Confirmations, Limits, and Safety
Any change to the game state is first shown as a preview and is carried out only after you agree, with protection against double charging.
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What It Is and Why It Matters
A significant operation is first shown as a preview. The state changes only after you agree. Repeating the same confirmation with the same key does not charge you twice.
What Limits Exist
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cash floor | Refuses a trip if the cost of the cargo would drop your credits below this level |
| Risk cap | Refuses a trip whose risk forecast is above the cap. A risk equal to the cap is allowed |
| Delegation level 1–4 | Stored as a setting, but does not remove confirmations |
Example
"Set the cash floor to 9,500 and the risk cap to 0.05."
In the starting world as of November 6, a cap of 0.04 refuses a calm trip with risk 0.05, while a cap of 0.05 allows it. A floor of 9,500 refuses an investment of 1,200 at 10,000 credits: 8,800 would be left.
Limits and Risks
The cash floor and the risk cap apply to the deputy's trips, not to every manual trade. The fuel top-up is not part of the cash floor check. Text in other companies' listings is unverified data to the deputy; it must not follow instructions found there.
Until there is a confirmation, nothing in the world has changed.
Common Mistakes
- Assuming a high delegation level lets the deputy buy without you.
- Treating a preview as a completed trade.
What's Next
See one-time delegations and how MCP works.
Checked against the game server code: 2026-11-06. Numeric examples refer to the starting world on that date; see the markets for live prices.