Guide to Economics OXPs
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Economics OXP comparisons
| Risk-based Economy | New Cargoes | Risky Business | SW Economy | Real-Life Economics | Demand Driven Economy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Cim | Cim | Phkb | Stranger | Phasted | Redspear |
| Functionability | v.1.81+ | v.1.90+ | v.1.81+ | v.1.82+ | needs fixing | v.1.79+ |
| Redefines systems economically | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Adds new commodities | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Breaks away from Furs/Computers as most profitable trades | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Piracy (government type) affects prices | Yes | No | Yes | No? | No | No |
| Hub connectedness affects prices | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Economy size affects prices/quantities | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Planet geography affects prices/quantities | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Prices/Quantities vary dynamically | No | No | No | No | Price only | No |
Note: this table currently excludes Phkb's Smugglers. It too has a major affect on trade and economics, but is not directly comparable with the above, since it works on prohibiting trade (thus encouraging smuggling and a black market) which then impacts massively on pricing.
Note: Phkb has updated New Cargoes (v.2.0) and it is finally compatible with Smugglers. It will need his auxiliary oxp - Market Script Interface to function. New Cargoes dovetails with the information given to you in the Famous Planets OXP.
Note: Phkb has come up with a brand-new version of Risky Business which includes Risk-based Economy (you can choose to activate either or both using Library OXP). It also needs his auxiliary oxp - Market Script Interface - to operate.
This table also ignores some brilliant oxp's which introduce a focus on just one aspect of economics.
Geography
- BlOomberg Markets creates sudden changes in commodity prices which are geographic in effect.
- Darkside Moonshine Distillery introduces distance from production as an affect on price. This is done with more subtlety than BlOomberg Markets' affects.
Dynamic trade
- In System Trader makes in-system trading more realistic, with changing prices and quantities depending on local traffic.
Loans
- Black Monk Monastery allows you to take out loans
- First Finance OXP creates the loan that allowed you to buy your spaceship
Prices
- Commodity Markets OXP replaces the single price of each commodity with a buy/sell spread (of 4-10%).
Quantities
- Random Market Quantities by Astrobe (2016) - reduces amounts on sale (best added with extra stations present)
Taxes
- Diplomancy OXP introduces taxes (and lots of other stuff too).
