Trading System Design - Revision history

Nikai: /* The Design */ sp

2010-07-12T21:05:48Z

‎The Design: sp

Breakable: /* Solutions */

2008-03-10T20:11:17Z

‎Solutions

Breakable: /* The Design */

2008-03-10T20:05:52Z

‎The Design

Breakable: /* The Design */

2008-03-10T20:01:41Z

‎The Design

Breakable: /* Solutions */

2008-03-10T19:58:19Z

‎Solutions

Breakable: /* Problems */

2008-03-10T19:53:32Z

‎Problems

Breakable: /* The Design */

2008-03-10T19:50:19Z

‎The Design

Breakable: /* The Design */

2008-03-10T19:37:51Z

‎The Design

Breakable: /* The Design */

2008-03-10T19:32:14Z

‎The Design

Breakable: Created a page that will hopefully inspire some development

2008-03-10T19:28:45Z

Created a page that will hopefully inspire some development

New page

== About ==
This page should be dedicated to design a new trading system, that would make the Vega Strike universe more believable, dynamic and fun to play.

== Problems ==
The problems with current system

== Solutions ==
The solutions and the spirit of the new system

== The Design ==

Cargo groups
Planet types
Price formulas
Availability

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 ** Consumes [wares] - means the object (planet, ship or station) consumes defined number of items per day.
 *** If failed should disable defined availability modifier. This allows for production only if required raw materials are provided.
-*** Would re-enable the availability modifier only when required enabling modifiers are met. I.E. if ore runs out no more steel is produced until more ore is delivered. If oxygen runs out no more steel is produced until more oxygen an a new batch of workers is delivered.
+*** Would re-enable the availability modifier only when required enabling modifiers are met. I.E. if ore runs out no more steel is produced until more ore is delivered. If oxygen runs out no more steel is produced until more oxygen and a new batch of workers is delivered.
 *** Should allow defining more than one ware with individual number.
 ** Processing
 *** The "Consumes" availability modifiers should be processed first, and only then the still enabled "Produces" modifiers should be processed.

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 * Resources are not affecting the Objects - Planets/Bases/Ships
-== Solutions ==
+== Required features ==
 The solutions and the spirit of the new system:
 * A dynamic universe in which player can leave its mark

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 * Cargo groups
 ** Price modifiers for cargo groups
-* Planet types
+* Object types
-** Modifiers for planet types
+** Planets
 * Price formulas
 * Availability modifiers
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 *** Would re-enable the availability modifier only when required enabling modifiers are met. I.E. if ore runs out no more steel is produced until more ore is delivered. If oxygen runs out no more steel is produced until more oxygen an a new batch of workers is delivered.
 *** Should allow defining more than one ware with individual number.

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 *** One item per defined time could be nicer to look at, but harder to implement?
 ** Consumes [wares] - means the object (planet, ship or station) consumes defined number of items per day.
-*** If failed should disable defined availability modifier until next success. This allows for production only if required raw materials are provided.
+*** If failed should disable defined availability modifier. This allows for production only if required raw materials are provided.
 *** Should allow defining more than one ware with individual number.

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 == Solutions ==
-The solutions and the spirit of the new system
+The solutions and the spirit of the new system:
+* A dynamic universe in which player can leave its mark
+* Great fortunes made on opportunity Trades, and Blockade breaking
 == The Design ==

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 == Problems ==
-The problems with current system
+The problems with current system:
+* The pricing is too uniform
 == Solutions ==