Investments/Round 2: Megail's Route
Round 2: Megail's Route |
“ | You're not meant to know the effects of the investments, or to have a firm grasp of your financial future. I understand the desire for it, but that's what wikis and guides are for. | ” |
— Sierra Lee[1]
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This page presents a compilation of all investments offered in the game, both those that can be funded by ProN, and Discretionary funds, and that one investment that is paid in Sx.
In addition to monetary profits and other effects, most investments also affect your relationship with your companions. Speaking with them will give you some hints.
Investment options become available after you arrive in Ari-Yhilina and foil the coup against the Widow Queen. The initial amount of ProN available to make investments depends on the amount of ProN you've given to Megail in Stineford. The minimum value is 50,000 and the maximum is 120,000[2]. Megail also offers you a ledger to keep track of your investments.
Sierra Lee has stated that you can make similar investments (for instance contracting two mercenary companies) to get better results, but it will be with diminishing returns.
You can spend your ProN in other avenues that don't appear as such in the Ledger[3]. They won't give profits in the form of ProN, but there will be other advantages to investing in them (most of them won't be shown in the game as such, but in the form of hidden advantages).
During Round 4: Discretionary funding and Round 6: Chapter 4 & 5 Investment smorgasbord you will receive funding several times during the round, these "sub-rounds" are referred to as "cycles" after this point.
Switches that look like this are named after the in code switches, some walkthrough pages will use them others won't. If there is only a single switch in both "Conditions" and "Advantages" sides it is likely the switch is used to indicate the switch for the investment itself. If there is more than one switch in either column, the other switches will have a foot note on how to set them ON.
So far, you get ProN returns from Megail at these points:
- At the start of chapter 2, although only 2 investments do so. They are marked in bold
- During the party split, Megail collects returns from some first-round investments in Ari-Yhilina. They are marked with this color.
- Near the end of chapter 2, when Simon returns from the Orgasmic Empire. They are marked with this color.
- During chapter 3, If Simon has the 2nd House of Petitions built, some of their personal assets will be turned into ProN before being shifted to the personal DF. These ProN returns are marked with this color
- At the end of chapter 3, after you have attended to the petitioners and pay your respects to the Fallen. They are marked with this color.
- In chapter 4 and 5, when you meet Megail in Stineford, and after major plot sequences. They are marked with This color
Pricing and other stuff associated with certain rounds are marked with that round's color (Note: To combat issues for the color blind pricing and Return on investment prices get an "RX:" in front of their numbers)
- Bold for round 1
- This color for round 2
- This color for round 3
- This color for Core Discretionary Funding
- This color for Personal Discretionary Funding
- This color for round 5
- This color for round 6
- This color for the round 6 Erosian war bonus Cycle
The following symbols are also used to provide information on investments
- N First time this investment is available
- ◀ This investment is only available during this round
- ◁ This investment is only available for about a cycle or less
- ◁(1) This investment is only offered once before becoming unavailable
- ▲ This investment has a (generally stronger version) available in (a) previous round(s)
- ▼ This investment has a (generally weaker version) available in (a) later round(s)
- ∞ This investment can be repeated indefinitely as long as the condition is met
Round 2: Megail's Route
During Megail's route, she will travel to Eustrin to gather some Investments to help with the plan. A few of them are also available after Simon's return. Some prices in this section are variable and depend on the investment choices that you made in the first round. Before any penalties or anything is withheld you start with a gain of 200,000 ProN.
ProN penalty[edit | edit source]
If you used Acquire Money during Round 1 (Megail Take ON) there will be 50,000 ProN less available.
Withheld ProN[edit | edit source]
Due to the fact that you will go to war soon, you will need a Processor, Supplier, and a Manufacturer on your payroll. If any are missing Megail will hold back the required ProN to buy one in Eustrin, losing you flexibility in other Investments.
- 25,000 ProN if you did not Invest in Premium Steel (Premium Steel OFF)
- 40,000 ProN if you did not Invest in Special Supplier (Megail Investment OFF)
- 50,000 ProN if you did not Invest in Yhilini Mine Processing (Mine Processing OFF)
Non-investments (bribes, items, and kickbacks)[edit | edit source]
After having seen the Eustrin blockade you encounter your first Item for ProN. Instead of gathering 7,500 Sx worth of bounties for the technically legal Eustrin Papers, you can just spent 10,000 Pron to get the forged Eustrin Papers (there are no consequences other than the ProN loss for buying the forged papers).
Actual investments[edit | edit source]
Ari-Yhilina[edit | edit source]
Profitable investments[edit | edit source]
Name | Location | Condition | Price | Advantages | Profits[4] | RoI per return |
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Ardoheim Magic Trade N ▼ | Archon Inn |
Ardoheim Magic Trade OFF |
15,000[5] to 25,000 |
Ardoheim Magic Trade ON |
R3: 50,000 or 125,000[6] Lifetime[8]: 685,000 or 955,000 |
R3: 200% to 833.33% Lifetime[8]: 2,480% to 5,800% |
Yhilini Supplier N ▼ | Outskirts |
Yhilini Supplier OFF |
5,000[5] to 10,000 |
Yhilini Supplier ON |
R3: 10,000 Lifetime[8]: 65,000 |
R3: 100% to 200% Lifetime[8]: 600% or 1,200% |
Eustrin and Aram border[edit | edit source]
The Eustrin embassy is only available once throughout the entire game. Investments made here can provide not only short-term advantages for the Ardford Summit, but also long-term advantages in later stages of the game
Profitable investments[edit | edit source]
Name | Location | Condition | Price | Advantages | Profits[4] | RoI per return |
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Aramite Supplier N ◀ | Aram Desert[10] |
Aram Supplier OFF |
20,000 |
Aram Supplier ON
|
R3: 15,000 Lifetime[8]: 75,000 |
R3: 75% Lifetime[8]: 375% |
Desert Bounty Office N ◀ | Bounty Hunter Office |
Bounty Office Control OFF |
20,000 Sx |
R3: 5,000 Lifetime[8]: 55,000 |
R3: 25% Lifetime: Infinite[12] | |
Eustrin Manufacturer N ◀ | Eustrin Tunnels |
Dwarf Manufacturing OFF |
25,000[13] |
R3: 100,000 Lifetime[8]: 425,000 |
R3: 400% Lifetime[8]: 1,700% | |
Eustrin Supplier N ◀ | Eustrin Tunnels |
Dwarf Supplier OFF |
40,000[14] |
Dwarf Supplier ON
Third Arclent War |
R3: 20,000 Lifetime[8]: 85,000 |
R3: 50% Lifetime[8]: 212.5% |
Eustrin Processor N ◀ | Eustrin Tunnels |
Dwarf Processing OFF |
50,000[16] |
R3: 100,000 Lifetime[8]: 380,000 |
R3: 200% Lifetime[8]: 760% |
Non-profitable investments[edit | edit source]
Name | Location | Condition | Price | Advantages | RP changes |
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Eustrin Embassy N ◀ |
Aram Desert[17] |
Dwarven Council OFF |
100,000 |
Dwarven Council ON |
+1 Tertia |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://ulmf.org/threads/sierra-lee-the-last-sovereign-updated-1-7-100-illustrated-scenes.6640/page-13#post-744377
- ↑ Provided that you have done all the quests and ask Megail for more money.
- ↑ For instance, if you chose not to invest in the Cache excavation before leaving Ari-Yhilina at the start of chapter 2, you have the option to buy the remnants of the expedition for the original price: 10,000.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 The dark teal colored ProN between double quotes "" is ProN used to calculate how large the personal Discretionary funds will be.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Invested In Bridge Repair during Chapter 1 - Early Chapter 2
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Magic Sales Synergy ON (Ardoheim Magic Trade ON andStineford: Magic Shop ON)
- ↑ 225,000 if Stineford: Magic Shop ON and Ardoheim CD < 30
R5: 125,000 if Stineford: Magic Shop ON and Ardoheim CD ≥ 30
R5: 75,000 if Stineford: Magic Shop OFF and Ardoheim CD < 30
R5: 50,000 if Stineford: Magic Shop OFF and Ardoheim CD ≥ 30 - ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 Excludes the R4(PDF) values as those are not actual funds.
- ↑ 2x Orc Charm
- ↑ To the right of the Bounty Hunter Office.
- ↑ 1x Heavy Orc Helm, 1x Heavy Orc Armor, 1x Heavy Orc Shield
- ↑ The initial purchase cost requires no ProN, only Sx.
- ↑ Paid for with withheld ProN if Premium Steel OFF
- ↑ Paid for with withheld ProN if Megail Investment OFF
- ↑ 1x Dwarren Orc Helm, 1x Dwarren Orc Armor, 1x Dwarren Orc Shield
- ↑ Paid for with withheld ProN if Mine Processing OFF
- ↑ Slightly northwest of the entrance to Eustrin, next to a shrine with golden statues.