Merchants | Tips and hints Shadowrun: Hong Kong Guide

An example store with melee weapons

You are housed in the city of Heoi, where you get access to stores of each type, after the prologue ends (you can find the whereabouts and descriptions on the map of Heoi). Also, you can meet merchants in various locations - often, they offer better equipment than your local stores, which is why it is a good idea to go on missions with a little bit of cash on you. Prices of equipment are uniform everywhere, both in the case of buying and selling. Therefore, you do not need to make sure to sell a weapon to a weapons dealer. In each store, you get just as much money.

It is rare to find items, so your main source of income are the missions that you complete. If you are bent on increasing your income, take interest in side missions and in finding unique items([Paydata]), which you are most likely to find in the Matrix.

As you make progress into the storyline, stores start offering more and more interesting items. At the same time, they become more and more expensive. Sometimes, however, it is a good idea to complete a side mission before you decide to buy a new weapon or a piece of armor.

Trading. In some of the locations, you can find regular traders. Each one of them offers various items for sale, depending on their specialization. Also, you can sell the items that you do not need anymore there. Each of the traders has an unlimited amount of cash. It is a good idea to manage your equipment properly, because prices are low, if you wish to sell.