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Station Events and What they do

By Levznik

To get the most out of this game's Economy you should know how to take advantage of every station event. In this guide, I provide a description of every single event, which prices goes up or down, and what special action takes place.

Credits to: (Reddit) Galle_; (Reddit) Bilb0; and Rebel Galaxy Wikia.

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Category: Gameplay Basics

Languages: English

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23 Feb, 2016 @ 3:19pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Archeological Find

Arms Race

Convoy Inbound

Crime Wave

Economic Boom

Famine

Huge Celebration

Korian Invasion

Korian Siege

Market Glut

Militia Embargo

Mining Rush

Pirate Lord Sighted

Tech Boom

War

Comparison Chart

Comments

Introduction

Events are critical to making the most out of trading, so I've been creating a log of each event and determine what it does. Almost every event appears to affect commodity prices, and some also have additional special effects.

Note that there appear to be commodity price floors and ceilings, past which the price cannot fall or rise. This means that if a good is already very cheap on a station, an event that cuts its price will not have as dramatic an effect as it would if that good were expensive, and vice versa for events that raise prices.

Archeological Find

Ingame Text:

Ancient artifacts of significant import have been discovered near <station>. A vessel have been dispatched to <station> to commence research at the science center.

Prices Up: None.
Prices Down: Intellectual Property, Alien Artifacts, Religious Tracts.
Special: Spawns a Treasure Ship, which slowly travels to another station. When it arrives, a Tech Boom will begin. Destroying the Treasure Ship will prevent the Tech Boom.

Arms Race

Ingame Text:

<station> has entered into an Arms Race with system rivals. A treaty delegation has set off from <station> to broker peace. As things stand now, they have strong desire for military goods and materials.

Prices Up: Ceramic Plating, Robots, Munitions, Nuts and Bolts.
Prices Down: None.
Special: Spawns a Treaty Ship at another station, which slowly travels toward this one. When it arrives, it will end the Arms Race. Destroying the Treaty Ship will prolong the Arms Race.

Convoy Inbound

Ingame Text:

A massive convoy has left <station> laden with trade commodities. If it reaches <station>, economists predict low prices on goods.

Prices Up: None.
Prices Down: None.
Special: Spawns a convoy at another station, which slowly travels towards this one. When it arrives, a Market Glut event will begin. Destroying the convoy will prevent the Market Glut.

Crime Wave

Ingame Text:

Crime and Anarchy reign in <station>. Pirates control the Station!

Prices Up: None.
Prices Down: Live Organs, Space Slaves, Bio Waste.
Special: Spawns a blockade of Red Devil Cartel ships surrounding the station, which will fire on approaching Citizenry. Destroying the pirate ships will end the Crime Wave.

Economic Boom

Ingame Text:

<station> is experiencing a boom period of ecomomic growth. They have increased desire for consumer goods and raw materials.

Prices Up: Data Cubes, Robots, Ceramic Plating, Intellectual Property, Nano-Fibers.
Prices Down: Nuts and Bolts, Tachyon Salt.
Special: None.

Famine

Ingame Text:

Famine has struck <station>. Relief vessels have been dispatched from <location>

Prices Up: Soy Paste, Yikyak Meat, Tachyon Salt.
Prices Down: Space Slaves.
Special: Spawns a Relief Ship at another station, which slowly travels to this one. When the Relief Ship arrives, the Famine ends. Destroying the Relief Ship will prolong the Famine.

Huge Celebration

Ingame Text:

A traditional gift-giving holiday is starting in <station>. Demand for luxury items is high.

Prices Up: Tachyon Salt, Narco-Cola, Designer Clothes, Meteoric Diamonds, Greel Whiskey.
Prices Down: None.
Special: None.

Korian Invasion

Ingame Text:

A Korian Invasion Force is headed towards <station>. If it is not stopped before arrival it will lead to a siege, cutting off trade. Markets are responding with increased demand.

Prices Up: All.
Prices Down: None.
Special: Spawns a fleet of Korian Outsiders moving towards this station, led by a flagship with a sizable bounty. When they arrive, they will begin a Korian Siege. Destroying the flagship will end the invasion and avert the siege.

Korian Siege

Ingame Text:

Korian forces are beseiging <station>. Commodity Markets are closed to all trade. Kill the Korian Invader and escorts to route the siege.

Prices Up: N/A.
Prices Down: N/A.
Special: The fleet spawned by the preceding Korian Invasion lays siege to the station. The station will neither buy nor sell commodities until the siege ends. Destroying the flagship will break the siege.

Market Glut

Ingame Text:

<station> is experiencing a market glut, with an over-supply of many commodities.

Prices Up: None.
Prices Down: Munitions, Yikyak Meat, Tachyon Salt, Gold Ingots, Nuts and Bolts, Metallic Ores, Ceramic Plating, Data Cubes, Robots, Intellectual Property, Nano-Fibers, Obtainium, Designer Clothes, Meteoric Diamonds, Greel Whiskey, Pure Water.
Special: None.

Militia Embargo

Ingame Text:

Militia Forces are staging an embargo at <station>. Commodity prices are high, and incoming craft will be considered hostile. Eliminate Militia craft to end the embargo.

Prices Up: All.
Prices Down: None.
Special: Spawns a fleet of Militia ships blockading the station, which will fire on any approaching ships, regardless of your faction standings.

Mining Rush

Ingame Text:

A mining claim near <station> has yielded a wealth of valuable minerals and metals.

Prices Up: Space Slaves.
Prices Down: Metallic Ores, Obtainium, Gold Ingots, Meteoric Diamonds.
Special: None.

Pirate Lord Sighted

Ingame Text:

(Varies)

The infamous captain <name> was last sighted travelling between <station> and <station>.

Prices Up: None.
Prices Down: None.
Special: Spawns a Pirate Lord near the station, heading towards another station. Pirate Lords command powerful ships, have very large bounties, and will drop cargo containers containing rare or unique weapons when destroyed.

Tech Boom

Ingame Text:

A scientific boom on <station> has resulted in a surplus of high-quality tech gear.

Prices Up: Intellectual Property.
Prices Down: Ceramic Plating, Data Cubes, Robots, Nano-Fibers.
Special: None.

War

Ingame Text:

War has struck <station>. A treaty delegation has set off from <location> to broker peace. (Looking for a place to get unload your Bio Waste? This is it!)

Prices Up: Munitions, Nuts and Bolts, Robots, Bio-Waste.
Prices Down: None.
Special: Spawns a Treaty Ship at another station, which slowly travels to this one. When the Treaty Ship arrives, the War ends. Destroying the Treaty Ship will prolong the War.
Note: This event has no effect on surrounding space other than spawning the Treaty Ship. The war in question is occurring on the planet's surface, not in space.

Comparison Chart

29 Comments

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2qhurda9 20 May @ 6:06pm

So, when the price changes due to an event the price change is based on it's normal price. So, a famine on an agricultural world will not, necessarily, result in better prices.

Did they change what destroying the treaty vessels do? The Arms race used to result in a war and the war used to result in a famine.

Sundown707 15 Nov, 2024 @ 3:15pm

good guide

Wesker 3 Feb, 2024 @ 11:20pm

My only question is how long do you have to wait for the events to end?

Von Ryan 27 Nov, 2022 @ 8:48am

Outstanding! Just what a newbie needs to understand the game a lot better. Thanks!

CyberDNIWE 28 Aug, 2022 @ 4:38am

I wish they'd describe those events ingame this way, great job my dude!

Khyron1 7 Jul, 2019 @ 3:14am

thanks for the guide

D a R i U z Z 27 Nov, 2018 @ 10:19am

You sure wars don't take place in space? I just arrived on a station at war and its completely surruounded by red devil cartel ships and militia ships fighting eachother.

TheDoctor 22 Jun, 2018 @ 5:36am

yeah it's not a 100% sure that the prices will change.. For example i saw a station going through famine and bought all meat and soy paste i could find only to see them on the lowest prices ever.... Sometimes the game fuck with you LuL

kavky [ADLs#1Hater] 6 Feb, 2018 @ 3:02am

I just bought a ton of ceramic plates and data cubes from a station with market glut and went to sell them to one with economic boom, thinking I would rake in a profit. Instead of increasing in price they went down.

BlitzBob NoPants 7 Aug, 2017 @ 12:43pm

Just noticed that during a crime wave the price of space slaves actually went up for me. Lost like 4k due to not selling it before I destroyed the ships outside.

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