Trader

Trader's shop

Trader is an NPC that can be accessed from the main game menu. He offers the player a few opportunities to buy valuable items.

Functions

Crafting menu

Trader runs a store, in which he offers a selection of four random items every 24 hours. As of update 2.7.0, one of the four items available for sale will be a free daily gift. The shop also acts as a place for displaying premium offers and microtransactions.

Trader's stock

Item	Cost	Can appear as Free Gift
Any single buff item	225	Yes
A random bus part	150	No
A bus paint currently not owned	600	No
250 power points	250	Yes
1 blue key	300	No
10 money	Free	Yes*

* This item only appears in the free gift rotation.

Crafting

Trader offers crafting services once the player receives a red key for the first time. Crafting is used to convert a player's blue keys into red keys. This is done by pressing the "Craft" button which reveals three empty slots that can be filled with blue keys. Up to three blue keys can be converted to red keys this way, costing 5 green money for each key converted.

Crafting is disabled when the player owns eight red keys or more or is about to craft to the eight key limit. Despite the message given when attempting to craft more, red keys procured by other means besides crafting also apply.

Gallery

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  Crafting window for creating red keys, before 4.0.0

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  Crafting window for upgrade items, used throughout version 2.7.8 to 3.5.0.

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  Trader menu used throughout version 2.7.8 to 3.5.0.

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  3.0.1 Trader during the 2019 Christmas Event.

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  2.9.0 Trader during the 2019 Halloween Event.

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  2.7.0 Trader.

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  2.7.0 crafting window.

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  2.0.0 Trader.

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  2.0 crafting window.

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  1.5.0 Trader, with new features such as a limited amount of coins for item reselling and bus parts in store.

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  1.0.0 Trader. He had an infinite amount of coins to buy items but had limited features.

Trivia

• Trader looks very similar to Rifleman.
• Prior to update 1.5.0, bus parts were worth 7 coins instead of 50.
• Prior to update 3.6.2, crafting was a more nuanced system, that was used for improving old upgrade items.
  • According to a Q&A, it's unknown how items are crafted together. Devs assumed that radiation is involved, pointing at a symbol that indicates it on the crafting box. However, said symbol is not actually visible in-game.
• Prior to update 3.6.3, the price for buffs was 59. Additionally, power points were sold in packs of 50.