From aa4224081befe9d9d7427efa3ee79e141ae4e0c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chomp <dev@dev.sp-tarkov.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 16:42:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Improve level check logic inside
 `PlayerLacksTraderLoyaltyLevelToBuyOffer`

---
 .../Controllers/TradeController.cs                | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/TradeController.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/TradeController.cs
index 7b3c7064..2a91b225 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/TradeController.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/TradeController.cs
@@ -227,7 +227,20 @@ public class TradeController(
     /// <returns>True if player can buy offer</returns>
     protected bool PlayerLacksTraderLoyaltyLevelToBuyOffer(RagfairOffer fleaOffer, PmcData pmcData)
     {
-        return fleaOffer.LoyaltyLevel > pmcData.TradersInfo[fleaOffer.User.Id].LoyaltyLevel;
+        if (fleaOffer.LoyaltyLevel == 0)
+        {
+            // No requirement, always passes
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (pmcData.TradersInfo.TryGetValue(fleaOffer.User.Id, out var traderInfo))
+        {
+            // Trader exists in profile ,do loyalty level check
+            return traderInfo.LoyaltyLevel >= fleaOffer.LoyaltyLevel;
+        }
+
+        // No trader data on player profile, fail check
+        return false;
     }
 
     /// <summary>