Wages and Price of Goods in FFE
Contents
Introduction
On this page is non-exhaustive list of numerous monetary data (wages, costs of goods etc) from FE2 and FFE fan fiction and official game data. All of the data is from the period 3200 (when Elite:Frontier beings) to ~3310 (when the 'HPA Saga' fan fiction series is set).
Wages
Mentions of wages/salaries are hard to come by in the FFE world, both in the fan fiction and official data.
| Job | Income per Day | Income per Week | Income per Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft Crew [low] | 0.71 | 5 | 260 |
| Spacecraft Crew [avg] | 1.43 | 10 | 520 |
| Spacecraft Crew [high] | 2.14 | 15 | 780 |
| Spacecraft Crew [v high] | 2.86 | 20 | 1040 |
| Cargo Handler (1) | 0.89 | 6.25 | 325 |
| Federal Military Sergeant (2) | 5.78 | 40.46 | 2,103.87 |
| Space Adventurer (3) | 76.16 | 533.14 | 27,723.50 |
Notes: (1) On the Cargo Handlers salary: 'Twenty-five credits [per month] was quite a high wage to be paying a member of your crew, let alone a cargo handler!' From Pritchard on the Frontier, Chapter 16. Source: http://www.alioth.net/~mufossa/stories/pritchard/story16.html
(2) On the Federal Military Sergeants salary:
"The calculation is quite simple: the price of a Cobra MkIII against the cost of paying you a Sergeants salary for fifty years and a pension for twenty more. The Cobra was cheaper."
Source: http://blackspace.alioth.net/index.html ['Unlikely Coincidences']
The cost of a Cobra Mk 3, with a 1MW/P laser, autopilot, and Navicom and no other additional components is 126,232 Cr. If we assume that the annual pension is half the value of the annual salary, then we can divide the value of the Cobra 3 by 60 (50 years of normal salary and 20 years of half salary - for the pension).
126,232 / 60 = 2,103.87
Thus the Sergeants salary per year is roughly 2,103.87 Cr.
(3) On the Space Adventurers salary: The figure is taken from 'Winston and Gilmour's Guide to the Edge' which lasted from July 3263 to July 3264. During this time James Winston earned 27,723.5 Cr net income from bounties (282 successful kills) and salvaged cargo.
Price of Various Goods
A list of goods from the FE2 and FFE world with their corresponding price/value in credits. The prices of space-ships (e.g. the Eagle 2) and ship component (e.g. a 1MW Beam Laser) have been omitted because they are well documented on Frontier/Elite fan-sites. Any details on the geographic location are in square parenthesis [ ].
The prices of the in-game commodities are based on the price of the goods in the Zeceand system. This system was chosen because it does not export or import any goods which should mean that the prices are the 'default' prices for the whole game. I've also compared them to the prices on Ironfrosts website and they are almost identical (+/-10%).
| Item | Cost | Units | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Betterthanlive' tickets | 59.89 | Each | Journal Entry 0027 |
| 'Star Boot Enterprises' Inc. | 50,000,000 | Down-payment on the company. | Journal 0568 |
| Plans for the Asp. (Sold by the Feds to AAAI in 3270.) | 2,200,000 | n/a | www.alioth.net |
| Terran Trout. ['Crazy Mazy's', 52nd Street, Tracy, Fawaol] | 2,000 | Per bite | Journal 0325 |
| Dinner for two. [The God's Eye Café, Mars High, Sol] | 500 | n/a | www.alioth.net/~mufossa/stories/rockjack/weaver2.html |
| Turkey Sandwiches [Tionisla] | 1 | Pair | HPA Saga (Part 2, chapter 2) |
| Mega Gin | 6 | 2 shots | www.alioth.net/~mufossa/stories/rockjack/weaver2.html |
| 'Blue'. An alcoholic beverage. ['The Space Bar', Kohl Base, New America, Groombridge 34] | Per Glass | 1 | www.alioth.net/~mufossa/stories/rockjack/weaver12.html |
| Imitation Altairian Ale | 3 | 'A Call to Duty'. Vasquith de Havilland | |
| Narcotics: Alpha Centaurian Casssanova Resin | 750,000 | 0.5 tonnes | 'Past as Prologue: part 1' Dyan Smith |
| Narcotics: Achenarian Weed (street price] | 1,000 | 5 Packets | 'Past as Prologue: part 1' Dyan Smith |
| A book: Bob Iascatti's Handbook | 25 | Each | FFE Manual |
| A book: 'The Greatest Crime of Norman Mosser' - by Phyllis Bron | 7.99 | Each | HPA Saga (Part 2, chapter 4) |
| Second hand escape capsule | 400 | Each | Dark Wheel |
| Ship suit [Vequess] | 800 | Each | HPA Saga (Part 1, chapter 3) |
| 3 plasma rifles, 2 Lance & Ferman handguns, ammo belt with 300 plasma packs. [Riedquat] | 850 | n/a | HPA Saga (Part 1, chapter 5) |
| Sunglasses [Duval City, Achenar] | 300 | pair | 'Past as Prologue: part 1' Dyan Smith |
| Deathwreaker 2. A 0.3mW handgun. | 2,500 | Each | HPA Saga (Part 2, chapter 1) |
| Laser-Sniper Rifle | 3,000 | Each | HPA Saga (Part 2, chapter 1) |
| Gauss-Sniper Rifle. Blackmarket Price. [San Francisco, Sol] | 10,000 | each | HPA Saga (Part 2, chapter 2) |
| Water. Default Price. | 1.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Liquid Oxygen. Default Price. | 10.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Grain. Default Price. | 40.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Fruit and Veg. Default Price. | 100.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Animal Meat. Default Price. | 140.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Synthetic Meat. Default Price. | 20.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Liquor. Default Price. | 400.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Narcotics. Default Price. | 600.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Medicines. Default Price. | 550.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Fertilizer. Default Price. | 15.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Animal Skins. Default Price. | 800.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Live Animals. Default Price. | 950.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Slaves. Default Price. | 1,000.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Luxury Goods. Default Price. | 1,400.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Heavy Plastics. Default Price. | 35.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Metal Alloys. Default Price. | 25.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Precious Metals. Default Price. | 1,700.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Gem Stones. Default Price. | 3,000.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Minerals. Default Price. | 7.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Hydogen Fuel. Default Price. | 9.8 | Ton | In Game |
| Military Fuel. Default Price. | 50.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Hand Weapons. Default Price. | 500.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Battle Weapons. Default Price. | 600.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Nerve Gas. Default Price. | 800.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Industrial Parts. Default Price. | 125.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Computers. Default Price. | 450.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Air Processors. Default Price. | 200.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Farm Machinery. Default Price. | 75.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Robots. Default Price. | 780.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Radioactives. Default Price. | -4.0 | Ton | In Game |
| Rubbish. Default Price. | -0.6 | Ton | In Game |
Price of Various Goods
A list of various services from the FE2 and FFE world with their corresponding price/value in credits.
| Item | Cost | Units | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galactic Emergency Services Loan | 100 | n/a | Dark Wheel |
| A Bounty for killing a space-pirate | 30 | Each | Dark Wheel |
| A Polar-Bear Hunting Vacation. [O'Rourke's Colony, Exiocan] | 11586.99 | Per Week | Journal Entry 0315 |
| Maintenance costs of an LRC, per annum | 3,000,000 | per ship | HPA Saga (Part 1, chapter 5) |
| Rescuing Princess Heskith-Duval | 2,000,000 | n/a | HPA Saga (Part 2, chapter 1) |
| Assasination of Vasquith de Havilland | 100,000 | n/a | HPA Saga (Part 2, chapter 2) |
| A guided tour of Boston Base [Sol] | 0.5 | Each | www.alioth.net/~mufossa/stories/rockjack/weaver1b.html |
| Hiring a solicitor. The standard charge. | 50 | per Hour | FE2 Manual |
| Hiring an armed escort ship | 100 | Per Day | FFE Manual |
| Hiring a Private Detective [Esveor] | 1,000 | Per case | 'Justice for Mrs Combs' Robert Todd |
| Renting a meeting room [Duval City, Achenar] | 50 | 4 hours | 'Past as Prologue: part 1' Dyan Smith |
| Renting a cabin in steerage. Tiliala (via Sol) to Phekda. >1 month travelling. | 3,250 | person | www.alioth.net |
| Renting a cabin for a 10LY interstellar journey (No risk) | ~250 | Per Cabin | In Game |
| Renting a cabin for a 10LY interstellar journey (Low risk) | ~750 | Per Cabin | In Game |
| Renting a cabin for a 10LY interstellar journey (Moderate risk) | ~1,250 | Per Cabin | In Game |
| Renting a cabin for a 10LY interstellar journey (High risk) | ~1,750 | Per Cabin | In Game |
Criminal Offences
Finally a list of criminal offences and the fine you have to pay if you break the law.
| Criminal Offence | Fine |
|---|---|
| Failure to obey traffic control | n/a |
| Launching without clearance | 500 |
| Evading payment of fine | 2,000 |
| Unlawful discharge of weapon | 600 |
| Illegal mining | 200 |
| Trading in illegal goods | 500 |
| Attempted bribery | 2,000 |
| Smuggling illegal goods | 2,500 |
| Unlawful dumping | 3,000 |
| Permit violation | 4,000 |
| Piracy and murder | 10,000 |
