Misconceptions About Merchants

[CaptainPike]

I've seen it said several times by several people in many forums, here and elsewhere, that the OpenStore Markup/Markdown values set the Markup/Markdown percentage when the store is opened.

 

It doesn't.

 

The Markup/Markdown are actually bonuses; added to the values that are already set in the UTM file.

 

Thus, a store has a 125% markup and a 25% markdown, the command:

 

OpenStore(oStore, GetFirstPC(),-125,-25));

 

results in buying and selling at 0%; all items bought and sold at 0 cost (as adding a negative is subtracting).

 

The command:

 

OpenStore(oStore, GetFirstPC(),125,-25));

 

causes the store to sell at a whopping 250% and buy for zero; and the command

 

OpenStore(oStore, GetFirstPC(),-25,0));

 

causes the store to sell at base value and buy at the 25% so stipulated in the UTM file.

 

ALSO, it appears that both numbers run the same direction: Up! Thus, 25% markdown is misleading; as it's not "marked down" from 100%, but rather, sells at 25% of the 100% base value.

[Hassat Hunter]

Here's KOTOR2's file for Tienn's shop... notice the 10% boost...

 

void main() {
if ((!GetIsObjectValid(GetObjectByTag("TT32", 0)))) {
	DelayCommand(0.1, OpenStore(GetObjectByTag("TiennStore", 0), GetPCSpeaker(), 0, 0));
}
else {
	if ((GetGlobalNumber("301NAR_Tienn_Discount") == 0)) {
		DelayCommand(0.1, OpenStore(GetObjectByTag("TiennStore", 0), GetPCSpeaker(), 0, 0));
	}
	else {
		if ((GetGlobalNumber("301NAR_Tienn_Discount") >= 1)) {
			DelayCommand(0.1, OpenStore(GetObjectByTag("TiennStore", 0), GetPCSpeaker(), (-10), 10));
		}
	}
}
}