If you want to quickly earn some easy credits via commodity trading in Everspace 2 then here’s an extremely easy low-effort strategy. Sell everything with medium or high demand whenever you end up at a merchant, and buy items with low demand.
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How to Make Money Easily
The idea here is that it is better to focus on a high number of trades rather than attempting to maximize profits from a particular commodity by randomly traveling and doing missions. A decent amount of profit can be made just by keeping a rotating stock on hand, and with careful attention, a few routes can be identified that can be mixed into regular activities or intentionally taken for a bigger payout.
That’s one of the common high-level strategy that many are using for moderate to high trading success in the game. But if you’re looking for something more specific then here’s a simple step-by-step plan for beginners to earn as much as 100k credits.
Related: Want to unlock “Credits Where Credits Are Due” Achievement? We wrote a guide on how to do it.
Sample Trading Guide
Step 1:
First, begin by exploring the Ceto System and start working towards your first few credits. You can do this with the strategy mentioned above or for instance when you first arrive at Union, you can buy Ramen from the Ramen Shops in bulk for low prices (~5c each) and then proceed to sell them (for ~20c each) at Ceto – note that you can only do this once. There are many ways to go about this initial grind. The idea here is to collect enough credits to then be able to get a Heavy Fighter. Heavy Class Ships are the only ones in the game with fully maxxed out Cargo Load.
Step 2:
Then go ahead and discover Union System and spend time locating shops all around the map. Prescott Starbase located in “The Concession” region, for instance is a good place to start. It is a sizable space station that serves as a bustling trade hub within this location. The abundance of multiple shops here is an advantage because they will readily buy huge amounts of cargo. Now empty out your cargo hold.
Step 3:
Finally proceed to as many shops in Union to go on a buying spree. You are to look for 3 items – Earth Wine (good profit margin), Small Arms, and Liquor. Get as much of these as you can. Now return to Ceto and head over to Siren’s Sea in the Deep Fields. Here you will be able to sell all of your loot you to Marie de Windt who operates the trading ship The Flying Dutchess for a fat profit.
Depending on the size and the contents of your cargo hold, you can easily earn 100k credits in one single trip. Moreover, if you decide to do multiple rounds of back and forth then you can also buy Solar Panels in Ceto to sell in Union for a decent profit.
More Trading Opportunities with Commodities
In the 3 main items mentioned above, Earth Wine is definitely the most profitable. Here is list of three more high-profit items along with details on where to buy and where to sell. Once you get the general idea, you can easily implement optimal trading routes for the below list of items as well – this is how a lot of people make money in the game.
- Cybernetic Implants: Buy at Colonial Research Station located in Ceto Orbit of Ceto System for ~270 credits and sell at Black Market Dealer in Prescott Starbase at Union System for ~440 credits.
- Solar Panels: Buy at G&B Scrapyard in Charybdis Bowl at Ceto for ~150 credits and sell at Black Market Dealer in Prescott Starbase at Union System for ~220 credits.
- Nanofibers: Buy at G&B Crystal Refinery in Alcyone Station at Ceto for ~330 credits and sell at The Flying Dutchess in the Siren’s Sea at Ceto for ~390 credits.
Max Profit Trade Routes for all Commodities
The following is a list of Trade Routes (where to buy & sell) for Max Profit with every Everspace 2 Commodity.
Buy Camdon Enzyme from Zethes Research Station in Khione for 160/unit and sell at Siren’s Sea in Ceto for 883/unit, which gives you a profit per unit value of 723 credits and profit per stack value of 3615 credits.
Buy Clothing at Ayres Relay Station in Union for 44/unit and sell at Athor Orbit in Khaït for 69/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 25 credits and profit per stack value of 1250 credits.
Buy Cybernetic Implants at Ceto Orbit in Ceto for 270/unit and sell at Zethes Research Station in Khione for 557/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 287 credits and profit per stack value of 2870 credits.
Buy Earth Wine at Cartwright’s Wake in Union for 450/unit and sell at Athor Orbit in Khaït for 927/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 477 credits and profit per stack value of 2385 credits.
Buy Liquor at Anandra Bishop Starport in Union for 20/unit and sell at Athor Orbit in Khaït for 44/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 24 credits and profit per stack value of 1200 credits.
Buy Medicine at Coalition Cargo Terminal in Drake for 30/unit and sell at Athor Orbit in Khaït for 68/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 38 credits and profit per stack value of 1900 credits.
Buy Mining Equipment at Ogni Mining Fields in Zharkov for 45/unit and sell at Terra Nova Claim in Drake for 78/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 33 credits and profit per stack value of 660 credits.
Buy Nanofibers at Okrot Trading Station in Khaït for 140/unit and sell at Terra Nova Claim in Drake for 497/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 357 credits and profit per stack value of 3570 credits.
Buy Ramen at Anandra Bishop Starport in Union for 5/unit and sell at Athor Orbit in Khaït for 30/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 25 credits and profit per stack value of 1250 credits.
Buy Seeds at BRI Bioplant in Khaït for 12/unit and sell at Coalition Cargo Terminal in Drake for 47/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 35 credits and profit per stack value of 1750 credits.
Buy Small Arms at Anandra Bishop Starport in Union for 60/unit and sell at Athor Orbit in Khaït for 155/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 95 credits and profit per stack value of 1900 credits.
Buy Solar Panels at Charybdis Bowl in Ceto for 150/unit and sell at Zethes Research Station in Khione for 271/unit, which give a profit per unit value of 121 credits and profit per stack value of 2420 credits.
