Money disappears quickly in Moon Sweepers once you start eyeing better vehicles, expensive machinery, and larger cleaning setups. Collecting more dust is one way to keep up with those costs, but your equipment isn't the only thing that determines how much you earn. Market Contracts offers another way to improve your income, and choosing the right time to purchase it can make your next upgrade much easier to afford.
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What Does Market Contracts Do?
Market Contracts Cost and Payouts
Is Market Contracts Worth It?
When to Buy More Upgrades
What Does Market Contracts Do in Moon Sweepers?
Market Contracts is an Upgrade Matrix upgrade that increases the money you receive from launching collected lunar dust. It adds a percentage bonus to your sales, allowing you to earn more from the same amount of material.
Unlike equipment upgrades, Market Contracts doesn't affect cleaning speed, brush width, or container capacity. Whether you're collecting dust with a broom or filling an entire vehicle, the benefit comes when those materials are sold.
It's a straightforward way to improve your income without changing your cleaning setup, especially once you've reached the point where dust is coming in faster than you can spend the money it earns.
Moon Sweepers Market Contracts Cost and Payouts
An early Market Contracts upgrade costs $120 and increases launch payouts by 6%. That extra percentage applies to the value of your dust sales, meaning larger deposits generate more bonus money.
Here's how much extra you'd earn at that rate:
| Normal Sale Value | With 6% Bonus | Extra Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| $100 | $106 | $6 |
| $250 | $265 | $15 |
| $500 | $530 | $30 |
| $1,000 | $1,060 | $60 |
These figures illustrate the 6% bonus on its own, without including any other selling upgrades.
At $120, the upgrade pays for itself after you've sold approximately $2,000 worth of dust at its normal value. That doesn't have to happen in one shipment; the additional earnings accumulate across your sales.
Market Contracts also has higher levels that offer further improvements, although their purchase costs increase as you progress. You can check the next available bonus and its price in the Upgrade Matrix.
Is Market Contracts Worth Buying in Moon Sweepers?
Yes, but I wouldn't prioritize it over your first meaningful cleaning equipment upgrades.
Early in the game, a wider brush can make a much bigger difference to how quickly you're earning money. If you're barely collecting enough dust to fill a few capsules, a 6% selling bonus won't suddenly transform your income.
Once you're bringing back consistent loads, though, Market Contracts becomes much more appealing. You don't have to change anything about your routine to benefit from it. Every successful sale simply earns a little more.
It's particularly useful when you're saving for your first garage and vehicle, or when you've already invested in equipment capable of collecting much larger amounts of dust.
The $2,000 break-even point also makes the early upgrade relatively easy to evaluate. If you expect to sell that much dust before your next major purchase, the bonus can recover its cost while continuing to benefit future sales.
When Should You Upgrade Market Contracts Further?
My approach would be to invest in additional Market Contracts levels once collecting and delivering dust is already running smoothly.
There isn't much reason to prioritize a higher selling bonus if your containers are constantly overflowing or your vehicles are spending more time waiting to unload than cleaning new terrain. In those situations, improving your equipment or delivery setup will generally do more for your overall earnings.
However, when you've got a reliable stream of dust reaching the launch system, additional payout upgrades become an easy way to make that operation more profitable.
Just compare the cost of each new level with the extra percentage it offers. An upgrade that looks inexpensive early on may require a much larger amount of sales to recover its cost at higher tiers.
Market Contracts won't help you clean the Moon any faster on its own, but it helps you get more money out of the work you're already doing. Once you've got the equipment to collect dust efficiently, that's exactly the kind of upgrade worth having.
