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CurrentPatch 1.17.00
Trading Post Market Planner
An evidence-safe purchase, cargo, sale and profit ledger for regular and royal trading posts.
Use this planner to compare displayed transactions. It does not invent market formulas, refresh times or investment probabilities.
Patch 1.16 baseline
Section titled “Patch 1.16 baseline”Pearl Abyss documented:
- 133 additional trading posts;
- 24 new high-value trade goods;
- four new regular trade goods;
- improved overall trading profit;
- royal trading-post prices increased fourfold;
- packaged goods stacking to 10 or 100 depending on price;
- a Trade map layer.
The official notes do not publish every post location, all 28 item identities or a universal pricing formula.
Trade ledger
Section titled “Trade ledger”| Field | Record |
|---|---|
| Good | Exact displayed name |
| Package | Regular, high-value or other shown class |
| Origin | Verified post |
| Quantity | Units loaded |
| Buy value | Displayed total |
| Destination | Verified receiving post |
| Sale value | Displayed total |
| Costs | Player-recorded route costs |
| Result | Sale minus recorded costs |
| Patch | 1.16.00 |
Purchase rule
Section titled “Purchase rule”Buy only when:
- the destination accepts the item;
- the displayed quantity fits cargo;
- the player can absorb a failed route;
- the route has a recovery option;
- the transaction is recorded before departure.
Sale rule
Section titled “Sale rule”At arrival:
- confirm the destination and post class;
- compare the displayed sale value;
- sell a small quantity if behaviour is uncertain;
- verify proceeds;
- record the completed transaction;
- separate observed profit from any forecast.
Investment and Bond Shop
Section titled “Investment and Bond Shop”Bank investments and Bond Shop changes exist in Patch 1.16, but the official notes do not publish a complete return table or odds. Record principal, displayed terms, result and elapsed game state without presenting a guaranteed return.
Evidence boundary
Section titled “Evidence boundary”A player ledger can support a route example. It cannot prove a global market formula, permanent best trade or spawn frequency.