RimWorld Guide: Selling Items to Visitors

As you navigate the world of RimWorld, you'll come across visiting caravans that can purchase your goods. But have you ever wondered how this process works? In this guide, we'll break down the intricacies of selling items to visitors in RimWorld.

Selling items to a visiting caravan is a straightforward process. However, it's essential to understand the factors that affect the prices at which you can sell your goods. These factors include the item's quality, category, and trade factor.

For example, let's say you've crafted a good small silver sculpture that cost $500 to make. The effective market value of this sculpture is $776.60, calculated by multiplying the cost to make by a quality factor of 1.25 (since it's a good sculpture). When selling to a visiting caravan, you'll receive this amount minus any additional factors.

Some items and traders may have an additional green or red price that appears when buying or selling. This is calculated using a complex formula involving market value, quality factor, trade factor, social multiplier, and location factor. Don't worry too much about this formula – just know that it affects the prices you receive for your goods.

When it comes to social skills, having 100% health seems to affect the ratio of cost to market value. For instance, smaller sculptures have a better ratio than larger ones. This means that smaller items are more likely to sell for a higher price relative to their cost to make.

It's worth noting that certain categories of items have different quality factors when selling to visitors. For example:

* Most items, such as food, organs, artifacts, and stone blocks, have a quality factor of 1.0.

* Weapons, including melee, ranged, and remote controls, have a quality factor of 0.2.

* Clothing, armors, security items, recreation items, and furniture have a quality factor of 0.7.

In conclusion, selling items to visiting caravans in RimWorld is all about understanding the factors that affect prices. By crafting high-quality goods and choosing the right categories, you can maximize your earnings when selling to these visitors. So go ahead, construct some silver sculptures, and see what kind of profits you can reap!

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