Merchants of Kaidan Forever Entertainment S.A. !!!! Due to the demanding nature of the games' trading algorithms and 3D environment, Merchants of Kaidan is not going … $4.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details!!!! Due to the demanding nature of the games' trading algorithms and 3D environment, Merchants of Kaidan is not going to run on devices older than iPad 3 and iPhone 5. If you have such a device please DO NOT BUY THE GAME! **** Regain your riches, restore your honour and punish those who have wronged you. Merchants of Kaidan is a challenging trading game fused with lots of RPG elements. You start very humble, one cart, a purse of gold and silver coins is all that you have. Your task is to roam the world and search of opportunities to score some profit. Buy low, sell high - a merchant's motto is easy to grasp. And yet the job is harder than it seems. A good merchant needs to know everything about the market, he is always on the lookout for a deal, always listening, always engaging and deepening his knowledge. He knows what forces influence the prices, what events affect them. A good merchant listens to rumours and gossips spread by travelers at inns and taverns; hoping for a clue, a hint where to go, where a good deal awaits. A good merchant surrounds himself with specialists smarter than him, people who help him maximize profits and minimize losses. He always expands his fleet of carts, he balances risks, calculates profitability. The conditions are constantly changing, and supply and demand for different goods with them. Maybe you'd like to pay a cheaper price for furs in the summer, and sell them for a hefty profit as the winter is coming and people need warmth. But is it worth carrying them for so many days, risking robbery, moths and taking precious space that you could use to transport something now and make a profit immediately? Or is it worth to buy illegal herb in the out of reach swamps where it cost's next to nothing, and risk smuggling it into the city where you can sell it for an amazing profit? But what if the city guards want to control you? Should you pay a bribe? How big? Maybe the best course of action is to say that you have nothing and hope they don't find anything? These are the types of questions you will have to ask yourself constantly. - Merchants of Kaidan has 4 story lines each with many quests. Main quest that brings you closer to avenging your father's murder, and 3 side-quest lines. A total of over 100 quests each composed of multiple steps. - A set of random events that influence your journeys. A storm on the sea, attack by dragons, highway robbery and many, many more. - Three types of transport of your goods: by roads, by sea and by flight, each has its advantages and disadvantages and a unique set of events associated. As you grow your fleet you can join a partnership and you'll get to manage 3 traders. - You can hire advisers each specializing in a different field. Their council will help you in a variety of issues. Some will show you short cuts on the roads, some will help you fight of the bandits, some will council you on how to sail better and in case of a storm, how to minimize risks and losses. If you wish, you can also send them to school to improve their abilities for additional cost. - 4 seasons of the year that influence the prices of goods, open some paths for travel and block the others. They also impact the way the game looks, each city has a distinct look at different time of the year. - Random blessings and curses that influence your statistics. They in turn affect how well you conduct business. - A set of artefacts that influence your statistics or can help negate the effects of random events. - A complex market fluctuation algorithm that include many variables such as: demand, supply, seasons of the year, localization of the city, random events like droughts or rat infestation. Information Seller:Forever Entertainment S.A. Genre:Role Playing, Strategy Release:Feb 18, 2015 Updated:Mar 09, 2015 Version:1.25 Size:586.5 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (5) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal sivad Well-Known Member Mar 28, 2013 641 1 16 #2 sivad, Feb 19, 2015 Downloading now, looks good ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #3 ojtitus, Feb 19, 2015 PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #4 PeteOzzy, Feb 19, 2015 Ah man, I was so excited to see this hit iOS and then I notice my old crappy device is too old and crappy to run it. Looks like I'll have to pick it up on Steam then. Thoroughly enjoyed the demo, I can always have fun with a merchant/trading sim so I can see a lot of people liking this. Good old Forever Entertainment, I think I own literally every one of their games on iOS and Steam lol. ImJPaul Well-Known Member May 23, 2012 840 0 16 Male MGMT! Baltimore #5 ImJPaul, Feb 19, 2015 Definitely interesting. Keeping my eye on this one. Would love to hear imps. anabolicMike Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2013 302 0 0 #6 anabolicMike, Feb 19, 2015 Anyone grab this? Look good? I'm dying to buya game even though I have 1000 to play worldcitizen1919 Well-Known Member Jun 27, 2012 1,615 0 36 #7 worldcitizen1919, Feb 20, 2015 Bought it immediately. Best trading game I've ever played. Very highly recommended. Heaps of depth to this. I'm just learning the ropes so my social status at the moment is 'beggar'. Lol. I'm real bad at maths so this is challenging but I love it. Got a few very good games already this week. 5 stars for this. A hell of a lot of work went into it. Touchmint Well-Known Member Oct 19, 2011 1,273 153 63 Developer Phoenix http://www.TouchMint.com #8 Touchmint, Feb 21, 2015 Saw this on the new games list on the App Store looks legit. Dragan Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 365 7 18 Belgium #9 Dragan, Feb 21, 2015 I don't wonna be a party pooper but the reviews from the Steam version are at best so, so. The randomness seems to be the major problem, making it more a game of chance then a game of strategy. Baracus Well-Known Member Jun 19, 2009 1,023 0 36 UK http://www.hatenintendo.co.uk #10 Baracus, Feb 21, 2015 Not sure what reviews you were reading but ones I have seen on Steam and Metacritic all sounded pretty positive (maybe 20% less good but for reasons that may only bother the person writing it). Anyway it's enough for me to splash the cash for it, so my imps coming soon Dragan Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 365 7 18 Belgium #11 Dragan, Feb 21, 2015 I'm waiting impatiently and hope you can give a clear answer on the balance between strategy and chance wich made me hesitate to buy the game, thanks in advance. Baracus Well-Known Member Jun 19, 2009 1,023 0 36 UK http://www.hatenintendo.co.uk #12 Baracus, Feb 21, 2015 Well, I only played one game so far and failed pretty miserably so I can't speak of randomness until I understand a bit more and get further but maybe these screenshots from the tips pages will help your impatience, as I think there is logic and method behind any perceived randomness. As for the game, it's definitely "different". Not as polished as I was thinking it would be from the screenshots. But not bad. A bit confusing at first but I think I'm getting a hang of it slowly. Some spelling / word mistakes but it doesn't bother me (company is Polish, so fair enough). I will post more detailed Imps if anyone is interested. Attached Files: merchants-pricefluctuations.jpg File size: 180.1 KB Views: 19 merchants-seasons.jpg File size: 178.3 KB Views: 14 kennfusion Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Dec 2, 2008 393 0 0 Brooklyn, New York #13 kennfusion, Feb 21, 2015 There is a free demo of the game on Steam, so if you are on the fence, as I am, you can just try that. I am downloading the demo now, but this seems like something that if I like I would prefer to play on my iPad. Dragan Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 365 7 18 Belgium #14 Dragan, Feb 21, 2015 Thanks Barracus for the early imps. Unfortunatly i can't check the Steam version because i only have ipad. I will wait until the both of you have a more profound idea of the game. Thanks in advance. Nergal Well-Known Member Dec 16, 2014 124 0 0 #15 Nergal, Feb 21, 2015 Ya this game does look intriguing. Unfortunately I've never really played anything like it so am unsure. I should probably just wiki it. But if anybody could give an example of what other games this is similar to, pls do. Baracus Well-Known Member Jun 19, 2009 1,023 0 36 UK http://www.hatenintendo.co.uk #16 Baracus, Feb 21, 2015 Last edited: Feb 21, 2015 It's not exactly like any of these, but grabbing at straws you could draw some parallels to: - Le Havre (buying and selling for profit) - Most space trading games like EVE (for the travelling / trading and shifting market prices) - Sid Meiers Pirates (for same reason as space ones, probably this is the most similar due to story elements popping up and some mini-games) - King of Dragon Pass (alternate way of presenting a strategy/RPG game. More text based, dynamic story flow kind of thing) - Witcher Adventure Game (walking around a map trying to make best decisions) - Heroes of Might & Magic (walking around map making decisions where to go and small side-quests such as exploring caves at risk of losing out) As I say, there is nothing quite the same that I played before either. Most trading games (on PC) also have action (like Age of Empires), or building infrastructure (like Anno games). There is kind of loose infrastructure in that you can buy bigger and more carts, and hire experts and advisers, but it's presented in similar way to King of Dragon Pass. I'd say it was closest to Pirates with the focus of Le Havre but less abstract. Hope it helps anyway! CrayonWarrior Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Mar 9, 2014 212 14 18 Great southern land #17 CrayonWarrior, Feb 21, 2015 There is some lets play series of the pc version on youtube. Nergal Well-Known Member Dec 16, 2014 124 0 0 #18 Nergal, Feb 22, 2015 Those paralles are some of my faves. I'm gonna wish list for now and research it more. Or dl it when I want a deep engaging experience, that's what it sounds like. ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #19 ScotDamn, Feb 22, 2015 I almost hate to add zero value to this thread but I too am highly intrigued by this game. It appears it might offer a crazy amount of fun depth and longevity. Definitely interested in some impressions. worldcitizen1919 Well-Known Member Jun 27, 2012 1,615 0 36 #20 worldcitizen1919, Feb 22, 2015 My rank is still a 'beggar'. I have to make 4,000 coins to join some guild but my wagon keeps breaking down or I get intercepted by thieves between journeys. So to overcome the thieves I have to make sure I hire mercenaries. If you don't swear this game will teach you to swear and curse as well. Rubbing my hands together after making a couple of coins I set out to repeat the venture, was assailed by robbers and they took 300!!! Thankfully I saved my game and reloaded it. It goes as deep as you want. It's like a storybook game but with a zillion choices. Agreed that I've never seen a genre like this before. I hear you can fly and sail but I'm struggling as a BEGGAR just to keep my wagon from falling apart. It's a laugh and fun as well as having those 'gotcha' moments and elements if you're not prepared. I hate the great AI because it's made me rage quit more than a few times. This is not a game for the faint in heart or the coward. You have to THINK and PLAN meticulously or you'll remain the BEGGAR I am. Very fun, very cool and unique and only planners and thinkers need apply. Those with great memories will easily master this. My memory's bad that's why I'm a beggar. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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Ah man, I was so excited to see this hit iOS and then I notice my old crappy device is too old and crappy to run it. Looks like I'll have to pick it up on Steam then. Thoroughly enjoyed the demo, I can always have fun with a merchant/trading sim so I can see a lot of people liking this. Good old Forever Entertainment, I think I own literally every one of their games on iOS and Steam lol.
Bought it immediately. Best trading game I've ever played. Very highly recommended. Heaps of depth to this. I'm just learning the ropes so my social status at the moment is 'beggar'. Lol. I'm real bad at maths so this is challenging but I love it. Got a few very good games already this week. 5 stars for this. A hell of a lot of work went into it.
I don't wonna be a party pooper but the reviews from the Steam version are at best so, so. The randomness seems to be the major problem, making it more a game of chance then a game of strategy.
Not sure what reviews you were reading but ones I have seen on Steam and Metacritic all sounded pretty positive (maybe 20% less good but for reasons that may only bother the person writing it). Anyway it's enough for me to splash the cash for it, so my imps coming soon
I'm waiting impatiently and hope you can give a clear answer on the balance between strategy and chance wich made me hesitate to buy the game, thanks in advance.
Well, I only played one game so far and failed pretty miserably so I can't speak of randomness until I understand a bit more and get further but maybe these screenshots from the tips pages will help your impatience, as I think there is logic and method behind any perceived randomness. As for the game, it's definitely "different". Not as polished as I was thinking it would be from the screenshots. But not bad. A bit confusing at first but I think I'm getting a hang of it slowly. Some spelling / word mistakes but it doesn't bother me (company is Polish, so fair enough). I will post more detailed Imps if anyone is interested.
There is a free demo of the game on Steam, so if you are on the fence, as I am, you can just try that. I am downloading the demo now, but this seems like something that if I like I would prefer to play on my iPad.
Thanks Barracus for the early imps. Unfortunatly i can't check the Steam version because i only have ipad. I will wait until the both of you have a more profound idea of the game. Thanks in advance.
Ya this game does look intriguing. Unfortunately I've never really played anything like it so am unsure. I should probably just wiki it. But if anybody could give an example of what other games this is similar to, pls do.
It's not exactly like any of these, but grabbing at straws you could draw some parallels to: - Le Havre (buying and selling for profit) - Most space trading games like EVE (for the travelling / trading and shifting market prices) - Sid Meiers Pirates (for same reason as space ones, probably this is the most similar due to story elements popping up and some mini-games) - King of Dragon Pass (alternate way of presenting a strategy/RPG game. More text based, dynamic story flow kind of thing) - Witcher Adventure Game (walking around a map trying to make best decisions) - Heroes of Might & Magic (walking around map making decisions where to go and small side-quests such as exploring caves at risk of losing out) As I say, there is nothing quite the same that I played before either. Most trading games (on PC) also have action (like Age of Empires), or building infrastructure (like Anno games). There is kind of loose infrastructure in that you can buy bigger and more carts, and hire experts and advisers, but it's presented in similar way to King of Dragon Pass. I'd say it was closest to Pirates with the focus of Le Havre but less abstract. Hope it helps anyway!
Those paralles are some of my faves. I'm gonna wish list for now and research it more. Or dl it when I want a deep engaging experience, that's what it sounds like.
I almost hate to add zero value to this thread but I too am highly intrigued by this game. It appears it might offer a crazy amount of fun depth and longevity. Definitely interested in some impressions.
My rank is still a 'beggar'. I have to make 4,000 coins to join some guild but my wagon keeps breaking down or I get intercepted by thieves between journeys. So to overcome the thieves I have to make sure I hire mercenaries. If you don't swear this game will teach you to swear and curse as well. Rubbing my hands together after making a couple of coins I set out to repeat the venture, was assailed by robbers and they took 300!!! Thankfully I saved my game and reloaded it. It goes as deep as you want. It's like a storybook game but with a zillion choices. Agreed that I've never seen a genre like this before. I hear you can fly and sail but I'm struggling as a BEGGAR just to keep my wagon from falling apart. It's a laugh and fun as well as having those 'gotcha' moments and elements if you're not prepared. I hate the great AI because it's made me rage quit more than a few times. This is not a game for the faint in heart or the coward. You have to THINK and PLAN meticulously or you'll remain the BEGGAR I am. Very fun, very cool and unique and only planners and thinkers need apply. Those with great memories will easily master this. My memory's bad that's why I'm a beggar.