Difference between revisions of "Trading"

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Trading is a feature introduced in which allows the Communications Officer to trade objects, resources, NERON Projects and even crew members to passing alien transporter ships via the Comms Center.

To partake in trading, the Shortwave Radio feature must be accessed on the Comms Center. While the entire crew may view the Shortwave Radio screen, only the Communications Officer can perform the trades. The Hacker Kit cannot be used to override this.

Transporter

Transporters can be targeted and destroyed by turrets and patrollers, potentially leaving useful items in the wreckage. Shooting the Transporter and refusing trade offers will prompt it to leave on the following cycle.

Bug: If no target has been specified, the actions "Fire" (Turret) and "Fire on a Hunter" (Patroller) may randomly target the Transporter!
Always select your targets before shooting to make sure you do not accidentally hit it.

Confirm: Meridon Scrambler research causing hunters to fire at the Transporter?

Completing a trade

The Shortwave Radio in action

During the trade, the aliens will offer a randomized transaction which can be accepted or declined. Accepting or declining an offer costs 2 .

The primary subject of trades are items located in any of the ship's storage rooms. However, NERON Projects and even characters can be part of a transaction. The Shortwave Radio interface displays the respective request and offer.

If the Comms Officer is a Diplomat (or Polyvalent), they will have more trade options than usual, like exchanging higher amounts or the option to pay with other goods.

Items and Resources

Any items located in the ship's storage rooms, as well as ship resources such as Oxygen and Fuel, may be traded for random exchange goods.

Note: Even Hidden objects are visible in the "Objects present for exchange" box and may be traded at will.

NERON Projects

You can trade one of your completed projects for another project that has not been completed yet. The exchanged projects, both sold and bought, are random and cannot be chosen.

Note: It is possible to trade away Gold Projects from the Vending Machine.

Note: Projects received via trading can also include one of the 3 projects currently in the NERON's Core selection.

Characters

Trading permits the exchange of any Inactive and Highly Inactive crew members located in the ship's storage rooms. Reported character exchange goods include random NERON Projects and even a finished PILGRED Reactor (for an inactive Raluca).

Bug: The in-game description states that Inactive characters can be traded from the Bridge. However, this is currently false; they must be in a storage room just like any other tradable object. The same applies for Highly Inactive characters.

Note: To get characters in position for trading, characters with the Solid and Wrestler skills are very useful, as they may kick characters from room to room using their Kick them out ! action ( cost reduced to 1 for Inactive targets).