New drug demand system

[Tuittu]

What does this really mean: new drug demand system?

I read some other discussions about this. Something like different areas demand different drugs. So if i disable one drug, do i loose some clients or i don't get as many as i could?

Last time i played DDS i focused on MJ and Amp in early game and the coke in later game. And it was just fine back then but how about now? Should i not disable for example ecstacy or meth?

Do you guys disable some drugs or do you mix and sell them all?

[Cigrit]

ive been doing a sector A sales only playthrough (just for ease of playing so i can hop on and make few sales for acouple hours) and ive barley sold any coke at level 28, even after giving out samples and disableing everything else... ive been around since the release and i used to sell Kilos in sector A without touching downtown. only coke sales i have are for bella now. sector B only asks me for meth pretty much and i havnt really had any coke orders through there.

[Cigrit]

i think i might have to work my way into the new sector and see if the coke sales are good down there< i was trying to do a regular playthrough were you go from half p"s and pounds of weed- selling oz of coke broken down but i cant really do that in sector A anymore it seems after the new update. even with the "theres a demand for coke" thing flashing 24/7. ive even tried lower the price down to 50$ a gram and i get no demand or sales.

[CokeDealer]

In sector C I get a mostly weed, coke and heroin orders. Still only have 5 damn dealers and im lvl 34. All my dealers are in sector A and all they order is weed. Kinda dumb, but ive neglected selling to individual junkies for the most part. Right now im working on selling to them to see if it helps at all. Ill report back.

[Aidyn]

A lot changed in regards to the orders with the update.

First, 1g orders are a thing it seems. A few times I got orders for 1g of Ecstasy.

Second, addicts seem to order more than before, but maybe it's just me.

Third, dealers order WAY more than before at first, while it seems they increase more slowly than before. A level 1 dealer will now often order 20g+ of a drug, whereas before you'd need to have an addict become a dealer to get those numbers on your first order from a dealer.

Fourth, demand is by sector. Used to be that anyone would request anything, unless they were addicts. Now, some sectors are more likely to order specific types of drugs. When you think about it, it makes sense that someone that makes 400$ per month will be more likely to spend it on 14$ amp rather than 65$ cocaine. Weed seems to be in demand just about everywhere.

Also, getting addicts seems to be much easier now. I started a new game with this update, played roughly 4-5 hours now, and I've got more addicts than non-addicts. Even weed addicts people.

You can also get more dealers than before with the new dealer stat on some buildings. But yes, you need to keep on selling to your normal and addict customers, otherwise they won't become your dealers.

Those are the changes related to sales I can think of right now.

[Klauß 🍔🍻]

They changed what clients want.
Before the update you could just disable all drugs but one, and every single client would order that instead.
Now clients want different stuff, and if you have that disabled they don't order.

It's up to you if you want all the clients stressing you out with the twenty different products and the laptop goes pling pling pling all the time,
or if you want a more relaxed game with a limited range of products and less clients.

[CokeDealer]

I just focus on the big 3, but still order LSD for mixing.

[StonyMike]

From the testing I've done, it's not even just broken down by sector. For instance, I couldn't get any meth orders from west or east town, but was getting them from stink, two towers, east slum and the camp. Didn't confirm kennel but figured it was gonna pop eventually due to it's unlock order. That's all I can speak on from exp right now. I've also just been selling in sector a, and working on buying up every hideout down there first. Man, they all love amp, tho i get fewer orders for it in the slums and camp, they seem to like the meth more.

[Tuittu]

Few hours later in game. Yes, it feels more realistic that different areas demand different drugs. It's just i've never mixed ecstacy or meth but i have to figure it out.

I'm still in early game. I just had a dealer who ordered 168g of Amp. I had to upgrade my equipment and refill my stock to fill that order. That was nice size order compared to the old dealers.

[Aidyn]

Originally posted by Tuittu:

Few hours later in game. Yes, it feels more realistic that different areas demand different drugs. It's just i've never mixed ecstacy or meth but i have to figure it out.

I'm still in early game. I just had a dealer who ordered 168g of Amp. I had to upgrade my equipment and refill my stock to fill that order. That was nice size order compared to the old dealers.

Yeah, largest order I ever had (excluding gangs) before the update was 42g drug an addict dealer. She'd usually order 35-40. Now that is a regular order for me.

[CokeDealer]

I've had my higher lvl dealers ask for over 100g of Weed. But thats only been once, idk how high their levels go.

[v7]

-Drug Demand Mechanic-
Drugs are now ordered with varying demand around each area/part of the map and between the three sectors. For example: low-end drugs (like amp, weed, ecstasy..) are commonly ordered in Sector A, while high-end drugs (cocaine, heroin, etc) are ordered more commonly in sector B & C. This can affect your playstyle in two ways, if you want to sell only one or a few drugs exclusively, you'll need to find workarounds to this problem, and if you have set a hideout to mix a certain drug that's not ordered in that area you'll need to either relocate the lab or start transferring the drugs to another area.

[Stoner]

Would be nice if dealer orders would be a bit more predictabel. My Lvl 6 Dealers order anywhere between 40-180g. Would much more prefer if it was more in the direction of 100-140g.

Also nice QL of change would that dealers order only in Numbers Dividable by 5. Makes preparing Orders much easier and makes it a bit more realistic

[KrzyQban]

I wish orders from dealers would be in standard packet weights. 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, ...

[StonyMike]

For real, when someone orders an amount ending in 9 it makes me want to tear my hair out haha. Would be nice too if u could just make a bag whatever size you want, just type in the amount.

[FWT]

Oldtown orders more ore less weed and amp for me. Biggest order during the weekend by a lvl7 dealer was 200amp. In Kennel, Slums and Camp I have somestimes heroin or coke orders. In sector B there are more orders (incl. dealers) with heroin or coke. For now no experience with the demand in sector C.