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Running our own shop no longer works?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 6:42 am
by Truthowl
I've recently come back to playing Kenshi. When I read about the new map i decided to play again. However, I can't seem to make my 'Shop' work. I've got it stocked with Bread and some Greenfruit. But no one ever comes to buy. I get holy patrols and bandits wandering through from time to time but no customers.
Has it been disabled?
I know it never really worked that well, but, I loved being able to run my own shop. Although, it needed some lovin to make it better. For instance, it needed to allow us to 'Assign' someone to work the shop rather than just have someone standing inside the building and hope they didn't leave for some random reason.
Re: Running our own shop no longer works?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:07 am
by Hatsune_Neko
traders are not in Beta game yet.
Re: Running our own shop no longer works?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:10 am
by nightmare
This has been something that I am curious about as well. I recall the problem in the past to be the pathingsystem but I think this has been updated. Hopefully someone can clarify what the current status regarding shopkeeping is.
Re: Running our own shop no longer works?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:20 am
by nightmare
Hatsune_Neko wrote:traders are not in Beta game yet.
Well that explains a lot! Could you give us a hint on when they might be added?
Re: Running our own shop no longer works?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:04 am
by Berzerker Jay
Don't a lot of basic NPCs purchase certain types of items in shops?
I've been trying to keep an eye on what the guards are buying. I don't really want to spoil it with the fcs, but I get the sense medkits would be logical, along with food.
Re: Running our own shop no longer works?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 12:50 pm
by swillo
The issue is foot traffic.
You can still see people buying things in shops and it all still seems to work.
But with the holy nation area there is not a lot of none hostile foot traffic.
If you can find someone to visit your shop I'm sure that they would by stuff, but the trick is getting someone to show up.
I did see nomads wandering about the edges of the fog islands, and they seemed nice enough. Perhaps you can start there.
Re: Running our own shop no longer works?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 2:33 pm
by Mattk50
I set up a shop counter in mongrel, all the civlian npcs always go to buy stuff at the other general store though.
Running a shop never really worked well. It was always such low amounts that you managed to sell and traders coming to buy was always so rare. Hopefully one of these days its a bit more fleshed out.