How many safe trips to the surface/Aestival SPOILERS

[hagathina]

I've read some threads that suggested people are getting huge rewards for sunlight. I've farmed sunlight, of course, but I don't believe I've ever been able to get more than about 45-50 boxes worth in a single game. I'm now farming snakes, but it isn't as profitable, and it's a whole lot more work.

Is the limit of sunlight boxes determined by number of boxes, or number of trips to the surface/Aestival? I'm thinking of making a few heirlooms and retiring my captain, leaving my heir my well-explored map, but only if it means I could make more money at the start of the game.

[valastier]

yes, they nerfed the sunlight trad route, your capatain can go up to the surface or aestival to collect light but will get a menace wound that wont dissaper from the light, after 3 times u die. bloodhoney is better profit in my opinon.

[hagathina]

Thanks. I haven't discovered the blood honey yet (or at least, I wasn't able to buy it last time I checked).

[SonicReducer]

Where do I get bloodhoney? been looking for it for a while now...

[Hekatonkheires]

Isle of Cats storyline. You make something like 300 echoes profit from each unit but you have to wait for SAY each time to buy a unit, though.

I'm pretty sure Menaces: Yearning only increases at Aestival when you use the fill box option, not just visiting it.

[ks]

Originally posted by Hekatonkheires:

Isle of Cats storyline. You make something like 300 echoes profit from each unit but you have to wait for SAY each time to buy a unit, though.

Best deal is 399 profit per firkin. And people complain about not being able to make money.

[MerlinCross]

Originally posted by ks:

Originally posted by Hekatonkheires:

Isle of Cats storyline. You make something like 300 echoes profit from each unit but you have to wait for SAY each time to buy a unit, though.

Best deal is 399 profit per firkin. And people complain about not being able to make money. :abs_happy:

Good luck turning a profit on that what with fuel and supply costs

[ks]

Originally posted by MerlinCross:

Good luck turning a profit on that what with fuel and supply costs

You do realize a ship can carry more than one? Even in the smallest ship, 10 firkins, 4000 net profit.
Unless that was sarcasm.


EDIT: as for the original question, the details on the Sunlight related Menace can be found on the wiki: http://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Menaces:_Yearning,_Burning

When I was trading sunlight, I filled 'em up until I saw the word "soon". Then I cheesed it to London.

[hagathina]

Thanks. I see that resting in London is supposed to reduce the Menace, but I never saw that happening while resting in my fancy townhouse. Oh well. Perhaps I will start trading honey now.

[aardvarkpepper]

Originally posted by ks:

Even in the smallest ship, 10 firkins, 4000 net profit

I think you meant "income", not profit. Profit would subtract fuel, supply, and terror-countering costs.

[ks]

Originally posted by lcfraser:

Thanks. I see that resting in London is supposed to reduce the Menace, but I never saw that happening while resting in my fancy townhouse. Oh well. Perhaps I will start trading honey now.

It was quite rare, I think. Definitely didn't count on it enabling the sunlight trade again.

Originally posted by aardvarkpepper:

I think you meant "income", not profit. Profit would subtract fuel, supply, and terror-countering costs.

I stand corrected. Economics nomenclature is not my forte.

For what it's worth, I don't think I ever spent money on terror reduction, unless in a dire situation. Even then, it's easier to just shoot at something.