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Unread post expensive figs
i wanted to buy 1 fig. figs are 175 creds, so i went to the shipyard with 175 creds. it wouldn't let me buy a fig.
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You have 175 credits.
<Shipyards> Your option (?) ? P
You have 175 credits.

Commerce report for: 08:19:53 PM Thu Sep 10, 2020     You can buy:
A  Cargo holds     :   1491 credits / next hold                0
B  Fighters        :    175 credits per fighter                0
C  Shield Points   :    174 credits per point                  0

Which item do you wish to buy? (A,B,C,Q,?) B

You have 41 fighters.
How many K-3A fighters do you want to buy (Max 0) [0] ?
You have 175 credits.

Commerce report for: 08:20:00 PM Thu Sep 10, 2020     You can buy:
A  Cargo holds     :   1491 credits / next hold                0
B  Fighters        :    175 credits per fighter                0
C  Shield Points   :    174 credits per point                  0

Which item do you wish to buy? (A,B,C,Q,?) Q
You have 175 credits.
<Shipyards> Your option (?) ? Q

so i went to the bank and got 1 more credit and it let me buy 1 fig, but it cost me 176, not 175.
Code:
You have 176 credits.

Commerce report for: 08:20:10 PM Thu Sep 10, 2020     You can buy:
A  Cargo holds     :   1491 credits / next hold                0
B  Fighters        :    175 credits per fighter                1
C  Shield Points   :    174 credits per point                  0

Which item do you wish to buy? (A,B,C,Q,?) B

You have 41 fighters.
How many K-3A fighters do you want to buy (Max 1) [0] ? 1
You have 0 credits.

Commerce report for: 08:20:12 PM Thu Sep 10, 2020     You can buy:
A  Cargo holds     :   1491 credits / next hold                0
B  Fighters        :    175 credits per fighter                0
C  Shield Points   :    174 credits per point                  0

Which item do you wish to buy? (A,B,C,Q,?)

i was robbed.

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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:14 pm
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Unread post Re: expensive figs
you forgot taxes :D

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Unread post Re: expensive figs
That's how JP is making money on Tradewars these days. One credit per fig adds up when you consider all the fighters that have been purchased in every game on every server out there. lol


Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:34 pm
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Question, is it the same at Alpha, Rylos, or Terra??

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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:37 pm
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Unread post Re: expensive figs
If I had to guess, this would have to do with the price of figs and shields being on a sin curve, so often they are not exactly at 175 credits... might be 175.2 or something similar.

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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:42 pm
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Unread post Re: expensive figs
Laff, yea but you'd think it would be rounded to the nearest credit on costs. Which might be the problem, it truncs for display and rounds for cost.

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Unread post Re: expensive figs
Actually it is just the same as buying a car. You get the price set, go into the "business" (make that "funny business") office and then they add the "administrative" fees to the cost. The Feds have to make their cash........

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Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:33 pm
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Unread post Re: expensive figs
Singularity wrote:
Laff, yea but you'd think it would be rounded to the nearest credit on costs. Which might be the problem, it truncs for display and rounds for cost.


I believe you are correct. Using Cherokee's fig/shield calculator for today's date gives fig 174.36 creds, shield 175.64 creds. Shipyard shows fig 174 creds, shields 175 creds. When I bought, I paid 174 for a fig and 176 for a shield.


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Unread post Re: expensive figs
figs suck. If I were you, I would buy shields.

Lots and lots of shields. It's the only way to be uber turtelitious.

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