Resource Opportunist

Gain 15,000 credits from other players buying your resources.

How do you get this achievement? It's not clear to me how you can sell your resources to other players.

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Reply #1 Top

On the black market menu, look under all the stuff about buying and selling. Mouse over a few (i think its the little one with 5.0 on, bottom right) and click it. Then you can sell metal and crystal to allies!

Hope this is actually right?

Apollo999

Reply #2 Top

Put your resources on the market. When players want them, they buy them, and you collect the proceeds.

Reply #3 Top

Quoting Apollo999, reply 1
On the black market menu, look under all the stuff about buying and selling. Mouse over a few (i think its the little one with 5.0 on, bottom right) and click it. Then you can sell metal and crystal to allies!

Hope this is actually right?

Apollo999

mostly. but I think you don't actually sell to allies per se, but to the market. when someone else buys that resource over the black market, the black market 'stock' fills up and takes your offer into consideration which gives you money. it should also influence price.

if you don't need cash immediately and find yourself in structural metal or crystal overproduction, this is a VERY useful feature. at least if there is enough demand for the resource. just plan it accordingly so that you don't suddenly find yourself needing cash and having resources available. place them regularly and constantly and you should be fine. and get the achievement. make a big, long game for that one.

Reply #4 Top

I recommend going for refining magnate concurrently with this one, and then relying on selling resources on the black market for income.  Play a map with lots of uncolonizable planets (asteroid fields, gas giants, etc) because they produce the most crystal and metal incomes.

Reply #5 Top

Thanks! I never noticed this option. Seems like it should give more money (in long run) for resources that I've just been quick-selling.