Live Events/A Profit Carol

## Boreas

> *Four ghosts in one night, a Horizon Christmas.*
> *Help teach a good man that this season's for business.*
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A Profit Carol was a one-time-only live event that ran in Christmas 2021, starting at 12am UTC on a Saturday. During the event's runtime it could be reached by tapping an icon of Boreas underneath the icon that allows you to Fast Forward worlds. Tapping the event icon would take you directly to the event planet, a Normal mode Boreas, but with the temperature extremely increased. The world was played with the Horizon Corporation faction.

Four milestones could be reached in the event, each giving different rewards. This event started with the Culture values that come with the Horizon Corporation, and you were still restricted to the faction's culture limit (No Knowledge Values) until you built the Lagrange Academy.

## Strategy

"A Profif Carol" has four milestones requiring several research. Coupled with annoying and destructive random events, making it somewhat difficult. Here are some tips to complete this live event with more ease:

* The revenue can be raised in two ways:
	+ Rushing researching Spaceports and place a few in cities
		- "Rushing" refers to spending GP to quickly finish researching a facility.
		- Once a spaceport is constructed, immediately make use of the 5, 2 and 2 spaces the moons Zephyrus, Notos and Eurus to build even more Spaceports. This should take care of all your income needs for the entire event, while also serving as easily-replaceable decoys any events that destroy your buildings.
	+ Build 2+ cities and wait for Trade Routes
		- As soon as a trade route is established, build two Hab Units in in the 2 cities to avoid losing them

* Spend your Culture Points on Industrial economy and get a +50% construction speed bonus as soon as possible.
* It is recommended to reduce the 4,500,000 cm of water as soon as possible, with the goal of reducing the water below the flooding risk to prevent the entire planet from flooding.
	+ It's best to use Ice Launchers to achieve this. It also has the added benefit of reducing pressure and giving credits.
	+ It is recommended that the pressure drops to 0, and the player should only increase it when the water levels have stabilized

* Use Hab Domes for building slots.
	+ It is helpful to include 1 or 2 Hab Complexes to increase oxygen levels while waiting for oxygen-increasing research to be completed.

* Research and build terraforming facilities, preferably in this order.
	+ Use Aerostat Platforms to reduce Heat.
	+ Use AtmoGen Suites to increase Pressure level.
	+ Use Kelp Forests to increase Oxygen. They also have a side-benefit of increasing Biomass.

* Once all of the above is done, you should research and build Coral Reefs to greatly increase Biomass growth.

## In-Game Text

*'Twas the night before Christmas, and reading in bed
Appolo Matiba was shaking his head.
"We've donated, sponsored, and given awards,
But the world is still hurting, we have to do more!"*

*You see, this executive wasn't a fan
Of just making money, he was a good man!
He made sure his people were well-paid and strong,
He wanted to fix everything that was wrong.*

*But just then his whole private quarters did shake,
And he sprang from his bed, eyes wide and awake.
For right there before him, with an echoing thunder,
Stood the pale ghostly visage of his old partner, Hunter.*

*"You're doing it wrong!" cried his dead CFO.
"This season's for profit, not the joy and the snow!
I have to remind you, rip off this kind mask.
And I've got several ghosts to help finish the task!"*

*And so it began, like a gift full of coal:
The battle for Mr Matiba's own soul...*

If returning event when incomplete, this message is shown:

*You've started your story, but haven't quite finished.*
*Come back now and beat it, 'for the lesson's diminished.*

## Random Events

These random events can only happen during this live event. All live-event-exclusive random events have the title of their respective live event.

### Temperature Increase

*Our people report cozy feelings are forming.
The warmth of their hearts has led to mass warming!*

*Our temperature has changed by [number] mK.*

Increases temperature by 5,000 to 30,000 mK.

### Pressure Decrease

*A brash young employee is thinning the air.
Says it helps his sons illness, but it won't trick us there!*

*Our pressure has changed by [number] Pa.*

Decreases pressure by 200 to 1,600 Pa.

### Facility Destruction

*Some moron in finance just made a donation,*
*and now we must rebuild an entire station.*
*Hold onto to this one, and don't you dare fudge it.*
*We don't have much wiggle-room left in our budget.*

*[number] of our facilities have been destroyed:*

*- [facility] in [city].*

Destroys up to three facilities which can be in different cities.

## Milestones

Milestones can be viewed by clicking the event icon (in this case it looks like Boreas) while player are already on the event world.

This is also the place where collect your rewards after you have completed the milestones.

You can earn these milestones in any order (except the last one, that one is last).

### "No Prisons, No Workhouses?"

*The first visitor was a pretty, young ghost.
She reminded Appolo of the thing that counts most:
"Boreas is covered in cities you built,
but they're far too expensive. They're practically gilt!"*

Goal: Have 6 cities constructed

Rewards: 2,000,000c

Text after achievement:

*Appolo then realized the truth in her words:*

*he'd spent too much money, too much by two thirds!*

*Deciding to fix his financial mistake,*

*he slashed all their budgets. "So let them eat cake!"*

### Chill Winter Air

*The second to visit was a jolly old chap,
with a great booming voice like a warm thunderclap.
"This steam's an expense," he cried with good cheer.
"We need to bring down the vapor out here!"*

Goal: Reduce Vapor Levels to 750,000

Rewards: 5,000,000c, 20 GP, Bronze Governor Pack

Text after achievements:

*Again, old Matiba was quickly convinced,*

*and he sent off a memo with words quite unminced.*

*"What could I be thinking," he said with a sign,*

*"Risking my wealth just to be a good guy?"*

### Visions of the Future

*The third ghost was terrible, the visage of doom.
He took this poor victim to visit a tomb.
"This stone reads 'Horizon'!" Appolo declared,
and mourned for the fortune he shouldn't have shared.*

Goal: Achieve Habitability

Rewards: 10,000,000c, 60 GP

Text after achievements:

*"I swear I'll do better, all your lessons I've learned!*

*"I'll keep all the money my people have earned!"*

*"Appolo was frightened, shook down to his core.*

*But the night wasn't over: he had one one visit more...*

### Ice-Cold Status Quo

*Again in his chambers, he wasn't alone:
the ghost of old Hunter, as dead as a bone,
was right beside him and said, "Let it snow.
We have to to maintain this ice-cold status quo."*

Goal: Decrease temperature to 270,000 mK

Rewards: 20 Carbon Impact Points, 12 Fast-Foward Hours

Text after achievements:

*The temperature down, he stopped the bloodletting.*

*"At least now they'll use all the coal they'll be getting!"*

*The CEO smiled; his job, it was done,*

*Where once there was waste, by now there was none.*

### A Profit Carol

*Four ghosts in one night, a Horizon Christmas.
Help teach a good man that this season's for business.*

Goal: Complete all milestones

Rewards: 12 cards for Ida Ayu Laksmi Dewi, 70 GP, Silver Governor Pack

Text after achievements:

*"By Jove, they have done it! And all in one night!"*

*Appolo was changed, he'd now been set right.*

*The visit from Hunter and all of his shades*

*Reminded him fast of the value of trades.*

*You see, Christmas shouldn't be all about cheer.*

*It's the day we look forward to all fiscal year.*

*It's here to sell candy and toys and TVs,*

*And fancy new baubles to hang on your trees.*

*So Appolo went forth from that day and that place*

*Taking his doctrine way out into space.*

*But I heard him exclaim, as he flow out of sight:*

*"Happy terraforming to all, and to all a good night!"*

**Important: only press 'Complete Event' when you are ready to leave the event world. because after that, the same world can't continue playing that. Also can't restart this event and complete this event more than once until the event occurs again in the future.**

## Trivia

* On 30 Mar 2022, a modified version of A Profit Carol live event was scheduled to start at 10pm UTC.
	+ "No Prisons, No Workhouses?" still gave 2,000,000c.
	+ "Chill Winter Air" gave 5,000,000c, and Bronze Governor Pack x2 instead of 5,000,000c, 20 GP and Bronze Governor Pack.
	+ "Visions of the Future" gave 10,000,000c, 30 GP and 14 Fast-Foward Hours instead of 10,000,000c and 60 GP.
	+ "Ice-Cold Status Quo" gave 18 Carbon Impact Points and 70 GP instead of 20 Carbon Impact Points, 12 Fast-Foward Hours
	+ "A Profit Carol" gave 15 cards for Aria "Baby Boom" Alvarez, 50 GP and Silver Governor Pack instead of 12 cards for Ida Ayu Laksmi Dewi, 70 GP and Silver Governor Pack.