Post yous trade routes
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Maybe I'm wrong but if a bunch of players buy the same commodities from the same port and sell/buy at another port the same commodities won't it flatten out the profits quickly as the port's inventory is diminished?
How would that help all players?
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...but there's what *I* did...
I found two ports close together (~2.4LY). I took screen shots of both commodity markets and ended up selling beryllium and returned mineral extractors for close to 2K/canister round trip.
Extraction (and refineries) sell to industry (and high tech) usually. Just do a little effort and you will quickly be making good money for quite a while without everyone else killing your profits!
How would that help all players?
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...but there's what *I* did...
I found two ports close together (~2.4LY). I took screen shots of both commodity markets and ended up selling beryllium and returned mineral extractors for close to 2K/canister round trip.
Extraction (and refineries) sell to industry (and high tech) usually. Just do a little effort and you will quickly be making good money for quite a while without everyone else killing your profits!
The way the game works, if everyone runs the same route, it appears that yes, those supplies would be bought out quickly, and the route would dry up. Even for Solo players, since it pulls the data from the universe. So uh...yeah. My trade routes are my secret!
Not that they're very good. I'm making much easier money doing missions. Specifically the ones where they give you the cargo, and you're merely a pizza delivery guy. Nice part about those, they seem to kind of build their own chain, and you can just fly around system to system picking them up.
Tomorrow, I'm going to outfit my hauler for mining, give that a try.
Not that they're very good. I'm making much easier money doing missions. Specifically the ones where they give you the cargo, and you're merely a pizza delivery guy. Nice part about those, they seem to kind of build their own chain, and you can just fly around system to system picking them up.
Tomorrow, I'm going to outfit my hauler for mining, give that a try.
That's great advice! Thanks!!
You need to go off site to find the real information.
peeps just feed you false info here trying to protect their trade runs, which is total .
You make money by trading in rares, you need a hauler stripped and upgraded to be able to do at least 16 tons and 18 Size jumps.
Find a station that has rares 150 jump distance from another station with rare commodities , find an i between station for refuelling ( scoops a waste of time in a hauler, fuel is so cheap and you need the hauler to be light as, so no shields, no guns.
Rare commodities arehighlighted in yellow on the commodities list.
Rares seem to stock from 1-10 units every 10 minutes, try to find two rare station with stock of 10's.
Rare trade routes are happily given from other sites, no one gives them here,
Then run them in solo mode for no grief 350K to 600k per hour ( 15k to 18k/ton )depending on your ship.
Trade in normal commodities total waste of time, like about 80% of this game if you are trying to get ahead.
im on holiday so don't have my notes, but would happily PM all my route info on rares.
it is boring as hell to trade, but ED has forced it upon us now with the earning nerfs.
only the players who exploited rare trading at the beginning have enough money for big ships, casual players don't stand a chance, so yeah my info is free to whoever wants it.
peeps just feed you false info here trying to protect their trade runs, which is total .
You make money by trading in rares, you need a hauler stripped and upgraded to be able to do at least 16 tons and 18 Size jumps.
Find a station that has rares 150 jump distance from another station with rare commodities , find an i between station for refuelling ( scoops a waste of time in a hauler, fuel is so cheap and you need the hauler to be light as, so no shields, no guns.
Rare commodities arehighlighted in yellow on the commodities list.
Rares seem to stock from 1-10 units every 10 minutes, try to find two rare station with stock of 10's.
Rare trade routes are happily given from other sites, no one gives them here,
Then run them in solo mode for no grief 350K to 600k per hour ( 15k to 18k/ton )depending on your ship.
Trade in normal commodities total waste of time, like about 80% of this game if you are trying to get ahead.
im on holiday so don't have my notes, but would happily PM all my route info on rares.
it is boring as hell to trade, but ED has forced it upon us now with the earning nerfs.
only the players who exploited rare trading at the beginning have enough money for big ships, casual players don't stand a chance, so yeah my info is free to whoever wants it.
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Rule #1 to becoming a succesful trader in ANY game, and in real life: NEVER EVER, I repeat NEVER, share your trade secrets! If someone asks "Hows the trading going?" You simply reply "Same as usual" and leave it at that!
This can also be applied to running a business and someones nosing about your companies profits
This can also be applied to running a business and someones nosing about your companies profits
Try this earlier post from me on trading tips. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=66494
Very simple trading plan : Use the galaxy map to find an Agriculture and a Industrial system close together (one or two Hyperspace jumps apart). Take Foods from the Agri to Industrial. Take Crop Harvesters back (or Biowaste, if you don't have many credits).