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As some of you know, I'm currently creating a user manual / guide to the Escape Velocity commodity and trade exchange. I had a simple question: Do items which are listed as (example) low ever move to another level (example: medium)? I know for a fact that some "low" items will sometimes go to "lower," and "high" items will sometimes go to "higher." But will the actual item level (low, medium, high) ever change?
Answers would be appreciated. I'll probably have more questions in the future...
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Are you asking if it will change without an disaster or "oops" occuring? If that is what you are asking, then no. Because the planets are all set to a certain level (high, med, low) for each commodity that they sell. The only want to change that is through a disaster, or what you seen on the news in the bar.
Usually, a disaster makes it change a lot, ie. from low to higher or high to low or lower. Usually it goes from one extreme to another, because otherwise it makes almost no difference to the trader.
If you are at the store and find that lettuce now costs $10 less, isn't that generally more exciting than 10 cents less?
(note: if your lettuce cost more than $10, someone is scamming you. It was just an example)
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Correct, the "disasters" were what I was referring to. sometimes they don't seem like disasters (example: "The price of food has risen do to a new recruit of officers"), but I believe these too operate along the same principles.
But I just wanted to make sure that commodity levels don't rise / fall without the help of a disaster. Thanks for the help...
Nope. The disasters are all that can cause commodity prices to fluctuate.
In Resedit the disaster resource is called, "oops". I think someone coined the term disaster simply due to lack for a better word. Or perhaps they used the word disaster before they had made the "oops" that weren't technically disasters. We may never know.
Ok, I have about 2 hours worth of math to do. Later.
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Originally posted by ares1: **Nope. The disasters are all that can cause commodity prices to fluctuate.
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Heh, I guess Matt was a bit tired when he created the "oops" resource.
Good luck with the math...
I have a lot of trouble with math. Not so much understanding it, but doing it. It's just so monotonous. All the time I try to do it, I start thinking about other stuff and can't concentrate. I don't have ADD or anything... I can do physical science, History, writing, but I can't stand math. It's so pointless.
In it's desperate attempt to get noticed, my Right Brain did the following:
As you can see, my right brain still has 2nd grader hand writing.
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(This message has been edited by ares1 (edited 09-30-2001).)
As a side note, commodities normally listed as, i.e., medium, can still become "higher" due to an oops. So can ones marked low. The reverse holds for lower. Lower and higher are just generic terms for when an oops occurs.
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Originally posted by Captain Skyblade: As some of you know, I'm currently creating a user manual / guide to the Escape Velocity commodity and trade exchange.
Hmm, that sounds like a good idea. Are you going to be putting it up online anywhere?
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Originally posted by EVula: **Hmm, that sounds like a good idea. Are you going to be putting it up online anywhere?;) **
He's said he'll probably send it to the addons.
Originally posted by EVula: **Hmm, that sounds like a good idea. Are you going to be putting it up online anywhere?;)
Yeap. Once I get some of that evula.net webspace and I've finished up the manual, I'll post it at Saber Studios and the addons page. It's taken me about four days alone to compile a list with all the EV planets and the commodities they sell, so as for when it's through is beyond me.
Also, since I've finished the list, I'll post it here. Perhaps some of you could find it helpful...
ZAXTED STARPORT - ZAXTED SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT LOW 288
DIPHIDIA II - DIPHIDIA SYSTEM FOOD LOWER 005 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 METAL MEDIUM 180 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 SEAWEED LOW 030
NEW PROVIDENCE - ANTARES SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL LOW 480 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360
NEW COLUMBIA - TAU CETI SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 MEDICAL HIGHER 770 METAL MEDIUM 180
SERIUS STATION - SIRIUS SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 METAL MEDIUM 180 EQUIPMENT LOW 288 WORKDROIDS LOW 272
LANDFALL - CENTAURI SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 LUXURY GOODS MEDIUM 420
EARTH - SOL SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL LOW 480 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
LUNA - SOL SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL LOW 480 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
MARS - SOL SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL LOW 480 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450 KEY CHAINS LOW 006
TABLETOP - ERIDANI SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 EQUIPMENT LOW 288 WOOD HIGH 337
PLATEAU - PROCYON SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 LUXURY GOODS LOW 336 METAL MEDIUM 180 GRAIN HIGH 032
NEW JAPAN - POLLUX SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL LOW 480 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL MEDIUM 180
ENYO FUEL REFINERY - VEGA SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 MAGAZINES HIGH 012
NEW FRANCE - REGULUS SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 T-SHIRTS LOW 012
OPAL - PELAGON SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 LUXURY GOODS MEDIUM 420 EQUIPMENT LOW 288
DARKSTAR - NEMESIS SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS LOW 336 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT LOW 288
DUNE - ARRAKIS SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 METAL MEDIUM 180 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360
CAPELLA - CAPELLA SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL MEDIUM 180 EQUIPMENT LOW 288
LEVO - LEVO SYSTEM FOOD LOWER 005 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360
SPICA - SPICA SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 MEDICAL HIGHER 900 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 SEAWEED HIGH 047
MAXWELL'S PURCHASE - KATHOON SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 LUXURY GOODS MEDIUM 420 ROOT EXTRACT LOW 040
NEW ISTANBUL - YEMURO SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL LOW 480 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450 VIRAL SERUM LOW 544
HODGSON'S WORLD - MATAR SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL HIGH 225 LOBSTERS LOW 064
NEW BRITAIN - RIGEL SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL LOW 480 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 SEAFOOD LOW 032
NORTHSTAR - POLARIS SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL HIGH 225
NEW IRELAND - PROPUS SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 STEMBOLTS LOW 040
NEW SCOTLAND - PROPUS SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360
BLACKTHORNE - DARVEN SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 MEDICAL LOW 480 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 STEMBOLTS LOW 040 ROOT EXTRACT HIGH 062
PEGASUS - PEGASUS SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
SAURON - SAURON SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 METAL MEDIUM 180 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
AKIO - GUIRON SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 LUXURY GOODS LOW 336 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360
LAURALEE - ZIGRA SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 MEDICAL LOW 480 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 PARROTS LOW 008
HERA - OLYMPUS SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 LUXURY GOODS MEDIUM 420 METAL MEDIUM 180
SAMSON'S PLANET - EL SANTO SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
MURPHY'S WORLD - AGENA SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 MEDICAL HIGH 750
ADHARA - ADHARA SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL LOW 480 LUXURY GOODS LOW 336 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
LETHE PRIME - LETHE SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL HIGHER 1100 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL MEDIUM 180 VEGETABLES LOW 013
NEW CYDONIA - ARIES SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL HIGH 750 METAL LOW 144
SCORPIO - SCORPIO SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
URSA MINOR BETA - URSA SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL MEDIUM 180 LOBSTERS HIGH 100
SYNTEX REFINERY - THANOS SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS HIGHER 600 METAL MEDIUM 180 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 KEYCHAINS HIGH 010
SIRGIL STARPORT - SIRGIL SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL LOW 192 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT LOWER 160 COMPUTERS LOW 036
EMERALD - TOPAZ SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT LOW 288 BUG JUICE HIGH 025
TORGO PRIME - TORGO SYSTEM MEDICAL HIGH 750 VERIL SERUM HIGH 850
NEW BAVARIA - JADZIA SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL LOW 480 LUXURY GOODS MEDIUM 420
TURIN V - TURIN SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 METAL MEDIUM 180 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
PALOMINO - CYGNUS SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 METAL MEDIUM 180 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450 CAMELS LOW 020
RUPERT - PERSEPHONE SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL LOW 480 LUXURY GOODS MEDIUM 420 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360 COMPUTERS HIGH 056
ALKAIDION - ALKAID SYSTEM FOOD HIGH 150 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 LUXURY GOODS MEDIUM 420 METAL HIGH 225 EQUIPMENT LOW 288 SEAFOOD HIGH 050
HUNTER - ORION SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 LUXURY GOODS MEDIUM 420 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450
CLOTHO II - CLOTHE SYSTEM FOOD LOW 096 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL HIGH 750 EQUIPMENT HIGH 450 APPETIZERS LOW 120
PASHLIFE - SATORI SYSTEM FOOD HIGHER 240 INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM 240 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 EQUIPMENT MEDIUM 360
HIKEEBA - GYMKATA SYSTEM FOOD MEDIUM 120 INDUSTRIAL HIGH 300 MEDICAL MEDIUM 600 LUXURY GOODS HIGH 525 METAL LOW 144 EQUIPMENT LOW 288
These were the current prices in my copy, so they could change while playing EV. I copied this over from Simpletext, so it kinda screwed the aligning.
Errrr... Maybe this is a bad time to tell you, but you could have gotten similar information from the EV Atlas. It has maps with some of the commodity prices.
Originally posted by ares1: **Errrr... Maybe this is a bad time to tell you, but you could have gotten similar information from the EV Atlas. It has maps with some of the commodity prices.
Never heard of it... Available at the EV addons page, I suppose?
Does this EV Atlas have some or all of the commodity prices? The list I just posted has every planet listed that features a commodity exchange...
It's been a while, so I'm not sure. It has all kinds of stuff; tech level, political map, and a bunch of other stuff. Seems to me that it had something about the commodities, but I'm not exactly sure if it had all the price or what. It should be in the EV-addons under guides.
Originally posted by ares1: **It's been a while, so I'm not sure. It has all kinds of stuff; tech level, political map, and a bunch of other stuff. Seems to me that it had something about the commodities, but I'm not exactly sure if it had all the price or what. It should be in the EV-addons under guides.
Alright, thanks. I might need this guide to help me out with the manual...