If I set my standing order at more than my private market why does it not buy up the goods as they become available? It is an option to buy off private it it is cheaper than public so it seems it should automatically be able to buy up private market goods.

cause then you wouldn't ever need to log in to destock off your pm.

because the private market doesn't regenerate unless you're logged in.

and what synoder said.

So the private market is like receiving tech from an ally? It doesn't appear until you log in?

not sure about the tech, but the formulas for private market (as i recall) are based on the numbers of turns that have elapsed since you logged out.
http://wiki.earthempires.com/index.php/Private_Market

Wish I could remember where I read it, but I believe there is also a diminished rate that the private market will replenish at depending on how much military is setting there waiting to be bought. Or I may be making that up :P

Does someone know where I can read up on this again?

units_on_private_market = (units_on_logoff*(0.985)^TGAL)+bonus*unit_rate*Land*TGAL

so always log off with your private market completely bought out.. and yea they don't go up until it knows how many turns gained at login(TGAL)

==Replenishment==

Units are gained on the private market as each new turn passes. The formula for replenishment is:

<pre>units_on_private_market = (units_on_logoff*(0.985)^TGAL)+bonus*unit_rate*Land*TGAL</pre>

*3.0 for troops
*2.5 for jets and turrets
*1.0 for tanks
*2.0 for bushels
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Expressed in words, a country always gains military on its private market for each turn passed at the standard rate(3 for troops, etc). However, any military that was sitting on the private market at the time of the last logout may be subject to decay.

If a country logs out with X troops and logs in before a new turn arrives, there will be no new troops and no decay on the old troops.

If a country logs out with X troops and logs in after one turn has passed, it will gain 3 troops per acre. However, the country will lose a small percentage of its old troops (0.015*X is the amount lost).

If a country logs out with X troops and 100 turns pass before it logs back in, it will gain 300 troops per acre. However, the country will lose a large percentage of its old troops (~0.7793*X is the amount lost).

First post tin made was right, was too lazy to read the 2nd :P

Cool thanks

np...................lololol