Ok, latest feedback:

• Update material costs to: 6,000 Nails / 10,000 Bricks / 2,500 Concrete / 900 Steel.
• Update gym gains to 1.25 - 1.5% (I would probably add additional upgrade levels to do this so both are available).
• Add an additional dock upgrade level to unlock personal smuggling (which would be basic for v1 with further discussion on how to build out)
  • Or it could be a future new dock level if we want to discuss it before adding.

maybe instead of dock providing more city buys a day could add a staff room that gives you more buys? i know you werent looking for a rerwite or addition but i would love some extra city buys a day

1. I think the mat cost is reasonable. Materials have already faced disproportionate inflation and it will take a long time before enough compounds are built for the whole playerbase.

2. The upkeep would be high except the fourth expedition slot can recover it, so it's okay.

3. 0.25% is a very small increase, worth under 5 energy per day for most people - not much for the large investment. Maybe 1.5% would be more compelling?

4. The dock upgrade is very useful for late game players for meds, grenades or enchantment materials.

maybe instead of dock providing more city buys a day could add a staff room that gives you more buys? i know you werent looking for a rerwite or addition but i would love some extra city buys a day

TATER_GUZMAN - 20/09/2026, 18:44:04

As it is, the first 3 levels of dock would still give extra buys.

i would rather see 6000 nails/7500 bricks/3k concrete and 1200 steel. 

maybe instead of dock providing more city buys a day could add a staff room that gives you more buys? i know you werent looking for a rerwite or addition but i would love some extra city buys a day

TATER_GUZMAN - 20/09/2026, 18:44:04

As it is, the first 3 levels of dock would still give extra buys.

VAELINN - 20/09/2026, 18:45:09

okay fair just saw a lot of people being against the dock upgrade doing that so thought i would provide a alternative just in case!

i would rather see 6000 nails/7500 bricks/3k concrete and 1200 steel. 

TOMETH - 20/09/2026, 18:46:52

Decreasing bricks and increasing concrete a bit seems fine, but steel is heavily used in subs already, so I'm not sure I like the idea of increasing the amount of steel

I really like the idea of a new house, and I appreciate the clear explanation, Vaelinn. I’d just like to know what benefit that +250 to the intelligence limit provides.

Could it be that the final gym level can't be built until you have 1,450 Intelligence, for example?

Updated snapshot of the Luxury Secure Compound plan, with costs, benefits, and upkeep. Numbers below are what I am working to unless something here gets a strong pushback.

Gym 7–8 raise house-max upkeep.

House

• New plot: £150,000,000 (required for this property)
• Build: £375,000,000
• Time: 62 days
• Materials: 6,000 Nails / 10,000 Bricks / 2,500 Concrete / 900 Steel

Upkeep

Same rule as every other home: 0.075% of home value per day.

• Bare compound (plot + build, no upgrades): £295,312 / day
• Max house upgrades, no dock: £1,587,006 / day
• Max house + dock levels 1–4: £1,848,569 / day
• Max house + dock levels 1–5: £2,045,444 / day
• For comparison, a fully upgraded Private Estate is about £552,000 / day

House upgrades (this property only)

Private Estate caps stay where they are. These extra levels are compound-only.

• Safe 8 — £750,000,000 — vault holds £10,000,000,000
• Gym 7 — £150,000,000 — 1.25% gym gains
• Gym 8 — £250,000,000 — 1.50% gym gains
• Study 7 — £100,000,000 — 12% university course reduction (Private Estate max is 10%)
• Museum 5 — £150,000,000 — Intelligence cap 1,250 (+250 total / +50 over Private Estate’s 1,200)
• Library 7 — £90,000,000 — 1.00% Intelligence gains (Private Estate max is 0.75%)

Dock

Dock upgrades now cost cash plus construction materials. Cash is cut so cash + today’s market-floor mats stays near the old cash-only price. House build still takes the big mat lump; dock mats are a smaller extra sink (brick/nail heavy, steel light vs subs). Materials still do not add to home value.

• Level 1 Jetski — £40,000,000 + 25 Nails / 50 Bricks / 15 Concrete / 5 Steel — +5 town shop buys / day (30 instead of 25)
• Level 2 Tugboat — £70,000,000 + 75 Nails / 125 Bricks / 40 Concrete / 15 Steel — +10 (35 / day)
• Level 3 Catamaran — £80,000,000 + 150 Nails / 250 Bricks / 80 Concrete / 30 Steel — +15 (40 / day)
• Level 4 Yacht — £275,000,000 + 350 Nails / 550 Bricks / 175 Concrete / 60 Steel — 4th concurrent expedition slot (not +3 teams, not a new island in this version)
• Level 5 (new, name TBD) — £350,000,000 + 400 Nails / 650 Bricks / 200 Concrete / 80 Steel — unlocks personal smuggling

All five dock levels together: £815,000,000 cash + 1,000 Nails / 1,625 Bricks / 510 Concrete / 190 Steel.

Personal smuggling in v1 is a small solo loop, not a second cartel submarine: one run at a time, personal drugs only, small cargo, shorter run times (3–5 days), cash plus a light item pile on collect. We can build it out more after it is live.