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.
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.
How Contracts Work
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 other company reviews and accepts the contract terms.
Before fulfillment: Neither party needs to have materials or credits ready. The contract simply exists as an agreement.
3. Fulfill
Once both companies meet the requirements, either party can fulfill the contract. This executes the trade instantly:
- Materials transfer from seller to buyer
- Credits transfer from buyer to seller (minus fees)
- Contract completes
Requirements to Fulfill
The fulfill becomes available only when all requirements are met:
Seller must have:
- The full material quantity on that planet (across any warehouses/ships)
Buyer must have:
- Enough credits for the total cost
- Warehouse space (or ship cargo space) on that planet for the full quantity
Cancelling
Either party can cancel Pending or Active contracts at any time before fulfillment.
Contract Fees
A transaction fee is added to each unit, paid by the buyer. The seller receives the agreed price minus this fee.
Fee Rate by Location:
- At the Exchange: 0% (no fee)
- Other planets: 1% base + 0.1% per light year from Exchange
Fee Calculation:
Unit Fee = Material Base Price × Fee Rate
Total Buyer Cost = (Unit Price × Quantity)
Seller Receives = ((Unit Price - Unit Fee) × Quantity)Example: A planet 50 LY from the Exchange has a 6% fee rate (1% + 5%).
Trading closer to the Exchange costs less in fees. Trading at the Exchange itself has no contract fees.