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Your First Day: Lesson 2, Sweating and Trading

Starting: Your First Sweat Trip

A good place to start is to collect some sweat and then sell it. this will illustrate several aspects of the world.

How to Sweat

Find an animal and get the Crosshairs. Aim at the animal and then click and hold until the concentration period ends. (In the beginning, there is a message to that effect) Then aim, click and hold a second time. This second time collects the sweat. It may or may not succeed. Keep trying until it does or until you receive a message indicating that no more sweat may be collected from the animal.

It is very helpful to have a more experienced player that has a weapon, armor and a fast aid pack (FAP) to come along. The experienced player can attract and keep the animal's attention while the new players sweat the animal.

What Animals to Start With

Daikibas, exorasaurs, snablesnots are the common starting animals. Berycleds are commonly seen in some sweat areas as well.

Where to Sweat

NE of Fort Argus; NE and E of Port Atlantis; E, NE, and N of Fort Troy; E of Atlas Haven. These areas are where new players have spawned in recents months. Camp Phoenix is a popular sweat area to travel to.

Economy, Part II: Selling Your Goods

Assuming you have collected some sweat on your sweat trip, it is now time to sell it. The options are the Auction or Private Trade.

What Price?

1 Project Entropia Dollar (PED) = 100 Project Entropia Cents (PEC)

Teleporters are common places to buy and sell goods. The Port Atlantis teleporter may be the most active in terms of commerce. Watch the chat go by and note the prices. They change all the time, so watch and see what the current rate is.

Sweat is priced by the bottle, usually somewhere between 1 and 2 PEC each.

Some Trading Mechanics

TT Value, TT+x, x%

All items have a trade terminal (TT) Value. Press 'i' to get the inventory screen. Right-click on an item, then click Info to see the Value.

TT+x means TT value plus x PED. For example, a gun may sell for TT+2.

x% means a percentage of TT value. For example, Animal Hide may sell for 110%.

Decay

The TT value of most items decays as the item is used. If the item decays too much, the item cannot be used. Repair the item at a repair terminal to restore it to working order. The TT value will go back up after the repair. Right click on an item, then click info and see the spectrum that indicates Condition.

The Auction

Auctions are located in most, but not all, cities. Notably, Fort Argus does not have one, but the run West to Fort Ithaca is not very difficult and there is one there. The seller pays a 1 PED fee for posting an item for auction. Bids can be placed on items, the highest bidder winning the item when the auction finishes. If the item has a buyout bid, a bid of that amount wins the item immediately.

Private Trade

The private trade mechanism provides a safe method for two players to make a trade. Both players have to Confirm the trade, and then both players have to Accept the trade for it to complete.

Extract smaller quantities of PED and PEC from the Card or from larger piles by double-clicking on the Card or pile, and enter the amount to extract. Note that with the Card PED and PEC cannot be extracted at the same time. Two an extraction for each.

Extract smaller quantities of sweat or other bulk items in the same manner as money. Double-click on the item and enter the amount required.

Be careful and note the Condition of an item being bought. Additional money may need to be spent repairing the item after purchase.

Be careful of clicking Confirm and Accept without carefully noting exactly what is being traded. People have been cheated when not careful with this.