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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 18:53:58 GMT -5
How do I purchase levels 3 and 4 trade permits? Are they only available after my captain reaches a certain rep with a contact? Does the contact have to have a certain influence? What are the criteria?
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Post by athios on Mar 3, 2017 19:14:53 GMT -5
Yes, and yes. I don't remember what the minimum values are though.
Level 3 costs 26000 creds, Level 4 is 50000 creds.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 19:52:24 GMT -5
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Post by athios on Mar 3, 2017 20:05:33 GMT -5
You're welcome. Someone else please chime in if you know the info.
You'll want to make sure you have a good diversity (settlement types) of same Faction or Indie planets around before investing in these. Otherwise you'll be buying stuff and not able to sell it.
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Post by grävling on Mar 4, 2017 0:59:47 GMT -5
When you try to buy one, and you cannot it will tell you how much rep it will cost your patron and if your rep with him or her is sufficient. Some talents you can get as merchant decrease the amount of rep it will cost your Patron. There is a different problem, in that if the planet your patron is on does not have enough economic activity then your patron cannot give you a better permit. You will need to find one on a more prosperous place. Same with military rank -- if you want a bigger rank in the faction, but your Patron is a pacifist on a low mil planet, it's not going to happen.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 3:56:37 GMT -5
So then, what you guys are saying is that I have to put some real effort into advancing my captain's social and economic standing?
Good Lord! What have I gotten myself into?
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Post by grävling on Mar 4, 2017 4:00:45 GMT -5
No, your Patron's. Your economic standing is going to be swallowed up by ship repairs, paying your crew, and keeping them spiced.
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Post by fallen on Mar 5, 2017 14:50:23 GMT -5
Also, note that contacts have different maximum level of permits they can sell. Not everyone can sell all 4 levels of Permits. Same with Edict, Ranks, etc. Something new and exciting is coming in terms of visualizing services  |
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Post by ChocoCrowbar on Mar 5, 2017 23:41:45 GMT -5
Something that would help is having contacts that sell Trading Permits give out missions.
I currently don't know which ones do give out both missions and permits, but the Merchant contact isn't one of them. So it's up to luck that they already like you when you find them and that they have influence in their faction. Most of the time they don't.
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Post by grävling on Mar 6, 2017 0:04:50 GMT -5
Prince does.
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Post by athios on Mar 6, 2017 1:23:07 GMT -5
I think Trade Permits were taken off Prince's services as of 1.0.27?
The Spice Trader does offer both TP and Missions
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Post by grävling on Mar 6, 2017 1:39:29 GMT -5
I think Trade Permits were taken off Prince's services as of 1.0.27? The Spice Trader does offer both TP and Missions No, taken off the Politician's list. Prince still has both. |
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Post by grävling on Mar 7, 2017 16:50:40 GMT -5
The Retired Explorer gives out trade permits. I am not sure up to what level. I am also not sure he should be giving them out at all.
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Post by xdesperado on Mar 7, 2017 17:21:10 GMT -5
The Retired Explorer gives out trade permits. I am not sure up to what level. I am also not sure he should be giving them out at all. Yes find it odd that a retired explorer has the pull to get a trade permit issued yet the politician doesn't. |
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Post by fallen on Mar 7, 2017 17:24:55 GMT -5
The ex-Explore can offer up to Permit 2, and can do so because of his history of trafficking high value goods for his or her faction.
Next release sees the Politician lose the ability to offer rank (not a military contact), offer edict (not involved in bounties) and will not see the return of the permit ability (not a trade official).
Also will see Prison Warden and Warrant Officer be able to offer edicts.
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