Ranks
Ranks and Ships
The price per ship is calculated as follows: <# of personal ships> * <# of personal ships> * 300
| No. | Title | Fleet From | Fleet To | Commission/ship | Dues | SPF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pilot | 1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1 | Runner | 2 | 9 | 900 | 15% | 350 |
| 2 | Courier | 10 | 19 | 800 | 15% | 300 |
| 3 | Merchant | 20 | 49 | 700 | 20% | 300 |
| 4 | Trader | 50 | 99 | 600 | 20% | 300 |
| 5 | Trade Baron/ess | 100 | 499 | 500 | 25% | 300 |
| 6 | Broker | 500 | 999 | 400 | 25% | 300 |
| 7 | Mogul | 1,000 | 4,999 | 300 | 30% | 250 |
| 8 | Captain | 10,000 | ? | 200 | ? | ? |
| 9 | Director | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 10 | Guild Leader | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Ship pricing formulas are as follows:
- Standard purchase formula: Price = SPF * (Ships Owned) * (Ships Owned)
- Discounted purchase formula: Price = SPF * .75 * (Ships Owned) * (Ships Owned)
- Standard sale formula: Price = SPF * .75 * (Ships Owned - 1) * (Ships Owned - 1)
- Bonus sale formula: Price = 1.2 * SPF * (Ships Owned) * (Ships Owned)
SPF is Ship Purchase Factor and is based on your current rank.
Limitations:
- Players with less than 5 ships of their own cannot recruit.
- Players with less than 5 ships cannot receive ships as gifts.
- You can only give gifts to a maximum of 1 rank above you or 3 ranks below you
- You can recruit up to 5 ranks below your own.
- You cannot choose a superior more than 3 ranks above your own.
Upgrades
Upgrades become available based on the number of personal ships you own. Each upgrade improves the fleet efficiency by 500cr / ship The initial cost is the cost of the upgrade at the minimum number of ships; if you choose to purchase the upgrade later its cost will be: number of personal ships x multiplier. So the initial costs are only when you buy the upgrade at the minimal required amount of personal ships.
| No. Ships | Upgrade | Initial Cost | Multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Repair Bot | 300 | 100 |
| 9 | Cargo Pods | 28,800 | 3,200 |
| 15 | Recalibrate Engines | 108,000 | 7,200 |
| 21 | Scanner Upgrade | 268,800 | 12,800 |
| 27 | VR Rigs | 540,000 | 20,000 |
| 33 | Plasma cooled refrigeration system | 957,000 | 29,000 |
| 39 | Merchant grade navigation system | 1,528,800 | 39,200 |
| 45 | Install an Ops module | 2,349,000 | 52,200 |
| 51 | Engine upgrade | 3,304,800 | 64,800 |
| 57 | Cloaking device | 4,560,000 | 80,000 |
| 63 | Second engine upgrade | 6,098,400 | 96,800 |
| 69 | Low-power thrusters | 7,948,800 | 115,200 |
| 75 | SUV's | 10,140,000 | 135,200 |
| 81 | Leprechauns to kill engine gremlins | 10,935,000 | 135.000 |
| 91 | Hire task manager | 12,700,800 | 141,103 |
| 137 | Course-Plotting System | 43,840,000 | 320,000 |
| 183 | Many Tiny Ships | 64,562,400 | ? |
| Newfangled VR rigs | ? | ? |