Newcomer / Intro how to find specific commodity

dermoritz

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Hi there, sometimes there are offers in bulletin board to supply a specific commodity that i can't find on the market (not listed at all). E.g. "auto fabricators".
Is there a way (probably not in game) to find systems that has it on stock or at least a system that has it most likely?

(for items listed it is easy - i look for "imported from")

thanks in advance
 

CMDR Sheehy

CMDR Sheehy
There are probably out of game lists for this. However, in the game, go to the system map. Select the (not realistic view - I've forgotten the name of it, but it lights up the map with the system affiliation colours.

Then go down and clear the trading filter and select only the group and specific commodity you want. Now zoom out until you see some coloured lines. (You may have to move up or down to see the closest ones as the universe is 3d but the map only shows a horizontal slice.) Look from where the lines 'originate' from. This is where you can find the commodity for sale. (You may also find that not every station in that system sell that commodity...)
 

Whiterose

Whiterose
Go to the galactic map. Look at the trade view. Filter for what you are looking for and it will show you where it is being imported and exported and head there.
 

IceSerpent

I
Whiterose said:
Go to the galactic map. Look at the trade view. Filter for what you are looking for and it will show you where it is being imported and exported and head there.
Click to expand...

This doesn't always work at the moment - the whole trading system is shaky. You can easily get a "trade route" shown from a system that doesn't actually sell the commodity in question, more than that, you can even get a trade route from a system where that commodity is prohibited on all stations. Currently an easier way is to remember what economy produces what (i.e. natural foods is produced on agricultural, metals on refinery, minerals on extraction) and check appropriate systems nearby. If you're staying in the same area doing missions, you will simply remember where to go for what goods after a bit of time.
 

RobinsonUK

R
I've been using an out of game tool for this. I don't know if the prices are accurate but it seems to tell me where I can find something and that's quite a time saver for doing missions. It's a bit like this in Eve too - there are some really useful tools I wish were implemented in game that I have to go out of game to find (mostly Fuzzworks tools for industrialists). Perhaps they'll appeal in E:D in time too.
 
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