Trading Overview
As a part of the Resonance Solstice gameplay loop, one of the most important systems the game has to offer is trading. With your train, you will travel across cities not only to transport passengers (and sometimes criminals), but also to import and export goods.
To get a better idea, Trading in general is always about buying low and selling high. With this guide, we will teach you the fundamentals of how to effectively trade, such as what goods to sell, crafting items for group orders or simply for selling, and we will also give you tips for your early game trade route. Once you learn the fundamentals, you can plan your own trade routes and which stuff to sell to earn you big money.
There's also a revenue report and rankings for the richest player on the server if you like competing for top spots. If you prefer to just compete with your friends for fun, there is a separate ranking for that, too.
Note
Unlike combat that uses Clarity (energy/stamina in other games), trading is reliant on your Fatigue.
To lower your fatigue, you can use different Lollipop items you get for free and from events, eat bentos that your units will give you 3 times per day (or craft them), use Chaos Stone (not recommended), or go to the NC shop in each city to have a drink with Arina.
Note
Before you consider starting to trade seriously to make some money, we recommend at least unlocking both Freeport VII and ONEderland, as these Cities are crucial for making BCRL Coins early on.
How to Trade Effectively
Resonance Solstice features a lot of methods to enhance your Trading Experince. Here are some of the best methods to follow to Trade Effectively:
Buying Local/Specialty Goods
It is a given that in order to profit, you have to buy low and sell high, but just buying everything low isn’t the best method to make a profit. A lot of the time, it is recommended to only buy Local/Specialty goods, since they are unique to the specific city you are buying them from, and they also have greater value if sold to another city.
To know what goods are local to that city, look out for items that have a yellow star on the top left of the item icon. It’s also important to note that you should never sell Local/Specialty goods in the same city you are buying them, since it’s a waste of coins (50% price). Thankfully, the game will show a pop-up if you try to do this.
City Investment
By going to the Management Center, you can enter the City Hall, where there is an option to invest resources in the current city. Doing this will make you gain Reputation along with some consumables you can use as you progress through the game. By investing in each city, you can also unlock other stock goods in the Trading Center.
Please note that these investments are not something you will be doing early on, since they are pretty expensive, and they are also tied to your progress in Evictions in the BCRL Agency. Think of them as long-term investments; just make sure you don’t forget about them.
Haggling Goods
When you are trading in any city, you can haggle for lower prices to buy items or higher profits when selling them, making this a good option to use your Fatigue in exchange for higher profit margins if you don’t have a lot of time to play.
Note that it is not guaranteed you will win a haggle all the time, since it’s % based. If you fail too many, however, you can use items to try again and get a better price.
Profession Skills
Profession skills are unlocked through Resonance, and are found within Resonance 1, 4 and 5. Each crew member offers a different set of Profession Skills, and these bonuses stack up, so you will eventually upgrade most of your characters to benefit from all the perks they can provide.
After you have your main team more or less upgraded, we recommend focusing on those who have Designated Goods Trading and Specialty Goods Trading. Note that crew members who have these Profession Skills focus only on one city (e.g. 
Warehouse
If there are goods that aren’t selling well, it is recommended to put them in your warehouse. This is especially good to stock up on Local goods from one city to another, so you can sell them in one go when the prices are higher.
As an optional strategy, you can keep at least one copy of each good in your cargo, making it really easy and simple to check prices no matter what city you are in.
Exchange Shops
Each city will have an exchange shop that includes different goods, ranging from materials, crafting recipes, to even weapon crates that include SSR gear. You can always click on any recipe or material you need and use the “Source” button to see which cities you can obtain them from in.
Manufacturing and Group Orders
These crafting benches will fabricate higher-grade materials/goods as long as you have the materials and recipes to produce them. Upgrading these crafting benches will use less fatigue, and given that Group Orders mostly require fabricated items, you can consider this as an option to make a profit by buying base resources, crafting different items and selling them.
Group Orders are commissions you can take by depositing and delivering goods that are asked for in different cities. You can profit as much as 10 times your deposited amount, along with some Reputation points and Mileage.
Creating your own Trade Routes
The easiest planning method is doing a Point A to B route. As goods tend to sell at high prices depending on their distance, applying the previous tips, such as haggling, can earn you maximum profits while trading. You can also stop at each station, but it will take more time than just going back and forth on two of them.
As an example, early on, we buy Mander Toolboxes (Local/Specialty) from Mander Mines to Freeport VII, and Chaos Money Tree (Local/Specialty) from Freeport VII to Mander Mines. You can also buy low-priced goods that are available just to fill up your cargo/warehouse and sell them later.
While you are planning your routes, don’t forget you can also stop at any stations and use the Furnace Trash Ship, where you can trade your trash and unwanted items in exchange for BCRL Coins.
While transporting goods, you can also bring passengers along with you for extra BCRL coins. You can get them by doing different kinds of advertisements on the stations. Passengers will depend on what kind of advertising you do and will pay according to their occupation.
For more information about recycling and transportation, check out the Train Management Guide.