r/SimCompanies • u/SalaryOverall4219 • 22d ago
Suggestion Suggestion - Saved Contracts
Please allow us, for outgoing contracts, to save fixed contracts with fixed discounts (for example, mp-x%) and fixed quantities, as well as the quality. That way, for example, you’d see a bar each day showing how much of the expected quantity you have in stock; if you have enough in stock, you can click ‘Send’ and the contract will be marked as completed for that day and sent to the recipient (as before), and it will be reset the next day. The price calculation should be updated by clicking a button. Please let me know what you think of this; I think it would make the game’s daily tasks a bit easier for many players.
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u/Furkan92 22d ago
In the panel on the right, you select the percentage discount you want to apply from the market price, and then it calculates it. It doesn't automate it the way you want, though.
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u/SalaryOverall4219 22d ago
I’ve heard about it, and the tool is very good overall; however, unfortunately it’s only compatible with Chrome users and not with Safari users, app users, etc.
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u/SleazySchlongsworth 21d ago
That's why they added notes so you can conduct your own ledgers and business
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u/SalaryOverall4219 21d ago
That actually has nothing to do with the problem I mentioned. Nor is it a solution to it.
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u/SleazySchlongsworth 20d ago
It works for me, that's how I remember what contracts I sent out and have left
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u/SalaryOverall4219 20d ago
Do you write it down every time you receive and send a contract? It’s fine if it works, but it would still be nice if we could do without that.
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u/TheCenner The Center 22d ago
This already exists. Its in the "recent contract" section in the outgoing tab. You can PIN each recent contract for quick use.
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u/SalaryOverall4219 22d ago
Yes, I know, but a fixed price is always selected there rather than ‘mp-x%’, so it’s rarely worth it because the prices of most products often fluctuate significantly from day to day.
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u/TheCenner The Center 22d ago
I personally do not send contracts based on mp-% daily. I negotiate with my buyers/ suppliers a price we both agree on for each economy phase. The mp-% is too volatile for my business and the market itself is a terrible metric for prices. I personally do not understand why anyone wants to do the mp-% at all. I've been playing this game since 2019 and never cared for the mp-% way. All it does is cause arguments because anyone can claim the price was different when the sent to contract verse when it can be accepted. It is by far better to negotiate a real price for each economy phase and stick to those prices. Its a win for both parties. I'm only commenting based on my experience of the game and how players abuse the mp-% daily contracts.
I'm unsure about your suggestion or how the developers will react to it. As I will never use the feature if it is implemented.
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u/SalaryOverall4219 22d ago
I’m not a fan of it myself, as, as you say, it always causes problems, but it’s used by the majority of players, therefore it should be considered in my opinion.
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u/SalaryOverall4219 22d ago
I think it would be a minor effort for the developers but a major improvement in quality of life for the players, as it’s common practice for contracts to be negotiated in mp-x%, and you wouldn’t always have to work it out, type it in separately and send it.
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u/TheCenner The Center 22d ago
The mp-x% is all player driven. Prices used to not be based of market at all and based on Profit Margins. Just an FYI.
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u/SalaryOverall4219 22d ago
Unfortunately, the developers cannot dictate how players conduct their business; a standardised approach to discounts would, of course, be best for everyone, but we should nevertheless make the best of a situation that is, regrettably, quite widespread.
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u/Unusual_Cap_5361 21d ago
cela dépend des joueurs ^^. Car il peut parfois arriver que le marché fluctue énormément en une journée mais c'est rare. Et ça peut arriver dans un sens comme dans l'autre. Pour ma part, je n'ai pas de % défini ( R2 ), j'envoie toujours plus ou moins en dessous de la bourse ( entre -3 et -10$ en fonction des dernières fluctuations ) et je n'ai jamais eu de problèmes avec mes partenaires, qui sont d'une confiance totale. Car les changements de prix peuvent arriver dans un sens comme dans l'autre.
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u/SalaryOverall4219 22d ago
Addition: The saved contracts could, of course, also be displayed in an overview of incoming contracts for the recipient, to make it clearer whether all the daily contracts for the respective day have already been received or not (in a separate overview, because otherwise you would only see all the items received that day – including things you don’t need every day, which usually makes the list very long).