05-25-2017, 03:32 AM
if youre worried about the buy screen becoming too long or disorganized, you could separate that up too. instead of scrolling down it, each of the sections you now have implemented (basic materials, medical, etc) becomes clickable and opens up that section of buy list in a window or something, which will be smaller and more manageable, can be clicked back from, whatever you like.
this wont even necessarily have to be a competing idea with traders either, because you could populate this buy list also with trader-offered items that are relevant to the category youve clicked (basic materials, medical, etc), put the traders name or something next to it
example:
"oh i wanna buy some steel sheets"
click qm console -> click buy categories to open categories window -> click basic materials to open basic materials window -> a list containing the sales tagged as basic materials appears -> "ho hum theres the 200 sheets box oh but whats this, there is also an entry here for a trader selling cheaper steel, or a trader selling cheapass mauxite that can be turned into metal sheets quick as a wink here on the station, how interesting" -> clicking on one of the traders deals brings me to the trader or simply prompts to enter how much 2buy -> so on and so forth
this wont even necessarily have to be a competing idea with traders either, because you could populate this buy list also with trader-offered items that are relevant to the category youve clicked (basic materials, medical, etc), put the traders name or something next to it
example:
"oh i wanna buy some steel sheets"
click qm console -> click buy categories to open categories window -> click basic materials to open basic materials window -> a list containing the sales tagged as basic materials appears -> "ho hum theres the 200 sheets box oh but whats this, there is also an entry here for a trader selling cheaper steel, or a trader selling cheapass mauxite that can be turned into metal sheets quick as a wink here on the station, how interesting" -> clicking on one of the traders deals brings me to the trader or simply prompts to enter how much 2buy -> so on and so forth