In the beginning of my game every equipment dock had +-40 Beta Impulse Ray Emitters for sale. Been making some money and now that I want buy some, they are ALL sold out. So I waited, did some more trading and after 1 game day of waiting there were still no BIRE's for sale; not anywhere.
Eeehr, is this a bug?
IRE's all sold out??
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IRE's all sold out??
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It is perfectly normal for EQ docks to have basically no stock of anything.
Look for factories if you want to buy things.
Look for factories if you want to buy things.
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There's a double problem with equipment docks.
The X economy is is only fully dynamic, if the rules of supply and demand remain in effect. Unfortunately for end level tech goods like IRES, HEPTs and other weapons and shields the only demand comes from equipment docks. There is NOWHERE else that will buy them. As a result the only person who buys from equipment docks is the player to equip his own ships. This would mean that over time with X economy would slowly fill up, and eventually every station would be full of wares and unable to sell any more.
In order to prevent this Egosoft have set up equipment docks and trading stations to slowly 'use up' their stocks of goods over time in order to ensure that there is always a demand, and the economy keeps moving. Unfortunately for players early in the game, the balance is such that lesser shields and weapons (IREs PACs/ 1 MJ/ 5 MJ) tend to get used up by equipment docks faster then they can be supplied. There's also often no local supply anyway. This means that equipment docks often don't have any in stock.
This does give the player a good opportunity as IREs, PACs, 1MJ and MJ shields are always in demand and good profit makers. But until the player plugs the gap with their own stations producing these goods, there is a definite hole in the market here.
The X economy is is only fully dynamic, if the rules of supply and demand remain in effect. Unfortunately for end level tech goods like IRES, HEPTs and other weapons and shields the only demand comes from equipment docks. There is NOWHERE else that will buy them. As a result the only person who buys from equipment docks is the player to equip his own ships. This would mean that over time with X economy would slowly fill up, and eventually every station would be full of wares and unable to sell any more.
In order to prevent this Egosoft have set up equipment docks and trading stations to slowly 'use up' their stocks of goods over time in order to ensure that there is always a demand, and the economy keeps moving. Unfortunately for players early in the game, the balance is such that lesser shields and weapons (IREs PACs/ 1 MJ/ 5 MJ) tend to get used up by equipment docks faster then they can be supplied. There's also often no local supply anyway. This means that equipment docks often don't have any in stock.
This does give the player a good opportunity as IREs, PACs, 1MJ and MJ shields are always in demand and good profit makers. But until the player plugs the gap with their own stations producing these goods, there is a definite hole in the market here.
