Markus Armbruster
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undocumented feature: When a buyer didn't have enough money at the time of the trade, the seller *automatically* granted a high-interest, medium term loan for up to 90% of the price. This is just a silly trap for unwary sellers and buyers alike. (N_FIN_TROUBLE, N_CREDIT_JUNK): Unused, remove. (rpt): Update accordingly.
36 lines
1.2 KiB
Perl
36 lines
1.2 KiB
Perl
.TH Command BUY
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.NA buy "Purchase commodities from the world market"
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.LV Expert
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.SY "buy <ITEM> <LOT#> <BID/UNIT> <DEST>"
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The buy command allows nations to purchase commodities
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on the open market.
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Not all commodities can be traded -- notably civilians and military.
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.s1
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It is based on a bidding system, and after the bidding time has passed,
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the transactions are executed, and the highest bidder gets the goods
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(maybe.) If there are no bidders once the time passes, the goods stay
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on the market and the first bidder will get them.
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.s1
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Typical output looks like:
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.EX buy food
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.NF
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Empire Market Report
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Wed Mar 13 14:26:26 1996
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lot high bid by time left owner item amount sector
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--- -------- -- --------- ----- ---- ------ ------
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0 $ 10.00 1 0.00 hrs ( 1) f 10
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1 $ 1.00 1 0.00 hrs ( 1) f 10
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Looks just like Christmas at K-mart, doesn't it!
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Which lot are you bidding on: 1
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How much per unit: 2
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destination sector : 3,1
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Your bid is being considered.
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.FI
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.s1
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In addition, the \*Qdestination sector\*U must be a warehouse or harbor,
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and must be greater than 60% efficient to receive commodities.
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.s1
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.SA "reset, sell, market, Commerce"
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