PostalExpansion

PostalExpansion

Disclaimer: This mod is made with ChatGPT 5.6 Sol

This is aim to make mail deliver excel in reputation grind. Or adjust gold reward and become full mailman

Regular mail ##

• All Mail now goes into a seperated Mission book tab
• Regular Mail gold reward default to 0.5x compare to vanilla, but reputation is now 1.25x.
• Both gold reward and Rep reward can be adjust in Configurator.
• Regular Mail package count change with Reputation level. 0&1 = 1 package, 2 = 2 package, 3+ = 3 package.

Express mail ##

• After Reputation level 3, you will start receiving Express mail mission.
• Express mail calculate delivery time limit with sailing speed around 7.2~7.3 knots. In game you will need to have 6.9 ~ 7.8 knots average speed to complete the deliver in time.
• Speed is picked so small boat could finish it in time, if you rigged for it.
• Express mail Mission have x1.5 reward (both gold and rep) compare to a Regular mail 3 package mission.
• If you delay, 1 day delay will result in -50% rep reward, 2 days delay will receive no rep reward, 3 days or more delay will result in -100 rep. Gold reward follow Vanilla rule.

Hard port bonus ###

• When deliver to certain harder to access port, the reward will be double again (so total x3 compare to regular mail mission)
• You will start having chance to get hard port mission after reputaion 4. After rep 6 you will guaranteed to get 1.
• Regular mail won't get this bonus.
• Following port are considered hard port:
• Aestra Abbey
• Mirage Mountain
• Old Ankh Town
• Albacore Town
• Sage Hills
• Dead Cove
• On'na
• Sen'na
• Chronos
• Aim is to let small boat have advantages in doing hard port.

Spawn rule ###

• At rep 3 you will receive 1 local and 1 world express mail mission. Rep 4 you will receive 2 each. Rep 5 three each. Rep 6+ still 3 each but you will have 1 guaranteed hard port mission for both local and world mission (so total 2).
• Express Mail ignore all destination limit, means anywhere could be the destination, except Safforn.
• Express mail mission always spawn with 1 package only
• You can only get Express Mail mission at following port:
• Fort Aestrin
• Siren Song
• Eastwind
• Sunspire
• Happy Bay
• New Port
• Dragon Cliffs
• Crab Beach
• Sage Hills
• Fire Fish Town
• Kicia Bay
• Gold Rock City
• Neverdin
• Al'Nilem
• Old Ankh Town
• Oasis
• Sen'na
• Firefly Grotto
• Sanctuary
• Al'Ankh Academy
• Chronos

Urgent mail ###

• Unlock after rep 6
• one of the world express mail mission will become Urgent express mail
• Urgent mail calculate due day with around 9 knots of speed.
• Urgent mail add another x2 reward bonus, stackable with hard port and express mail bonus(all stacked will be x6).
• Urgent mail delay penalty:
• 1 day delay: no rep and 50% of gold
• 2 day delay: -200 rep and 5% of gold

Registered Letter

• Unlock after rep 7
• Don't deliver to office. Instead deliver to certain location. Mission Ui will include location description.
• Two delivery hour, you have to deliver at certain time frame. If you miss the time frame you need to wait till next day.
• Day - 7:00 - 18:00
• Night - 19:00 - 5:00
• Each mission have it's own set of spawn port, which will be refresh everyday. Every mission is Unique (Same delivery location won't be appointed by more than 1 mission)
• Calculate due day with slightly slower speed to compensate for missing delivery hour, but overall might still harder than express mail.
• Gold reward is fixed 1 gold lion, rep reward 8x from regular mail.
• Due Day rep penalty. Gold will always be paid.
• 1 day: 0 rep
• 2+ days: -5000
• Currently total 34 missions.

Anonymous letter

• Unlock after rep 8
• Deliver to more remote or uninhabited area.
• Only show coordination and location description in mission UI.
• Usually have shorter delivery hour.
• Same rules as registered letter.
• Gold reward fixed 5 gold lion, rep reward 10x from regular mail.
• Due Day rep Penalty.
• 1 day: 0 rep
• 2 day: -8000 re