Name: X3 Trading Distribution Network
Version: V1.01
Author: Cycrow
Updated: 04/10/2006
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This script allows you to distribute goods between trading stations in the universe.
The main advantage of this is that you can spread the wares you make all around the universe allow much better selling opurtunities
You can also use it to have refueling stations, filling it with energy sells will allow you to allows have a store of energy close by.
First you need to create a network, you can have any number of networks you wish.
1. Creating a Network
To create a network, you need to use the Create network command in one of your trading stations command consoles.
This will ask for a name for the network, this can be anything you like as long as its not bene used on your other networks.
Once entered, the network will be created and that station will be added to the network.
2. Adding station to a network
A trading network is only good if you have multiple trading stations conencted to the network. To assign more stations to the network, you use
the add/remove station command from the trading stations command console. Then you select one of the stations already in a network, and the current station
will be joined to that network. If the current station is already in a network, then it will be changed to the new network.
3. Removing station from a network
To remove a station from a network, you need to select the Add/Remove station command from the stations command console. Then select a station
that is in the same network as the current station, ie selecting the current station will remove it. Selecting a station thats in a different network
will cause it change networks rather than being removed complete.
4. Displaying Network Status
There is a station command to display the status of a network, this will display all the stations that are connected to the network, as well
as all the ships assigned to them.
5. Assigning Ships to a network
For a fully functional network, you need to assign at least 1 ship. The ships are used to transfer the goods between the stations. If you install
jumpdrives to the ships, they will take energy from thier current station to use to jump.
To assign the ship, you use the Add/Remove command from the ships command console, its found in the trade menu. You will need to select any station
in a network and the ship will be added to that network, Once added it will fly to one of
the closest stations in the network.
6. Removing Ships from a network
To remove the ship, you need to select the add/remove command from the ships trade menu to remove it from the network.
7. Distribute Goods
To distribute goods between sectors, simple dump them in one of the stations in the network and they will be distribute between the whole network.
8. Future Updates
* Add the ability to add stations and complexs to the network for ships to pick up goods from.
* Add selling ships to the trading stations to allow it to sell all the goods from the stations.
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. Anyway I checked the debug screen in the script editor and the ship seems to be stuck here :-