When you get stuff like Naleen Nip, Kerokoras Venom or Galomax, who are the vendors that'll buy them for the most credits? Right now, I'm still early game (haven't gotten Mhen'ga's probe yet) so I'd like the best vendors for this early section of the game 'as well as' vendors in later game. (Unless I already have access to the best vendor(s) to sell to.)
Just in case, let it be said that answers along the lines of "Don't bother, they're not worth much anyways." are unappreciated and will just make me angry.
On Mhen'ga, sell anything you can to V-Ko: she buys for 50%. Kelly at the Xenogen Office buys a subset of what V-Ko buys for 40%. Artie buys anything for 25%. Keep Galomax unless you really need the Credits or storage space.
Kattom buys weapons for 33%.
On Tavros, Sera buys for 80%, but only up to 9000 Credits.
On Tarkus, prioritize selling to Anno (80%), then Shekka (75%), then Colenso (25%). If you've done Colenso's quest, he buys for 85%.
As crew, Anno buys anything for 85% of it's value, making all other vendors obsolete if you recruit her. Personally, I'd recommend storing everything you can until after recruiting Anno if you want to maximize profit. If you're a Smuggler, wait until after level 6 for Supply and Demand.
On Mhen'ga, sell anything you can to V-Ko: she buys for 50%. Kelly at the Xenogen Office buys a subset of what V-Ko buys for 40%. Artie buys anything for 25%. Keep Galomax unless you really need the Credits or storage space.
Kattom buys weapons for 33%.
On Tavros, Sera buys for 80%, but only up to 9000 Credits.
On Tarkus, prioritize selling to Anno (80%), then Shekka (75%), then Colenso (25%). If you've done Colenso's quest, he buys for 85%.
As crew, Anno buys anything for 85% of it's value, making all other vendors obsolete if you recruit her. Personally, I'd recommend storing everything you can until after recruiting Anno if you want to maximize profit. If you're a Smuggler, wait until after level 6 for Supply and Demand.
That puts a bit of a damper on my plans. Lvl 6 feels so far off. : / But I 'am' stupidly frugal so now that I now I'm probably gonna go with that, at least for expensive items. How soon can I recruit Anno? I'm not familiar with the planet progression, I just know I want to follow up on her 'ghost deck' lead.
All in all though, I was hoping to make a quick buck early on, (Getting my hair styled and fur dyed ain't cheap. And they're a drop in the bucket compared to some toys I want... Meanwhile grinding in the shooting game takes AGES only netting just over 3k on average in a day.) so it's looking like Sera for now (You didn't mention her buying specifics, but I'm guessing she only buys mods for that price, yes?). You said to hold off on the Galomax though. Is that because of it's high monetary value for sale later, or does it have some other value later in the game? (Like a character wants it and it's hard to get ahold of.)
EDIT: One other question I just realized. When I hit 6 and 7, is that a choice I have to make between perks, or do I get both?
Tarkus is the next planet you visit. Anno can be recruited immediately but you do have to have sex with her before she'll give you the quest. I'd recommend picking up a Hammer Shield from a Sex Bot first, though.
There's only one potentially difficult encounter. If you took Grenades and have decent Intelligence it shouldn't be too bad. If you don't, buy EMP Grenades from Anno before leaving. Otherwise, you shouldn't have an issue, even at level 5. I'm not sure I've ever lost to the 'boss'. Immediately after you finish the quest, you can speak to Anno again to finish recruiting her.
Level 6 is pretty easy to obtain on Tarkus by grinding a bit. It's level 7 that will take awhile, if you don't move the plot forward.
Smugglers get both auto-perks listed at 6 and 7.
Galomax is just because you can sell it for more to someone other than V-Ko or Artie. There are 5 GaloMax Pills. As far as I know, there is no NPC that wants it specifically, so it's probably safe to sell if you don't want it.
Oxonium deposit is 5000, 2500 for the Satellite Hard Drive (if you want to recruit Kase, his timer to leave doesn't start until you talk to him in Burt's Badass Mead Hall), 10K for the Probe. I'm assuming you're selling Zil Rations and Honey to Burt.
Vanae Spears are worth 1200 each. I usually farm up enough to fill my Equipment storage.
Generally, you want to get off Mhen'ga as soon as you get to level 4 or 5.
Hammer Shields are worth the same as Vanae Spears. You can sell Shields to Anno while she's working at the Steele Tech shop, but not the spears. If you have Intelligence of 20 or more, you can get Grey Mircobot Samples from the Grey Goo every time you win. They're not worth much on their own, but they stack and are guaranteed. The area to the East has only Sex Bots (Hammer Shields) and Grey Goo. Sex Bots can be beaten with 3 Physique + Shock Blade once you have a Hammer Shield. If you bought some EMP Grenades, I expect they're trivial.
Everything has a chance to drop Motherhusks, Slutshrooms or Spunkshrooms (1000) depending on Steele's anatomy.
The Probe can be sold for 20K credits. Selling to Shekka doesn't seem to actually do anything.
The Stellar Tether should be beatable at level 5, so long as you have a Hammer Shield. Level 6 is easily achievable, but level 7 will take awhile unless you move on to Myrellion.
Myrellion isn't really a good place to farm for cash, although there are a couple of quests with good payouts: Gold Queens, Kara Quest 2. Federation Quest might be decent, depending on how you resolve it.
I'd recommend going to No Myr's Land and heading West to the Wetraxxel Den. The enemies are both easy (especially since they don't use Tease attacks) and are worth good XP. They don't drop anything, though. Get up to level 7 or 8, then head straight for the Probe.
Bothrioc in the Deep Caves have the most valuable drops, but are the most annoying to fight.
The Probe is worth another 20K.
During Halloween (Oct 29 +- 10 days), leaving or travelling to Myrellion can cause a special Distress Call that's potentially worth 25K credits.
Korgonne can drop good stuff at a low chance. No-one else drops anything of note.
You can find Savicite and Lucinite in the wild. Savicite increases passive Lust gain and Lucinite lowers Freezing Resistance. You can get a free Leithan Charm (25K) at the Abandoned Camp near town.
The two best sources for Credits are the Deepsea Research quest (50K) and betting at the Stadium.
Deepsea Research can be tricky, depending on your loadout. Don't overwrite your primary/only save!
At the Stadium, max bet is 10K, cycle is 34 minutes. Odds are based on Intelligence. You have about a 60% chance of winning with max Int.
You can get to Uveto at level 6 via the Ice Queen Distress Call, but you potentially miss out on a unique (currently useless) item. You have to do Kara Quest 2 if you want it. Otherwise, you can get 10K for an easy job.
The Mining Robots drop gems and Savicite. All but two other enemies have good loot too, but Mining Robots are the most reliable. After you beat the end boss, you can go to the Recreation Deck and play Blackjack with the Robot Dealer. Using Custom Bet, you can double your money each time. Save beforehand, obviously. Money is no longer an issue.
Tarkus is the next planet you visit. Anno can be recruited immediately but you do have to have sex with her before she'll give you the quest. I'd recommend picking up a Hammer Shield from a Sex Bot first, though.
There's only one potentially difficult encounter. If you took Grenades and have decent Intelligence it shouldn't be too bad. If you don't, buy EMP Grenades from Anno before leaving. Otherwise, you shouldn't have an issue, even at level 5. I'm not sure I've ever lost to the 'boss'. Immediately after you finish the quest, you can speak to Anno again to finish recruiting her.
Level 6 is pretty easy to obtain on Tarkus by grinding a bit. It's level 7 that will take awhile, if you don't move the plot forward.
Smugglers get both auto-perks listed at 6 and 7.
Galomax is just because you can sell it for more to someone other than V-Ko or Artie. There are 5 GaloMax Pills. As far as I know, there is no NPC that wants it specifically, so it's probably safe to sell if you don't want it.
Oxonium deposit is 5000, 2500 for the Satellite Hard Drive (if you want to recruit Kase, his timer to leave doesn't start until you talk to him in Burt's Badass Mead Hall), 10K for the Probe. I'm assuming you're selling Zil Rations and Honey to Burt.
Vanae Spears are worth 1200 each. I usually farm up enough to fill my Equipment storage.
Generally, you want to get off Mhen'ga as soon as you get to level 4 or 5.
Hammer Shields are worth the same as Vanae Spears. You can sell Shields to Anno while she's working at the Steele Tech shop, but not the spears. If you have Intelligence of 20 or more, you can get Grey Mircobot Samples from the Grey Goo every time you win. They're not worth much on their own, but they stack and are guaranteed. The area to the East has only Sex Bots (Hammer Shields) and Grey Goo. Sex Bots can be beaten with 3 Physique + Shock Blade once you have a Hammer Shield. If you bought some EMP Grenades, I expect they're trivial.
Everything has a chance to drop Motherhusks, Slutshrooms or Spunkshrooms (1000) depending on Steele's anatomy.
The Probe can be sold for 20K credits. Selling to Shekka doesn't seem to actually do anything.
The Stellar Tether should be beatable at level 5, so long as you have a Hammer Shield. Level 6 is easily achievable, but level 7 will take awhile unless you move on to Myrellion.
Myrellion isn't really a good place to farm for cash, although there are a couple of quests with good payouts: Gold Queens, Kara Quest 2. Federation Quest might be decent, depending on how you resolve it.
I'd recommend going to No Myr's Land and heading West to the Wetraxxel Den. The enemies are both easy (especially since they don't use Tease attacks) and are worth good XP. They don't drop anything, though. Get up to level 7 or 8, then head straight for the Probe.
Bothrioc in the Deep Caves have the most valuable drops, but are the most annoying to fight.
The Probe is worth another 20K.
During Halloween (Oct 29 +- 10 days), leaving or travelling to Myrellion can cause a special Distress Call that's potentially worth 25K credits.
Korgonne can drop good stuff at a low chance. No-one else drops anything of note.
You can find Savicite and Lucinite in the wild. Savicite increases passive Lust gain and Lucinite lowers Freezing Resistance. You can get a free Leithan Charm (25K) at the Abandoned Camp near town.
The two best sources for Credits are the Deepsea Research quest (50K) and betting at the Stadium.
Deepsea Research can be tricky, depending on your loadout. Don't overwrite your primary/only save!
At the Stadium, max bet is 10K, cycle is 34 minutes. Odds are based on Intelligence. You have about a 60% chance of winning with max Int.
You can get to Uveto at level 6 via the Ice Queen Distress Call, but you potentially miss out on a unique (currently useless) item. You have to do Kara Quest 2 if you want it. Otherwise, you can get 10K for an easy job.
The Mining Robots drop gems and Savicite. All but two other enemies have good loot too, but Mining Robots are the most reliable. After you beat the end boss, you can go to the Recreation Deck and play Blackjack with the Robot Dealer. Using Custom Bet, you can double your money each time. Save beforehand, obviously. Money is no longer an issue.
As crew, Anno buys anything for 85% of it's value, making all other vendors obsolete if you recruit her. Personally, I'd recommend storing everything you can until after recruiting Anno if you want to maximize profit. If you're a Smuggler, wait until after level 6 for Supply and Demand.
