*bug*? Licences no Effect @ Stations? Hope it's a bug.

[matchbox2022]

So I just came back from mining a crap ton of nebulae gas, selling it as fuel, round and round she goes rinse repeat. I finally have a few million after a lot of painstaking plotting courses.

Now, I went to go buy a license (online / SP too to check)

It seemingly does, absolutely nothing. I was hoping prices of commodities at the station would go down by what 25% right?

So...it's a little worthless now...was gonna use that.
I also tried it at a station in Capella and in Pearl (Port Oasis) no dice. Buying a license does nothing to prices.

Maybe it's my setup for whatever reason but I thought to let you know.

PS. Has anyone reading this witnessed capital ships fighting yet as AI, like head to head they are shooting beams at each other or likewise? I have not and thought this was a feature in Mercenary too. *I probably* just haven't seen it yet.

[Edited on 1-31-2016 by matchbox2022]

[Vice]

Not likely a bug, just a change in functionality from the previous game. Station licenses now do what is outlined in the instructions (Gameplay and Menus > Landing and Docking > Station Licenses), which says:

Once you become somewhat wealthy, you might want to consider purchasing a station license. Once you buy a license, you can purchase any commodities you want from a station at a discount of 5%. You'll still have to pay full price for fuel, equipment, and weapons. Items you sell to the station will be sold at the reduced price. But getting commodities at a discount can provide a major financial benefit in the long run. You can cancel a license later, but the price you pay is not returned to you. Choose a station carefully when investing in a license, make sure it carries the commodities you will be most interested in and/or is in a location you need a safe docking point in. A station license will also reduce hangar transaction fees by 50%. Buying a station license will prompt you to save your progress to apply required changes to your profile.

So the big savings now is in the hangar transaction fees. So it's also a good idea to buy a station license where you want to store a lot of things.

[matchbox2022]

Not likely a bug, just a change in functionality from the previous game. Station licenses now do what is outlined in the instructions (Gameplay and Menus > Landing and Docking > Station Licenses), which says:

Once you become somewhat wealthy, you might want to consider purchasing a station license. Once you buy a license, you can purchase any commodities you want from a station at a discount of 5%. You'll still have to pay full price for fuel, equipment, and weapons. Items you sell to the station will be sold at the reduced price. But getting commodities at a discount can provide a major financial benefit in the long run. You can cancel a license later, but the price you pay is not returned to you. Choose a station carefully when investing in a license, make sure it carries the commodities you will be most interested in and/or is in a location you need a safe docking point in. A station license will also reduce hangar transaction fees by 50%. Buying a station license will prompt you to save your progress to apply required changes to your profile.

So the big savings now is in the hangar transaction fees. So it's also a good idea to buy a station license where you want to store a lot of things.

Thank you thank you thank you.

Much more clear.
Not a bug .
So much for smuggling equipment!
Just thought it serious if it were and wanted to tell you.


by the way, the intercept meteors mission is a freakin blast.


[Edited on 1-31-2016 by matchbox2022]