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Solrain | Quantar | Octavius

Rank Class | Ship Capacity
0 Shuttle

Premia 4
Storm 2
Apteryx 1

3 Shuttle (The Premia XL and Gust are usually non-corgo ships.)
---  (Premia XL is the mini-scout)
---  (Gust is a lighter fighter)
Albatross 3

6 Large Shuttle

Premia SC 6
Breeze 7
Buzzard 8

9 Light Fighter

Interceptor 6

(Raven and Cyclone don't have much cargo)

 
12 Fast Transport

Vedetta 15
Whirlwind 14
Hawk 12

21 Transport
Traveler 60
Hurricane 52
Wyvern 48

21 Light Miner
Quarrier 62
Harmattan 65
Simurgh 60

26 Tow
Pioneer 500
Thunder 500
Condor 500

38 Freighter
Viceroy 750
Chinook 735
Roc 740

Light Miners are primarily mining ships. While having larger cargo capacities
than Transports, their lack of speed and poor handling tend to make them
inferior craft for trading.
Trading in shuttles tends to be relatively inefficient. If done carefully, shuttle
pilots can make modest profits trading, but they cannot expect to compete with
whose able to fly larger vessels, with more cash and higher political ratings.

5. Price Basics
The price of a specific item may vary between different stations. These
variations are a combination of fixed differences and variable differences.
Fixed differences primarily reflect long term demand and supply. Stations that
demand or require an item, but do not produce it, tend to pay more than
stations that produce it. The value of the fixed difference is commonly used as a
profit margin on an item.
Variable differences reflect short term shortages or surpluses of an item at the
station. Shortage will raise the price, surplus will lower it. It takes about half a
day for a complete adjustment in price, for example, from a situation where
there is a shortage to large surplus. Price will gradually change, reducing
slightly every six minutes. Since the station's inventory is in constant flux (pilots
keep on buying and selling), prices also tend to be in a state of constant
adjustment. Variable price differences are relatively small - typically less than
5%. Clearly on large shipments of high value items, such small percentages
can account for a lot of cash. Recent changes mean that variable differences
tend to only be significant when stocks are low - typically less than 2000 units.
Pricing Water
Earlier we transported Water from Wake to Outpost for a fairly good (in
percentage terms) profit. Why was there a price difference?