Trading

See also Prices.

UnReal World uses a barter system of trading, meaning there is no currency. You may trade with anyone you find, but you'll find more and often better items in villages. Notice that some cultures are wealthier than others and this will be reflected in the goods available for trade.

Trading advice

There are many good strategies for trading in UnReal World, here is one of them: Once they agree to a trade just add a little extra to the item(s) you want to purchase, a couple dried fish or smoked elk cuts would work. If they accept the trade after you add those extra items just add a little extra again. Do this until they decline the trade, then take out the last little extra item you put in and accept the trade. This strategy is useful for getting a little extra out of your trades. It is recommended you don't add roasted or perishable food to your trades, try to add non-perishable like bread, smoked meat, and dried meat.

Trading with people

Trading with people is simple:

   Select "chat” [C]
   Select who you wish to talk to
   Select the "Trade Items” option. 

From here, you can barter for items you have picked up from the village. If nothing has been picked up, the NPC may offer you an opportunity to barter for items on their person - select “let’s see what I can trade from you” to browse these items.

If you want to buy an animal, select the "Buy Animal" option. Note that every villager except the children can sell you any animals they have, however not all villages have animals.

If the NPC finds your offer acceptable, the trade window will turn green and you will have the opportunity to finalize the transaction or start again. If the offered items are inadequate, the NPC will give feedback reflecting how close you are to a satisfactory trade. Items with less than roughly 1% the value of the intended purchase will be refused if offered – get around this by offering such items in bulk.

Message	% of Value
Very marginal	0-10%
Only the start	10-20%
Good start	20-30%
Needs to be tripled	30-40%
Needs to be doubled	40-50%
Halfway there	50-60%
Two thirds	60-70%
Getting promising	70-80%
Pleasantly close	80-90%
Few more items	90-100%

Shops no more

Shops have been removed from the game (since 3.18). Instead, the same goods as before are now found in storage buildings around the village. These items are communal village property and can be purchased from any adult villager. After the first item is picked up, players will have a short time to collect additional items they wish to barter for before their reputation with the village becomes strained by the delayed payment. Note that reputation will affect the price the villagers offer you. Items to be traded for will be marked as “unpaid” or "taken" in the player’s inventory and should be dropped prior to leaving the village if the player reconsiders the purchase.

Trade goods

Common items for a player to sell have changed significantly over various updates. The following comparison was made in v3.18b4, normalized against the purchase of a woodsman’s axe. Again, no true currency exists; such a mid-range value item is a reasonable compromise for this comparison, since cheap items will introduce greater rounding error and highly expensive items require excessive time and setup to test.

This comparison is by no means complete. Other strategies (homicide, for example) will yield different items for trade, however this should be adequate for inexperienced players.

(info below may be outdated, v3.18b4 - from old Wikia)

Item	# to buy woodsman’s axe	Notes
Boards	20	Batch production, very heavy
"Käpälälauta"-fox trap	20	Made from boards, much lighter
Wooden bowl	20	Made from blocks, time intensive
Arrow	40	Usually bought; reasonably light 'currency'
Staff	80	Made from slender trunks, batch production
Club	80	Made from slender trunks
Raw elk cuts	160	Dependent on kills. 1 elk ~ 200-250 cuts

Arrows are good currency for the value/weight ratio. After some tests in current version, trade goes something like this: Base value item 1 arrow = 1a Assuming all items are in decent condition (normal condition)

1 primitive bow = 2a 1 shortbow = 5a 4 staves = 1a (8lbs ea staff) 4 javelins = 1a (6lbs ea) 1 board = 1a (20lbs ea) 1 pawboard trap = 1a (3lbs ea)

For roleplaying reasons, this could be called early game professions :) The wanderer could help the village working as carpenter, Fletcher or crafter.

Quality

Item quality impacts its value thus, for both buying and selling:

Quality	Value Modifier
Poor, crude, curved, leaky, awful, ragged	0x
rough, bland, harsh, inferior	0.5x
decent	1x
fine, tasty	1.25x
masterwork, superior, beautiful, delicious, perfect	1.5x

Trade goods: the rule of thumb

As of v3.18, selfmade clothes are reduced in value immensely, which mean we can no longer use selfmade clothes to trade away.

Therefore, best use of furs from hunts is for cords to make shortbows, as the simple-to-make trade goods. Otherwise use the furs/leathers to trade, if you really must.

As spare change, bring along either dried/smoked/salted foods, and/or arrows. They are lightweight and can be of use.