Contracts

Contracts allow direct trading between two companies for materials on a specific planet.

Contract Types

Buy Contract

You offer to buy materials from a specific company on a specific planet. You set the material, quantity, and price. The seller must deliver the materials to fulfill the contract.

Sell Contract

You offer to sell materials to a specific company on a specific planet. You set the material, quantity, and price. You must have the materials available to fulfill the contract.

How Contracts Work

The contract lifecycle consists of three steps: Creation, Acceptance, and Fulfillment.

1. Create

One company creates a contract specifying: counter-party, material, quantity, price, and planet location.

Limits: Maximum of 5 active contracts per HQ level.

Fees: A transaction fee is included in the unit price, paid by the buyer. The seller receives the price minus this fee.

2. Accept

The counter-party reviews and accepts the contract terms.

Note: At this stage, neither party is required to have the materials or credits ready. The contract simply exists as a pending agreement.

3. Fulfill

Once both companies meet the requirements, either party can execute the fulfillment. This completes the trade instantly:

• Materials transfer from Seller to Buyer
• Credits transfer from Buyer to Seller (minus fees)
• The contract is marked as complete

Requirements to Fulfill

Fulfillment becomes available only when the following conditions are met:

• The Seller must have:
  • The full quantity of materials available on that planet (in warehouses or ship cargo).
• The Buyer must have:
  • Enough credits to cover the total cost.
  • Adequate warehouse or ship cargo space on that planet to receive the materials.

Cancelling

Either party can cancel a Pending or Active contract at any time before fulfillment is executed.

Contract Fees

Contracts executed outside of the Exchange incur a transaction fee. The seller receives the agreed-upon price minus this fee.

Fee Rates by Location

Location	Fee Rate
At the Exchange	0% (No fee)
Other Planets	1% + 0.1% per light year from the Exchange

Calculating Costs

The fee is deducted from the seller's earnings based on the material's base price.

• Unit Fee = Material Base Price × Fee Rate
• Total Buyer Cost = Unit Price × Quantity
• Seller Receives = (Unit Price - Unit Fee) × Quantity

Example Calculation Scenario:

• Distance: 50 light years from the Exchange.
• Material Base Price: 100$
• Contract Unit Price: 150$

1. Determine Fee Rate1% + (50 × 0.1%) = 6%

2. Calculate Unit Fee The fee is derived from the Base Price, not the Contract Price. 100$ (Base Price) × 6% = 6$ Fee

3. Final Settlement

• Buyer Pays: 150$ per unit.
• Seller Receives: 150$ (Price) - 6$ (Fee) = 144$ per unit.