Avarice

johnwreid · Post by **johnwreid** » Mon, 12. Feb 07, 18:26

Help! How do you buy Avarice? I have seen the messages but have no idea who to contact or where they are. Please help.

esd · Post by **esd** » Mon, 12. Feb 07, 18:36

When it's available for purchase, you'll find the option as a seperate BBS article.

Joshua_Dahl · Post by **Joshua_Dahl** » Mon, 12. Feb 07, 19:45

If only there was a way to search for that info.....

VincentTH · Post by **VincentTH** » Mon, 12. Feb 07, 20:32

In the mean time, try to make money as much as possible. You will need around 615+MM CR, and that must be made within a time limit.

For me, I started from a 1.4 save game, and I think the game gives me a grace period ( I am now 3 days past the time limit), but I may find out I cannot make that much money within the time limit. Of course, I tried it without a cheat.

The consensus seems to be that the best way to earn money is to hunt for dropped GPPC's in Xenon sectors.

Dosan · Post by **Dosan** » Tue, 13. Feb 07, 14:52

Im new to this game and Ive read that if youre upgrading from 1.4 to 2.0.0.2, you get another oppotunity to buy Avarice.

However...

If you start a new game from 2.0.0.2, do you still only get one opportunity or will a second come around later in the game?

Also, what has the patch done to make purchasing Av a more feasible option... there isnt much chance of me making 60~ million any time soon...

fud · Post by **fud** » Tue, 13. Feb 07, 15:25

60 million wouldn't do it anyway. You'll need 600 (seen 600-900 in the 2.02, it was in the 1.2-1.5 billion range in the previous patch).

Personally, I think it's pointless, unless you've got a surplus of credits and nothing better to spend it on. It's a roidless sector, and you can't even rename it beyond the 10-12 pre-selected names...

I've never had any desire to buy it, in any patch.

voodoo monkey · Post by **voodoo monkey** » Tue, 13. Feb 07, 15:30

Do you make money from owning it?

Like do local stations pay you a "tax" or something?

Sirus5 · Post by **Sirus5** » Tue, 13. Feb 07, 15:37

fud · Post by **fud** » Tue, 13. Feb 07, 15:43

voodoo monkey wrote:Do you make money from owning it?

Like do local stations pay you a "tax" or something?

It's a completely empty sector, aside from the free trader. There's no financial gain to it. If anything, it's a financial burdon, since you just coughed up 100s of millions of credits for no return.

Fresshness · Post by **Fresshness** » Tue, 13. Feb 07, 15:43

voodoo monkey wrote:Do you make money from owning it?

Like do local stations pay you a "tax" or something?

No !

Unless you install the "Sector Takeover" Mod. Then, YES !

Hologram3 · Post by **Hologram3** » Tue, 13. Feb 07, 21:12

I bought it today because I got sick and tired of being spammed for it every time I checked a BBS. It got so irritating that it was worth the 615mil just to make the messages go away.

I kept the name Avarice because that was the closest name on the list to what that sector means to me, but I changed the trading station name to what it truly is: Extortion.

In effect, you have to give away the better part of a billion credits so the "Auctioneer" will leave you alone. I was hoping someone would buy it first, but after 23 game days it was still sitting unchanged at 615 mil so I just went for it.

But, at least now I can check the BBS's without seeing those damned messages anymore!

Joshua_Dahl · Post by **Joshua_Dahl** » Wed, 14. Feb 07, 04:50

haha, that is probably the best reason to buy it i have ever seen. After that many days though, you should be having trouble finding places to spend all your money.

johnwreid · Post by **johnwreid** » Sun, 18. Feb 07, 21:09

THanks guys, that really does help me. Might have to wait abit, as price is 80,000,000 credits.

mk1-orion · Post by **mk1-orion** » Sun, 18. Feb 07, 21:17

i bought it a couple of hours ago.. cost me 690m credits. i've already installed a distilery / complex and it's racking in the mullah already

i've also put laser turrets by each gate as the pirates seem to think they can just stroll through as and when... heh.. suprise for them when they re-materialise after coming through the gates

WillWilk · Post by **WillWilk** » Mon, 19. Feb 07, 00:25

johnwreid wrote:THanks guys, that really does help me. Might have to wait abit, as price is 80,000,000 credits.

You can't bid until the price is 615M anyway - which is also what I paid - missed out in my previous game so thought I'd buy it this time just so I had done it once

I found it pretty easy to make the money with only UTs. A fleet of 20 easily made the credits with a few XI and assasination missions to boost the total.

Will

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