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* Default range for Managers is Sector (System available after Command Relay is constructed); default range for Architects is System.
Trading
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WIP
Trading ships assigned to Managers
Depending on what kinds of wares your station needs (Bulk, Energy, Container and/or Liquid), there are a range of Mining and Trading ships ships available across the galaxy that are capable of trading with then (see the Easy pitfalls section for info on Trade vs Mine ships). Once a Trade Trading ship's Captain has had their commander assigned as a Station Manager, the Captain will begin to try and complete trade offers that the Manager advertises (taking into consideration the Manager's "Trading operation range" setting).
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- Placing the station such that safer mining locations will be closer than hostile ones (not always possible/desirable).
- Not assigning the related Mine ship to the Manager, leaving supply to NPCs or manual trading and mining.
- Placing the station in a system where required materials are sold in various rare stations (spoiler link).
- An alternative to 1 through the HoL DLC is to place a Warehouse somewhere with assigned miners, then use traders to buy from it.
The rationale behind the "Trading operation range" setting not applying to Mining ships is to ensure that production lines don't stall due to a lack of resources since every system has every harvestable resource in at least one zone (spoiler link).
Trading ships assigned to Architects
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