No materials at Paranid wharf

[kstanb]

I have to admit I am very new to the game, but in all my new starts, the Paranid wharf were missing components so building ships there was kind of impossible

and either the Paranids were bankrupt to fix the issue or they didn't care, end result is that in my early game I had to prioritize buying an M class transport so that I keep Paranid wharf working (I started this game as Paranid warrior, so I want to be loyal to them), Teladi or Argon seems to be fine, almost always "on stock"

Was this just poor luck? or are Paranids economically challenged?

also, I made the mistake of asking one of my ships to refit at this "out of parts" wharf, how can I cancel the order? I can do it for my "personal ship", but I don't know how to cancel remotely

thanks

[SPiDER]

Under the behaivour tab of your ship then click the cross for queue order that will clear the dock and upgrade order..and yes at the start of the game most but not all economies need player intervention to kick start them I think its the ALI and MIN and ARG wharf's that you can use out of the gate.

[GCU Grey Area]

are Paranids economically challenged?

Yes, they have a significant economic challenge - they're in the middle of a war. This means they have a constant need to build new ships to replace those lost in battle. This keeps shipyards busy & consumes resources at a much faster rate than a more peaceful faction (e.g. Teladi). They may also be experiencing supply problems since they cannot trade with a significant number of stations (i.e. enemy stations). May also be losing quite a lot of freighters carrying resources they need if they are intercepted by enemy warships.

[buzbyx]

foolishly, I have three Paranid ships on order. Maybe if I let the thing run all night it'll start functioning.

[LennStar]

If you click on the + on your ship item listing when you design it, you can see in red which parts are missing.
At the start it is almost always the engine parts I think.
Get your freigthers to carry a lot fo those and make a ton of creditsss

[pvarn]

You can help those slow stations complete your ship sooner by trading with them. Right click the station and select the trade with (something like that) at the bottom and see what they buy and are paying above market for them. Find those items at other stations and tell your trade ships to buy there and deliver to the slow station. This usually finishes the build/repair after one visit (since these stations are also contracting AI ships to deliver the needed items.)
-Pv-