Tradelands Economic Update – October 4, 2025
The market added $1.85 Billion in September. This is up $300 Million from last month and shows that the market is still strong following the Summer Event. Moreover, this puts the market into a strong position going into October where the Halloween update typically provides an additional boost to the economy.
The Equinox Impact
The ship variant of the month was the Equinox Variant. This was a variant of the Neptune Ironclad. While the ship itself did not perform well, it did create a moderate boost in prices for Advanced Engines. This is because of a moderate interest in making the ship from the Shipwright and then purchasing the variant from the Shipwright. This approach is the one recommended by our team as well.
The main reason for this is because the Equinox Variant, when purchased this way, has an exploit that will prevent the ship from being boarded. This is a significant combat boost for players who fight on public servers, as opponent crew size is no longer a concern from a boarding perspective, and you can focus on destroying your opponent’s ships instead. This caused a slight uptick in Advanced Engine purchases because it is a required component to build a ship in this way.
Falling Mining Prices
The mining industry continues to face inconsistency in the market. This month was another downward slide for the market, with a late month slash in prices due to the expected return of Electrosteel to the game. Moreover, we are starting to see some consistency in high end metals and gemstones, which is giving a clearer picture of what we can expect going forward.
While all markets are down at the moment, the game is putting a heavy emphasis on mining in general. One of the biggest events of the month was the Nova Balreska Salt Mine event where players are encouraged to mine the wall in an attempt to open it up. This area is currently a PVP zone, the only starter island with one, in order to make it more challenging.
John Salem Blueprint Prices
For our final update of the month, we have been keeping an eye on the John Salem Blueprint. This was released in the summer event, and some players were hoping it would be able to maintain a pricepoint above the $1 Million mark. However, after reviewing the data today, it doesn’t look like that is going to happen. While the Price Guide price remains just above this threshold, the trading price is already showing a drop to $950k for the month.
In the long-term, it seems very likey that the John Salem Blueprint will follow the trends of the Megalodon Blueprint earlier this year. In fact, according the current trends, the the John Salem Blueprint looks likely to underperform even the Megalodon in the long term, by as much as half it’s value, meaning players should expect it to stay closer to Komodo Blueprint pricing than other ironclads.
