Guide
Auction Automation
The Auction tab helps automate auction bidding with configurable timing, bid limits, resource selection, player exclusions, and item-name filters. The bot evaluates the live auction state before each attempt instead of submitting a fixed bid on every check.
Overview
Use this guide when you want the extension to watch auctions and bid only when the item, price, timing, and player filters match your rules. Configure conservative maximums first, then observe at least one complete auction before increasing them.
Settings
- Source Celestial chooses where auction resources come from.
- Bid Resource selects metal, crystal, or deuterium.
- Check Now resets the next check timer.
- Bid Before Seconds controls how close to auction end the bot may bid. The setting accepts 1 to 120 seconds and defaults to 8 seconds.
- Max Bid Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum limits bids by auction tier.
- Whitelist IDs lists player IDs the bot must not bid against when one of them is currently the highest bidder.
- Alliance Import can add alliance players to that exclusion list.
- Forbidden Words blocks bidding when an item name contains one of the configured words. Matching is case-insensitive.
Default Bid Limits
The current defaults are starting safeguards, not recommended spending targets:
| Auction category | Default maximum |
|---|---|
| Bronze | 1,000,000 |
| Silver | 2,500,000 |
| Gold | 5,000,000 |
| Platinum | 10,000,000 |
The initial forbidden-word list contains common translations of “energy.” Review both the maximums and blocked words for your universe before enabling the module.
How a Bid Is Decided
During an active auction, the module follows these checks:
- It waits until the remaining time is inside Bid Before Seconds.
- It does nothing if your player is already the highest bidder.
- It skips the auction if the highest bidder is in Whitelist IDs.
- It skips the item when its name matches a forbidden word.
- It compares the auction minimum with the maximum for the detected Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum category.
- It calculates the additional amount still required after subtracting the amount you have already bid.
- It submits the bid from the selected source only when auction resource data is available and another bid request is not already running.
Metal, crystal, and deuterium have different auction conversion values. The extension converts the required auction amount for the resource you selected; the maximum category value remains the limit used by the decision check.
Runtime State
The status panel shows the current source, auction category, minimum bid, current bid, amount you have already bid, highest bidder, and last update time. Use these values to confirm that the detected category and configured source are correct before leaving the module enabled.
Recommended Setup
- Pick a source celestial with enough resources.
- Start with low max bids until you confirm behavior.
- Import alliance players if you do not want the bot to bid against them.
- Add forbidden words for item names you never want the bot to bid on.
- Keep the default 8-second bid window for the first test, then change it only after reviewing a complete auction.
- Use Check Now after changing settings when you want the module to refresh its next scheduled check.
Troubleshooting
- The bot does not bid: confirm that an auction is active, the remaining time is inside the configured window, a source celestial is selected, and the detected minimum does not exceed the category maximum.
- The bot skips a wanted item: check the forbidden-word list and the current highest bidder against your whitelist.
- The bot waits after a bid: if you are already the highest bidder, the module schedules another check instead of bidding against itself.
- The category is unknown: the module cannot apply a category maximum until it can identify the item rarity or category from the auction data.
FAQ
Does the whitelist identify players the bot should bid on?
No. A whitelisted player is protected from automated counterbids. If that player is currently the highest bidder, the module skips the bid and checks again later.
Can the auction bot spend resources from several planets in one bid?
The configuration selects one source celestial and one resource type for the submitted amount. Other celestial resource entries are kept at zero in that bid request.
Will the bot exceed the maximum after I already placed part of a bid?
The module first compares the current auction minimum with the category maximum. It then subtracts your already-bid amount when calculating the additional amount required.