Trader

The trader (not to be confused with the Exchange tool from Tree gamemode) is a feature of the House mode. As the name suggests, it provides the player with valuables in exchange for other goods.

Possible offers
The trader always offers basic resourses (water, food, wood, stone, metal), ammo and healthpacks. In addition, he might offer fuel, Parts or weapons. The "rarer" the weapon, the rarer it appears at the trader's desk (Melee are almost always present, same for the pistols, shotguns - rarer, snipers - much rarer, and ARs the rarest, even though SMGs appear commonly).

An example of a trade: 287 Metal for a 87% 2+ AK+47

Exchange
You, in turn offer your posessions in exchange. There is likely a score on how valuable each item is, and via this score the game either accepts or denies the trade. However, it was proven that an additional negative modifier is applied to that afterwards.

When the trade is acceptable and you wish to finalize it, the items will be simultaneously transferred to the new owner and will be counted theirs. Note that any sold items appear as new offers  till the end of the same night , so don't worry about selling that precious Barret M82 + 4 - you will get it back, but the price will be devastating (like 200+ medkits just for it).

Advice
The author dares not call this section "Guides", as it is only author's opinion.


 * Never sell ARs and Sniper rifles to the trader, even when they are worthless - they are still the best Repair items. Do so only in a case of extreme emergency, such as complete lack of ammo or no food with a big team.
 * Never ever sell Parts to the trader (unless you have no other choice). No matter how grim the situation, these are far more valuable than anything trader has to offer.
 * As a continuation to the previous rule, always buy any present Parts if you have enough stuff since you can bring them when you finished Story Mode.
 * The best trading strategy in the beginning iss to ignore pistols and melee, as the resourses are very scarce and you get those weapons with new team members arrival. In the late game, however, consider buying them, as you can never have too much stuff for repairing your weapons.
 * Having someone or some people with the Trader specialization can be useful since they can reduce the resources needed for the items you want to get.
 * The trader is greedy (a fact).