bobby ray Bobby Ray's is back

[Melliores]

 

As of yesterday's patch 1.3, we now have Bobby Ray's back on the web. Here is a short overview of its features:

• Sells everything, weapons, armor, ammo, parts, meds, tools, explosives and more.
• You can sort by type within each category, making it easier to find whatever you are looking for.
• Weapons and armor can come with modifications but these are rare from what I have seen.
• Shipping has 3 options and they deliver only to ports located on the west side of the map. The farther the port is from the map entry point, the more the delivery will cost. You also need to control the sector to be able to select it for delivery.
• For some reason parts and meds are more expensive than ammo.
• So far have seen only basic ammo - normal, hollow point and armor piercing.
• I feel that there needs to be a selection window when clicking on an item to type the desired number you would like to order. For parts, meds and ammo this currently involves a lot of clicking.

What is your experience with JA3's version of Bobby Ray so far?

Edited November 10, 2023 by Melliores

[StoProGratis]

That's great! No more ammo crafting. I was slowed by the ammo shortages so many times. This game is getting better and better!

[Worfe]

Dump question - when I click on browser link to Bobby Ray's, it's still says 'your ip address is not available etc etc'.  The update should be automatic right?  I'm I missing something?

Thx ahead.

[Melliores]

@Worfe

It is automatic, but needs a few in-game hours for the website to come online. I would wait at least one in-game day and then try to access it.

[MrFixit]

@Melliores is Bobby Ray activated on the Xbox version? I played the game for a few days (the pre-order was available on 11/14), but Bobby Ray has not been activated yet. What are the conditions for shop activation on the game's console version?

[haemimont_mladen]

The pre-order version you played was of patch 1.1.2. Bobby Ray's requires patch 1.3.0. This was released several hours after the game became playable on consoles. So you might have missed it. The condition is to liberate Ernie village and wait 24h in-game.

[MrFixit]

Thanks @haemimont_mladen. I can confirm that Bobby Ray's shop works now on Xbox after the update.

[past caring]

How is Bobby Ray's supposed to 'work'? I mean in the sense is it like JA2, with Bobby Ray's inventory improving as you progress through the game? I ask because I just returned to the game yesterday after being on holiday for a fortnight and the selection is woeful - e.g. I'm at 29th October in game and the only ammo worth ordering has been 7.62 WP standard. It's been several days since that order was delivered and stock has neither improved or replenished....

Is it that - despite the fact that t5hough I've actually made significant progress in the game - Bobby Ray's only recognises my 5 days' of game play since the shop went 'live' and that in order for Bobby Ray's inventory to improve along with my progress, I'd actually have to start a new game?

[Melliores]

@past caring
As you can see from my screenshots, I was at 29th of August and had a FN Fal, RPK and an AR-15 available for sale. I could also buy 7,62 NATO standard and 9 mm AP.

I was going for the Major's base and had liberated almost all of the mines. I would say it is tied to your in-game progressing. Not how much time has passed, but what you have liberated and completed as quests.

Give it a few more in-game days to refresh once or twice and you are bound to see new equipment become available. Naturally, you are bound to see better progression if you start a new game.

Edited November 21, 2023 by Melliores

[StoProGratis]

It definitely depends on your progress but also it's random. The restock is every 3 days and sometimes it have better stuff sometimes worse. You can save game before restock and load and there will be different range of items.

[past caring]

@Melliores and @StoProGratis - thanks both. That's good to know and I'll see what happens. If it catches up with my progress that will be good, but starting a new game isn't a major issue (I'll probably finish this first play through regardless - I've made it this far with no Bobby Ray's so why not? 😁).