Reputation and commodities

[Coin]

I do like the rep boost for trading, but that would be tricky to devise for so many factions, bases, and commodities.

could the rep boost be linked to the increase in value? i.e. each base is owned by a faction, so if the script looks up the base's faction number, then when the player sells anything on that base, the script would check for the base identity and then apply that to the rep sheet. So, increasing corsair rep would decrease oc and bunter by an equal amount, but would also increase hogosha by the rep-fixed percentage.

Essentially, this is a copy of the power-plant nerf, but applied to commodity/rep.

I've just thought, equipt and commodities sold on that base should be excluded from the rep increase - or else buying/selling nanobots would be a way to hack your rep.

Script functions:

• base faction identity lookup
  
• player reputation lookup (i.e. if already at ten, terminate script)
  
• commodity not sold on base lookup (if yes, terminate script)
  
• apply rep adjustment as product of number of units sold (not price)
  

this script can be trialled on a few cargos to see if it works before attempting all commodities, and can be switched on and off at whim,


Rewarding players just for fully green rep is simple though - give increased prices in guard systems, and deny docking unless fully green - the base wont be hostile, but you won't be part of the inner circle of merchants. Much like how the round table operates.

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