Warhammer 40K: Rogue Traderhas players taking on the role of an incredibly wealthy and powerful Rogue Trader. Rogue Traders are some of the most respected and revered people in the galaxy, with a wealth that eclipses that of even the elites in the Imperium of Man.

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Translating this into game mechanics, players won’t need to carry around money to shop at merchants with, and instead will measure their wealth through Profit Factor. Profit Factor is easy to earn and doesn’t act like a traditional currency.

A Character Using A Flamer & Another Positing For A Better Line Of Sight In Combat

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

How To Earn Profit Factor

The earliest and most straightforward way to obtain Profit Factor is bycompleting main quests and selecting specific dialogue options when the opportunity arises.Whenever offering to help a colony or powerful person, alwaysselect the option that revolves around its costing them or that you’ll want a reward.Selecting these options andcompleting main missionswill have the player’s Profit Factor continually increase just by playing the game.

For those who want to increase their Profit Factor further,progress later in the story until Colony Management is unlocked.Maintaining colonies andcompleting projects on the colony will help increase Profit Factorgreatly over time, even more than the main story if all colony projects are completed.

The Colony Project Menu

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What To Do With Profit Factor

Profit Factor doesn’t act like a traditional currency that is traded away and won’t be lost easily.Profit Factor determines what items can be traded from merchants,with items within the Rogue Trader’s margins being tradedwithout the cost of their Profit Factor.Trading can also only be done with merchants of a faction where the Rogue Trader has enough Reputation, which is earned bytrading cargo.It is possible tolose Profit Factor through bad dialogue options, recruiting to many mercenaries, or respecing too often.

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A Flamer And Bolt Weapon In Combat

The Cargo Trading Menu

Character’s In A Large Building, The Cover Image, and A Character Using A Flamer