I’ve already talked a little about estate improvements in Lords of Infinity here, how the player has the option to pay for relatively modest projects like new roads or a small expansion to the Dragoon Officer’s ancestral home.
However, for those Dragoon Officers with the time, will, and (perhaps most importantly of all), the money, there is also a second set of potential construction projects, ones which have the potential to change estate gameplay entirely. This is what I’ve been working on over the past two months.
The so-called “major projects” live up to their name, requiring enormous amounts of money and resources, and multiple six-month “management rounds” of construction. There are seven such projects in total, three available to any version of the Dragoon Officer, and one unique to each of the four regions the Dragoon Officer might originate from. That being said, the player will only be able to build one per playthrough – and many players will not even be able to scrape together the resources to manage that.
However, simply having the money and the will to complete one of these projects isn’t always enough. The player will have to guide the Dragoon Officer’s major project through all the stages of development, and make wise choices regarding their major project’s construction and use. If the player chooses well, a completed major project could single-handedly turn a money-losing estate into a vastly profitable one, or greatly increase the estate’s prosperity and the reputation of its owner. If the player chooses poorly, the major project might prove a source of immense difficulty. If such a project is poorly managed, then it may significantly harm the Dragoon Officer’s reputation and do serious damage to the good name of his ancestral lands. It might even prove to be a complete failure, and turn into a permanent millstone around the Dragoon Officer’s neck, sapping his funds, and damaging his reputation permanently.
Needless to say, there’s a lot involved in each project. Each one has its own separate plot, some with vastly divergent outcomes. They’ve been a lot of work to implement, but I suspect that once they’re in, they’ll add a new reason to pay attention to the estate through Lords of Infinity‘s story.
In the meantime, September’s installments of A Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea, An Adventurer’s Guide to the Fledgling Realms and A Creator’s Guide to Writing and Worldbuilding are now up.
Paul Wang 
September 17th, 2020 at 2:56 am
Are YOU mad you are making the game so HARD first the money,people leaving,not many income,roadman,losing ability simply by waiting,loan, SOOOOO HARD!!!! STOP THIS MADNESS MADE IT SOME LESS HARD!!!!
October 13th, 2020 at 8:52 am
No it’s actually really good that he’s making it realistic
October 15th, 2020 at 2:56 am
I mean my only concern is losing ability by simply waiting I can manage with the rest
October 15th, 2020 at 11:20 am
I mean the only thing I’m concerned about is losing ability by simply waiting I’m sure I can manage with the rest
September 18th, 2020 at 12:31 am
How did the kian react when the heard the news of King Miguel’s death??!
October 5th, 2020 at 12:04 am
How do you know king has died? I thought he would be a big factor.
Can you tell me that. Just a little line or do.
Maybe mail to userdied@gmail.com
September 24th, 2020 at 4:51 pm
Any news On master of fortresses 2?
September 25th, 2020 at 10:25 am
can you tell when is the date of the release ?
September 29th, 2020 at 1:15 pm
Honestly really looking forward to Lord’s of infinity I’ve played the first two and honestly they really were a nice combination of story and characters.
One thing I will say for the upcoming release is that I hope it has a strong and detailed working of all the previous characters you met and obviously depending on your decisions with said characters that maybe they could help you out at certain points but knowing your works you’ve most likely got something like that set up. I would also like to ask if you can say of course will there be a detailed management of your lands.
October 1st, 2020 at 4:10 pm
I seriously can’t wait, these updates sound so cool. Thanks for all the work 👍👍
October 3rd, 2020 at 1:24 am
Hey, Paul I loved both of your previous books SOI and GOI played them several times and can’t wait for third book LOI.
I have a question regarding major projects,are they exclusive to estate path or you can also do
them in Aetoria path.
October 3rd, 2020 at 1:46 am
Hey, Paul are the major projects exclusive for estate path or you can also do them in Aetoria patj
October 19th, 2020 at 6:27 am
Doesn’t Paul update every 16th why did he stop?
Is he okay?
November 13th, 2020 at 11:01 pm
This man ain’t playing around. And I like that.
The level of depth is on Sid Meier’s Pirates level. Looks straight lined from the outside and then bam. You realize the thick of it. Take your time and make it your best. I’ve been working on my album for a decade so your time frame has been much better than mine thus far! Haha