EDIT:
The number of Recycling Manufactories available for purchase has been increased to 2 and, correspondingly, the number of Deerstalker Huts has been decreased to 2 as well. It is likely that the prices for these will be changed as well when they hit the live servers.
This is the second post on all things related to the incoming Christmas Event. Today we are going to look at what will be on offer at the Merchants with a few tips on what may or may not be advisable to get. I am looking at these items purely from a production value perspective - so you won't see me saying to buy any decorations!
As always the way you choose to play is your own - that's part of the fun!
There are many items for sale during Christmas Event in exchange for Presents. For this reason it is best you start saving those gold coins now!
Here's is the list of items for sale on Test Server:
BUILDINGS:2x Recycling Manufactory - 295P (P = Presents)
If you don't have one... get it! It produces coal without using any pinewood logs! Trust me, levelling one of these to 5 close to a storehouse is a very good investment. Even if you have coal surplus now... get one. These cannot be bought on TO and they are rare to come by. Even for gems you can only get one of them so... this is the best buy for me!
2x Deerstalker Hut - 595P (each)These buildings produce Meat withouth the need of a meat deposit. So they are pretty much to Hunters what Recycling Manufactories are to Coking Plants. The big difference is: whilst the Hunter cycle is 6 minutes of production plus travel distance - with Deerstalkers the cycle is 8 minutes plus
travel distance. Which means you can't simply replace 3 Hunters for 3 Deerstalker Huts... you'd need a fourth Deerstalker for that to happen. Still, these are very good buys in my opinion - even if the building and placement of meat buffs can be a bit time consuming.
I will do a longer post about this one as there are several things to be mentioned. Suffice to say there are 4 new buffs that can be produced here. At the time of this writing some of the details about these buffs still haven't been released. I hope in a coming post I will be able to cover those. Still, it seems this should be an item to get anyway!
Arctic Iron Mine - 245P (as many as you want...)Placing this building on top of an iron deposit gives you a cool looking, ready to use, level 5 iron mine. The only problem with it is: if you let the mine collapse - you lose the great looking building... so you will have to buy a new one. For this reason I only recommend this building to those bent on doing some serious iron mining - and willing to acquire the much needed deposit refills that such a mine will require.
PRESENTS:
100 Gems - 30P
You can buy 30 Presents instantly if you are willing to part from those hard earned gems of yours...
300 Gems - 100P
Definitely a better deal... for more gems!
ADVENTURES:
More Secluded Experiments - 100P
This is one of the 2 new Christmas special adventures. I have no details on their contents whatsoever but, as soon as there is a link to a guide I will try and post it here so you can see what you'll be going up against...
I think these special Christmas adventures will yeild beans and so on (so fairytale advs loot) for all that choose to do them. If they also give Presents as loot (would be great!) is unknown.
Return To Bandit Nest - 100P
is the second Christmas special adventure. Same as before I will try and post here more details as soon as I have them.
Save The X-Mas Feast - 95 gems
A special Christmas adventure.
Stolen Sleigh - 95 gems
A special Christmas adventure.
BUFFS:
Hot Lemon Tea Buff - 60P
This gives you 3x output from a production building during 24h. Perhaps more if you are buffed by a friend (36h).
Christmas Feast Buff - 60P
Effect: 6x output for 2h.
Cookies - 80P
Effect: 3x output for 32h
Fermentation Accelerator - 60P
Effect: 4x output for 24h only on Brewery or Friary
DECORATIONS:
A Thousand Snowflakes
Effect: Covers the island with snow.
Small Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree
Snowman
Solar Flare
Effect: Removes snow from island
From this list it seems to me the first few items are the best ones to get (Recycling, Deerstalker Huts and Rarity Provision House). Not sure about the buffs and, more importantly, the adventures. These may yield some valuable resources and thus more than compensate for the initial investment of Presents and Gems.
More info when it becomes available!
Enjoy! And prepare!
Read Christmas Event Post 1 - Collectibles!
Read Christmas Event Post 3 - Advent Calendar!
Read Christmas Event Post 4 - Rarity Provision House!
Read Christmas Event Post 5 - Christmas Event Quests!
Read Christmas Event Post 6 - Christmas Treasure Searches!
