Droid Engineer Archive

You are correct an Astromech is any R series droid with a data module installed.

Level 1 Data module = Level 1 Astromech (only with good resources and experimentation a lower level data module can become one level higher Astromech)

Any R droid will do.

For the lower levels R5's with the data module and storage are the most economical. Since they will be traded up as the pilot progresses

For Level 6 both R2s and R3's decked out with other functions are good sellers.

Winny

My mainstay pilot model is an R4 with a data module, item storage module, and armor module and a combat module. It's cheap to put together, making it affordable to the masses, and gives the essentials of what most characters want in a droid. IMHO, of course.

What I do is stock v1-6 Flight Computers, 5 each and Level 1-6 Astromechs in an R4 Basic, also 5 each, and sell them for 1k per each FC level (1k for lvl 1, 2k for lvl 2, etc) and I tack on 2k for the Astromechs (well, it requires droid components).

So basically:

5 LVL 1 FC's at 1k each + 1k per level

5 LVL 1 Astromechs at 1k per level + 2k for the droid chassis/components/resources

Always have 5 each, and maybe have a seperate vendor as not to clutter your main vendor with a plethora of droids, and they should sell pretty decently. Maybe have a few return customers as well.

I'm only a 3214 DE, and I have quite a few return customers. I really don't grind too often, I really prioritize my business before getting MDE to get some extra cash and return customers, and to make a name for myself.

On Bloodfin, there are so few DE's, that any Astro droid I put on the vendor sells. THe pilots are really getting into using the special moves, and since you must have a droid, sales are up. And they keep coming back for the next level droid because they know I keep them stocked (also advertising with a merchant barker droid helps !!). Build them all, and they will sell

Kasva

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