| Store | |
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| Data Controls: | [create] (?) |
The Store is a block that players and NPCs use to sell or buy components, materials, tools, data pads, and even pre-built grids such as rovers or ships. (Only NPCs can sell pre-built grids, and only players can buy them.)
If Economy is enabled in the World Settings, Stores are found at NPC-owned Trading Outposts, or they can be built in multiplayer bases.
The currency they accept is space credits.
Construction[]
This 1x1x1 sized large-grid block has one conveyor door on the bottom and one on the back. The store's own storage capacity is limited to a volume of 1000 L. The store requires power to operate.
 Store | ||||
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| Component | Large Ship/Station Required | Large Ship/Station Optional | Small Ship Required | Small Ship Optional |
 Computer | 10 | — | — | — |
 Display | 4 | — | — | — |
 Motor | 6 | — | — | — |
 Construction Comp. | 20 | — | — | — |
 Steel Plate | 20 | 10 | — | — |
How to buy and sell[]
Left-click the display (or face it and press the 'F' key). There are two tabs, Buy and Sell, that list local offers and orders by the owner of this block.
- You can only buy items if they are being offered and you have enough space credits and inventory space.
- You can only sell items if there is an order for them and you have them in your inventory or in a connected ship inventory.
How to create offers and orders[]
If you want to make your own offers and orders, build your own Store block in a safe location, for example, your faction base or space station.
If you invite other players, it's your responsibility to protect the location with a safe zone, so that hostile players cannot dismantle it. If you own the Store block, or your faction has shared it with you, you can create offers and orders.
To make an offer, face the display and open the Vending Machine's inventory by pressing the 'I' key. Make sure you have the items that you intend to sell in your inventory (components, materials, or consumables), and transfer them into the machine's inventory, then close it.
Next, left-click the display (or face it and press the 'F' key) and go to the Administration tab. Only the owner sees this tab.
- To offer something for sale, select New Offer on top, select your item from the list, enter the amount of items sold as one unit, and specify a sell price per unit -- or accept the default price. The block can impose additional listing fees and transaction fees for larger amounts of goods. You can Create several offers, and also Delete selected existing offers on this screen.
- To order an item that you want to buy, select New Order on top, select the item from the list, enter the amount of items that you want to buy, and enter the price you are willing to pay. The block can impose additional listing fees and transaction fees for larger amounts of goods. You can Create several orders, and also Delete selected existing orders on this screen.
Selling "a unit" means, for example, that you do not intend to sell individual steel plates, you want to sell them in batches of 100 plates = 1 unit.
Lastly, configure the block. Face the block and press the 'K' key.
- In the Control Panel, decide whether you want to choose "Anyone can use" to let non-allies trade as well. (Verify that they can reach the Store alive through your defences.)
- Optionally, you can set up the LCD ti any colour, scripts, free-form text, or images to be displayed; there is no Store script needed for the block to work, so you can even have it display a message to your customers, or the faction icon, etc.
