Cannot start Sector Trader in a Springblossom

[Kapakio]

Well, I never used an M6 in X3R so I don't know if you dont supposed to start a sector trader with them, but now I want to start one in Aldrin and thought about a Springblossom, but it dont have the option in the command trade window. Is it normal?

[pjknibbs]

Perfectly normal. STs and UTs can only be started in M3, TP and TS ships, AFAIK.

[Painman]

If you don't mind a bit of modding, Lucike's Economy and Supply Trader script works with a Springblossom, and I'd imagine it could produce quite favorable results in Aldrin.

The EST's function is somewhere between an ST and a UT... you can order them to work a region, eg. Terran space. Lucike is the fellow who wrote Commercial Agent and Commodity Logistics, and EST has some similar characteristics.

It never got signed for X3:R, but (IMO) from a logical standpoint, it makes sense to be able to define trading regions and goals for a trader. As soon as I can afford it, I'll probably send a fleet of these guys to Terran space in Springblossom trader ships. I have what I need from Aldrin, but I may set some up there as well.

[Kapakio]

Perfectly normal. STs and UTs can only be started in M3, TP and TS ships, AFAIK.

Too bad, Springblossom would make an excelent sector trader in Aldrin, the only one that would make sense I would say. And not very logical the restriction to those three types in my opinion.

And thanks painman for the suggestion. I will consider it for the future. For now I preffer to take all the juice from the vanilla before starting to modding it