Newbie Guide to Making Money Through Trading

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Post by welsh_woody » Sat, 21. Feb 04, 21:04

I followed your instructions to the t but found that i could not use the best buy / sell locators because of the following ,
TRADING SYSTEM EXTENSION NOT INSTALLED
could you please help with this problem,
cheers.

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Post by NeverSnake » Sat, 21. Feb 04, 21:07

You need a trading system extension installed to use them (Helpful answer, eh?)

They're availible at all good equipment docks.

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Post by welsh_woody » Sat, 21. Feb 04, 21:19

thanks NEVERSNAKE will try that now

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Post by purpleblob » Sat, 21. Feb 04, 22:33

A question - can i send a computer piloted cargo ship somewhere, and buy stuff remotely when it gets there ? if so how, and what equipment has to aboard to do this?

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Post by Scribblette » Sat, 21. Feb 04, 23:10

Very detailed. Very useful. Very much appreciated.
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Post by Creston » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 08:43

purpleblob wrote:A question - can i send a computer piloted cargo ship somewhere, and buy stuff remotely when it gets there ? if so how, and what equipment has to aboard to do this?
Yes you can, but it's a bit of a hassle to do so, in my opinion.

You need a remote trading extension installed in your own ship, and a Best Buy / Best Sell locator will be very beneficial too. You don't really need to put anything in the remote ship except for a Navigation Software. (Actually, I think you can even skip that, since every ship can automatically dock itself to a given station).

Look at your list of vessels you own (R), and select the ship you want to trade remotely. Go into the Command Console (C), then Navigation (1), then order it to dock at the station of your choice.
Once it's there, go to the ship again via the owned menu (R), and select trade with station. Buy stuff like you normally would, then send the ship off somewhere to sell it, via the Command Console's Navigation menu.
This is why the Best Sell locator comes in handy, because it will allow you to select it while looking at the different sector your remote ship is in. (Just hit 5)
Have the ship dock there, and then sell via the same method as described above.

Like I said, it's a bit of a hassle. I can trade about twice as fast if I do it myself rather than having a remote ship do it.



Glad you liked it, Scribblette :)

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Post by Corsair114 » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 09:19

Bit of a hassle, yeah, but it's useful when you're out exploring the galaxy. I've visited most of the systems in the game, but, unfortunately, have recently had to restart the campaign, so it's back to exploring the galaxy for me. Still, though, even if you're content to trade in a half-dozen or so systems, it's worth it to head south and visit the Paranid home systems, some of them are quite breath taking.

Back on topic though, g'damn Creston, that's a pretty slick method for rakin' in the dough!

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Post by stig12 » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 10:42

hi can anyone help plz ,i am following theses tip and have upgraded my ship ,gone to geo's buck and got the best buy and sell upgrades but i cant get them to work game says i need trading extenion software ,now i have got this and game said installed but every time i press "5" it dont work what am i missing here
thx for any help
stig

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Post by purpleblob » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 11:36

Thanks for your help Creston, yours post here will be of great help to new and old players alike. If I have any more questions heres where i will be posting :roll: cheerz

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Sell Stuff From The Express In Mission 2???

Post by sc4r4b » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 16:52

The search fucntion is disabled... Can someone fill me in on, "Sell Stuff From The Express In Mission 2?" I just finished Mission 2... Am I supposed to sell that ship that chick gave me? :?

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Post by Rushyo » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 16:59

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You are supposed to sell it's equipment before you talk to her to finish the mission, if you want to be a low down cheat like everyone else :)
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Post by sc4r4b » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 17:05

Thanks. So I am SOL because I completed the mission... :P

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Post by Rushyo » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 17:07

*no comment* :D
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Post by smudga » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 18:57

Cheers Creston,
Now off to try - looks superb, thanks for taking the time :)

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Post by Creston » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 21:48

stig12 wrote:hi can anyone help plz ,i am following theses tip and have upgraded my ship ,gone to geo's buck and got the best buy and sell upgrades but i cant get them to work game says i need trading extenion software ,now i have got this and game said installed but every time i press "5" it dont work what am i missing here
thx for any help
stig
Hi Stig,

The "5" key bit can actually be a bit misleading, since it doesn't work on every screen. To always get to the best buy, best sell locator, press enter while you're flying around, go to the Navigation screen, and that's where you'll find two menu options for them. That should always work.

Let us know if it doesn't.

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Post by rival » Wed, 25. Feb 04, 12:20

Thanks for this - it made me my first million!

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Post by Al » Fri, 27. Feb 04, 13:51

<bump>

Great post that shouldn't be down on page 7 :evil:
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Post by purpleblob » Fri, 27. Feb 04, 14:32

the best buys and sells, can you only check in the sector you are in? or has it got a better range than that?

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Post by Huw » Fri, 27. Feb 04, 14:48

Al wrote:<bump>

Great post that shouldn't be down on page 7 :evil:
Maybe someone who runs a fansite would consider hosting this technique?

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Post by Al » Fri, 27. Feb 04, 15:02

I've posted a link in the Ultimate guide sticky. Guess that'll have to do for now.

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