SW Economy - Revision history

Cholmondely: Added picture!

2021-10-07T09:43:40Z

Added picture!

Cholmondely: /* Version History */ Tweak!

2021-07-06T23:12:14Z

‎Version History: Tweak!

Cholmondely: /* Links */ Added note

2021-05-06T12:30:06Z

‎Links: Added note

Cholmondely: /* Overview */Clarification

2021-05-06T12:21:33Z

‎Overview: Clarification

Cholmondely: /* System-specific filters */ Minor tweaks, clarifications

2021-05-06T12:18:11Z

‎System-specific filters: Minor tweaks, clarifications

Cholmondely: /* Overview */ Tweak!

2021-04-12T11:37:46Z

‎Overview: Tweak!

Cholmondely: Tweaks!

2021-04-12T11:35:36Z

Tweaks!

Cholmondely: /* Some thoughts about non-linear markets */ Structure. Emphasis.

2021-04-12T11:27:53Z

‎Some thoughts about non-linear markets: Structure. Emphasis.

Cholmondely: /* System-specific filters */ Structure

2021-04-12T11:20:54Z

‎System-specific filters: Structure

Cholmondely: Added Overview

2021-04-12T10:17:28Z

Added Overview

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 This OXP gives additional flavor to Oolite economy.
 Whilst this OXP is part of the [[Strangers World|Strangers World/SW]] suite of OXPs, it is fully independent of them.
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 *Moderate TL means no computers or luxuries for sale
-'''Economic titles''' of systems redefined (but roles unchanged)
+'''Economic titles''' of systems redefined (but roles unchanged, except in the case of low TL small "agriculturals" which are now mining extraction planets, despite their name).
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 *It is presumed that you are already familiar with [[Oolite Trading]] from the [[Vanilla game]] before moving on to this OXP!
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 == Gameplay and Balance Indicator ==
 [[File:Tag-colour-orange.png|right]]{{OXPLevel|1}}

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 *09.07.2020 - Version 3.7	Minimal planet radius for food, textiles, wines and furs production increased from 5200 to 5425 km.
 *12.02.2019 - Version 3.6	Fixed error in trade-goods.plist, description of firearms. Thanks, Seven!
 *18.08.2018 - Version 3.5	Food, textiles, wines and furs are not available in agricultural systems with main planet radius below 5200 km.
 *31.03.2018 - Version 3.4	Pulse laser is excluded from legal census to provide compatibility to Hard Eject OXP.
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 *05.09.2014 - Version 1.4	Price for standard and ECM-hardened missiles readjusted to improve compatibility with Missile Tweak OXP.
 *18.06.2014 - Version 1.3	Old readjusted ship roles and most readjusted ship specs (based on Switeck's Shipping OXP) removed from shipdata-overrides plist to accommodate new ship role system in Oolite 1.79.
 == Credits ==

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 *[[Strangers World]]
 *[[Economics]]
 {{mechanics-OXP}}

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 *3 new commodities: Water, Oxygen & Medicine
 *Quantities of some items depends on GDP!
-*Mining stations such as Rock Hermits/AstroGulags now form the third pole in Agricultural - Mining - Industrial triad.
+*Low-tech small-radius planets (''ie'' with low atmosphere) & Mining stations (''ie'' Rock Hermits/AstroGulags) now form the third pole in the Agricultural - Mining - Industrial trading triad.
 '''Agricultural Goods''' - more variable as weather dependent; planet size & TL now also relevant

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 SW Economy sets a system market with system-specific filters:
-• Computers, machinery and alloys are not available in agricultural systems
+:• Computers, machinery and alloys are not available in agricultural systems
-• Food, textiles, wines and furs are not available in industrial systems
+:• Food, textiles, wines and furs are not available in industrial systems
-• Food, textiles, wines and furs are not available in agricultural systems with archaic TL AND main planet radius below 5425 km
+:• Food, textiles, wines and furs are not available in agricultural systems with archaic TL AND main planet radius below 5425 km (too small for dense atmosphere: they produce mining products)
-• Computers, medicine and luxuries are available only in systems above median tech level, quantity is limited
+:• Computers, medicine and luxuries are available only in systems above median tech level, quantity is limited
-• Machinery, alloys and oxygen are available only in systems above low tech level
+:• Machinery, alloys and oxygen are available only in systems above low tech level
-• Minerals and radioactive are available only in low-tech OR industrial systems
+:• Minerals and radioactives are available only in low-tech OR industrial systems
-• Quantity of some items depends on the system's gross productivity
+:• Quantity of some items depends on the system's gross productivity
-• Illegal items are available only in low-tech unstable systems
+:• Illegal items are available only in low-tech unstable systems
 == Examples: Riedquat, Diso & Isinor vs Leesti, Oresqu & Orerve ==

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 Like redefined luxuries, medicine is measured in kilograms, so it is a nice addition to the regular goods in the cargo hold. And, the market for Medicine is volatile not due to unpredictable harvests, but due to unpredictable demand.
-== Some thoughts about non-linear markets ==
+== Some thoughts about non-linear markets: how to trade ==
 :We have an extremely simplified vanilla market model in Oolite with a linear gradient between the industrial and the agricultural poles.
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 :The vanilla goods list layout was inherited from the [[Classic Elite]] interface. There is space for only 17 items on the F8 screen. Adding 3 extra items to the 17 original ones will need to scroll the list to access these extra items. It is not a good decision to force players to take additional actions to access these extra items.
-:The Goods list has been rearranged: ''agricultural goods'' first, next ''industrial goods'', then ''raw materials'' and ''illegal goods'' placed last. Only illegal goods will be displaced onto second page of F8 screen – no issue for a law-abiding player, I hope. The '''?''' (toggle filter) and '''/''' (toggle sort) work as usual, of course
+:The Goods list has been rearranged: ''agricultural goods'' first, next ''industrial goods'', then ''raw materials'' and ''illegal goods'' placed last. Only illegal goods will be displaced onto second page of F8 screen – no issue for a law-abiding player, I hope. The '''?''' (toggle filter) and '''/''' (toggle sort) work as usual, of course.
 == System-specific filters ==
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 '''Leesti''' (common industrial, TL 11, corporate state) and '''Oresqu''' (strong industrial, TL 10, multi-government).
-In the vanilla game economy Oresqu is closer to the industrial end of scale, so its system market has more computers for export. But due to stable government and a slightly more advanced TL, Leesti has a gross productivity of 35,200 MCr against Oresqu's 17,280 MCr. The quantity of Computers on the market is now affected by a system's gross productivity - and Leesti's market now has more computers for export.
+In the vanilla game economy Oresqu is closer to the industrial end of scale, so its system market has more computers for export. But with SW Economy, due to stable government and a slightly more advanced TL, Leesti has a gross productivity of 35,200 MCr against Oresqu's 17,280 MCr. The quantity of Computers on the market is now affected by a system's gross productivity - and it is now Leesti's market which has more computers for export.
 If you visit another system in the Leesti neighborship – '''Orerve''' (mainly industrial, TL 6, feudal), you can’t find computers on the system market, only machinery. Orerve is below the tech level threshold to manufacture computers.
 == Secondary markets ==
-SW Economy set also new market definitions for secondary ports in external packages:
+SW Economy also sets new market definitions for secondary ports in external oxp packages:
 *Anarchies
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 == Version History ==
-This OXZ was originally part of bundled OXP, containing six main packages:
+This OXZ was originally part of a bundled OXP, containing six main packages:
 * SW Economy
 * SW Equipment

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	== Some thoughts about non-linear markets ==		== Some thoughts about non-linear markets ==

−	:We have an extremely simplified vanilla market model in Oolite with a linear gradient between the industrial and the agricultural poles. It seems hard to create a more interesting economy without complex coding, but it is actually quite possible whenever we have more than the one orbital station market in a solar system. We already have [[Rock Hermit\|rock hermits]] in the vanilla game which offer cheap mining products and sometimes demand consumable items. Usually it is a matter of luck to locate a rock hermit – not suitable for a predictable logistic loop. But this is a good starting point to develop unique secondary markets. Indeed, we also have plenty of OXPs which provide secondary ports – some with really interesting markets.
		+	:We have an extremely simplified vanilla market model in Oolite with a linear gradient between the industrial and the agricultural poles.
−	:Using such ports we can transform the vanilla game linear agricultural-industrial economy model onto a classic ''raw goods-industrial-agricultural'' triangular economy model. Instead of milk runs between agricultural and industrial systems we can now realize a more complex logistics pattern. Remote mining needs consumables. OK, buy fresh water, oxygen, food, & alcohol on the market of the main orbital station in an agricultural system. Go to am industrial system and instead of the main station, sell it at a remote mine complex – you’ll get more profit. Take the cheap raw mined materials and sell them at the main station or maybe even at a space factory in the same system. Buy high-tech equipment, revisit your agricultural system, sell it, rinse and repeat. You have no useless goods now – some goods will be nice for inter-system trade, some for intra-system. We have imported an extra dimension into our game.
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		+	:It seems hard to create a more interesting economy without complex coding, but it is actually quite possible whenever we have more than the one orbital station market in a solar system. We already have [[Rock Hermit\|rock hermits]] in the vanilla game which offer cheap mining products and sometimes demand consumable items. Usually it is a matter of luck to locate a rock hermit – not suitable for a predictable logistic loop. But this is a good starting point to develop unique secondary markets. Indeed, we also have plenty of OXPs which provide secondary ports – some with really interesting markets.
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		+	:Using such secondary ports we can transform the vanilla game's linear agricultural-industrial economy model into a classic ''raw goods-industrial-agricultural'' triangular economy model.
		+	:Instead of milk runs between agricultural and industrial systems we can now realize a more complex logistics pattern. Remote mining needs consumables.
		+	:(i) Buy fresh water, oxygen, food, & alcohol on the market of the main orbital station in an agricultural system.
		+	:(ii) Go to an industrial system and instead of the main station, travel to and sell at a remote mine complex – you’ll get more profit.
		+	:(iii) Then take the cheap raw mined materials and sell them at the main station or maybe even at a space factory in the same system. Buy high-tech equipment, revisit your agricultural system, sell it, rinse and repeat.
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		+	*There are no useless goods now – some goods will be nice for inter-system trade, some for intra-system. We have imported an extra dimension into our game.

	== Rearranged goods list ==		== Rearranged goods list ==

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 • Illegal items are available only in low-tech unstable systems
 '''Riedquat'''. Extremely agricultural system, TL 4, anarchy.
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 Economy is almost same as Diso, but Isinor's tech level is below the threshold to produce medicine and oxygen.
-The contrast between industrial systems is not so expressed, but the differences are quite remarkable.
+The contrast between industrial systems is not so expressed, but the differences are quite remarkable. Taking two neighboring systems for example –
-Taking two neighboring systems for example – '''Leesti''' (common industrial, TL 11, corporate state) and '''Oresqu''' (strong industrial, TL 10, multi-government). In the vanilla game economy Oresqu is closer to the industrial end of scale, so its system market has more computers for export. But due to stable government and a slightly more advanced TL, Leesti has a gross productivity of 35,200 MCr against Oresqu's 17,280 MCr. The quantity of Computers on the market is now affected by a system's gross productivity - and Leesti's market now has more computers for export.
 If you visit another system in the Leesti neighborship – '''Orerve''' (mainly industrial, TL 6, feudal), you can’t find computers on the system market, only machinery. Orerve is below the tech level threshold to manufacture computers.
 Spara's In-System Market Restore script has been included (and modified) to allow saving the market's additional items (fresh water, oxygen and medicine). Modifications includes adding extra items and changing item order in commodity array.

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	Whilst this OXP is part of the [[Strangers World\|Strangers World/SW]] suite of OXPs, it is fully independent of them.		Whilst this OXP is part of the [[Strangers World\|Strangers World/SW]] suite of OXPs, it is fully independent of them.

		+	== Overview ==

		+	*More realistic. GDP, Tech Level & planet size now relevant.
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		+	*3 new commodities: Water, Oxygen & Medicine
		+	*Quantities of some items depends on GDP!
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		+	'''Agricultural Goods''' - more variable as weather dependent; planet size & TL now also relevant
		+	*'''Water''' takes over the role of food (and cheaper in Rock Hermit markets)
		+	*'''Food''' & '''textiles''' more expensive
		+	*Fewer '''furs''' with less reliable profits
		+	*Low TL ''and'' small planet size means ''no'' food/textiles/wine/furs
		+	*'''Oxygen''' needs moderate TL for production
		+	*'''Medicine''' only produced in high TL agricultural systems (and some space stations) - and bulkless like gold/platinum
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		+	'''Industrial Goods''' - tech level more important
		+	*'''Alloys''' now need moderate TL for production
		+	*More '''machinery''' with better profit margins (and need moderate TL for production)
		+	*Fewer '''computers''' (and need high tech level for production)
		+	*'''Luxuries''' now bulkless like gold/platinum and need high TL for production
		+	*Low TL means no machinery, alloys, computers or luxuries for sale
		+	*Moderate TL means no computers or luxuries for sale
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		+	'''Economic titles''' of systems redefined (but roles unchanged)
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	== Redefined system economy profiles ==		== Redefined system economy profiles ==