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AoR Beta Testing

Construction Zone

BREAD UPGRADE

Bread can now be sold to Myriam (NPC Merchant) who will pay you 90% of the current wholesale price per unit.

The owner now has a choice of four security settings:

• Public - everyone can get bread slices
• Community - community members can get bread slices or load into their bag
• Group - group members can get bread slices or load into their bag
• Owner - has exclusive access

Please note that loading bread into a bag should be used with caution as once loaded, bread cannot currently be retrieved. This functionality is planned.

AoR Beta Testing

Construction Zone

FROM WHEAT TO BREAD

Grain fields are now in beta testing with the first crops scheduled to be harvested later today. 

• Fields are assigned to specific workers by the field owner
• Planting wheat requires 1 unit of wheat and 4 units of water, drawn from your bag.
• Planting & harvesting time depends on your "grain farmer" skill level
• One "grain farmer" skill point is earned for each successful harvest
• Assigned worker can "sit" on the field (right click - farm) to begin planting/harvesting tasks
• Rakes & scythes are provided automatically. Allowing attachment (optional) will place these tools in the worker's hand.
• Worker/owner can "touch" field (or right click - manage) for field status
• Animations are stopped automatically when the task is complete.  Should the worker choose to "stand" before that time the crop will be lost.
• Time from planting to harvest is 48 hours.  The "✪✪✪" symbol will appear when the field is mature.
• A successful harvest provides:
  • A sack of wheat (8 units) delivered to the worker
  • 8 units of wheat given to the owner's bag
  • 2 units of wheat given to the community manager's bag

Grain fields can also grow oats & barley for apprentice grain farmers (skill level 2) and above.

All grains will be used in cooking recipes. In addition, oats will be used as animal feed and barley will be used in the production of beer.

A separate corn field is planned.

AoR Beta Testing

Construction Zone

New Well

A well is now available in the   QH Kitchen 

Look for the "✪✪✪" symbol on the sink.

The well gives 8 portions of water directly to your bag.  It also gives 1 unit of water to the well owner and 1 unit of water to the worker's community.  These taxes are transferred directly to the owner's/community manager's bag.

Gathering time is 30 seconds.

Cheers!

Tat

AoR Beta Testing

Construction Zone

New Flour Mill

The flour mill is now available in the QH Kitchen 

Look for the "✪✪✪" symbol on the little stone mill on the left side of the stove.

The mill takes 8 portions of wheat and turns them into 8 portions of flour which is delivered in a sack to the worker.  It also gives 1 unit of wheat to the mill owner and 1 unit of wheat to the worker's community.  These taxes are transferred directly to the owner's/community manager's bag.

Crafting time depends on your skill level as a Miller.

Forty portions of wheat have been allocated to each beta tester. More wheat will soon be available for sale in the QH Market.

Have fun!

Tat

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 13 Sep 2020 11:58:36AM

18th century Food Preparation - Roasters, Broilers, Griddles

Historical Research

Lots of great images related to food preparation in the 18th century.

Food Preparation - Roasters, Broilers, Griddles

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 23 Oct 2021 06:02:04AM

AoR Beta Testing

Construction Zone

Welcome to the next round of beta testing (v.12).

Two weeks into Age of Reason and everything is progressing quite nicely.!  This release is all about crafting and everything that goes with it including a personal inventory and the addition of skills.

You will receive two boxes:

• [AoR] Beta Test v0.12 - Meter & HUD sent from the support group
• [AoR] Beta Test v0.12 - Crafter Kit sent from Rousseau

To get started:

• Attach the Meter (use Add )
• Attach the HUD (use Add)
• Detach / Attach the Meter
• Detach / Attach the HUD

Use /9title Title to reset your chosen title.

HUD Changes:

• The I (information) button has been renamed to N (needs)
• The display of Coins has changed (it's still static). Mouse over of Coins has the same function
• BAG will give you the list of items in your AoR inventory and allow you to transfer items to other members
• SKILL will give you the list of your current Skills

 

Not included in this version (but on the HUD "to-do" list) are: resizing, toggling between IC/OOC, detaching HUD & Meter, and the display of coin balance.

 

We are delighted to welcome back our trusty NPC merchant, Myriam.  It took quite a bit of convincing to get her to come and work for us but she's now happily settled in the QH [AoR] Market, ready to purchase ingredients that you have crafted.  She is willing to pay you 90% of the wholesale price.

 

The new Pioneer Kit includes 4 sacks of flour.  Flour can also be purchased in the QH [AoR] Market. 

You may wish to SELL at least one bag of flour to Myriam.  This will help test the sale process and get you familiar with selling items.

You should LOAD at least one bag of flour into your inventory to get it initialized.  Note that your BAG comes preloaded with 8 units of Flour and 8 units of Water.  Touch BAG to see the contents..  These ingredients will be used for crafting.  A loaf of bread, for example will require 4 units of Flour and 2 units of Water.

The SECURITY option allows the owner to indicate those that can LOAD the ingredient to their inventory.  The default is Community.

 

For your baking pleasure, ovens have been installed in the QH Kitchen and there is one working recipe, "Bread".  Once we have completed testing them as a group ovens will be made available to everyone and more recipes will be added.

Look for the "✪✪✪" symbols denoting active [AoR] objects.

The [AoR] Crafting system draws all ingredients directly from your inventory.  There is no need to rez or touch any items besides the crafter itself.  If you do not have enough of any given ingredient, the system will inform you and stop before anything has been withdrawn from your inventory.

Skill Points are earned for each item crafted.  Touch SKILL for your current skill list including up-to-date Skill Level and Skill Points (sp).

You will need 10 skill points to advance from Level 1 (unskilled)  to  Level 2 (apprentice).

Crafting time depends on your skill level.

• Level 1 - 2.0 minutes
• Level 2 - 1.5 minutes
• Level 3 - 1.0 minute
• Level 4 - 0.5 minutes

 

Many thanks for playing along with us.  At this early stage there are sure to problems to solve but we can enjoy identifying and fixing them. Just think of all the great stories we'll have to tell about "the good old days" of beta testing!

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Greetings Brave Beta Testers v0.10

Many thanks for pioneering Age of Reason [AoR]!

For this test you will be receiving two folders:
[AoR] Beta Test - Pioneer Meter & HUD
[AoR] Beta Test - Pioneer Kit

To get started:
Attach the Meter (use Add - it will ask your gender preference & attach permissions, then register you in the database)
Attach the HUD (use Add)
Detach the Meter
Attach the Meter (use Add)

This will give up-to-date statistics (otherwise statistics will update after five minutes).  Don't worry, even if you attach things in another order everything will still work.  This is just the quickest & easiest method.

The "Pending" on the meter indicates your community.  I must update this for you.

Touch the "?" button on the HUD for the list of commands you can use for various functions including adding a Title (/9title title) and a Role(/9role).

Touch the "I" button on the HUD for precise Needs information.

Touch the area on the HUD next to Coins for options to get your coin balance via IM or to transfer coins to another [AoR] member.

For this beta test v0.10 the HUD:
    Does not display coin balance, level(Lvl), or experince (XP)
    None of the other buttons function at this time..

While wearing the Meter you will:
    Lose one point every 5 minutes for Energy, Hunger, Hygiene, Social
    Gain one point every 5 minutes for Health
    Gain one point every 15 minutes for Experience (XP).
    

The Pioneer Kit includes everything you need to replenish your needs.
Food (for Hunger): 
    Bread Box with 8 slices of Bread (these can be easily transferred to your inventory if you wish)
    Bread Loaf delivers a slice of Bread on touch (limit 8)
    Bread Loaf will also be available for sale in the QH Market

Furniture:
    Bed Box (for Energy)
        Sit to sleep
        Owners can also - Right Click for Menu - Modify - change visibility and/or resize
        
    Washstand Box (for Hygiene)
        Sit to wash hands
         Owners can also - Right Click for Menu - Modify - change visibility and/or resize
         
      Washstand (for Hygiene)
        Sit to wash hands
        
Pets (for Social):
        Calico Cat - Add to wear
        Lab Puppy - Add to wear

This early stage of testing is an adventure so expect things to go wrong.  No worries, everything can be fixed.  Please give me a shout any time you have questions or need help.  Most of all, have fun pioneering our new system!
Tat

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 12 Sep 2020 10:06:41AM

Looking for a recommendation.

Book Lovers

I'm tough enough to risk some ridicule by suggesting the following historical fiction

Angelique (novel series) by Anne and Serge Golon 

"The eponymous protagonist is a 17th-century woman born into the provincial aristocracy in the west of France."

Definitely the wrong century but the series gives you a good feel for life in France, including the social classes, which don't change all that much in the next 100 years.

The books have been out of print for a while now but you may be able to find a pdf or e-copy online.  I just checked the amazon prices and apparently I'm sitting on a little gold mine with my collection.

Outlander (novel series) by Diana Galbadon

Everyone here has problem heard of Outlander but just thought it was worth a mention especially since it is the right century.

Good luck in your search!

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 21 Aug 2020 07:42:24AM

Servants in the Eighteenth Century

Historical Research

Servants

"For a large part of the period from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century, servants were ubiquitous throughout Europe. The largest concentrations were in the cities and towns, but servants were also found in rural villages and on farms. In rural France, for example, between 2 and 12 percent of the population was in service (Hufton, 1993). It constituted the biggest employment after agriculture. Indeed the smaller proportion of servants in France and Germany as compared with Britain was the result of a larger number of women still working in agriculture. Thus, servants formed a significant occupational group in Europe."

"Given that such a sizable proportion of the population of European countries was in service, one must ask why. Where did the demand for servants originate? Where did servants come from and why did they choose (if "choose" is the appropriate word) service as an occupation?"

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 19 Aug 2020 04:49:28AM

Economic and Social Conditions in France During the Eighteenth Century

Historical Research

I found this research, which includes the social classes of 18thc France and how they crossed economic boundaries, very interesting.

For instance, not all nobles were rich (as is sometimes assumed).

It is not astonishing that many nobles were reduced to the condition of peasants or
even looked for work on farms or in the excise service. Some even became carriers of
sedan-chairs or muleteers. In 1713 the maréchal d’Harcourt, speaking of Normandy,
wrote to the Secretary of War:

“I witness the poor nobility of this section in such a pitable state that noblemen
become peasants because they do not possess the means for an education, not even for learning to read or write. This poverty obliges them to marry peasant girls, provided the latter possess at least an acre of arable land.”

Makes my back-story of a "Duchesse that farms" much more feasible!

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 17 Aug 2020 10:53:02AM

Economic and Social Conditions in France During the Eighteenth Century

Historical Research

Economic and Social Conditions in France During the Eighteenth Century  by Henri Sée, Professor at the University of Rennes

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 17 Aug 2020 10:51:36AM