Admin: Add late-game trade guidance; farms are the input, the market is the income

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Add late-game trade guidance; farms are the input, the market is the income

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-The '''economy''' on Prosperity SMP is player-driven. Money enters through [[Jobs|job wages]], [[Contracts|contracts]], and crate rewards. Money leaves through the [[Admin shop]], land purchases, [[Prestige|prestige costs]], and tool upgrades. Player-to-player trading via [[ChestShop]] forms the backbone of the market.
+The '''economy''' on Prosperity SMP is player-driven. Money enters through [[Jobs|job wages]], [[Contracts|contracts]], and crate rewards. Money leaves through the [[Admin shop]], land purchases, [[Prestige|prestige costs]], and tool upgrades. Player-to-player trading via [[ChestShop]] is the backbone of the market — and as you progress, the largest fortunes come not from repeating a single grind, but from producing goods and trading them through ChestShops and the wider market at scale.
 == Money sources ==
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 # '''Invest in land.''' Commercial plots let you run a [[ChestShop]] that earns money while offline.
 # '''Check /market before pricing.''' Price competitively against existing sellers.
 == Inflation ==

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The '''economy''' on Prosperity SMP is player-driven. Money enters through [[Jobs|job wages]], [[Contracts|contracts]], and crate rewards. Money leaves through the [[Admin shop]], land purchases, [[Prestige|prestige costs]], and tool upgrades. Player-to-player trading via [[ChestShop]] forms the backbone of the market.

== Money sources ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
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! Source !! How it works !! Typical income
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| [[Jobs|Job wages]] || Automatic pay per action || $300-400/hr at L1, $1,200+/hr at L50 with tools
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| [[Contracts|Civic contracts]] || Deliver materials for cash || 1.5-3x material value
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| [[Crates]] || Random loot from job progression || $75 (apprentice) to $2,000+ (prestige)
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| [[Admin shop]] sell || Sell to server shop || Floor price, guaranteed buyer
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| Stipends || Bonus drops while working || Gunpowder (Miner), bone meal (Farmer), arrows (Hunter)
|}

== Money sinks ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
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! Sink !! Cost range
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| [[Real estate|Plot purchases]] || Varies by auction
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| Drill and harvester purchases || $1,000-6,500 per tool
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| [[Miner#Master Smith|Master Smith]] books || $10,000-120,000 per book + diamond blocks
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| [[Prestige]] costs || $25,000-1,000,000 per tier + materials
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| [[Admin shop]] purchases || Market-rate pricing
|}

== Market prices ==
Run <code>/market <item></code> to check the median price for any item based on recent trades.

== Tips for building wealth ==
# '''Join a job first.''' Job wages are the most reliable income.
# '''Sell to players, not the admin shop.''' Player shops almost always pay more.
# '''Complete contracts.''' They pay 1.5-3x the material value.
# '''Upgrade your tools.''' Drills and harvesters pay for themselves within hours.
# '''Invest in land.''' Commercial plots let you run a [[ChestShop]] that earns money while offline.
# '''Check /market before pricing.''' Price competitively against existing sellers.

== Inflation ==
The server monitors money supply and prices through an automated economic dashboard. Gradual price increases are normal as money enters through wages. Hoarding cash loses value slowly; investing in tools, land, and inventory preserves wealth.

== See also ==
* [[Jobs]] — primary income source
* [[ChestShop]] — player-to-player trading
* [[Prestige]] — endgame money sink
* [[Contracts]] — bonus income

[[Category:Gameplay]]

Economy - Revision history

Admin: Add late-game trade guidance; farms are the input, the market is the income

Maintenance script: Initial content