Using Elite Parts, and high-level Shells is mostly the key tbf. I got 'an army' of Galaxina Bots with Elite-quality Shells and Parts that easily reach 600M in 'estimated value'. The Abyssal Queen-shell is massive though! Nice little detail to fumble around with ^^ ( You said 'between 1 and 2B value max?.... i'll see if i can reach that, hehehe!)
Is there ány plan for a 'specific use' of the Abyssal Queen-botshell? It cant be used in the Arcades, or the Bot-defense setups... It can only be sold...and...if done right, this Botshell is extremely valuable? ...so idk,, if its worth THAT much... maybe i shouldnt sell it??
As for the Underverse-item to 'trigger' Underverse Sub-units.... Would it make sense to let that Underverse-trader(Zyrnax??) to be a vague contact of Shady in Iltari?
...idk, thinking out loud... Those Underverse Subsystems could perhaps be 'Inventorized', and when 'attempted' to sell one to Shady, she gives a reply that she doesnt deal in such items, but she knows someone who knows someone .....which would lead to a small sidequest where Zyrnax shows up in Iltari in the first stages of the game.(Maybe not on Iltari Station but, somewhere in the System you meet him as a Daily Event, like being stopped by a Patrol, or a brigand or a distressed ship?...but, this should then only trigger on a Newgame mode, when the player has saved up Underverse Subsystems ofcourse.. )
PS, any indication when the final upgrades for the Base on Tenaris will be implemented: The Shield and Turrret-expansions, and the Base's interior? I'd assume this would be quite a bit of work to implement: The Base would hold an Interface as on the Ship, from where missions could be set, or perhaps even Bots be constructed? Quarters for évery crewmember? ... Idk, Maybe even a job for Verity(Veronica's sister?) to operate simple day to day maintenance on the interior? Added with 2 or 3 Protector-Bots to help guard the base?(could even set a requirement to that: Level up Protectors through Bot-Collective renegades: they have to be atleast level 4 or 5, as experienced Protectors would be needed to operate the Base's defenses?).
And, as always, Thank you for the quick reply! And thank you for this gréat game!!