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[AoR] News ~ December 13, 2020

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Happy Holidays!

As we find ourselves in the thick of the holiday season here are a few new AoR developments to help make our celebrations a bit brighter.

Roast Beef Dinner

Just in time for holiday gatherings, a roast beef dinner is now available.  It may be purchased directly from Myriam or cooked in the brand-new cast iron roaster.  See Recipes for a list of required ingredients.

Many thanks to Beckka for creating the custom meshes for this fabulous feast.

Vineyard

The AoR vineyard project is coming together nicely keeping our community vintners busy growing new grapes and testing the various harvesters & crafters involved.

Red grape juice, which provides a nice boost of energy, is now available as are red grapes, an important ingredient for raisins.

Abbondio has embarked on a wonderful research project providing us with lists of grapes & wines that are not only specific to the 18th century but also to our various locations.  This wealth of information is being used to customize our production allowing each geographic area to have their own special wines.

As a result, the Queen's Hamlet, located in Provence, is proud to present the its very first table wine, Dureza.  It gives a nice little boost to your Social but don't drink too much as your Health may be adversely affected. 

More information regarding the vineyards will be forthcoming.

Taste What's New

Samples of all the new drinks and meals are available in the QH Market for your viewing and tasting pleasure.  Plans are in the works for at least one new AoR holiday dessert and we'll keep you posted on the release.

Ice Skating on the QH Pond

Anxious ice-skaters will be glad to hear that the QH Pond has finally frozen over and is safe for skating.  No skates?  No problem!  Free skates are available in the kiosks at the site.  We'll have to see about arranging a skating party some time during the holidays

Cheers!

Tat

AoR Updates

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METER UPGRADE TO v1.1

A small upgrade that removes the "Hit" sound each time Health takes damage.

Drinking a glass of wine will increase Social by 10 points and decrease Health by 5 points. 

Health regenerates naturally so the "damage" shouldn't be noticed unless a player drinks a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.

During testing it was found that any damage to Health resulted in the avatar giving a pitiful cry which, though amusing, wasn't very complimentary to the fine wines being consumed.  With this upgrade, players may now drink in silence

AoR Updates

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This discussion will be used to announce AoR updates made to the system after Beta Testing.

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 07 Jul 2021 06:08:40AM

[AoR] News ~ The Golden Bread Loaf

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Many thanks to Sere for crafting this wonder!

If for some unfortunate reason yours doesn't show up, the delivery boy takes a wrong turn or something like that, just contact me and I'll make sure you get one.

Cheers!

[AoR] News ~ The Golden Bread Loaf

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A momentous day in AoR history!  The Golden Bread Loaf has been delivered to all AoR Pioneers.

                         THE GOLDEN BREAD LOAF
                                  is awarded to
                      *The Age of Reason Pioneers*

In recognition of their invaluable help in developing the Age of Reason [AoR] system through

•  the hours they spent toiling over fields and vegetables,
•  the amount of sweat they poured out laboring in front of hot ovens and stoves,
•  the time they spent maintaining health, energy, and hygiene,
•  the number of clicks they made to finally get used to how the HUD works,
•  and (most of all) the ENDLESS AMOUNT OF BREAD THEY ATE to stave off hunger.

This award to presented with the deep thanks of.
        Duchesse TatianaDokuchic Varriale
        Lady Sere Timeless

[AoR] Compost

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Here's a quick guide to composting!

Compost is used in AoR as an "ingredient" in the tending of various crops including grapevines, trees etc.

The Compost Bin harvester takes both brown & green organic matter and over a period of 24 hours turns them into compost.

The terms "brown" and "green" may be a bit confusing, in general they refer to the colour of the organic matter but that is not always the case.

Brown organic matter is high in carbon, think dead leaves, straw etc. 

Green organic matter is high in nitrogen, think grass clippings, fruit & vegetable peels, etc.  Cow manure, while brown in colour, is high in nitrogen so is classified as green organic.

A rough ratio of two parts brown to one part green yields excellent compost.

Both brown & green organic matter can be "gathered" using the Organic brown and Organic green gathers.  They may also be a byproduct of other crafters, for example the winepress yields Organic_green straight into the AoR Basket.

Compost can be purchased directly from Myriam but it's hoped that thrifty farmers will enjoy making their own.

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 20 Oct 2021 04:05:55AM

[AoR] News ~ November 14, 2020

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You are most welcome, Aph.  So glad you're enjoying the journey

How Grapes are Grafted to Change Varieties

Historical Research

Here's one interesting bit of research in preparation for the new AoR vineyards: 

Many thanks to Abbondio for doing all the ground work for this project, especially the historical aspects.

Stay tuned for more!

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 25 Nov 2020 05:34:34AM

Strawberries, Sugar Beets, & Tea

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Greetings fellow farmers & artisans

I'm delighted to report that the production chains for strawberries & sugar beets have been completed and the garden patches are now available for sale in the QH Market.

Use strawberries to make strawberry jam, pie, and tarts.

Use sugar beets to make sugar.  The resulting sugar loaf can be used "as is" or processed in the Mill to get a bowl of sugar which is coordinated with the jug of cream and brand-new tea pot.

Hot tea can be made on the stove.  Tea shrubs and an Herb Dryer (turn fresh tea leaves into dried tea leaves) are on the "to do" list.

See the Recipes document for more information including Recipes, Combinations & Harvesters.

Enjoy!

[AoR] News ~ November 14, 2020

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Thank you, Candace!  So glad that you're pioneering along with us