Trading is the sole means of earning money in Lightyear Frontier. But how can you sell items or purchase goods on a planet where you're the only human? While there are no other residents around, you can invite visiting vendors to your farm and trade with them. To do so, you must construct a landing spot for their spaceships to descend and depart without issues. If that sounds complicated, use this guide to craft your first Merchant Landing and start trading like a professional intergalactic trader.
Lightyear Frontier: Best Base Locations For Camp
Building a homestead is essential for success in Lightyear Frontier, and these locations will serve players the best.
How to Buy and Sell Items
To access trading in Lightyear Frontier, you must craft a Merchant Landing. After completing a couple of early-game missions, this structure is found under the Essentials tab in the Constructs menu. Once you have a Merchant Landing, Lola — the trader — will visit your farm every day to sell items or buy goods. Lola returns to your planet every morning, but leaves by the early afternoon of the same day. To trade with her, toggle between the Sell and Buy menu using the Q and E buttons (or LB and RB on Xbox).
You can buy Seeds, Sprouts, and Spare Parts for the Mech from Lola. She is open to buying anything you find on the planet or craft on your farm, though selling her all your inventory items is not a good idea.
The Marchant’s inventory is updated periodically. Make certain to revisit her shop to avoid missing out on profitable deals .
How to Construct the Merchant Landing
The recipe for the Merchant Landing includes the following items:
- Aluminum Rod (4)
- Red Crystal (3)
- Stone (3)
In order to get Red Crystal, you must restore the Pine Heights region. Do so by removing all the Noxious Slime found in the region. (Cleanse the red spots with the Irrigation Hose.)
Tips for Trading in Lightyear Frontier
For a better profit margin, keep these tips in mind:
- Don’t sell minerals. The primary resources in Lightyear Frontier are limited. To avoid resource shortages, refrain from selling them to Lola. Instead, save your Ores and Bars for crafting purposes.
- Monitor the Economics Tab. The Economics section provides price predictions. By using this information, you can sell items that are in high demand for much higher prices while also purchasing other goods at discounted rates.
- Capitalize on crops. Ideal items to sell to Lola include Polyberry and other common crops. These are replenishable foragables that can be found in all regions, so you don’t need to worry about running out.
Lightyear Frontier
- Platform(s)
- PC , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
- Released
- March 19, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Frame Break , Amplifier Studios
- Genre(s)
- Open-World , Adventure , Farming
