Some shops (e.g. Toxic Chemistry, Beer Garden) are not accessible if you have no items of currency to spend at them, but the currency items themselves are tradable. In this case, attempting to "acquire" items sold at those shops fails until you gain one of the currency items.
For example:
It would be nice if Mafia could obtain all the currency necessary without needing to start with at least one.
For example:
Code:
> acquire toxo
You need 1 more toxo to continue.
> acquire toxic globule
Searching for "toxic globule"...
Search complete.
Purchasing toxic globule (1 @ 875) from #2080800...
Purchases complete.
> acquire toxo
Verifying ingredients for toxo (1)...
Purchasing toxic globule (4 @ 875 = 3,500) from #2080800...
Purchases complete.
Purchasing toxo (1 @ 5 toxic globules)...
Visiting the Toxic Chemistry...
You acquire an item: toxo
Toxic Chemistry successfully looted!
Successfully created toxo (1)
It would be nice if Mafia could obtain all the currency necessary without needing to start with at least one.