Dynamic market

All prices for farming goods are dynamic and are calculated globally across the different servers. That means the price for iron bars on server 1 is the same as on server 2.

Market stats - 2023/04/07

The price calculation is a complex process and depends on the number of items sold as well as synergy effects between the different goods.

For example: You sell a lot of iron -> the iron price drops -> another price goes up.

The current prices of legal goods can be checked via the Market-App on the smartphone or via the User-Panel. Prices of illegal goods can only be seen if the Black-Market-App is installed.

Market events

On top of the normal supply-and-demand pricing, random market events temporarily boost the prices of certain goods. When an event is running, the affected goods sell for noticeably more, so it pays off to keep an eye out and sell the right goods at the right time.

How market events work:

• One at a time: Only a single market event is ever active. Two events never run at the same time, and an event will never push goods that another active event already covers.
• Timing: On a well-populated server a new event starts roughly every few hours. Each event runs for at least one hour, some longer, so you have plenty of time to react.
• The bonus: While an event is active, the price of its goods goes up (roughly +10% to +50%, depending on the event). The boost applies to both buying and selling, so selling during an event earns you extra money.
• Illegal goods: Events for illegal goods (such as drugs) give a smaller bonus on purpose, because dealing those goods is already very profitable on its own.
• Announcements: The start and end of every event is announced in-game, so you always know when a boost begins or runs out.

Spotting boosted goods

Goods that are currently affected by an active event are marked with a flame icon so you can spot them at a glance. You will see this highlight on the item tiles at a trader (sell tab) as well as in the Market-App and Black-Market-App on the smartphone. The apps additionally show the exact bonus and the remaining time for the boosted good.

Example events

There is a wide variety of events covering nearly every tradeable good. A few examples:

Event	Boosted goods
Metal boom	Copper & iron bars
Precious metals rush	Silver & gold bars
Wood boom	Planks, firewood & charcoal
Fuel crisis	Petrol canisters
Honey season	Blue & red honey
Electronics demand	Copper, silver & glass
Blacksmith orders	Iron, copper & charcoal
Cold snap	Firewood, charcoal & petrol
Luxury gala	Gold, silver & red honey
Glassworks boom	Glass, charcoal & polyester
Drug demand	Various illegal goods