Changes: Commodity Prices

Revision as of 15:29, 24 January 2020

Ascii Sector has its own commodity-based economy. The market index prices of these commodities fluctuate by supply and demand as the game progresses. The table below shows those commodities, and sample index prices taken at one point in the game. It will give you a general idea of the values. The unit of currency in the Ascii Sector is the credit.

The actual prices realized when buying/selling at an Exchange depend on the planet and are further influenced by certain events.

Commodity	Price (approx.)
Grain	21
Generic Food	37
Luxury Food	59
Furs	280
Liquor	53
Pets	94
Wood	101
Gems	943
Iron	50
Tungsten	91
Plutonium*	1156
Uranium*	488
Artwork	96
Games	20
Movies	21
Advanced Fuels	502
Communications	49
Computers	76
Construction	98
Factory Equipment	98
Food Dispensers	107
Holographics	499
Home Appliances	93
Home Entertainment	46
Medical Equipment	532
Mining Equipment	93
Plastics	50
Prefabs	46
Robot Servants	462
Robot Workers	291
Software	94
Space Salvage	190
Textiles	50
Weaponry*	302
Books	48
PlayThing(tm)	21
Brilliance*	221
Slaves*	719
Tobacco*	111
Ultimate*	1100

* Brilliance, plutonium, slaves, tobacco, Ultimate, uranium, and weaponry are illegal contraband. While in space, being found in possession of such items (outside of hidden cargo compartments) during a contraband scan will result in your ship being attacked.

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 Ascii Sector has its own commodity-based economy. The market index prices of these commodities fluctuate by supply and demand as the game progresses. The table below shows those commodities, and sample index prices taken at one point in the game. It will give you a general idea of the values. The unit of currency in the Ascii Sector is the [[Credits|credit]].
+The actual prices realized when buying/selling at an Exchange depend on the [[Bases and Planets|planet]] and are further influenced by [[Special Commodity Events|certain events]].
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 Commodity
-! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Price (approx.)
+! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Price (approx.)
 |-
-|[[Grain]]
+|{{Grain}}[[Grain]]
-| style="text-align:right;"|21
+| style="text-align:right;" |21
 |-
 |Generic Food
-| style="text-align:right;"|37
+| style="text-align:right;" |37
 |-
 |Luxury Food
-| style="text-align:right;"|59
+| style="text-align:right;" |59
 |-
 |Furs
-| style="text-align:right;"|280
+| style="text-align:right;" |280
 |-
-|Liquor
+|{{Liquor}}[[Liquor]]
-| style="text-align:right;"|53
+| style="text-align:right;" |53
 |-
-|Pets
+|{{Pets}}Pets
-| style="text-align:right;"|94
+| style="text-align:right;" |94
 |-
 |Wood
-| style="text-align:right;"|101
+| style="text-align:right;" |101
 |-
 |Gems
-| style="text-align:right;"|943
+| style="text-align:right;" |943
 |-
 |Iron
-| style="text-align:right;"|50
+| style="text-align:right;" |50
 |-
 |Tungsten
-| style="text-align:right;"|91
+| style="text-align:right;" |91
 |-
 |Plutonium*
-| style="text-align:right;"|1156
+| style="text-align:right;" |1156
 |-
 |Uranium*
-| style="text-align:right;"|488
+| style="text-align:right;" |488
 |-
 |Artwork
-| style="text-align:right;"|96
+| style="text-align:right;" |96
 |-
 |Games
-| style="text-align:right;"|20
+| style="text-align:right;" |20
 |-
 |Movies
-| style="text-align:right;"|21
+| style="text-align:right;" |21
 |-
 |Advanced Fuels
-| style="text-align:right;"|502
+| style="text-align:right;" |502
 |-
 |Communications
-| style="text-align:right;"|49
+| style="text-align:right;" |49
 |-
 |Computers
-| style="text-align:right;"|76
+| style="text-align:right;" |76
 |-
 |Construction
-| style="text-align:right;"|98
+| style="text-align:right;" |98
 |-
 |Factory Equipment
-| style="text-align:right;"|98
+| style="text-align:right;" |98
 |-
 |Food Dispensers
-| style="text-align:right;"|107
+| style="text-align:right;" |107
 |-
 |Holographics
-| style="text-align:right;"|499
+| style="text-align:right;" |499
 |-
 |Home Appliances
-| style="text-align:right;"|93
+| style="text-align:right;" |93
 |-
 |Home Entertainment
-| style="text-align:right;"|46
+| style="text-align:right;" |46
 |-
 |Medical Equipment
-| style="text-align:right;"|532
+| style="text-align:right;" |532
 |-
 |Mining Equipment
-| style="text-align:right;"|93
+| style="text-align:right;" |93
 |-
 |Plastics
-| style="text-align:right;"|50
+| style="text-align:right;" |50
 |-
 |Prefabs
-| style="text-align:right;"|46
+| style="text-align:right;" |46
 |-
 |Robot Servants
-| style="text-align:right;"|462
+| style="text-align:right;" |462
 |-
 |Robot Workers
-| style="text-align:right;"|291
+| style="text-align:right;" |291
 |-
 |Software
-| style="text-align:right;"|94
+| style="text-align:right;" |94
 |-
 |Space Salvage
-| style="text-align:right;"|190
+| style="text-align:right;" |190
 |-
 |Textiles
-| style="text-align:right;"|50
+| style="text-align:right;" |50
 |-
 |Weaponry*
-| style="text-align:right;"|302
+| style="text-align:right;" |302
 |-
-|Books
+|{{Books}}Books
-| style="text-align:right;"|48
+| style="text-align:right;" |48
 |-
 |PlayThing(tm)
-| style="text-align:right;"|21
+| style="text-align:right;" |21
 |-
 |Brilliance*
-| style="text-align:right;"|221
+| style="text-align:right;" |221
 |-
 |Slaves*
-| style="text-align:right;"|719
+| style="text-align:right;" |719
 |-
 |Tobacco*
-| style="text-align:right;"|111
+| style="text-align:right;" |111
 |-
 |Ultimate*
-| style="text-align:right;"|1100
+| style="text-align:right;" |1100
 |}
 <nowiki>*</nowiki> Brilliance, plutonium, slaves, tobacco, Ultimate, uranium, and weaponry are illegal [[contraband]]. While in space, being found in possession of such items (outside of hidden cargo compartments) during a contraband scan will result in your ship being attacked.