Trading is possible either with NPCs, or with other players via Parcels when playing on-line. Trading is a useful mechanic to gather large quantities of gas, salt and cement, among other things.
NPC trading
Nearly all survivor camp shelters have a trader, and Magnitorosk has two. These traders will buy and sell specific items for different items, and will perform an unlimited number of trades.
As of v656, all of the old trade routes are gone.
Arzamas
- 1 alcohol -> 5 salt
- 1 lymph -> 5 coffee
- 20 revolver ammo -> 1 chlorcystamine
- 5 vodka -> 1 hand mill
Bryansk
- 10 energizing potion -> 1 rubber part
- 5 vodka -> 1 hacksaw
- 1 flour -> 10 nettle
- 50 coal -> 1 pasta
Chelyabinsk
- 1 Bone glue -> 20 sulfur
- 1 plastic explosives -> 1 cement
- 50 activated charcoal -> 1 auto spare parts
- 1 flour -> 10 brick
Gorenicji (Kiev)
- 1 Cloth -> 5 fire brick
- 1 pipe -> 250 lead
- 20 TT Ammo -> 1 byrocarm
- 1 rifle parts -> 3 apple
- 3 threads -> 1 cigarette
Irkutsk
- 10 tanned leather -> 1 chainsaw
- 50 whiskey -> 1 car battery
- 1 stew meat -> 150 sulfur
- 1 soap -> 5 rice
Kraznoyarsk
- 20 jam -> 1 chemistry set
- 1 whiskey -> 5 sugar
- 1 smoked fatback -> 1 pepsi
- 100 scrap -> 1 buckwheat
Magintogorsk (fitter)
- 1 steel -> 10 pm casings
- 1 steel -> 10 tt casings
- 1 steel -> 10 revolver casings
- 1 steel -> 5 auto casings
- 1 steel -> 5 rifle casings
Magintogorsk (trader)
- 1 chitin -> 100 scrap
- 1 Lidiacide-34 -> 1 electrode
- 100 machine oil -> 500 lead
- 1 Homemade rocket -> 100 steel
Novosibrisk
- 10 antibiotics -> 1 gas mask filter
- 1 energizing potion -> 1 spark plug
- 1 honey -> 10 threads
- 3 Pickled veggies -> 1 lighter
Omsk
Petropavlovsk
Rostov-On-Don
- 3 Gunpowder grenade -> 1 tools
- 1 bone glue -> 1 wheat
- 20 rifle ammo -> 1 wine
- 1 rifle parts -> 1 canned meat
- 500 gasoline -> 10 salt
Sverdlovsk
- 1 Detoxifying potion -> 3 tape
- 150 auto ammo -> 1 welder
- 100 wire -> 1 electrical cable
- 3 fish -> 1 vegetables
Tula
- 1 soap -> 100 saltpeter
- 1 healing salve -> 3 TT ammo
- 5 strawberry -> 1 wire
- 10 cloths -> 1 pan
Tver
- 1 tanning mixture -> 2 rope
- 50 Dried meat -> 1 crowbar
- 5 Fresh bones -> 1 auto spare parts
- 1 poison -> 2 potato
Tyumen
- 1 sulferic acid -> 1,000 gasoline
- 1 sulferic acid -> 2,000 diesel.
- 1 fat -> 50 oil
- 1 salt -> 25 coal
Voronezh
- 1 molotov -> 1 vodka
- 20 pm ammo -> 1 metocaine
- 50 scrap -> 1 motorcycle parts
- 2 pistol parts -> 1 condensed milk
Players trading
Packaging
Player trading is not done though an official mechanic, but instead utilizes the gifting mechanic of parceling. Two players engaging in a trade must stand in close proximity, drop the trade items on the ground in a camp, and then package and send to the receiver. the recipient then then does the same in return with their end of the bargain.
Because the items are not traded directly, and instead relies on both players ending their end of the bargain, it is vulnerable to scams. Make sure that you trust who you are trading with, and keep an eye out in chat for warnings. If you are unsure if a trading partner is trustworthy, ask them to send first, or trade small volumes instead. Fortunately, scams tend to be relatively rare, but a with anything online, it all depends on individual members of the community.
Currency
Sulfuric Acid and Moonshine are typically the most popular form of "currency" in most online transactions between players. However, some players prefer to bypass the currency and perform direct barter trades, one item for another.
Sulfuric acid is often abbreviated as @ in chat, and is generally more popular than moonshine as it is more lightweight and can be directly traded to an NPC in Tyumen for highly desired fuel.
As of v656 update, moonshine is no longer a valid currency. the trade route that it was used on is now gone.
Jobs
Sometimes, players can offer "jobs" an "hire" other players. This is usually done by the employer supplying necessary materials to the employee to perform a (usually monotonous or laborious) task, such as chopping wood, forging nails, burning charcoal. The employee then sends back the accumulated materials, and is paid by the employer for their time.
The employer may not have the patience or time to perform the assigned task themselves, especially if they require large volumes of materials (such as charcoal) for more advanced crafting. In addition to getting paid (often in acid), the employee often uses the jobs to gain player experience to level up. Leveling is often a grind, and if you can get paid for it,all the better. The payment for the job is negotiated beforehand between the parties, sometimes with partial payment in advance as insurance or to provide necessary equipment. Available jobs and prices can change frequently, especially with game updates which alter player experience and crafting, so for up to date information it is often best to ask in your local chat.
Forbidden Items
Some items cannot be traded with other players in the Online Mode.
Here is the Forbidden Items list.