PriceAdvisor: Maximize your profits
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Just to be clear: you do know that the profit takes into account buying the extra ingredients?
That being said, PA does give some strange advice sometimes, and this flag could be of some help to establish a rule-of-thumb for automatically deciding if an advice should be followed.
Yeah I know, or rather assumed, that the calculated profit would be based on the income of the finished items vs the cost of the mats and sell them on their own.
What I am hoping for is something so that the script don't tell me to spend millions of meat in mats just for an item that, if it even sell, would give me a few hundred meat in profit.
Yes it would probably help at least flag a warning for some of the more silly advices, such as "you have 2 eyepatch. Make NinjaPirateZombieRobot head. Sell." =)
Ahh you said you wanted to post Zarq's script in your OCD thread so I thought it was ment to be there and not here =)
Any suggestions on how to make it so that all non-tradables are kept, specifically when using Zarqon's combined OCD/PA script? Basically, I just want the scripts to make the most money out of all of my tradables (not keeping any spares). I looked at the PA code but it's rather heavy stuff for me, so I'm not really sure where to even start.
Slyz answered my question:
[clan] slyz: after "foreach it in get_inventory() { ", add:
[clan] slyz: if (!is_tradeable(it)) continue;
[clan] slyz: if you also want to skip no-sell items:
[clan] slyz: if (autosell_price(it) == 0) continue;
Slyz answered my question:
[clan] slyz: after "foreach it in get_inventory() { ", add:
[clan] slyz: if (!is_tradeable(it)) continue;
[clan] slyz: if you also want to skip no-sell items:
[clan] slyz: if (autosell_price(it) == 0) continue;
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evilspoons
Member
First of all, I love this script. I have a question, though, and I'm wondering if it's something I could fix myself (if only I knew how)
Here's the situation: I'm using the script to tell me where I should farm, what I should do with my creatable items, etc.
So, I look for cold nuggets.
So I look at that and say "yeah, there's no way I want to load up on projectile icemakers, since like 20 total have been sold in the last month. " So I go though my day assuming that 224 is a much more realistic price for cold nuggets.
But then I look at my palm fronds:
So the script tells me that the best thing to do is smash a palm-frond cloak, assuming that I'll be using the cold nuggets for a projectile icemaker. Which I don't want to do.
So, my question is- is there a way for me to override some of the prices I get, so that it will use my "no, really, this is the right price" numbers for its other calculations? I'm willing to try a little bit of scripting, if that's what's needed, but I was hoping I'd be able to make a quick edit someplace, if possible.
Thanks again for the awesome script!
Here's the situation: I'm using the script to tell me where I should farm, what I should do with my creatable items, etc.
So, I look for cold nuggets.
So I look at that and say "yeah, there's no way I want to load up on projectile icemakers, since like 20 total have been sold in the last month. " So I go though my day assuming that 224 is a much more realistic price for cold nuggets.
But then I look at my palm fronds:
So the script tells me that the best thing to do is smash a palm-frond cloak, assuming that I'll be using the cold nuggets for a projectile icemaker. Which I don't want to do.
So, my question is- is there a way for me to override some of the prices I get, so that it will use my "no, really, this is the right price" numbers for its other calculations? I'm willing to try a little bit of scripting, if that's what's needed, but I was hoping I'd be able to make a quick edit someplace, if possible.
Thanks again for the awesome script!
jayleesummers
Member
I would like to update PA to OCD, but I can't find where to download it?
jayleesummers
Member
Thanks Winterbay, I'll take a look over there.
I'm probably just not realizing the simple word or combination of words for it, but is there a "grouping" for Superhuman Cocktails / Still-creatable drinks for use with the "pam" alias?
I ask just due to the fact that the Still can make stuff without AC/SHC bits (coconut/umbrella/cubes) as opposed to The Wok of Ages / Saucecrafting which all revolve around Dry Noodles or Scrumptious Reagents, which can easily be "pa"d with "dry noodles" or "scrumptious reagent", I'd figure.
I ask just due to the fact that the Still can make stuff without AC/SHC bits (coconut/umbrella/cubes) as opposed to The Wok of Ages / Saucecrafting which all revolve around Dry Noodles or Scrumptious Reagents, which can easily be "pa"d with "dry noodles" or "scrumptious reagent", I'd figure.
Razorsoup
Member
Oh? If I understand it correctly, it is item to use, item returned, expected number of item returned. Looks like I need to spend some time calculating what the expected results are.
I'm using use_for_items.txt and use_for_meat.txt in a script I'm working on. The thing is, I don't really care what the expected results are, I just need to know what items can be used for meat and what can be used for items. Is there a better way to get that information or is using these two map files the best?
Theraze
Active member
Ah... that makes sense. As the use_for_items doesn't have them as they vary... they're actually found inside the script file as overrides. And shouldn't be added to the map, as that would break the script.
Probably best to put your own overrides in, unless you can come up with a good way of programically describing that which won't break the current PA users.
Code:
int hippy = to_int(get_property("sidequestFarmCompleted") == "hippy");
item_use[$item[Hippy Army MPE]][$item[handful of walnuts]] = .7 - .2 * hippy;
item_use[$item[Hippy Army MPE]][$item[mixed wildflower greens]] = .7 - .2 * hippy;
item_use[$item[Hippy Army MPE]][$item[cruelty-free wine]] = .533 - .2 * hippy;
item_use[$item[Hippy Army MPE]][$item[Genalen™ Bottle]] = .533 - .2 * hippy;
item_use[$item[Hippy Army MPE]][$item[thistle wine]] = .533 - .2 * hippy;
if (to_boolean(hippy))
item_use[$item[Hippy Army MPE]][$item[megatofu]] = 1;
int frat = to_int(get_property("sidequestFarmCompleted") == "fratboys");
item_use[$item[Frat Army FGF]][$item[brain-meltingly-hot chicken wings]] = .533 - .2 * frat;
item_use[$item[Frat Army FGF]][$item[knob ka-bobs]] = .533 - .2 * frat;
item_use[$item[Frat Army FGF]][$item[frat brats]] = .533 - .2 * frat;
item_use[$item[Frat Army FGF]][$item[can of Swiller]] = .7 - .2 * frat;
item_use[$item[Frat Army FGF]][$item[melted Jell-o shot]] = .7 - .2 * frat;
if (to_boolean(frat))
item_use[$item[Frat Army FGF]][$item[McMillicancuddy's Special Lager]] = frat;Probably best to put your own overrides in, unless you can come up with a good way of programically describing that which won't break the current PA users.
Razorsoup
Member
Yeah, I think I'll just go with adding my own override to my script. I was looking at trying to determine the expected return from those two items and got stuck. The way PA handles it is probably the best.
Edit: Looking at PA itself, it looks like there is also a special case defined for the dead mimic, for good reason.
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