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* Default range for Managers is Sector (System available after Command Relay is constructed); default range for Architects is System.
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"Restrict trade to other factions" setting
WIP
The Manager setting "Restrict trade to other factions"
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WIPpurely relates to the station itself and it prevents the Manager from trading wares with other factions. You can use the global setting, or define settings for each individual ware the station may buy or sell. So you could have Globat set to NO and a couple set to YES, or the other way around (handy for stations with many potential wares).
If you assign ships to the Manager, this setting is not observed by those ship so they will trade between their station and other factions' stations. Two station in the same zone may trade with each other via their cargolifters and in this respect, cargolifters operate like ships, ignoring the Manager setting.
Trading ships assigned to Managers
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