Monday, June 18, 2007

Rent Box FAQ

[Updated 2007.10.20 - updated for Desperation East]
Residents of Desperation Isle Estates: I have set up rental boxes for each resident of the isle. This notecard will tell you where they are and how to use them.

WHAT ARE RENTAL BOXES?
Your rent box is just a scripted box that keeps track of your rent payments. When you pay the box the money goes to me (the landlord), but the box will tell you how many days worth of rent you've paid for and it will send you a reminder when rent is due.

WHY SHOULD I USE ONE?
The rent box will make both of our lives easier, as it will remind you when you need to pay your rent and will also give you the flexibility of paying at whatever interval you like. For example, if you wish to pay weekly, just pay for 1 week's worth of rent at a time. Want to pay monthly? Pay for 4 weeks' rent, and it won't bother you about rent being due until a month has passed. It will keep me from having to track you down whenever rent is due.

WHERE ARE THE RENT BOXES?
I have set up a skybox at around 650 meters elevation over the Desperation West club, and placed all the rent boxes there. You can also get to the rent boxes from the ground by going to the gazebo in the welcome area of the isle (near the SE corner of the Vinyl Spike club) and riding the "Rental Boxes" teleporter.

Desperation North has its own set of rental boxes, which are 750m in the air, over the Desperation Isle Productions store. There is also a teleporter to the Desperation North skyboxes near the SE center of the island, in a little stone gazebo surrounded by palm trees.

The Desperation South rent boxes are 650 meters in the air, in the NW corner of the island. You can get there by taking the teleporter in the stone gazebo down on the ground.

The Desperation East rent boxes are 400 meters in the air on the Western side of the island. There's a gazebo on the ground with a teleporter.

WHICH ONE IS MINE?
Every rent box has floating text over it that lists the renter's name and the weekly rent. Please only pay your own box. :)

WHEN SHOULD I PAY?
Your first payment is always due one week after you acquire your land, since the purchase price of the land is equal to one week of rent. Subsequent payments can be in increments of 1 to 8 weeks' worth of rent, and this is completely up to you.

WHAT IF I WANT TO PAY MONTHLY?
If you want to pay monthly, just multiply the weekly amount by 4 and pay that amount. No special changes have to be made to the box. You can pay in any interval from 1 to 8 weeks.

HOW DO I USE ONE?
Couldn't be easier. Once you find your rent box, right-click it and pick Pay. Enter the amount you wish to pay, and that's it.

I OWN OVER 4096 METERS- DO I GET MY DISCOUNT?
Yes, the weekly rent price listed over your rent box is based on the tiered pricing that kicks in over 4096 meters. If you acquire more land, I will adjust the settings on your rent box. (Please IM me if you do get more land on the island... I don't always know until I check my transactions history.)

Desperation West

The welcome area gazebo with the teleporter to the rent boxes is at Desperation West: 128, 83, 30.

The rent box teleporter is in the SE corner of the welcome area gazebo:

Desperation North
The gazebo in Desperation North has a teleporter that leads to several locations. Click the center of the teleporter and use the Next button to pick the Rental Boxes location, then click Energize! to go there. The gazebo is located at Desperation North: 145, 111, 33.

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