Culinary Challenges
QH Challenges
I know! Just think of all the Energy Points on that table!!
Looks great! You'll work off all those calories in no time with all the farming, spinning etc. The Bronze Award is on its way.
Culinary Challenges
These Culinary Challenges are open to all Queen's Hamlet Co-op Members. You must cook the dish yourself using ingredients that you've either grown yourself, purchased from a QH Farmer and/or purchased from the QH Co-op.
Please post pictures of your culinary masterpieces to verify your accomplishments.
Bronze Award
You've learned how to survive on your own cooking! Simple dishes turn out well and the stove hasn't caught on fire in ages. Here's the list of dishes for the Bronze Award:
Silver Award
** Coming Soon **
Gold Award
** Coming Soon **
Making Payments to the Estate Manager
A simple system of drop-boxes has been installed so farmers can leave their payments (sacks, barrels, whatever) for Mikhail to pick up. Hopefully this will be a bit more realistic than just sending things via inventory AND it has the added attraction of keeping Mikhail a tad more organized.
The boxes are located just beside the Office
Contact Tatiana to have yours initialized for you. After it has been initialized only you will be able to drop items into the box and only Tatiana or Mikhail will be able to retrieve them. Your payments are locked up tight.
When you're ready to put something in:
Touch to open the box. The box lid should be raised when ready for drop.
Select the items to transfer from inventory window with Control+Left mouse button
Drag to the box until it is highlighted in red, then release
After 60 seconds or when the worker touches the box it will close, and notify the owner what objects where added
We've tested the system and it seems to work really well (if you remember to use Control+Left mouse button).
Donations of RP items (extra fish etc.) can also be made using the drop-boxes.
Fees? FEES?? I WON'T PAY NO STINKING FEES??!!
Yes, that's usually my reaction when I see the dreaded "F" word. But in this case, Fees are a good thing ... really ...
The Official Blurb on Co-op fees.
These fees are intended as a means of stimulating activity therefore providing a better overall experience for all members.
All fees will be paid in units produced (sacks of grain, eggs, etc.) and/or RP Coins. L$ are NOT required. Fees are paid on a regular basis to the Estate Manager (MikhailDokuchic Resident). Payment rates will evolve according to current economic conditions (i.e. to keep things fun & interesting).
First off, fees make this activity more challenging but the real reason for using them is to spread the wealth around. Everything collected will be put back into the community in some way or another. Now about those "evolving payment rates" here's the current plan ...
Regular Co-op Members
One unit from each crop tended due on the 10th & 25th of the month i.e. approximately one third of their total production.
For example, if you are farming one field of wheat and one field of grapes you will pay one sack of grain and one basket of grapes twice a month.
For the new 3.0 Fields (tomatoes, grapes etc.) you may deliver your payment in either a sack or a basket (3.0 grapes only please). If a basket it used, it will be returned to you as soon as the produce is processed.
Ten barrels of water due on the 10th of the month. This is to help with the "self-watering" fields instead of having to haul your own barrels. Extra water is always appreciated.
Exemptions
Co-op Fees will not be charged on products that can be "gathered" such as fish.
Co-op Fees will not be charged on fields which are owned by tenants.
Market Costs
Selling merchandise (RP products only) in the QH Market (up to a limit of LI=10) is free for everyone already paying a regular Co-op fee.
REVISED: March 20, 2019
BRONZE TROPHY WINNERS:
SILVER TROPHY WINNERS:
GOLD TROPHY WINNERS:
Challenge Trophies
The Challenge Trophies are awarded to Queen's Hamlet Co-op Members that have earned multiple Awards (because who doesn't like another virtual award!!).
The BRONZE Trophy is given to those members that have received at least five Bronze Awards.
The SILVER Trophy is given to those members that have received at least three Silver Awards.
The GOLD Trophy is given to those members that have received at least three Gold Awards.
Please indicate your eligibility by posting in this discussion.
It's time to get those trophy shelves dusted off in anticipation!!
WAITING TO ADOPT:
Claire-Sophie de Rocoulle Got her first pair of goats, Arabella & Armand on April 12th!
Bebe Begonia Got her fist pair of goats, Babette & Beau on April 21st!
Hatsuka started with Delphine then added Fitz.
Stangbo Humlan started with Claire then added Devin.
Frances Stuart/Lady Hartfield started with Bella & Alexandre.
I'm currently giving each Co-op member a free allowance of LI=10 (after that LI may be rented for L$15 per prim per 4 weeks). This allowance is also meant to include barrels of water and vendors used in the Market.
A goat has LI=5 and the Feeding Station has LI=3, so I could set up a spot for you in the Hamlet and it would be within your free allowance.
I didn't mention this in the official text as I don't know how many spots I can actually offer like this (a few but not too many) but if you'd like one we can arrange it.