Curious Artila foreverpoe Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hey all, I'm new here. I just registered my copy of A3 today, and I'm a little confused about the above mentioned topic. How does one set up a merchant shop? I've read every bit of information I could find, and I've found nothing beyond the A3 introduction that says (and I'm paraphrasing here), "Save the world or be a merchant...buy a house..." I've combed the main game menu, the A3 Manual, and the internet for info on this as well as how to purchase a house with absolutely no luck. Furthermore, I've not come across anyone in any town who's asked me if I want to do either of those things. Is this something a character can do only after he/she has reached a certain point in the game? Or have I missed something really obvious? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Synergy Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 You can't set up a shop. Being a merchant means running merchandise, I believe. There is a house you can buy later in the game. You didn't mention how far along in the game you are. -S- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila foreverpoe Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Quote: You can't set up a shop. Being a merchant means running merchandise, I believe. There is a house you can buy later in the game. Wow, okay. The A3 intro is rather misleading, then. Not that I'm terribly disappointed – the game is awesome just as is. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan La paix Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Just so you know, the house is incredibly expensive if you haven't been selling all sorts of stuff, and if you plan on buying it without cheating, you may need to budget yourself in a manner most extreme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Jeran Korak Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 It's 8000 Gold and it's an ancient manor house in fact. It's an entire town in itself with encounters and rats and even a resident ghost. It's really fun, when you've got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila foreverpoe Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Quote: Just so you know, the house is incredibly expensive Thanks for the tip! I think I've maxed out with coins – despite selling a bunch of stuff, my total remains 15,000. I'm hoping I still have as much when the opportunity to buy comes around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila foreverpoe Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Quote: It's an entire town in itself with encounters and rats and even a resident ghost. That sounds utterly cool. At what point in the game does this house become available? I've just gotten past the registration barrier, so I'm guessing I'll have to wait a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Jeran Korak Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Theres no trigger, go to Lorali (Spelling!??!) and talk to people until you reach the jobs giver, talk to every guy with a "offical" looking icon in the window and you'll be offered the house for 8000 Gold. Look in the buildings. Vague enough anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Quote: Originally written by foreverpoe: Quote: It's an entire town in itself with encounters and rats and even a resident ghost. That sounds utterly cool. At what point in the game does this house become available? I've just gotten past the registration barrier, so I'm guessing I'll have to wait a while. Well, as soon as you get to Lorelei, you'll be able to buy it (the previous owner was crushed by a large rock). Look for the town that has guard towers all around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan La paix Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 When I buy the house, I fill the bedroom with lots of magical junk I don't have room to carry. One fun thing to do is get lots of potted plants and decorate the house with them. It really does look kind of nice... One thing to be warned about though...one of the encounters is a basilisk in the pantry...be prepared... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Don't kill the maid(whatever she's called) you'll transform into birds, and thus, die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila foreverpoe Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Quote: Theres no trigger, go to Lorali (Spelling!??!) and talk to people until you reach the jobs giver Awesome, thanks! I'm now a proud homeowner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila foreverpoe Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Quote: One thing to be warned about though...one of the encounters is a basilisk in the pantry...be prepared... That's interesting...I went and purchased the manor, and after going through the whole thing, I didn't come across any basilisk. Maybe I missed a spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila foreverpoe Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Quote: Don't kill the maid Whoa, thanks for the warning – and she was really starting to irritate me too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 There is a certain amount of time that elapses between encounters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Also, it would be a good idea to remember that there is a limit to how many items can be in a town. When I last played A3 it took me a long time to figure out why some of my magic items were disappearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk D Pliss Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Yes eposhes {typo no comments} but that is better than the exile thing of leave town everythings gone, and for other ppl, the mansion isn't expensive at all,even without cheating i can reach max coins and have to blow it all on junk like fake anama rings, mansion, and even buying things fron stores and dropping them...wish there wasnt coin cap like there isnt on A4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan La paix Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Quote: I didn't come accross any basilisk How odd. Some of those encounters took me forvever to finally come accross, but eventually, I did. Perhaps there is more to the trigger flags than we think? Perhaps day/time is involved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Probably both, methinks. Then again, I don't have the registered version of A3, and I usually finish E3 by about day 80 or 90, so I can't say how far it goes. My guess is that there are events all the way to the end of the time limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk D Pliss Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 A better answer to all your needs is PLAY RUNESCAPE, you can have a house, items dont go away unless your gone for a reasonable amount of time, you can talk to friends you cant talk to any other way, you can merchant get very very very rich {zezima has 34trill and could 6x that much any time he wants} and you can have cats......catspeak ammys.....fish.......petrocks {dunno how yet} and soooo much more, runescape can top any game anyday {especialy like wow and turf battles, those games suck and wow is totally unafordable} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Please quit spamming about Runescape, D Pliss. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Except that WE DON"T LIKE RUNESCAPE!!! RuneScape is so heavily advertised and heard of that anyone who would want to play it already has. Your bad post-etiquette is not making you at all credible. This is why we need TM back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk D Pliss Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Fine, dont like runescape it wont be my fault that when you die you'll look at what its like, and wish you played....you ppl dotn have t like runescape but I find it better than every game, srry that you dont like it - you might not like runescape, but of course we all love family guy {seen every episode} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Nalyd has played Runescape. For a very long time, and as a member. He eventually realized that it sucked. - Yes, Nalyd loves Family Guy. Though he rarely gets to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Chilung Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 actually if you want to speed up the four encounters in the house, just move around the entrance hall, between the altar room, and the weapons room, it seems to be triggered randomly when you cross across that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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