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== Purchase Times == |
== Purchase Times == |
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− | '''ITEM''' '''TIME (Hours)''' '''TIME (Days)''' |
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+ | |+ Purchase Times |
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− | '''----''' '''------------''' '''-----------''' |
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− | All Personnel 72 3 |
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− | + | !ITEM !! TIME (Hours) !! TIME (Days) |
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+ | |- |
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− | BARRACUDA 96 4 |
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− | + | | All Personnel || 72 || 3 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Craft Missiles 48 2 |
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− | + | | TRITON || 72 || 3 |
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+ | |- |
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− | SWS 96 4 |
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− | + | | BARRACUDA || 96 || 4 |
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+ | |- |
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− | All Weapons 24 1 |
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− | + | | Craft Weapons || 48 || 2 |
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+ | |- |
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− | All Equipment 24 1 |
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+ | | Craft Missiles || 48 || 2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Gas Rounds(×50) || 96 || 4 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | SWS || 96 || 4 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | SWS Ammo || 48 || 2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | All Weapons || 24 || 1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | All Ammunition || 24 || 1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | All Equipment || 24 || 1 |
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+ | |} |
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== Non-Manufacturable Prices == |
== Non-Manufacturable Prices == |
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+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
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− | '''ITEM''' '''Buy Price''' '''Sell Price''' |
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+ | |+ Non-Manufacturable Prices |
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+ | |- |
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− | Aquanaut $ 40,000 $ 0 |
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− | + | ! ITEM !! Buy Price ($)!! Sell Price ($) |
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+ | |- |
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− | Technician $ 50,000 $ 0 |
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− | + | | Aquanaut || align="right" | 40,000 || align="right" | 0 |
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+ | |- |
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− | BARRACUDA $ 600,000 $ 0 |
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− | + | | Scientist || align="right" | 60,000 || align="right" | 0 |
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+ | |- |
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− | D.U.P. Head Launcher $ 17,000 $ 12,750 |
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− | + | | Technician || align="right" | 50,000 || align="right" | 0 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Ajax Torpedoes $ 3,000 $ 2,400 |
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− | + | | TRITON || align="right" | 500,000 || align="right" | 0 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Gas Rounds(×50) $ 1,240 $ 1,012 |
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− | + | | BARRACUDA || align="right" | 600,000 || align="right" | 0 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Solid Harpoon Bolts $ 200 $ 100 |
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− | + | | Ajax Launcher || align="right" | 16,000 || align="right" | 12,000 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Aqua Jet Missiles $ 3,000 $ 2,250 |
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− | + | | D.U.P. Head Launcher || align="right" | 17,000 || align="right" | 12,750 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Dart Clip $ 70 $ 52 |
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− | + | | Craft Gas Cannon || align="right" | 30,000 || align="right" | 22,500 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Harpoon Clip $ 200 $ 150 |
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− | + | | Ajax Torpedoes || align="right" | 3,000 || align="right" | 2,400 |
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+ | |- |
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− | GC-AP Bolts $ 300 $ 225 |
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− | + | | D.U.P. Head Torpedoes || align="right" | 9,000 || align="right" | 7,200 |
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+ | |- |
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− | GC-Phosphorous Bolts $ 400 $ 300 |
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− | + | | Gas Rounds(×50) || align="right" | 1,240 || align="right" | 1,012 |
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+ | |- |
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− | HJ-AP Ammo $ 500 $ 400 |
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+ | | Coelacanth/G. Cannon || align="right" | 420,000 || align="right" | 340,000 |
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− | HJ-HE Ammo $ 700 $ 560 |
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+ | |- |
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− | HJ-P Ammo $ 650 $ 520 |
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− | + | | Solid Harpoon Bolts || align="right" | 200 || align="right" | 100 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Small Torpedo $ 600 $ 480 |
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− | + | | Coelacanth/Aqua Jet || align="right" | 480,000 || align="right" | 360,000 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Phosphor Torpedo $ 1,200 $ 960 |
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− | + | | Aqua Jet Missiles || align="right" | 3,000 || align="right" | 2,250 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Dye Grenade $ 150 $ 120 |
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+ | | Dart Gun || align="right" | 800 || align="right" | 600 |
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− | Particle Disturbance Grenade $ 500 $ 400 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Magna-Pack Explosive $ 1,500 $ 1,200 |
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− | + | | Dart Clip || align="right" | 70 || align="right" | 52 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Chemical-flare $ 60 $ 40 |
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+ | | Jet Harpoon || align="right" | 3,000 || align="right" | 2,250 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Harpoon Clip || align="right" | 200 || align="right" | 150 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Gas Cannon || align="right" | 6,400 || align="right" | 4,800 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | GC-AP Bolts || align="right" | 300 || align="right" | 225 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | GC-HE Bolts || align="right" | 500 || align="right" | 275 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | GC-Phosphorous Bolts || align="right" | 400 || align="right" | 300 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Hydro-Jet Cannon || align="right" | 13,500 || align="right" | 10,125 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | HJ-AP Ammo || align="right" | 500 || align="right" | 400 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | HJ-HE Ammo || align="right" | 700 || align="right" | 560 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | HJ-P Ammo || align="right" | 650 || align="right" | 520 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Torpedo Launcher || align="right" | 4,000 || align="right" | 3,000 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Small Torpedo || align="right" | 600 || align="right" | 480 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Large Torpedo || align="right" | 900 || align="right" | 720 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Phosphor Torpedo || align="right" | 1,200 || align="right" | 960 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Magna-Blast Grenade || align="right" | 300 || align="right" | 240 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Dye Grenade || align="right" | 150 || align="right" | 120 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Particle Disturbance Grenade|| align="right" | 500 || align="right" | 400 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Magna-Pack Explosive || align="right" | 1,500 || align="right" | 1,200 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Thermal Tazer || align="right" | 1,260 || align="right" | 945 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Chemical-flare || align="right" | 60 || align="right" | 40 |
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+ | |} |
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== Manufacturable Prices == |
== Manufacturable Prices == |
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=== Table === |
=== Table === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
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− | '''Tech.''' |
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+ | |+ Manufacturable Prices |
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− | '''ITEM''' '''Start Price''' '''Sell Price''' '''Hours''' '''Profit ''' '''Payback''' |
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− | '''----''' '''-----------''' '''----------''' '''-----''' '''------ ''' '''-------''' |
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+ | ! ITEM !! Start Price ($) !! Sell Price ($) !! Tech Hours !! data-sort-type=number | $Profit/hr !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Payback |
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− | HAMMERHEAD $ 400,000 $ 0 14000 $- 82 |
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+ | |- |
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− | MANTA $ 600,000 $ 0 18000 $- 82 |
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− | + | | [[Hammerhead|HAMMERHEAD]] || align="right" | 400,000 || align="right" | 0 || align="right" |14000 || align="right" |- 82 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Gauss Pistol $ 8,000 $ 20,000 300 $ 40 15 mon |
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− | + | | [[Manta|MANTA]] || align="right" | 600,000 || align="right" | 0 || align="right" |18000 || align="right" |- 82 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Gauss Rifle $ 20,000 $ 36,900 400 $ 42 10 mon |
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− | + | | [[Leviathan|LEVIATHAN]] || align="right" | 900,000 || align="right" | 0 || align="right" |34000 || align="right" |- 66 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Heavy Gauss $ 32,000 $ 61,000 700 $ 41 11 mon |
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− | + | | [[Gauss Pistol]] || align="right" | 8,000 || align="right" | 20,000 || align="right" | 300 || align="right" | 40 || 15 mon |
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+ | |- |
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− | Sonic Pistol $ 56,000 $ 84,000 600 $ 36 16 yrs |
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− | + | | Gauss Pistol Clip || align="right" | 1,000 || align="right" | 1,050 || align="right" | 20 || align="right" | 2.5||(never) |
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+ | |- |
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− | Sonic-Blasta Rifle $ 88,000 $ 126,500 820 $ 39 19 mon |
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− | + | | [[Gauss Rifle]] || align="right" | 20,000 || align="right" | 36,900 || align="right" | 400 || align="right" | 42 || 10 mon |
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+ | |- |
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− | Sonic Cannon $ 122,000 $ 171,600 1,000 $ 43 9 mon |
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− | + | | Gauss Rifle Clip || align="right" | 2,000 || align="right" | 1,950 || align="right" | 45 || align="right" |- 1 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Sonic Pulser $ 6,700 $ 14,850 200 $- 9 |
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− | + | | [[Heavy Gauss]] || align="right" | 32,000 || align="right" | 61,000 || align="right" | 700 || align="right" | 41 || 11 mon |
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+ | |- |
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− | Disruptor Ammo $ 8,000 $ 17,028 220 $- 27 |
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− | + | | Heavy Gauss Clip || align="right" | 4,000 || align="right" | 3,220 || align="right" | 70 || align="right" |- 11 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Thermal Shok Bomb $ 7,000 $ 15,200 200 $ 16 (never) |
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− | + | | [[Sonic Pistol]] || align="right" | 56,000 || align="right" | 84,000 || align="right" | 600 || align="right" | 36 || 16 yrs |
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+ | |- |
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− | Thermic Lance $ 12,000 $ 1,800 220 $- 92 |
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− | + | | Pistol Power Clip || align="right" | 2,000 || align="right" | 4,440 || align="right" | 60 || align="right" |- 43 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Particle Disturbance Sensor $ 34,000 $ 45,600 220 $ 53 4 mon |
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− | + | | [[Sonic-Blasta Rifle]] || align="right" | 88,000 || align="right" | 126,500 || align="right" | 820 || align="right" | 39 || 19 mon |
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+ | |- |
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− | M.C. Reader $ 262,000 $ 304,000 1200 $ 25 (never) |
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− | + | | Blasta Power Clip || align="right" | 3,000 || align="right" | 6,290 || align="right" | 80 || align="right" |- 84 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Gauss Cannon $ 182,000 $ 211,000 300 $ 97 33 days |
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− | + | | [[Sonic Cannon]] || align="right" | 122,000 || align="right" | 171,600 || align="right" |1,000 || align="right" | 43 || 9 mon |
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+ | |- |
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− | Sonic Oscillator $ 226,000 $ 267,300 500 $- 67 |
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− | + | | Cannon Power Clip || align="right" | 6,000 || align="right" | 9,590 || align="right" | 80 || align="right" |-143 |
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+ | |- |
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− | P.W.T Ammo (craft) $ 28,000 $ 53,300 600 $ 9 (never) |
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+ | | [[Sonic Pulser]] || align="right" | 6,700 || align="right" | 14,850 || align="right" | 200 || align="right" |- 9 |
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− | Coelacanth/Gauss $ 500,000 $ 594,000 1200 $ 78 48 days |
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+ | |- |
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− | Displacer /Sonic $ 850,000 $ 980,000 1200 $- 44 |
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+ | | [[Disruptor Pulse Launcher]] || align="right" | 90,000 || align="right" | 144,000 || align="right" | 1200 || align="right" | 40 || 16 mon |
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− | Displacer /P. W. T. $ 900,000 $1,043,000 1400 $- 24 |
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− | P.W. Torpedo (SWS) $ 15,000 $ 31,500 400 $-151 |
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+ | | Disruptor Ammo || align="right" | 8,000 || align="right" | 17,028 || align="right" | 220 || align="right" |- 27 |
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− | Ion-Beam Accelerators $ 130,000 $ 250,000 1400 $ 5 (never) |
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+ | |- |
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− | Magnetic Navigation $ 150,000 $ 80,000 1600 $- 56 |
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− | + | | [[Thermal Shok Launcher]] || align="right" | 78,000 || align="right" | 120,000 || align="right" | 900 || align="right" | 39 || 17 mon |
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+ | |- |
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− | Plastic Aqua Armor $ 22,000 $ 54,000 800 $ 7.5 (never) |
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− | + | | Thermal Shok Bomb || align="right" | 7,000 || align="right" | 15,200 || align="right" | 200 || align="right" | 16 ||(never) |
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+ | |- |
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− | Mag. Ion Armor $ 58,000 $ 115,000 1400 $- 40 |
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+ | | [[Vibro Blade]] || align="right" | 7,000 || align="right" | 1,500 || align="right" | 150 || align="right" |- 70 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Thermic Lance]] || align="right" | 12,000 || align="right" | 1,800 || align="right" | 220 || align="right" |- 92 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Heavy Thermic Lance]] || align="right" | 20,000 || align="right" | 2,000 || align="right" | 300 || align="right" |- 93 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Particle Disturbance Sensor]] || align="right" | 34,000 || align="right" | 45,600 || align="right" | 220 || align="right" | 53 || 4 mon |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Medi-Kit (TFTD)|Medi-Kit]] || align="right" | 28,000 || align="right" | 46,500 || align="right" | 420 || align="right" | 44 || 8 mon |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[M.C. Reader]] || align="right" | 262,000 || align="right" | 304,000 || align="right" | 1200 || align="right" | 25 ||(never) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[M.C. Disruptor]] || align="right" | 160,000 || align="right" | 194,700 || align="right" | 500 || align="right" | 36 || 6 yrs |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Gauss Cannon]] || align="right" | 182,000 || align="right" | 211,000 || align="right" | 300 || align="right" | 97 || 33 days |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Gauss Cannon Ammo || align="right" | 200 || align="right" | 200 || align="right" | 5 || align="right" | 0 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Sonic Oscillator]] || align="right" | 226,000 || align="right" | 267,300 || align="right" | 500 || align="right" |- 67 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[P.W.T. Cannon]] || align="right" | 242,000 || align="right" | 281,100 || align="right" | 400 || align="right" | 81.5|| 44 days |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | P.W.T Ammo (craft) || align="right" | 28,000 || align="right" | 53,300 || align="right" | 600 || align="right" | 9 ||(never) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Coelacanth/Gauss]] || align="right" | 500,000 || align="right" | 594,000 || align="right" | 1200 || align="right" | 78 || 48 days |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Displacer /Sonic]] || align="right" | 850,000 || align="right" | 980,000 || align="right" | 1200 || align="right" |- 44 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Displacer /P. W. T.]] || align="right" | 900,000 || align="right" |1,043,000 || align="right" | 1400 || align="right" |- 24 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | P.W. Torpedo (SWS) || align="right" | 15,000 || align="right" | 31,500 || align="right" | 400 || align="right" |-151 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Ion-Beam Accelerators]] || align="right" | 130,000 || align="right" | 250,000 || align="right" | 1400 || align="right" | 5 ||(never) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Magnetic Navigation]] || align="right" | 150,000 || align="right" | 80,000 || align="right" | 1600 || align="right" |- 56 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Aqua Plastics]] || align="right" | 3,000 || align="right" | 6,500 || align="right" | 100 || align="right" | 35 ||(never) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Plastic Aqua Armor]] || align="right" | 22,000 || align="right" | 54,000 || align="right" | 800 || align="right" | 7.5||(never) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Ion Armor]] || align="right" | 42,000 || align="right" | 85,000 || align="right" | 1000 || align="right" |- 15 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Magnetic Ion Armor]] || align="right" | 58,000 || align="right" | 115,000 || align="right" | 1400 || align="right" |- 40 |
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+ | |} |
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=== Notes to Table === |
=== Notes to Table === |
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− | + | NOTE: '''Profit''' is measured in $ per technician hours. It is calculated |
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− | + | by taking the difference between an item's selling price and its |
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− | + | total build costs (including manufacturing start costs, and any |
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− | + | exotic component costs) and dividing that by the technician hours |
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− | + | required to build it. The profit is simply how much money you make |
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− | + | in one hour with one technician building a particular item just to |
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− | + | sell it. '''Payback''' is the time required for profits to repay all |
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− | + | initial costs. So there is no "true profit" until after the |
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− | + | Payback period has passed. |
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=== Further Notes === |
=== Further Notes === |
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− | *The profit levels calculated above include the lost resale value of all manufactured/recovered components (Zrbite, Aqua Plastics, |
+ | *The profit levels calculated above include the lost resale value of all manufactured/recovered components (Zrbite, Aqua Plastics, Ion-Beam Accelerators, Magnetic Navigation) used in their manufacture. In many cases this reduces the profit considerably. |
*Also, keep in mind that that each technician costs $36/hr in salary, Living Quarters maintenance, and Workshop space maintenance. Any "profit" less than $36/hr is not really a true profit, it's just a subsidy to reduce your outgoings on Technician costs and overheads. |
*Also, keep in mind that that each technician costs $36/hr in salary, Living Quarters maintenance, and Workshop space maintenance. Any "profit" less than $36/hr is not really a true profit, it's just a subsidy to reduce your outgoings on Technician costs and overheads. |
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*In addition, before a true profit is made, you must recover the initial costs of hiring the Technicians, building their Living Quarters and their Workshop. Recovering these initial outlays will cost the equivalent of $67/hr per Technician for one month (or just over $11/hr for six months, etc). The '''Payback''' period shown above is the time taken to repay these costs (assuming multiples of 50 Technicians). |
*In addition, before a true profit is made, you must recover the initial costs of hiring the Technicians, building their Living Quarters and their Workshop. Recovering these initial outlays will cost the equivalent of $67/hr per Technician for one month (or just over $11/hr for six months, etc). The '''Payback''' period shown above is the time taken to repay these costs (assuming multiples of 50 Technicians). |
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=== Analysis === |
=== Analysis === |
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− | *The most profitable item to produce is the Gauss Cannon. The (craft) PWT Launcher and the Coelecanth/Gauss SWS |
+ | *The most profitable item to produce is the Gauss Cannon. The (craft) PWT Launcher and the Coelecanth/Gauss SWS have similar profitability to the Gauss Cannon. The Gauss SWS can be discounted since the Gauss Cannon must be researched before the Gauss SWS, which also has the requirement of Manta research. |
+ | *Whether the Gauss Cannon is likely to be researched before the PWT Launcher probably depends on the individual Commander's preference (or not) for Gauss weapons on the battlefield. For a Commander who generally avoids Gauss development, the PWT could provide an alternative route to profitability, as well as a usable craft weapon that is quicker to research than a Sonic Oscillator (if expensive to operate in terms of Zrbite and manufacturing time). |
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− | *The next most profitable item is the Particle Disturbance Sensor, which has the advantage that that can be successfully researched very early in the game, and also requires no Zrbite or Aqua Plastics. |
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+ | *The next most profitable item is the Particle Disturbance Sensor, which has the advantage that it can be successfully researched very early in the game, and also requires no Zrbite or Aqua Plastics. |
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− | *Almost all of the profitable manufacturing activities would be considered very good commercial investments. A Gauss Cannon factory, with an annual Return on Investment of nearly 1100%, would be considered an economic miracle. Even the Particle Disturbance Sensor (RoI just over 300%) would have investors beating down the doors. The only tricky part would be insuring the factory site against Alien attack... |
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+ | *Almost all of the profitable manufacturing activities would be considered very good commercial investments. A Gauss Cannon factory, with an annual Return on Investment of nearly 1100%, would be considered an economic miracle. Even the Particle Disturbance Sensor (RoI just over 300%) would have investors beating down the doors. These high profits are presumably explained by XCOM's monopoly of the technology, combined with high demand that is perhaps due to the crisis facing the world. What is more mysterious is why only a few of the technologies attract enormous profit, while most of the others can only be sold at a loss, in some cases a 100% loss. |
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+ | == Alien Sub Recoverable Prices == |
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
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− | '''ITEM''' '''Sell Price''' |
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+ | |+ Alien Sub Recoverable Prices |
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− | '''----''' '''----------''' |
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− | + | ! ITEM !! Sell Price |
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+ | |- |
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− | Alien Corpses $ 20,000 |
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− | + | | Zrbite <sup>1</sup> || align="right" | 5,000 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Alien Cryogenics $ 5,000 |
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− | + | | Alien Corpses || align="right" | 20,000 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Alien Learning Arrays $ 20,000 |
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− | + | | Alien Sub Construction || align="right" | 20,000 |
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+ | |- |
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− | Examination Room $ 9,000 |
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− | + | | Alien Cryogenics || align="right" | 5,000 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Alien Cloning || align="right" | 40,000 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Alien Learning Arrays || align="right" | 20,000 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Alien Implanter || align="right" | 38,000 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Examination Room || align="right" | 9,000 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Alien Re-animation Zone || align="right" | 100 |
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+ | |} |
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− | + | <sup>1</sup> Zrbite can only be acquired through salvaging from UFOs and Alien Colonies. As such, you are strongly advised NOT to sell it. |
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+ | |||
+ | == See Also == |
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+ | |||
+ | *[[Buying/Selling/Transferring|Buying/Selling/Transferring (Enemy Unknown)]] |
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+ | |||
+ | [[Category:data tables]] |
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+ | [[Category:TFTD]] |
Latest revision as of 04:41, 22 June 2019
Purchase Times
ITEM | TIME (Hours) | TIME (Days) |
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All Personnel | 72 | 3 |
TRITON | 72 | 3 |
BARRACUDA | 96 | 4 |
Craft Weapons | 48 | 2 |
Craft Missiles | 48 | 2 |
Gas Rounds(×50) | 96 | 4 |
SWS | 96 | 4 |
SWS Ammo | 48 | 2 |
All Weapons | 24 | 1 |
All Ammunition | 24 | 1 |
All Equipment | 24 | 1 |
Non-Manufacturable Prices
ITEM | Buy Price ($) | Sell Price ($) |
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Aquanaut | 40,000 | 0 |
Scientist | 60,000 | 0 |
Technician | 50,000 | 0 |
TRITON | 500,000 | 0 |
BARRACUDA | 600,000 | 0 |
Ajax Launcher | 16,000 | 12,000 |
D.U.P. Head Launcher | 17,000 | 12,750 |
Craft Gas Cannon | 30,000 | 22,500 |
Ajax Torpedoes | 3,000 | 2,400 |
D.U.P. Head Torpedoes | 9,000 | 7,200 |
Gas Rounds(×50) | 1,240 | 1,012 |
Coelacanth/G. Cannon | 420,000 | 340,000 |
Solid Harpoon Bolts | 200 | 100 |
Coelacanth/Aqua Jet | 480,000 | 360,000 |
Aqua Jet Missiles | 3,000 | 2,250 |
Dart Gun | 800 | 600 |
Dart Clip | 70 | 52 |
Jet Harpoon | 3,000 | 2,250 |
Harpoon Clip | 200 | 150 |
Gas Cannon | 6,400 | 4,800 |
GC-AP Bolts | 300 | 225 |
GC-HE Bolts | 500 | 275 |
GC-Phosphorous Bolts | 400 | 300 |
Hydro-Jet Cannon | 13,500 | 10,125 |
HJ-AP Ammo | 500 | 400 |
HJ-HE Ammo | 700 | 560 |
HJ-P Ammo | 650 | 520 |
Torpedo Launcher | 4,000 | 3,000 |
Small Torpedo | 600 | 480 |
Large Torpedo | 900 | 720 |
Phosphor Torpedo | 1,200 | 960 |
Magna-Blast Grenade | 300 | 240 |
Dye Grenade | 150 | 120 |
Particle Disturbance Grenade | 500 | 400 |
Magna-Pack Explosive | 1,500 | 1,200 |
Thermal Tazer | 1,260 | 945 |
Chemical-flare | 60 | 40 |
Manufacturable Prices
Table
ITEM | Start Price ($) | Sell Price ($) | Tech Hours | $Profit/hr | Payback |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HAMMERHEAD | 400,000 | 0 | 14000 | - 82 | |
MANTA | 600,000 | 0 | 18000 | - 82 | |
LEVIATHAN | 900,000 | 0 | 34000 | - 66 | |
Gauss Pistol | 8,000 | 20,000 | 300 | 40 | 15 mon |
Gauss Pistol Clip | 1,000 | 1,050 | 20 | 2.5 | (never) |
Gauss Rifle | 20,000 | 36,900 | 400 | 42 | 10 mon |
Gauss Rifle Clip | 2,000 | 1,950 | 45 | - 1 | |
Heavy Gauss | 32,000 | 61,000 | 700 | 41 | 11 mon |
Heavy Gauss Clip | 4,000 | 3,220 | 70 | - 11 | |
Sonic Pistol | 56,000 | 84,000 | 600 | 36 | 16 yrs |
Pistol Power Clip | 2,000 | 4,440 | 60 | - 43 | |
Sonic-Blasta Rifle | 88,000 | 126,500 | 820 | 39 | 19 mon |
Blasta Power Clip | 3,000 | 6,290 | 80 | - 84 | |
Sonic Cannon | 122,000 | 171,600 | 1,000 | 43 | 9 mon |
Cannon Power Clip | 6,000 | 9,590 | 80 | -143 | |
Sonic Pulser | 6,700 | 14,850 | 200 | - 9 | |
Disruptor Pulse Launcher | 90,000 | 144,000 | 1200 | 40 | 16 mon |
Disruptor Ammo | 8,000 | 17,028 | 220 | - 27 | |
Thermal Shok Launcher | 78,000 | 120,000 | 900 | 39 | 17 mon |
Thermal Shok Bomb | 7,000 | 15,200 | 200 | 16 | (never) |
Vibro Blade | 7,000 | 1,500 | 150 | - 70 | |
Thermic Lance | 12,000 | 1,800 | 220 | - 92 | |
Heavy Thermic Lance | 20,000 | 2,000 | 300 | - 93 | |
Particle Disturbance Sensor | 34,000 | 45,600 | 220 | 53 | 4 mon |
Medi-Kit | 28,000 | 46,500 | 420 | 44 | 8 mon |
M.C. Reader | 262,000 | 304,000 | 1200 | 25 | (never) |
M.C. Disruptor | 160,000 | 194,700 | 500 | 36 | 6 yrs |
Gauss Cannon | 182,000 | 211,000 | 300 | 97 | 33 days |
Gauss Cannon Ammo | 200 | 200 | 5 | 0 | |
Sonic Oscillator | 226,000 | 267,300 | 500 | - 67 | |
P.W.T. Cannon | 242,000 | 281,100 | 400 | 81.5 | 44 days |
P.W.T Ammo (craft) | 28,000 | 53,300 | 600 | 9 | (never) |
Coelacanth/Gauss | 500,000 | 594,000 | 1200 | 78 | 48 days |
Displacer /Sonic | 850,000 | 980,000 | 1200 | - 44 | |
Displacer /P. W. T. | 900,000 | 1,043,000 | 1400 | - 24 | |
P.W. Torpedo (SWS) | 15,000 | 31,500 | 400 | -151 | |
Ion-Beam Accelerators | 130,000 | 250,000 | 1400 | 5 | (never) |
Magnetic Navigation | 150,000 | 80,000 | 1600 | - 56 | |
Aqua Plastics | 3,000 | 6,500 | 100 | 35 | (never) |
Plastic Aqua Armor | 22,000 | 54,000 | 800 | 7.5 | (never) |
Ion Armor | 42,000 | 85,000 | 1000 | - 15 | |
Magnetic Ion Armor | 58,000 | 115,000 | 1400 | - 40 |
Notes to Table
NOTE: Profit is measured in $ per technician hours. It is calculated by taking the difference between an item's selling price and its total build costs (including manufacturing start costs, and any exotic component costs) and dividing that by the technician hours required to build it. The profit is simply how much money you make in one hour with one technician building a particular item just to sell it. Payback is the time required for profits to repay all initial costs. So there is no "true profit" until after the Payback period has passed.
Further Notes
- The profit levels calculated above include the lost resale value of all manufactured/recovered components (Zrbite, Aqua Plastics, Ion-Beam Accelerators, Magnetic Navigation) used in their manufacture. In many cases this reduces the profit considerably.
- Also, keep in mind that that each technician costs $36/hr in salary, Living Quarters maintenance, and Workshop space maintenance. Any "profit" less than $36/hr is not really a true profit, it's just a subsidy to reduce your outgoings on Technician costs and overheads.
- In addition, before a true profit is made, you must recover the initial costs of hiring the Technicians, building their Living Quarters and their Workshop. Recovering these initial outlays will cost the equivalent of $67/hr per Technician for one month (or just over $11/hr for six months, etc). The Payback period shown above is the time taken to repay these costs (assuming multiples of 50 Technicians).
- As in the real world, fixed assets (such as workshops and living quarters) need to be fully utilised in order to be the most profitable. Whenever you use and hire Technicians in less than multiples of 50, the overhead costs are proportionally even higher, and the payback period on initial costs is longer.
Analysis
- The most profitable item to produce is the Gauss Cannon. The (craft) PWT Launcher and the Coelecanth/Gauss SWS have similar profitability to the Gauss Cannon. The Gauss SWS can be discounted since the Gauss Cannon must be researched before the Gauss SWS, which also has the requirement of Manta research.
- Whether the Gauss Cannon is likely to be researched before the PWT Launcher probably depends on the individual Commander's preference (or not) for Gauss weapons on the battlefield. For a Commander who generally avoids Gauss development, the PWT could provide an alternative route to profitability, as well as a usable craft weapon that is quicker to research than a Sonic Oscillator (if expensive to operate in terms of Zrbite and manufacturing time).
- The next most profitable item is the Particle Disturbance Sensor, which has the advantage that it can be successfully researched very early in the game, and also requires no Zrbite or Aqua Plastics.
- Almost all of the profitable manufacturing activities would be considered very good commercial investments. A Gauss Cannon factory, with an annual Return on Investment of nearly 1100%, would be considered an economic miracle. Even the Particle Disturbance Sensor (RoI just over 300%) would have investors beating down the doors. These high profits are presumably explained by XCOM's monopoly of the technology, combined with high demand that is perhaps due to the crisis facing the world. What is more mysterious is why only a few of the technologies attract enormous profit, while most of the others can only be sold at a loss, in some cases a 100% loss.
Alien Sub Recoverable Prices
ITEM | Sell Price |
---|---|
Zrbite 1 | 5,000 |
Alien Corpses | 20,000 |
Alien Sub Construction | 20,000 |
Alien Cryogenics | 5,000 |
Alien Cloning | 40,000 |
Alien Learning Arrays | 20,000 |
Alien Implanter | 38,000 |
Examination Room | 9,000 |
Alien Re-animation Zone | 100 |
1 Zrbite can only be acquired through salvaging from UFOs and Alien Colonies. As such, you are strongly advised NOT to sell it.