X3TC Traders not trading
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X3TC Traders not trading
ok so I got my first ST up to UT he's a level 10 lazy ass pilot. he completes 1 trade then sends me a message saying he is ready for more orders. He doesn't use his jumpdrive and he does the same thing if he is in ST mode with jumprange above 0. infact he only seems to keep trading when in ST mode with a JR of 0. nothing is wrong with his ship, he has fight drones and I have enough money to keep him trading .
Have I missed something? I thought these guys were supposed to be auto traders. my game is ver 3.2 with the bonus pack, unmodified. any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
Have I missed something? I thought these guys were supposed to be auto traders. my game is ver 3.2 with the bonus pack, unmodified. any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
- Sabrina Bergin
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I have around thirty Sector Traders, and I do not bother with Universal Traders.
The ST are all homebased to a couple of crystal fabs, and between the Fabs and the Traders, the money goes up slowly but reliably.
Every few hours I scan the list to make any that are on standby go out to trade, but this happens less with more experience gained by the STs.
I only us the traders to make the ecenomy work and move cargo around, making credits is not my goal with them.
The ST are all homebased to a couple of crystal fabs, and between the Fabs and the Traders, the money goes up slowly but reliably.
Every few hours I scan the list to make any that are on standby go out to trade, but this happens less with more experience gained by the STs.
I only us the traders to make the ecenomy work and move cargo around, making credits is not my goal with them.
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- Threesixtyci
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You have to start them in key sectors, for them to not stay in standby. Energy Factory with a Food source and Final Food Source tend to be great training sectors. (such as "The Wall".)
And tend to be vary lucrative once they can jump to a neighboring sectors, which begins at level 6 and increases every 2 levels after that until level 20.
(Power Circle is good for this.)
And tend to be vary lucrative once they can jump to a neighboring sectors, which begins at level 6 and increases every 2 levels after that until level 20.
(Power Circle is good for this.)