THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

have shipped in. We are trying to focus our resources specifically on what we
are trying to produce.
Most Quantar missiles have the same requirements, so we probably cannot do
much about those. But Rubber production could potentially be stopped, perhaps
by buying up some Antimony or Chemicals.
Note: This is probably a futile exercise if you are only expecting to produce a
few Purgs. Production of other items will take time to finish because required
commodities may already be stored in the station's hidden inventory.
In future attempts, consider the extent of conflicting production processes in
your choice of station. Perhaps consider re-distributing troublesome
commodities to other stations (although they often come back as other pilots'
cargo missions, so don't waste too much time... it will drive you mad).
9. Make a note of the public market volume of the commodities used to make
Purgs and those other things with conflicting production processes. Now sell all
the Purg production commodities you are holding, and watch the market.
The first thing to watch is what volume the station immediately purchased of the
commodities you sold. You will start to see how large its hidden inventory is for
those items. Note that you do not know what was in the hidden inventory to
start with, so you cannot be entirely sure about its size.
Let a few cycles run (remember to buy up the Purgs as they are produced).
Watch how the volumes of commodities making Purgs and other production
conflict items change. Watch how many Purgs and other production conflict
items are produced. Keep an eye out for other pilots buying or selling, and
remember that they may sell certain commodities which will go straight into the
hidden inventory. The aim here is to start to understand how many Purgs the
station produces each cycle, and what approximate proportion of required
commodities are used up for each Purg. You should start to see certain
patterns, like a consistent number of new purgs each cycle, and an above
average use of Explosives. Be aware that much may be happening that is not at
first clear. For example, stations tend to buy commodities up faster than they
use them. If volumes of a commodity are large, you may experience decay.
In future attempts, consider how to better balance the volumes of required
commodities supplied to the station, so they all (eventually) run out at about the
same time. Perhaps balance your deliveries so that production of Purgs does
not exceed the amount you can buy and store. Experiment with different
stations: Quantar Core, for example, may be more convenient and more
efficient, but may be found to have a lower rate of production and more pilot
activity. More pilot activity may be helpful, but sometimes results in commodities
you want to stay on the market being moved elsewhere, the sale onto the
market of commodities that somehow hinder Purg production, or other pilots
buying up 'your' Purgs before you can get to them.
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