Talk:Alone Together/Trading

I have tested the advanced trade function, and here is what I know.

It acts like a vending machine. You set what you want to sell, add the items, set what you want in payment, and take your proceeds after the trade. You do not need to be present for the transaction. The only bad thing I can see with the system, is that you must have at least 1 of both, what you are offering, and what you are asking for in your inventory in order to set up the trade.

You must have the Advanced Trade skill to setup a trade. I will do this for any of you if you wish to set up a trade in the trading post, but don't have the skill yet. Any "Fresh off the welcome island" player can purchase items from the trade shelves.

So here is how it works...

Click the trade shelf, then set output. Select an item from your inventory. Add the number of your item that you wish to "stock" the shelf with. ( I don't know if there is a max item number. In my test I put 1k of wood). Click Trade, then Create Trade. Select the item in your inventory that you wish to receive. A popup will ask how much you require of the item you are to receive, followed by another asking how many you are offering to give in exchange (For example, my 1 straw in exchange for your 1 grass, or my 1 wood for your 10 grass).

When all of the stock is gone, you can either add more, or clear the display. To clear the display click the shelf, utility, clear display.

You can come and "Take" you proceeds at any time.

There are currently 18 trade shelves available. We can always expand when the need arises.

There is also the old style Trading Post in the center of the "Advanced" shelves for person to person trades if anybody cares to use it.