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Purchasing last or preset ship should use station inventory if available
I've got 13x fast charge power cells in my home station inventory. My ship just got blown up from underneath me. I click "Yes" to "purchase last ship?". My new ship has a fast charge power cell. I still have 13x fast charge power cells in my home station inventory.
This isn't the end of the world, I know, but it's annoying to have to click "No" and then manually purchase each item and restock the new ship from station inventory when I want to use what I've already got on hand rather than spend my credits -- especially if I'm in the middle of a battle and want to get out there as quickly as possible.
I note that using station inventory is supported when the home station doesn't sell an item, so we're half-way there already...
This isn't the end of the world, I know, but it's annoying to have to click "No" and then manually purchase each item and restock the new ship from station inventory when I want to use what I've already got on hand rather than spend my credits -- especially if I'm in the middle of a battle and want to get out there as quickly as possible.
I note that using station inventory is supported when the home station doesn't sell an item, so we're half-way there already...
Maybe a checkmark as an option on the page itself for "prefer owned items over purchase" or something, so you can enable it if you want this behaviour, or leave it for the current default.
+1 to both
Good QOL suggestion enough said ^^
-1
I keep stock for those days when I can't buy for various reasons. If I'm "buying" previous equipment or ships, I want to buy it. Not use my rainy day stash.
I keep stock for those days when I can't buy for various reasons. If I'm "buying" previous equipment or ships, I want to buy it. Not use my rainy day stash.
SkinWalker, that's what my "optional checkmark" adjustment for this suggestion would give >.>
Massive +1. Simple box to select whether equipment should be first sourced from local inventory before attempting to purchase it.
+1, with the optional checkmark feature
+1 with an option to disable. I also stockpile some stations "just in case" I cannot afford a sub one time (probably not but you never know) - best to use bought stuff by default, and only use stores if requested.
Currently the check is, does the station sell it? If not is it in stock? Might be easy to reverse, might not. (seems like it would be, but we have no idea what is behind the "buy back" other than the obvious). Rather than being a tickbox buried in the options though, it should be an option on the buyback screen? If you set it and forget it, and die then need it, you aint going to be prepared. Rather have "Buy Back Last Ship? Yes/No {use stonks? [ ]}"
Currently the check is, does the station sell it? If not is it in stock? Might be easy to reverse, might not. (seems like it would be, but we have no idea what is behind the "buy back" other than the obvious). Rather than being a tickbox buried in the options though, it should be an option on the buyback screen? If you set it and forget it, and die then need it, you aint going to be prepared. Rather have "Buy Back Last Ship? Yes/No {use stonks? [ ]}"