malicious act, Mari had requested a new title and had 3 medals already.  So in order for Mari to get a new title, a medal had to be stripped away.  I asked about the process in the following interview text:

Alamiga Anatine: Hello BigJohn... Im tring to get some info on the medal stripping I heard you did last night for the TE3K Blog...
Alamiga Anatine: It was part of prison yes?
BigJohn: no it wasn't
BigJohn: I will tell you though
BigJohn: if someone has been given 3 medals by a guild, they can't get another one
BigJohn: ie
BigJohn: no titles
Alamiga Anatine: right
BigJohn: so Ultra added that
BigJohn: so I can strip a medal
BigJohn: which is why she got the medal and title afterwards
Alamiga Anatine: ok
BigJohn: it doesn't have any effect on ships
Alamiga Anatine: good
BigJohn: it's not like prison
Alamiga Anatine: so it was an option when you tried to give her a 4th medal
BigJohn: no
BigJohn: it came on the punishment screen
BigJohn: it's a 2 part process
Alamiga Anatine: ok first part was?
BigJohn: punishment
BigJohn: stripping of a medal is actually something that is good for the player
Alamiga Anatine: ok
BigJohn: but it is just a very super expensive way of titling someone
BigJohn: I was able to give ships again also
BigJohn: with the medal
Alamiga Anatine: now she wasn't at the 3500 cap?
BigJohn: no she was
BigJohn: it auto sells them
Alamiga Anatine: ok
BigJohn: he said he added it a while back
Alamiga Anatine: ah
BigJohn: it's actually a show of caring to strip a medal
BigJohn: it doesn't sound that way but
Alamiga Anatine: so did she get jail too?
BigJohn: no
BigJohn: you get 3 options now
BigJohn: jail, banish, strip a medal
Alamiga Anatine: great
BigJohn: so basically there's no negative to it
BigJohn: but it makes sense to put it in punishment
Alamiga Anatine: cept in credits
BigJohn: which was good cuz I could re title them
BigJohn: in like 4 turns
BigJohn: credits lol
BigJohn: once you top a trillion who cares
Alamiga Anatine: I got so many it isn't funny
BigJohn: but yeah, basically if you see a title stripped
BigJohn: it means that they had been titled 3 times already
BigJohn: and can't be OM
Alamiga Anatine: So with OM's you don't see that option?
BigJohn: I have no idea
BigJohn: I don't think OM's can jail
BigJohn: otherwise you get messages about OM's
Alamiga Anatine: so you have to strip a medal to give a new title in her case?
BigJohn: yes
BigJohn: no way around it
Alamiga Anatine: ok
BigJohn: otherwise you get messages about OM's

Thank you Big John for sharing this with us!