Merchants 

by alexburlton

 

Description

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Merchants are first introduced to you during the mission "A New Generator", after which you receive a Merchant Map which marks all merchants on the map for you. These merchants sell items to you for minerals, and these items vary from capsules and missile refills to permanent upgrades that stay with you forever. Merchants come in two types: regular merchants and surface merchants. Your merchants map only marks the regular merchants on the map, surface merchants can be found occasionally when landing on planets. For regular merchants you must beat the square they are on, and then click the merchant icon in the bottom left corner to start buying. Surface merchants can be found in houses when you land on planets. You cannot sell items to merchants and their prices cannot be negotiated; but this guide will hopefully help you in finding the best deals in the universe.

It is possible that you will find items cheaper, if so let us know so the list can be updated accordingly.

 

 

Permanent Upgrades

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Here is a list of all the permanent upgrades and extensions that can be bought from the merchants. Credit to Map haXe for the prices.

 

 

Generators

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Your generator is what allows you to convert the hydrogen capsules into energy to move. And the better the generator, the more efficient this process becomes, and so you can move further per hydrogen capsule.

 

• Generator V2:          

The cheapest can be found at [23][8] for 158 minerals, alternatively at [-23][-5] for 199 minerals, this generator allows you to move 3 spaces per hydrogen capsule.

 

• Generator V3:          

The cheapest can be found at [-23][-5] for 788 minerals, this generator allows you to move 4 spaces per hydrogen capsule.

 

• Generator V4:         

The cheapest can be found at [19][17] for 4603 minerals, this generator allows you to move 5 spaces per hydrogen capsule.

 

• Generator V5:         

The cheapest can be found at [-162][-39] for 12868 minerals, however a merchant at [-10][24] (much closer to the origin) sells it quite cheaply at 16356 minerals. This generator allows you to move 6 spaces per hydrogen capsule.

 

• Generator V6:          

The cheapest can be found at [273][-409] for 85909 minerals, alternatively you can get it at [-96][143] for 126070 minerals (cheaper merchants are very far from the origin). This generator allows you to move 7 spaces per hydrogen capsule, and is currently known to be the most advanced generator that can be purchased.

 

 

Missile Supplements    

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These add one to your missile capacity, a total of three can be bought:

 

• Missile 1: The first can be found cheapest (as currently known) at [226][41] for 60 minerals. However, there are many more merchants who sell it with a general cost of about 100.

 

• Missile 2: The second can be found cheapest at [45][104] for 816 minerals, however one can also be found at [-23][-5] for 952 minerals, which is much closer to the origin.

 

• Missile 3: The final missile supplement is VERY expensive, the cheapest being 9984 minerals at [-148][155]. However, the merchant at [22][-18] sells this for 10000 also.

 

 

Extra envelope   

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Gives you a permanent additional life. The cheapest can be found at [-13][8] for 470 minerals.

 

 

Missile map          

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Like the merchant map, this map marks on your map the location of all abandoned missiles - collecting these will increase your missile capacity by 1.

surface merchant on Douriv at [-84][-96] for 1032

it also can be found closer to origin at :

[-79][-37] for 1158 minerals

[44][55]   for 1193 minerals - this is very close to one of the antimatter nuclei parts so it may be worth picking it up while you're there.

 

 

Sunglasses          

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Sunglasses reduce the effect of flash molecules, and can be found cheapest at [-20][25] for 131 minerals.

 

 

Ki-Wi Antenna   

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The Ki-Wi Antenna upgrade allows you to access the forum no matter how far from the origin you are. For more details see the Signal Strength page.

Can be found at [176][84] for 2445 minerals.

 

 

Side Reactors    

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These increase the speed at which your envelope turns when firing a missile. The cheapest can be found at [-23][-5] for 141 minerals. 

 

 

Liquid Cooler      

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This increases the rate at which missiles are fired, and can be found cheapest at [177][57] for 338 minerals. However, an alternative is [-20][2] where it sells for 450 minerals.

 

 

Perpetual Synthesis Motor     

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Generates a missile every time you reach a new level. [226][25] sells this cheapest at 11745, however a merchant on Pofiak ([-18][82]) sells it for 12932 minerals.

 

 

Pod Extensions

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These extend your landing pods making it much easier to land on planets without crashing. There are again three of these:

 

• The first sells for 2777 minerals at [45][67]

• The second sells for 10806 at [221][-109]

• The third sells for 56858 at a surface merchant on Khorlan at [179][-187]. Alternatively at [-266][-205] for 75000 minerals.

 

 

Drones                

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A total of 10 drones can be bought, each one increases in price as you buy them. This list seems incomplete, however the merchant at [17][4] sells all the drones fairly cheaply:

 

• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 1: 658 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 2: 1316 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 3: 2193 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 4: 3564 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 5: 5482 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 6: 8004 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 7: 11347 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 8: 15623 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 9: 21050 minerals
• Merchant at [17][4] Drone 10: 27737 minerals

 

 

Drone items

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Four upgrades that are available to improve the performance of your drones can all be bought from merchants:

 

• Perforation Tools     

These increase the speed at which your drones disassemble things, the cheapest can be found at a surface merchant on Nalikors at [65][155] for 2891 minerals.

 

 

• Collector                 

This upgrade allows your drones to collect minerals. The drones will first target any sentinels there may be and then will move on to harvest minerals for you. The cheapest one can be found at [-30][-5] for 1366 minerals.

 

 

• Reactor Support      

Makes your drones move faster, the merchant at [-114][-20] sells this the cheapest at 860 minerals. Closer to the origin, there is a merchant at [39][-3] selling it for 1124 minerals.

 

 

• Converter                

Your drones now convert sentinels into mineral bricks rather than into regular bricks. The two cheapest are at [66][137] and [27][-30] for 10048 and 10480 minerals respectively.

 

 

Surface Engine

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Your surface engine can be upgraded 3 times, increasing its strength and therefore meaning it does not consume as much fuel when landing or taking off. The three upgrades can be found at:

 

• 1st upgrade: [-292][153] for 3840, also at [-6][71] for 4289

• 2nd upgrade: [344][55] for 16939 or [-122][-9] for 21603

• 3rd upgrade:  [88][-424] for 143489

 

 

FORA 7R-Z Mines

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There are three of these that are made available for purchase after you obtain the first one through the mission "Cilorile's Guards". These mines will appear instantly on random normal bricks before a level begins, and have a similar, although weaker effect to the orange explosive bricks found on Lycans. You only find these at the occasional merchant as they are very rare, but the cheapest found so far are:

 

• Mine 1: [560][-256] for 15193 minerals

• Mine 2: [560][-256] for 31590 minerals

• Mine 3: A surface merchant on Khorlan at [177][-188] for 67814 minerals

 

 

Capsules           

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Capsules are sold by most merchants, and depending on the type can range from anywhere between 10-40 minerals. Capsules act as powerups that you can use whenever you want in a level.

 

 

Missile Refill  

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All merchants offer this service: they will refill all your missiles at a cost of 1 mineral per missile.

 

 

Solid Hydrogen Capsules       

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These are sold by most merchants, and with each one you buy, the price increases. The initial cheapest ones can be found for around 100 minerals, however more commonly found for about 200 minerals. 

 

 

Radar Repair

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All merchants offer this service - if your radar is damaged by anti-radar on the map then finding your way to a merchant is the only way to get it fixed. This is usually ~60 minerals (added from memory - unconfirmed)