Economy minigames

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In this newest incarnation of Southern Cross, there is now a dynamic economy system. This means that players are able to effect the economy by participating in gathering resources.

1- Harvesting

• One of the minigames available is +harvest. This command allows you to look for Metals, Food, Water, Wood, Clay, and Leather. Certain tools are necessary to harvest some materials--mining picks, bronze axes, and basic hunting knives. There are also circumstances in which items can be harvest. For example, when the weather is above 32.0 degrees (0 degrees C), food can be harvested courtesy of the local farms. THe picture below is a screenshot of what this program looks like.

Type +harvest in order to see what you are able to harvest. By typing +harvest (item), you will be able to harvest food, water, clay, leather, and wood provided you have the proper tools. In order to harvest metal, you must be at a Mine, then type +harvest metal from mine

2- Hunting

• A second minigame available is +hunt. This minigame allows you to hunt many monsters and animals available in the local wilderness. These animals can range anywhere from Basic Imps to the elusive and legendary snipe. In order to use this program, you will first need to have a hunting weapon or the special Feral Hunting. To start, you can +hunt/weapon (weapon name); these can be arrows, javelins, knives, or Feral Hunting. Once you have equipped your weapon, you can type +hunt/track.

The picture below is a screenshot of what this program looks like.

This is a screenshot of +hunt. Number 1 shows what the hunter's stealth is. Number two shows the target's alertness to the hunter's presence. Number 3 shows the distance between the hunter and the target

To see what has been caught, type +hunt/stock. This will show how many animals have been caught. In order to process them into Dull Food, Leather, or Furs, type +hunt/butcher (creature name).

Caught some Chocobo? Interested in Chocobo breeding?

3- Herb

• A third minigame available is +herb. This minigame allows you to search for herbs used in medicine in the local wilderness. These herbs can range from simple Garlic to a difficult to find Screaming Mandrake. In order to use this program, you will first need to have a small jar. To start, you can type +herb/track. Below is a screenshot of this program.

This is a screenshot of +herb. The program will alert you to stumbling across an herb, prompting you to begin the harvest. This is done by typing h (number the color the program asks for is listed under).

During each attempt to harvest, the program will alert the user at the percentage chance of a skill raising due to practice. Once you have harvested an herb, type +herb/prepare (herb name). This will give you chemicals, dull food, and herbs; this will also return a jar to your +gear inventory.

3- Fish

• A fourth and final minigame available is +fish. This minigame allows one to use a fishing pole to catch fish from the local harbor bay and river. In order to fish, one needs to have fishing bait or lures along with a fishing rod. To start, you can type +fish/cast.