The Trader
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Your main goal is to keep your shop running by trading with wanderers, whilst keeping the enemies at bay. The game features a fairly simple randomly generated adventure system, and enables the player to generate a new location every time they wish to explore and find loot to sell/use.
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The game is set in the "Wasteland", and is the bi-product of a long lasting war. Your main goal is to keep your shop running by trading with wanderers, whilst keeping the "Wastelanders" and raiders at bay. The game features a fairly simple randomly generated adventure system, which enables the player to generate a new location filled with buildings, enemies, and loot every time they wish to explore the Wasteland and find loot to sell or use.TradingThe Trader allows for trading with NPC's that are designed to resemble someone playing an RPG. This is because the idea of The Trader is that you are a trader within an RPG game, and the people who come to trade with you, are in fact the players.LootingThe Trader also features a looting mechanic. This is designed to allow you to go off into the Wasteland so that you can still have your own adventures if you do not wish to spend all your time in the store. Looting is also one of the better ways to acquire new stock for the store, as any loot you find is free to grab, and can be sold to NPC's should they need the items you find. AdventuringAs mentioned above, you are able to adventure into the Wasteland. This feature is primarily for looting purposes, but you are free to explore the randomly generated locations should you wish to do so.CombatWhilst you are pottering around your store, doing whatever it is you wish to be doing, there are also threats that will lurk within the Wasteland. This is why you are equipped with a basic handgun at the start, as without this the Wastelanders and Raiders would surely overrun you. If the handgun is not enough for your needs, then there are other weapons you can acquire within the Wasteland, such as shotguns, rifles etc.BuildingOne of the key features of The Trader is the building mechanic. This will allow you to build defences, upgrade your storage in the store, and just generally make your store your own.Employee ManagementThe latest update brings the ability to hire and manage employees in order to increase productivity within the store. Whether you want someone to manage the counter and sell your goods, or perhaps someone to run out in to the Wasteland to gather supplies for you, or maybe even someone to defend the store from pesky Wastelanders and Raiders, all of the jobs are aimed to make life in the Wasteland a little easier, and even more profitable!As the player you can choose how you wish to play the game. For example; you could choose to stay in the store and simply trade with wanderers, whilst decorating your store via the materials you've received from trading. However, this would be a very slow way to progress in comparison to the alternative play style. This would be to adventure out into the Wasteland and find loot for yourself whilst fighting off zombies. But remember, the longer you are away from your store, the more likely it is to be looted by raiders, or damaged by zombies.Photosensitive seizure warning!A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while playing video games.Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any symptoms.
Patch Notes & Announcements(31)
MINORFarewell and Thank You – The Trader is Leaving Steam
Hello everyone, This is a difficult announcement to make, but after much thought, I’ve decided to remove The Trader from the Steam store. As the sole developer, personal circumstances have made it cha
MINORFollower Update
This update adds the ability to add a follower to help you on your adventures, along with being able to carry items for you. Along with being able to add a follower, you can now customise this followe
MINORFixes and improvements to AI combat.
Small update with just a few minor tweaks to improve the accuracy of NPCs and Raiders.
MINORUpdate 0.32
Apologies for the delay in the update, I haven't had a lot of time. There aren't a lot of additions/changes, but a lot of the changes required more work than expected. Please let me know if there are
MINORUpdate 0.31
Taken comments in to account and made some changes and additions. Changelog: Changes { - NPCs now look at the counter whilst waiting. - Work light now looks lit up when it is on. - Increased cost of N
MINORWould VR be of interest?
I've been coming across a lot of great VR games, and it's inspired me to think about how VR could work in The Trader. I have many ideas, most of which I would love to implement. Let me know what you t
MINORThe Trader - Employee/Halloween Update
It's been a while since the last update, but here it is. It's a fairly big update, with many changes and additions, the main one being the new ability to hire employees to do certain tasks for you, at
MINORExciting Update Coming Soon!
It's been a while since my last update, and I apologise for that. I have been a little busy with life lately, and unfortunately have not had too much time to work on the game as I did before. However,
MINORUpdate 0.27
Small update fixing a few problems. Weapon sway has been added, along with FOV changes when aiming to make aiming with sights more useful. Also the handgun can now have a red dot on it.
MINORUpdate 0.26
This is a fairly big update, with lots of changes and a few additions. The biggest addition is the workbench; allowing for weapons to be modified. (Is still a work in progress, so it's a little primit
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