Info: Item-types

Level
Basic

Item-types
Description of the different types of items used.

The different kinds of people and materials are called items, or sometimes commodities.

The show command displays the detailed characteristics of items. [##:##] Command : show item

item value sell lbs    packing     melt  item mnem                in no wh ur bk deno  name c     1   no   1  1 10 10 10 10    4  civilians m     0   no   1  1  1  1  1  1   20  military s     5  yes   1  1  1 10  1  1   80  shells g    60  yes  10  1  1 10  1  1  100  guns p     4  yes   1  1  1 10  1  1   50  petrol i     2  yes   1  1  1 10  1  1  100  iron ore d    20  yes   5  1  1 10  1  1  100  dust (gold) b   280  yes  50  1  1  5  1  4  200  bars of gold f     0  yes   1  1  1 10  1  1    2  food o     8  yes   1  1  1 10  1  1   50  oil l     2  yes   1  1  1 10  1  1  100  light products h     4  yes   1  1  1 10  1  1  100  heavy products u     1  yes   2  1  1  2  1  1    2  uncompensated workers r   150  yes   8  1  1 10  1  1 1000  radioactive materials The meaning of the headings are:
 * item mnem  A one-letter mnemonic abbreviation of the item name.  Commands let you use this to select the item.
 * value  The value if the item is mortgaged.
 * sell  Whether you can sell the item on the market.
 * lbs  The  weight  of  the  item,  which determines how much mobility it takes to move it.
 * packing in  The packing bonus the item receives in inefficient (<60%) sectors.
 * packing no  The packing bonus the item receives in normal sectors.
 * packing wh  The packing bonus the item receives in warehouse sectors.
 * packing ur  The packing bonus the item receives in urban sectors.
 * packing bk  The packing bonus the item receives in bank sectors.
 * item name  The full name of the item.

To find out which sectors are in what packing groups, try the "show sector s" command.