Trader restock

[Kubi]

How much time does it take for the trader to get new items or restock?

[gamerhelligon]

When you talk to him, look up at the top of the box, it will say how long til he resets the stock....uses actualy time not game time.

[Chaoslink]

I've noticed that only a few things sawp out though. I dunno how much restocks per day, but I notice a lot of items remain the same. Wondering if the restock adds more things if you buy a lot of his stuff so there is more to restock.

[Myrkana]

its really all luck on what he has, he may change everything but it seems like a lot of the common items he carries a lot.

[Kubi]

thanks y'all

[icecold951]

Originally posted by Chaoslink:

I've noticed that only a few things sawp out though. I dunno how much restocks per day, but I notice a lot of items remain the same. Wondering if the restock adds more things if you buy a lot of his stuff so there is more to restock.

Trader is nearly worthless. To make it useful, I mod it so they are real traders, with stocks of real items that I need. I don't need to buy iron pick axes, or junk like that. I need to be able to buy gun parts, auger parts, and such.
Honestly, what is the point of a trader that has nothing worth trading? Why make a half day trip, just to find he is selling bottled water and empty cans, and maybe a bandage. Items are already expensive.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by icecold951:

Originally posted by Chaoslink:

I've noticed that only a few things sawp out though. I dunno how much restocks per day, but I notice a lot of items remain the same. Wondering if the restock adds more things if you buy a lot of his stuff so there is more to restock.

Trader is nearly worthless. To make it useful, I mod it so they are real traders, with stocks of real items that I need. I don't need to buy iron pick axes, or junk like that. I need to be able to buy gun parts, auger parts, and such.
Honestly, what is the point of a trader that has nothing worth trading? Why make a half day trip, just to find he is selling bottled water and empty cans, and maybe a bandage. Items are already expensive.

Those show up more often in the secret stash. You need to raise the skill that improves what he is willing to show you

You are basically circumventing the stash skill

[Chaoslink]

Originally posted by icecold951:

Originally posted by Chaoslink:

I've noticed that only a few things sawp out though. I dunno how much restocks per day, but I notice a lot of items remain the same. Wondering if the restock adds more things if you buy a lot of his stuff so there is more to restock.

Trader is nearly worthless. To make it useful, I mod it so they are real traders, with stocks of real items that I need. I don't need to buy iron pick axes, or junk like that. I need to be able to buy gun parts, auger parts, and such.
Honestly, what is the point of a trader that has nothing worth trading? Why make a half day trip, just to find he is selling bottled water and empty cans, and maybe a bandage. Items are already expensive.

I get all kinds of stuff from them, all the time. Whether I'm just buying things that I can farm for like nitrate or eggs or whatever (just to help supplement my stash) or I'm buying more needed things like guns, recipies or whatever else he has, I find them to have plenty of useful things. I mean, if they sold 3 of every gun part in the game then whats the point in playing? Gotta have scarcity. I loved back when they first got rid of the weapon molds so you couldn't just duplicate sniper rifles and such. That stuff made having a sniper pointless as once you had one, you had as much as you could stuff iron into a forge for. Rare gun parts or quality gun parts should be rare, else there is nothing special about having them.

[icecold951]

Originally posted by Kunovega:

Originally posted by icecold951:

Trader is nearly worthless. To make it useful, I mod it so they are real traders, with stocks of real items that I need. I don't need to buy iron pick axes, or junk like that. I need to be able to buy gun parts, auger parts, and such.
Honestly, what is the point of a trader that has nothing worth trading? Why make a half day trip, just to find he is selling bottled water and empty cans, and maybe a bandage. Items are already expensive.

Those show up more often in the secret stash. You need to raise the skill that improves what he is willing to show you

You are basically circumventing the stash skill

Actually, I was totally maxed out. They show up, but so rarely as to not be worth the trip. I would far rather a trader where things are expensive, requiring you to be industrious for goods to sell to the trader.

[icecold951]

Originally posted by Chaoslink:

Originally posted by icecold951:

Trader is nearly worthless. To make it useful, I mod it so they are real traders, with stocks of real items that I need. I don't need to buy iron pick axes, or junk like that. I need to be able to buy gun parts, auger parts, and such.
Honestly, what is the point of a trader that has nothing worth trading? Why make a half day trip, just to find he is selling bottled water and empty cans, and maybe a bandage. Items are already expensive.

I get all kinds of stuff from them, all the time. Whether I'm just buying things that I can farm for like nitrate or eggs or whatever (just to help supplement my stash) or I'm buying more needed things like guns, recipies or whatever else he has, I find them to have plenty of useful things. I mean, if they sold 3 of every gun part in the game then whats the point in playing? Gotta have scarcity. I loved back when they first got rid of the weapon molds so you couldn't just duplicate sniper rifles and such. That stuff made having a sniper pointless as once you had one, you had as much as you could stuff iron into a forge for. Rare gun parts or quality gun parts should be rare, else there is nothing special about having them.

I remember the molds. Good change, getting rid of that. Still, I don't feel like making the trip to the trader again and again to find crap on the shelf. That is my experience, even maxed out. Price should be the limitng factor, not repeatedly making long trips for nothing.
Also, I've noticed that there isn't much of a difference in price for low quality items, and a like item of high quality.
A poor sniper reciever shouldn't be 4000, while 500+ one is 5k and change. That isn't the exact prices, but it illustrates the quality value issue.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by icecold951:

Originally posted by Chaoslink:

I get all kinds of stuff from them, all the time. Whether I'm just buying things that I can farm for like nitrate or eggs or whatever (just to help supplement my stash) or I'm buying more needed things like guns, recipies or whatever else he has, I find them to have plenty of useful things. I mean, if they sold 3 of every gun part in the game then whats the point in playing? Gotta have scarcity. I loved back when they first got rid of the weapon molds so you couldn't just duplicate sniper rifles and such. That stuff made having a sniper pointless as once you had one, you had as much as you could stuff iron into a forge for. Rare gun parts or quality gun parts should be rare, else there is nothing special about having them.

I remember the molds. Good change, getting rid of that. Still, I don't feel like making the trip to the trader again and again to find crap on the shelf. That is my experience, even maxed out. Price should be the limitng factor, not repeatedly making long trips for nothing.
Also, I've noticed that there isn't much of a difference in price for low quality items, and a like item of high quality.
A poor sniper reciever shouldn't be 4000, while 500+ one is 5k and change. That isn't the exact prices, but it illustrates the quality value issue.

I guess my next question is: why are you so far from the trader?

Even on random gen I take my time to find multiple traders before deciding on where to put my base, making it a reasonable walking distance to a trader and within reach of a couple cities for looting

I visit a trader (or 3) at a minimum of weekly after blood moon, sometimes more often if I've been lucky in looting or opening treasure maps

[Kara]

i go to the trader for things i have back luck in finding like forge tools, mining helmet, sometimes get lucky with a whole workbench.

[icecold951]

Originally posted by Kara:

i go to the trader for things i have back luck in finding like forge tools, mining helmet, sometimes get lucky with a whole workbench.

Which is probably their main purpose. A relief valve for that caliper that just won't show up, or the beaker. Or the sniper stock that you just can't find, but can buy for 15k.